diff --git a/sass/_theme_rst.sass b/sass/_theme_rst.sass
index 40cb58ac..689e7f9d 100644
--- a/sass/_theme_rst.sass
+++ b/sass/_theme_rst.sass
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@
   table.docutils
     @extend .wy-table
     @extend .wy-table-bordered-all
+    th
+      border-color: $table-border-color
     &:not(.field-list)
       @extend .wy-table-striped
   // This table is what gets spit out for auto-generated API stuff. I style it smaller bits of padding.