diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css
index 0cd15768ac6..63bb2cdbaf2 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/rustdoc.css
@@ -631,22 +631,16 @@ pre, .rustdoc.source .example-wrap {
 
 .docblock table {
 	margin: .5em 0;
-	width: calc(100% - 2px);
-	overflow-x: auto;
-	display: block;
 	border-collapse: collapse;
 }
 
-.docblock table td {
+.docblock table td, .docblock table th {
 	padding: .5em;
-	border: 1px dashed var(--border-color);
-	vertical-align: top;
+	border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
 }
 
-.docblock table th {
-	padding: .5em;
-	text-align: left;
-	border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+.docblock table tr:nth-child(2n) {
+	background: var(--table-alt-row-background-color);
 }
 
 /* Shift "where ..." part of method or fn definition down a line */
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/ayu.css b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/ayu.css
index 6e0905e730d..0436fe0138e 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/ayu.css
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/ayu.css
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ Original by Dempfi (https://github.com/dempfi/ayu)
 	--crate-search-hover-border: #e0e0e0;
 	--source-sidebar-background-selected: #14191f;
 	--source-sidebar-background-hover: #14191f;
+	--table-alt-row-background-color: #191f26;
 }
 
 h1, h2, h3, h4 {
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/dark.css b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/dark.css
index 334fc3de561..d945e956c53 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/dark.css
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/dark.css
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 	--crate-search-hover-border: #2196f3;
 	--source-sidebar-background-selected: #333;
 	--source-sidebar-background-hover: #444;
+	--table-alt-row-background-color: #2A2A2A;
 }
 
 .content .item-info::before { color: #ccc; }
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/light.css b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/light.css
index 453e7508af4..58955a79316 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/light.css
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/css/themes/light.css
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 	--crate-search-hover-border: #717171;
 	--source-sidebar-background-selected: #fff;
 	--source-sidebar-background-hover: #e0e0e0;
+	--table-alt-row-background-color: #F5F5F5;
 }
 
 .content .item-info::before { color: #ccc; }