diff --git a/collects/scribble/html-render.ss b/collects/scribble/html-render.ss
index bef2a263b9..d2d904f59f 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/html-render.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/html-render.ss
@@ -1052,8 +1052,10 @@
         `(tr (,@(if (string? style) `([class ,style]) null))
            ,@(let loop ([ds flows]
                         [as (cdr (or (and (list? style) (assq 'alignment style))
+                                     (t-style-get 'alignment)
                                      (cons #f (map (lambda (x) #f) flows))))]
                         [vas (cdr (or (and (list? style) (assq 'valignment style))
+                                      (t-style-get 'valignment)
                                       (cons #f (map (lambda (x) #f) flows))))]
                         [sts (cdr (or (and (list? style) (assq 'style style))
                                       (cons #f (map (lambda (x) #f) flows))))]
diff --git a/collects/scribble/latex-render.ss b/collects/scribble/latex-render.ss
index 8a17f772be..4399ddd8e4 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/latex-render.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/latex-render.ss
@@ -303,8 +303,11 @@
                     [row-style (car row-styles)])
                 (let loop ([flows flows]
                            [col-v-styles (and (list? row-style)
-                                              (let ([p (assoc 'valignment row-style)])
-                                                (and p (cdr p))))])
+                                              (or (let ([p (assoc 'valignment row-style)])
+                                                    (and p (cdr p)))
+                                                  (let ([p (and (list? (table-style t))
+                                                                (assoc 'valignment (table-style t)))])
+                                                    (and p (cdr p)))))])
                   (unless (null? flows)
                     (when index? (printf "\\item "))
                     (unless (eq? 'cont (car flows))
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/scribble/struct.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/scribble/struct.scrbl
index c220fbd374..5809ba0bae 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/scribble/struct.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/scribble/struct.scrbl
@@ -420,6 +420,14 @@ The @scheme[style] can be any of the following:
  
          @item{@scheme['style] to a string for a CSS class for HTML output.}
 
+         @item{@scheme['alignment] to a list of symbols and
+               @scheme[#f]s (one for each column); each symbol can be
+               @scheme['left], @scheme['right], or @scheme['center].}
+
+         @item{@scheme['valignment] to a list of symbols and
+               @scheme[#f]s (one for each column); each symbol can be
+               @scheme['top], @scheme['baseline], or @scheme['bottom].}
+
          @item{@scheme['row-styles] to a list of association lists,
                one for each row in the table. Each of these nested
                association lists can map @scheme['alignment] and
@@ -427,11 +435,9 @@ The @scheme[style] can be any of the following:
                @scheme[#f]s (one for each column cell) and/or
                @scheme['style] to a list of strings and @scheme[#f]s
                (one for each column cell) for a CSS class in HTML
-               output. The symbols in an @scheme['alignment] list can
-               be @scheme['left], @scheme['right], or
-               @scheme['center]. The symbols in a @scheme['valignment]
-               list can be @scheme['top], @scheme['baseline], or
-               @scheme['bottom].}
+               output. Row-specific @scheme['valignment] and
+               @scheme['alignment] associations override row-independent
+               associations.}
 
          ]}