diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/table/block.json b/packages/block-library/src/table/block.json
index c125de3d3b7c11..c13e467d6cfde8 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/table/block.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/table/block.json
@@ -195,11 +195,16 @@
 				"width": true
 			}
 		},
-		"__experimentalSelector": ".wp-block-table",
+		"__experimentalSelector": ".wp-block-table > table",
 		"interactivity": {
 			"clientNavigation": true
 		}
 	},
+	"selectors": {
+		"spacing": {
+			"margin": ".wp-block-table"
+		}
+	},
 	"styles": [
 		{
 			"name": "regular",