diff --git a/packages/lexical-table/src/LexicalTableSelectionHelpers.ts b/packages/lexical-table/src/LexicalTableSelectionHelpers.ts
index 10d83e36bbf..8472dca94de 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-table/src/LexicalTableSelectionHelpers.ts
+++ b/packages/lexical-table/src/LexicalTableSelectionHelpers.ts
@@ -800,6 +800,9 @@ export function applyTableHandlers(
             }
 
             const originalChildren = currentGridCellNode.getChildren();
+            currentGridCellNode.setBackgroundColor(
+              newGridCellNode.getBackgroundColor(),
+            );
             newGridCellNode.getChildren().forEach((child) => {
               if ($isTextNode(child)) {
                 const paragraphNode = $createParagraphNode();