diff --git a/docs/content/docs/2.components/table.md b/docs/content/docs/2.components/table.md
index fc3acab554..dd7aa2a48b 100644
--- a/docs/content/docs/2.components/table.md
+++ b/docs/content/docs/2.components/table.md
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ highlights:
 When rendering components with `h`, you can either use the `resolveComponent` function or import from `#components`.
 ::
 
+#### Grouped column cell classes :badge{label="Soon" class="align-text-top"}
+
+Column groups can set `meta.class.td` to style all descendant cells. Functions receive the individual cell, and Tailwind utilities on nested groups and leaf columns take precedence over conflicting utilities from their parent groups.
+
 ### Meta
 
 Use the `meta` prop as an object ([TableMeta](https://tanstack.com/table/v8/docs/api/core/table#meta)) to pass properties like:
diff --git a/src/runtime/components/Table.vue b/src/runtime/components/Table.vue
index 8420ddec8d..6e639bf617 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/Table.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/Table.vue
@@ -262,6 +262,10 @@ const appConfig = useAppConfig() as Table['AppConfig']
 const data = createRef(props.data ?? [], props.watchOptions?.deep !== false)
 // eslint-disable-next-line vue/no-dupe-keys
 const meta = computed(() => props.meta ?? {})
+
+const explicitGroupMeta = Symbol('explicitGroupMeta')
+type ProcessedColumn = TableColumn<T> & { [explicitGroupMeta]?: true }
+
 // TanStack resolves each column as `{ ...defaultColumn, ...columnDef }`, so any key set here shadows `defaultColumn`.
 // The fallback `header` and `cell` are only injected when `defaultColumn` doesn't provide its own.
 // eslint-disable-next-line vue/no-dupe-keys
@@ -272,10 +276,14 @@ const columns = computed<TableColumn<T>[]>(() => processColumns(props.columns ??
 
 function processColumns(columns: TableColumn<T>[]): TableColumn<T>[] {
   return columns.map((column) => {
-    const col = { ...column } as TableColumn<T>
+    const col: ProcessedColumn = { ...column }
 
     if ('columns' in col && col.columns) {
       col.columns = processColumns(col.columns as TableColumn<T>[])
+      // Record group metadata before TanStack fills in defaults.
+      if (col.meta) {
+        col[explicitGroupMeta] = true
+      }
     }
 
     if (!col.cell && !props.defaultColumn?.cell) {
@@ -608,6 +616,19 @@ function resolveValue<T, A = undefined>(prop: T | ((arg: A) => T), arg?: A): T |
   return prop
 }
 
+function getCellClasses(cell: Cell<T, unknown>) {
+  const classes = [resolveValue(cell.column.columnDef.meta?.class?.td, cell)]
+
+  for (let column = cell.column.parent; column; column = column.parent) {
+    const columnDef = column.columnDef as ProcessedColumn
+    if (columnDef[explicitGroupMeta]) {
+      classes.unshift(resolveValue(columnDef.meta?.class?.td, cell))
+    }
+  }
+
+  return classes
+}
+
 function getColumnStyles(column: Column<T>): Record<string, string> {
   const styles: Record<string, string> = {}
 
@@ -700,7 +721,7 @@ defineExpose({
         :class="ui.td({
           class: [
             props.ui?.td,
-            resolveValue(cell.column.columnDef.meta?.class?.td, cell)
+            ...getCellClasses(cell)
           ],
           pinned: !!cell.column.getIsPinned()
         })"
diff --git a/test/components/Table.spec.ts b/test/components/Table.spec.ts
index 64f8a53f21..5f8a115ed4 100644
--- a/test/components/Table.spec.ts
+++ b/test/components/Table.spec.ts
@@ -294,6 +294,63 @@ describe('Table', () => {
     ])
   })
 
+  it('inherits cell classes from a column group', async () => {
+    const wrapper = await mountSuspended(Table<typeof data[number]>, {
+      props: {
+        data: data.slice(0, 1),
+        ui: { td: 'bg-default' },
+        columns: [{
+          accessorKey: 'id',
+          meta: { class: { td: 'font-bold' } }
+        }, {
+          header: 'Payment',
+          meta: { class: { td: 'bg-muted' }, colspan: { td: '2' }, rowspan: { td: '2' } },
+          columns: [{ accessorKey: 'email' }, { accessorKey: 'amount' }]
+        }]
+      }
+    })
+
+    const [id, ...paymentCells] = wrapper.findAll('tbody td')
+    expect(id!.classes()).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(['bg-default', 'font-bold']))
+    expect(id!.classes()).not.toContain('bg-muted')
+    expect(paymentCells).toHaveLength(2)
+    for (const cell of paymentCells) {
+      expect(cell.classes()).toContain('bg-muted')
+      expect(cell.classes()).not.toContain('bg-default')
+      expect(cell.attributes('colspan')).toBeUndefined()
+      expect(cell.attributes('rowspan')).toBeUndefined()
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('merges dynamic cell classes from nested groups with child classes taking precedence', async () => {
+    const wrapper = await mountSuspended(Table<typeof data[number]>, {
+      props: {
+        data: [data[0]!, data[4]!],
+        columns: [{
+          header: 'Payment',
+          meta: { class: { td: ({ row }) => row.original.status === 'success' ? 'bg-default font-bold' : 'bg-default' } },
+          columns: [{
+            header: 'Details',
+            meta: { class: { td: 'bg-muted italic' } },
+            columns: [{ accessorKey: 'status' }, {
+              accessorKey: 'amount',
+              meta: { class: { td: 'bg-elevated' } }
+            }]
+          }]
+        }]
+      }
+    })
+
+    const [status, amount, failedStatus, failedAmount] = wrapper.findAll('tbody td')
+    expect(status!.classes()).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(['bg-muted', 'font-bold', 'italic']))
+    expect(amount!.classes()).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(['bg-elevated', 'font-bold', 'italic']))
+    expect(status!.classes()).not.toContain('bg-default')
+    expect(amount!.classes()).not.toContain('bg-default')
+    expect(amount!.classes()).not.toContain('bg-muted')
+    expect(failedStatus!.classes()).not.toContain('font-bold')
+    expect(failedAmount!.classes()).not.toContain('font-bold')
+  })
+
   it('passes accessibility tests', async () => {
     const wrapper = await mountSuspended(Table, {
       props: {
@@ -606,6 +663,29 @@ describe('Table', () => {
 
       expect(wrapper.find('td').text()).toBe('own')
     })
+
+    it.each([
+      { name: 'applies default cell metadata only to leaves without their own metadata', explicitGroupMeta: false },
+      { name: 'inherits explicit group metadata shared with defaultColumn', explicitGroupMeta: true }
+    ])('$name', async ({ explicitGroupMeta }) => {
+      const meta = { class: { td: 'font-bold' } }
+      const wrapper = await mountSuspended(Table, {
+        props: {
+          data: [{ id: 1, amount: 10 }],
+          defaultColumn: { meta },
+          columns: [{
+            header: 'Payment',
+            ...(explicitGroupMeta && { meta }),
+            columns: [{ accessorKey: 'id' }, { accessorKey: 'amount', meta: { class: { td: 'italic' } } }]
+          }]
+        }
+      })
+
+      const [id, amount] = wrapper.findAll('tbody td')
+      expect(id!.classes()).toContain('font-bold')
+      expect(amount!.classes()).toContain('italic')
+      expect(amount!.classes().includes('font-bold')).toBe(explicitGroupMeta)
+    })
   })
 
   it('reactive columns', async () => {