diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/StructuredMetadataTable/MetadataTable.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/StructuredMetadataTable/MetadataTable.tsx
index 1d863db764..ad468f623c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/StructuredMetadataTable/MetadataTable.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/StructuredMetadataTable/MetadataTable.tsx
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export const MetadataTable = ({
   dense?: boolean;
   children: React.ReactNode;
 }) => (
-  <Table>
+  <Table size={dense ? 'small' : 'medium'}>
     {!dense && (
       <colgroup>
         <col style={{ width: 'auto' }} />
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/StructuredMetadataTable/StructuredMetadataTable.stories.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/StructuredMetadataTable/StructuredMetadataTable.stories.tsx
index bdf0f65375..9a9a4b42b6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/StructuredMetadataTable/StructuredMetadataTable.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/StructuredMetadataTable/StructuredMetadataTable.stories.tsx
@@ -56,3 +56,16 @@ export const Default = () => (
     </InfoCard>
   </Wrapper>
 );
+
+export const DenseTable = () => (
+  <Wrapper>
+    <InfoCard
+      title="Dense Structured Metadata Table"
+      subheader="Wrapped in InfoCard"
+    >
+      <div style={cardContentStyle}>
+        <StructuredMetadataTable metadata={metadata} dense />
+      </div>
+    </InfoCard>
+  </Wrapper>
+);