diff --git a/.changeset/quiet-boxes-build.md b/.changeset/quiet-boxes-build.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6f802d5b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/quiet-boxes-build.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-api-docs': patch
+---
+
+Fix dark mode text color inside tables in `description:` from OpenAPI definitions
diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/OpenApiDefinitionWidget/OpenApiDefinition.tsx b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/OpenApiDefinitionWidget/OpenApiDefinition.tsx
index ee23e75ff2..1505646dee 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/src/components/OpenApiDefinitionWidget/OpenApiDefinition.tsx
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/src/components/OpenApiDefinitionWidget/OpenApiDefinition.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles(theme => ({
       [`& .opblock-tag,
           .opblock-tag small,
           table thead tr td,
-          table thead tr th`]: {
+          table thead tr th,
+          table tbody tr td,
+          table tbody tr th`]: {
         fontFamily: theme.typography.fontFamily,
         color: theme.palette.text.primary,
         borderColor: theme.palette.divider,