diff --git a/src/file/table/table-column.spec.ts b/src/file/table/table-column.spec.ts
index eef7a2dfc9..aa031423a3 100644
--- a/src/file/table/table-column.spec.ts
+++ b/src/file/table/table-column.spec.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ describe("TableColumn", () => {
             });
 
             const tree2 = new Formatter().format(cells[1]);
-            expect(tree2).to.deep.equal({ "w:tc": [{ "w:p": EMPTY_OBJECT }] });
+            expect(tree2).to.deep.equal({
+                "w:tc": [{ "w:tcPr": [{ "w:vMerge": { _attr: { "w:val": "continue" } } }] }, { "w:p": EMPTY_OBJECT }],
+            });
 
             const tree3 = new Formatter().format(cells[2]);
             expect(tree3).to.deep.equal({
diff --git a/src/file/table/table-column.ts b/src/file/table/table-column.ts
index b06a9f29a4..5752bde472 100644
--- a/src/file/table/table-column.ts
+++ b/src/file/table/table-column.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ export class TableColumn {
 
     public mergeCells(startIndex: number, endIndex: number): TableCell {
         this.cells[startIndex].addVerticalMerge(VMergeType.RESTART);
-        this.cells[endIndex].addVerticalMerge(VMergeType.CONTINUE);
+
+        for (let i = startIndex + 1; i <= endIndex; i++) {
+            this.cells[i].addVerticalMerge(VMergeType.CONTINUE);
+        }
 
         return this.cells[startIndex];
     }