diff --git a/lib/src/editor/block_component/table_block_component/table_node.dart b/lib/src/editor/block_component/table_block_component/table_node.dart
index 718abaf5..10563916 100644
--- a/lib/src/editor/block_component/table_block_component/table_node.dart
+++ b/lib/src/editor/block_component/table_block_component/table_node.dart
@@ -209,6 +209,14 @@ class TableNode {
             _cells[i][row],
             {TableCellBlockKeys.height: maxHeight},
           );
+          // A read-only editor applies no transaction, so its rows would
+          // keep their height whatever their cells hold: they take it in
+          // place, as the table's height below does.
+          if (editorState != null && editorState.editable != true) {
+            _cells[i][row].updateAttributes(
+              {TableCellBlockKeys.height: maxHeight},
+            );
+          }
         } else {
           _cells[i][row].updateAttributes(
             {TableCellBlockKeys.height: maxHeight},
diff --git a/test/new/block_component/table_block_component/table_view_test.dart b/test/new/block_component/table_block_component/table_view_test.dart
index 9e4815ee..f1a86d9d 100644
--- a/test/new/block_component/table_block_component/table_view_test.dart
+++ b/test/new/block_component/table_block_component/table_view_test.dart
@@ -83,5 +83,23 @@ void main() async {
       expect(tableNode.getRowHeight(0), row0beforeHeight);
       await editor.dispose();
     });
+
+    testWidgets('a read-only table fits its rows to their cells', (
+      tester,
+    ) async {
+      final tableNode = TableNode.fromList([
+        ['one\ntwo\nthree', ''],
+        ['', ''],
+      ]);
+      final editor = tester.editor..addNode(tableNode.node);
+
+      await editor.startTesting(editable: false);
+      await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+
+      final cell00 = getCellNode(tableNode.node, 0, 0)!;
+      expect(tableNode.getRowHeight(0), cell00.children.first.rect.height + 8);
+      expect(tableNode.getRowHeight(0), greaterThan(tableNode.getRowHeight(1)));
+      await editor.dispose();
+    });
   });
 }