diff --git a/lib/rules_block/table.js b/lib/rules_block/table.js
index 44895fe12..4b1774270 100644
--- a/lib/rules_block/table.js
+++ b/lib/rules_block/table.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var isSpace = require('../common/utils').isSpace;
 
 
 function getLine(state, line) {
-  var pos = state.bMarks[line] + state.blkIndent,
+  var pos = state.bMarks[line] + state.tShift[line],
       max = state.eMarks[line];
 
   return state.src.substr(pos, max - pos);
diff --git a/test/fixtures/markdown-it/tables.txt b/test/fixtures/markdown-it/tables.txt
index 2ddf36772..c8e0d7805 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/markdown-it/tables.txt
+++ b/test/fixtures/markdown-it/tables.txt
@@ -568,6 +568,42 @@ Escape before escaped Pipes inside backticks don't split cells:
 </table>
 .
 
+Regression test for #721, table in a list indented with tabs:
+.
+- Level 1
+
+	- Level 2
+
+		| Column 1 | Column 2 |
+		| -------- | -------- |
+		| abcdefgh | ijklmnop |
+.
+<ul>
+<li>
+<p>Level 1</p>
+<ul>
+<li>
+<p>Level 2</p>
+<table>
+<thead>
+<tr>
+<th>Column 1</th>
+<th>Column 2</th>
+</tr>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<tr>
+<td>abcdefgh</td>
+<td>ijklmnop</td>
+</tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
+</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+</ul>
+.
+
 GFM 4.10 Tables (extension), Example 198
 .
 | foo | bar |