diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c98fdd34e275..6dfdf76b3b62 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
+- Fix wide tables that overflow parent container. [#2008](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/issues/2008)
 - Fix Spanish `comments_label` and `comments_title` UI text strings. [#1997](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/pull/1997)
 - Allow sidebar navigation with custom sidebar content. [#1986](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/issues/1986)
 - Fix Google Custom Search JavaScript error when not using Instant Search. [#1983](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/pull/1983)
diff --git a/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_tables.scss b/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_tables.scss
index 05211df05344..c270a775bfa4 100644
--- a/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_tables.scss
+++ b/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_tables.scss
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
    ========================================================================== */
 
 table {
+  display: block;
   margin-bottom: 1em;
   width: 100%;
   font-family: $global-font-family;
   font-size: $type-size-6;
   border-collapse: collapse;
+  overflow-x: auto;
 
   & + table {
     margin-top: 1em;
diff --git a/docs/_docs/18-history.md b/docs/_docs/18-history.md
index f393c3090497..d4e43c4c77a1 100644
--- a/docs/_docs/18-history.md
+++ b/docs/_docs/18-history.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ toc: true
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
+- Fix wide tables that overflow parent container. [#2008](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/issues/2008)
 - Fix Spanish `comments_label` and `comments_title` UI text strings. [#1997](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/pull/1997)
 - Allow sidebar navigation with custom sidebar content. [#1986](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/issues/1986)
 - Fix Google Custom Search JavaScript error when not using Instant Search. [#1983](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/pull/1983)