diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/PlyrockTable.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/PlyrockTable.hpp
index 891e367a6..affee806f 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/PlyrockTable.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/PlyrockTable.hpp
@@ -30,36 +30,21 @@ namespace Opm {
         friend class TableManager;
         PlyrockTable() = default;
 
-        /*!
-         * \brief Read the PLYROCK keyword and provide some convenience
-         *        methods for it.
-         */
-        void init(Opm::DeckItemConstPtr item)
-        {
-            SimpleTable::init(item,
-                              std::vector<std::string>{
-                                 "DeadPoreVolume",
-                                     "ResidualResistanceFactor",
-                                     "RockDensityFactor",
-                                     "AdsorbtionIndex",
-                                     "MaxAdsorbtion"
-                                     });
 
-            // the entries of this keyword cannot be defaulted except for the
-            // forth. ensure this.
-            int nRows = numRows();
-            int nCols = numColumns();
-            for (int rowIdx = 0; rowIdx < nRows; ++rowIdx) {
-                for (int colIdx = 0; colIdx < nCols; ++colIdx) {
-                    if (m_valueDefaulted[colIdx][rowIdx]) {
-                        if (colIdx == 3) {
-                            m_valueDefaulted[colIdx][rowIdx] = false;
-                            m_columns[colIdx][rowIdx] = 1.0;
-                        }
-                        else
-                            throw std::invalid_argument("The values of the PLYROCK table cannot be defaulted");
-                    }
-                }
+        void init(Opm::DeckRecordConstPtr record)
+        {
+            createColumns(std::vector<std::string>{
+                    "DeadPoreVolume",
+                        "ResidualResistanceFactor",
+                        "RockDensityFactor",
+                        "AdsorbtionIndex",
+                        "MaxAdsorbtion"
+                        });
+
+            for (size_t colIdx = 0; colIdx < record->size(); colIdx++) {
+                auto item = record->getItem( colIdx );
+                m_columns[colIdx].push_back( item->getSIDouble(0) );
+                m_valueDefaulted[colIdx].push_back( item->defaultApplied(0) );
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.cpp
index ad90e4a87..236257907 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ namespace Opm {
         initSimpleTables(deck, "PVDS", m_pvdsTables);
         initSimpleTables(deck, "PLYADS", m_plyadsTables);
         initSimpleTables(deck, "PLYMAX", m_plymaxTables);
-        initSimpleTables(deck, "PLYROCK", m_plyrockTables);
         initSimpleTables(deck, "PLYVISC", m_plyviscTables);
         initSimpleTables(deck, "PLYDHFLF", m_plydhflfTables);
         initSimpleTables(deck, "OILVISCT", m_oilvisctTables);
@@ -51,6 +50,7 @@ namespace Opm {
         initSimpleTables(deck, "RSVD", m_rsvdTables);
         initSimpleTables(deck, "RVVD", m_rvvdTables);
 
+        initPlyrockTables(deck, "PLYROCK", m_plyrockTables);
         initPlyshlogTables(deck, "PLYSHLOG", m_plyshlogTables);
         initRocktabTables(deck);
         initRTempTables(deck);
@@ -160,6 +160,27 @@ namespace Opm {
     }
 
 
+    void TableManager::initPlyrockTables(const Deck& deck,
+                                         const std::string& keywordName,
+                                         std::vector<PlyrockTable>& tableVector){
+
+        if (!deck.hasKeyword(keywordName)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!deck.numKeywords(keywordName)) {
+            complainAboutAmbiguousKeyword(deck, keywordName);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const auto& keyword = deck.getKeyword(keywordName);
+        for( auto iter = keyword->begin(); iter != keyword->end(); ++iter) {
+            auto record = *iter;
+            tableVector.push_back( PlyrockTable() );
+            tableVector.back().init( record );
+        }
+    }
+
 
 
     void TableManager::initRocktabTables(const Deck& deck) {
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.hpp
index 7a305395e..ce1d4dd3a 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.hpp
@@ -111,10 +111,6 @@ namespace Opm {
                                 const std::string& keywordName,
                                 std::vector<GasvisctTable>& tableVector);
 
-        void initPlyshlogTables(const Deck& deck,
-                                const std::string& keywordName,
-                                std::vector<PlyshlogTable>& tableVector);
-
 
         void initVFPProdTables(const Deck& deck,
                                std::map<int, VFPProdTable>& tableMap);
@@ -123,6 +119,15 @@ namespace Opm {
                               std::map<int, VFPInjTable>& tableMap);
 
 
+        void initPlyrockTables(const Deck& deck,
+                               const std::string& keywordName,
+                               std::vector<PlyrockTable>& tableVector);
+
+
+        void initPlyshlogTables(const Deck& deck,
+                                const std::string& keywordName,
+                                std::vector<PlyshlogTable>& tableVector);
+
         template <class TableType>
         void initSimpleTables(const Deck& deck,
                               const std::string& keywordName,
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/tests/TableManagerTests.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/tests/TableManagerTests.cpp
index 51c9e50ca..d2634190f 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/tests/TableManagerTests.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/tests/TableManagerTests.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 // keyword specific table classes
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/PvtoTable.hpp>
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/PlyrockTable.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/SwofTable.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/SgofTable.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/PlyadsTable.hpp>
@@ -1066,8 +1067,32 @@ VFPINJ \n\
 }
 
 
-
-
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( TestPLYROCK ) {
+    const char *data =
+        "TABDIMS\n"
+        "  2 /\n"
+        "\n"
+        "PLYROCK\n"
+        " 1 2 3 4 5 /\n"
+        " 10 20 30 40 50 /\n";
+
+    Opm::ParserPtr parser(new Opm::Parser);
+    Opm::DeckConstPtr deck(parser->parseString(data, Opm::ParseMode()));
+    Opm::TableManager tables( *deck );
+    const std::vector<Opm::PlyrockTable>& plyrock = tables.getPlyrockTables();
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( plyrock.size() , 2 ) ;
+    const Opm::PlyrockTable& table0 = plyrock[0];
+    const Opm::PlyrockTable& table1 = plyrock[1];
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( table0.numColumns() , 5 );
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( table0.getDeadPoreVolumeColumn()[0] , 1.0 );
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( table0.getMaxAdsorbtionColumn()[0] , 5.0 );
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( table1.numColumns() , 5 );
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( table1.getDeadPoreVolumeColumn()[0] , 10.0 );
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( table1.getMaxAdsorbtionColumn()[0] , 50.0 );
+}