diff --git a/.changeset/four-years-develop.md b/.changeset/four-years-develop.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cfd3704f2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/four-years-develop.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/core-components': patch
+---
+
+Allow for `cellStyle` property on `TableColumn` to be a function as well as `React.CSSProperties` as per the Material UI Table component
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/Table/Table.stories.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/Table/Table.stories.tsx
index 7785764b22..b057d0a12c 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/Table/Table.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/Table/Table.stories.tsx
@@ -326,3 +326,49 @@ export const FilterTable = () => {
     </div>
   );
 };
+
+export const StyledTable = () => {
+  const classes = useStyles();
+  const columns: TableColumn[] = [
+    {
+      title: 'Column 1',
+      field: 'col1',
+      highlight: true,
+      cellStyle: (_, rowData: any & { tableData: { id: number } }) => {
+        return rowData.tableData.id % 2 === 0
+          ? {
+              color: '#6CD75F',
+            }
+          : {
+              color: '#DC3D5A',
+            };
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      title: 'Column 2',
+      field: 'col2',
+      cellStyle: { color: '#2FA5DC' },
+    },
+    {
+      title: 'Numeric value',
+      field: 'number',
+      type: 'numeric',
+    },
+    {
+      title: 'A Date',
+      field: 'date',
+      type: 'date',
+    },
+  ];
+
+  return (
+    <div className={classes.container}>
+      <Table
+        options={{ paging: false }}
+        data={testData10}
+        columns={columns}
+        title="Backstage Table"
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/Table/Table.test.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/Table/Table.test.tsx
index fb231fde31..12431dea59 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/Table/Table.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/Table/Table.test.tsx
@@ -18,17 +18,18 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { renderInTestApp } from '@backstage/test-utils';
 import { Table } from './Table';
 
+const column1 = {
+  title: 'Column 1',
+  field: 'col1',
+};
+
+const column2 = {
+  title: 'Column 2',
+  field: 'col2',
+};
+
 const minProps = {
-  columns: [
-    {
-      title: 'Column 1',
-      field: 'col1',
-    },
-    {
-      title: 'Column 2',
-      field: 'col2',
-    },
-  ],
+  columns: [column1, column2],
   data: [
     {
       col1: 'first value, first row',
@@ -47,6 +48,100 @@ describe('<Table />', () => {
     expect(rendered.getByText('second value, second row')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  describe('with style rows', () => {
+    describe('with CSS Properties object', () => {
+      const styledColumn2 = {
+        ...column2,
+        cellStyle: {
+          color: 'blue',
+        },
+      };
+
+      it('renders non-highlighted correctly', async () => {
+        const columns = [column1, styledColumn2];
+
+        const rendered = await renderInTestApp(
+          <Table data={minProps.data} columns={columns} />,
+        );
+        expect(rendered.getByText('second value, first row')).toHaveStyle({
+          color: 'blue',
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('renders highlighted column correctly', async () => {
+        const columns = [
+          column1,
+          {
+            ...styledColumn2,
+            highlight: true,
+          },
+        ];
+
+        const rendered = await renderInTestApp(
+          <Table data={minProps.data} columns={columns} />,
+        );
+        expect(rendered.getByText('second value, first row')).toHaveStyle({
+          color: 'blue',
+          'font-weight': 700,
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('with CSS Properties function', () => {
+      const styledColumn2 = {
+        ...column2,
+        cellStyle: (
+          _data: any,
+          rowData: any & { tableData: { id: number } },
+        ) => {
+          return rowData.tableData.id % 2 === 0
+            ? {
+                color: 'green',
+              }
+            : {
+                color: 'red',
+              };
+        },
+      };
+
+      it('renders non-highlighted columns correctly', async () => {
+        const columns = [column1, styledColumn2];
+
+        const rendered = await renderInTestApp(
+          <Table data={minProps.data} columns={columns} />,
+        );
+        expect(rendered.getByText('second value, first row')).toHaveStyle({
+          color: 'green',
+        });
+        expect(rendered.getByText('second value, second row')).toHaveStyle({
+          color: 'red',
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('renders highlighted columns correctly', async () => {
+        const columns = [
+          column1,
+          {
+            ...styledColumn2,
+            highlight: true,
+          },
+        ];
+
+        const rendered = await renderInTestApp(
+          <Table data={minProps.data} columns={columns} />,
+        );
+        expect(rendered.getByText('second value, first row')).toHaveStyle({
+          color: 'green',
+          'font-weight': 700,
+        });
+        expect(rendered.getByText('second value, second row')).toHaveStyle({
+          color: 'red',
+          'font-weight': 700,
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   it('renders with subtitle', async () => {
     const rendered = await renderInTestApp(
       <Table subtitle="subtitle" {...minProps} />,
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/Table/Table.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/Table/Table.tsx
index f433e7cdc5..e90ed04871 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/Table/Table.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/Table/Table.tsx
@@ -169,12 +169,26 @@ function convertColumns<T extends object>(
 ): TableColumn<T>[] {
   return columns.map(column => {
     const headerStyle: React.CSSProperties = {};
-    const cellStyle: React.CSSProperties =
-      typeof column.cellStyle === 'object' ? column.cellStyle : {};
+
+    let cellStyle = column.cellStyle || {};
 
     if (column.highlight) {
       headerStyle.color = theme.palette.textContrast;
-      cellStyle.fontWeight = theme.typography.fontWeightBold;
+
+      if (typeof cellStyle === 'object') {
+        (cellStyle as React.CSSProperties).fontWeight =
+          theme.typography.fontWeightBold;
+      } else {
+        const cellStyleFn = cellStyle as (
+          data: any,
+          rowData: T,
+          column?: Column<T>,
+        ) => React.CSSProperties;
+        cellStyle = (data, rowData, rowColumn) => {
+          const style = cellStyleFn(data, rowData, rowColumn);
+          return { ...style, fontWeight: theme.typography.fontWeightBold };
+        };
+      }
     }
 
     return {