diff --git a/scss/_tables.scss b/scss/_tables.scss
index 19f679d288..92556ba05e 100644
--- a/scss/_tables.scss
+++ b/scss/_tables.scss
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 .table {
   --#{$variable-prefix}table-bg: #{$table-bg};
-  --#{$variable-prefix}table-accent-bg: #{$table-bg};
+  --#{$variable-prefix}table-accent-bg: #{$table-accent-bg};
   --#{$variable-prefix}table-striped-color: #{$table-striped-color};
   --#{$variable-prefix}table-striped-bg: #{$table-striped-bg};
   --#{$variable-prefix}table-active-color: #{$table-active-color};
diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index 15343e435f..9a1f3daad9 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ $table-cell-vertical-align:   top !default;
 
 $table-color:                 $body-color !default;
 $table-bg:                    transparent !default;
+$table-accent-bg:             transparent !default;
 
 $table-th-font-weight:        null !default;