diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-blocks.css b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-blocks.css
index 6fd2ddb01e..1ec0c4f8f1 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-blocks.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-blocks.css
@@ -543,6 +543,11 @@ Description: Used to style blocks in the editor.
 	text-align: right;
 }
 
+.editor-styles-wrapper .wp-block-table[style*="font-size"] *,
+.editor-styles-wrapper .wp-block-table[class*="-font-size"] * {
+    font-size: inherit;
+}
+
 /* Verse */
 
 .editor-styles-wrapper .wp-block-verse {