diff --git a/src/plugins/search/search.js b/src/plugins/search/search.js
index 4f14ecd78..c4db4cf3a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/search/search.js
+++ b/src/plugins/search/search.js
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ export function genIndex(path, content = '', router, depth) {
         index[slug] = {slug, title: '', body: ''}
       } else if (index[slug].body) {
         index[slug].body += '\n' + (token.text || '')
+      } else if (token.type === 'table'){
+        var tableString = token.cells.map(function (rows) {
+          return rows.join(' | ');
+        }).join(' |\n ');
+        index[slug].body = tableString;
       } else {
         index[slug].body = token.text
       }