diff --git a/src/widgets/table/table.zig b/src/widgets/table/table.zig
index 7af2832..7248146 100644
--- a/src/widgets/table/table.zig
+++ b/src/widgets/table/table.zig
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ pub fn tableRectFull(
     const content_h = bounds.h -| header_h;
     const visible_rows: usize = @intCast(content_h / config.row_height);
 
+    // Begin clipping to entire table bounds
+    // This prevents header and cell text from drawing outside the table area
+    ctx.pushCommand(Command.clip(bounds.x, bounds.y, bounds.w, bounds.h));
+
     // Draw header if enabled
     if (config.show_headers) {
         const header_result = render.drawHeader(ctx, bounds, table_state, columns, state_col_w, config, colors);
@@ -153,11 +157,6 @@ pub fn tableRectFull(
         }
     }
 
-    // Begin clipping to table content area (excludes header)
-    // This prevents cell text from drawing outside the table bounds
-    const content_y = bounds.y + @as(i32, @intCast(header_h));
-    ctx.pushCommand(Command.clip(bounds.x, content_y, bounds.w, content_h));
-
     // Calculate visible row range
     const first_visible = table_state.scroll_row;
     const last_visible = @min(first_visible + visible_rows, table_state.row_count);