diff --git a/src/parsers.rs b/src/parsers.rs
index a3e737e..57bcc5b 100644
--- a/src/parsers.rs
+++ b/src/parsers.rs
@@ -713,6 +713,8 @@ pub fn parse_org_table<'a, T: ElementArena<'a>>(
 
     let mut has_header = false;
 
+    // TODO: merge contiguous rules
+
     if let Some(line) = iter.next() {
         let line = line.trim_start();
         if !line.starts_with("|-") {
diff --git a/src/validate.rs b/src/validate.rs
index 1130655..09f4738 100644
--- a/src/validate.rs
+++ b/src/validate.rs
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ impl Org<'_> {
                     }
                 }
                 Element::TableRow(TableRow::Header) => {
-                    expect_children!(node_id);
                     for child in node_id.children(&self.arena) {
                         expect_element!(
                             child,
@@ -141,7 +140,6 @@ impl Org<'_> {
                     }
                 }
                 Element::TableRow(TableRow::Body) => {
-                    expect_children!(node_id);
                     for child in node_id.children(&self.arena) {
                         expect_element!(
                             child,
diff --git a/tests/parse.rs b/tests/parse.rs
index 974949e..69fb98c 100644
--- a/tests/parse.rs
+++ b/tests/parse.rs
@@ -154,3 +154,19 @@ test_suite!(
 "#,
     "<main><section><table><tbody></tbody></table></section></main>"
 );
+
+test_suite!(
+    table6,
+    r#"
+|
+|-
+|
+|-
+|
+"#,
+    "<main><section><table>\
+     <thead><tr></tr></thead>\
+     <tbody><tr></tr></tbody>\
+     <tbody><tr></tr></tbody>\
+     </table></section></main>"
+);