diff --git a/superset/assets/visualizations/table.css b/superset/assets/visualizations/table.css
index 2beae00a1f727..f5e9bd378f690 100644
--- a/superset/assets/visualizations/table.css
+++ b/superset/assets/visualizations/table.css
@@ -23,3 +23,7 @@
 table.table thead th.sorting:after, table.table thead th.sorting_asc:after, table.table thead th.sorting_desc:after {
     top: 0px;
 }
+
+.like-pre {
+  white-space: pre;
+}
diff --git a/superset/assets/visualizations/table.js b/superset/assets/visualizations/table.js
index ed6b95cda82a0..fcf34f516b2af 100644
--- a/superset/assets/visualizations/table.js
+++ b/superset/assets/visualizations/table.js
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ function tableVis(slice, payload) {
       if (c === 'timestamp') {
         val = timestampFormatter(val);
       }
+      if (typeof(val) === 'string') {
+        val = `<span class="like-pre">${val}</span>`;
+      }
       return {
         col: c,
         val,