diff --git a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/tables/_alternating-rows-and-columns.scss b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/tables/_alternating-rows-and-columns.scss
index e3f3a530..8dd3a714 100644
--- a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/tables/_alternating-rows-and-columns.scss
+++ b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/tables/_alternating-rows-and-columns.scss
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 @mixin alternating-rows-and-columns($even-row-color, $odd-row-color, $dark-intersection, $header-color: white, $footer-color: white) {
   th {
     background-color: $header-color;
-    &.even {
+    &.even, &:nth-child(2n) {
       background-color: $header-color - $dark-intersection; } }
   tr.odd {
     td {
       background-color: $odd-row-color;
-      &.even {
+      &.even, &:nth-child(2n) {
         background-color: $odd-row-color - $dark-intersection; } } }
   tr.even {
     td {
       background-color: $even-row-color;
-      &.even {
+      &.even, &:nth-child(2n) {
         background-color: $even-row-color - $dark-intersection; } } }
   tfoot {
     th, td {
       background-color: $footer-color;
-      &.even {
+      &.even, &:nth-child(2n) {
         background-color: $footer-color - $dark-intersection; } } } }