diff --git a/atable/src/components/ATable.vue b/atable/src/components/ATable.vue
index 52f0b693..6b5e74db 100644
--- a/atable/src/components/ATable.vue
+++ b/atable/src/components/ATable.vue
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ window.addEventListener('keydown', (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
 		}
 	}
 })
+
+defineExpose({ tableData })
 </script>
 
 <style>
diff --git a/common/changes/@stonecrop/atable/development_2024-12-05-14-14.json b/common/changes/@stonecrop/atable/development_2024-12-05-14-14.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ab179bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/@stonecrop/atable/development_2024-12-05-14-14.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "packageName": "@stonecrop/atable",
+      "comment": "expose table data on initialization",
+      "type": "patch"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "@stonecrop/atable"
+}
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