diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/table.py b/lib/matplotlib/table.py
index ed9ab6d10bfb..2fb6df83ffe1 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/table.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/table.py
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ def __init__(self, ax, loc=None, bbox=None, **kwargs):
         loc : str
             The position of the cell with respect to *ax*. This must be one of
             the `~.Table.codes`.
-        bbox : `.Bbox` or None
+        bbox : `.Bbox` or [xmin, ymin, width, height], optional
             A bounding box to draw the table into. If this is not *None*, this
             overrides *loc*.
 
@@ -595,7 +595,10 @@ def _update_positions(self, renderer):
 
         if self._bbox is not None:
             # Position according to bbox
-            rl, rb, rw, rh = self._bbox
+            if isinstance(self._bbox, Bbox):
+                rl, rb, rw, rh = self._bbox.bounds
+            else:
+                rl, rb, rw, rh = self._bbox
             self.scale(rw / w, rh / h)
             ox = rl - l
             oy = rb - b
@@ -710,7 +713,7 @@ def table(ax,
         The position of the cell with respect to *ax*. This must be one of
         the `~.Table.codes`.
 
-    bbox : `.Bbox`, optional
+    bbox : `.Bbox` or [xmin, ymin, width, height], optional
         A bounding box to draw the table into. If this is not *None*, this
         overrides *loc*.
 
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_table.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_table.py
index d4f68ea1805d..9b2cb96ea037 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_table.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_table.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import numpy as np
-from matplotlib.testing.decorators import image_comparison
+from matplotlib.testing.decorators import image_comparison, check_figures_equal
 
 from matplotlib.table import CustomCell, Table
 from matplotlib.path import Path
+from matplotlib.transforms import Bbox
 
 
 def test_non_square():
@@ -194,3 +195,30 @@ def test_table_cells():
     # properties and setp
     table.properties()
     plt.setp(table)
+
+
+@check_figures_equal(extensions=["png"])
+def test_table_bbox(fig_test, fig_ref):
+    data = [[2, 3],
+            [4, 5]]
+
+    col_labels = ('Foo', 'Bar')
+    row_labels = ('Ada', 'Bob')
+
+    cell_text = [[f"{x}" for x in row] for row in data]
+
+    ax_list = fig_test.subplots()
+    ax_list.table(cellText=cell_text,
+                  rowLabels=row_labels,
+                  colLabels=col_labels,
+                  loc='center',
+                  bbox=[0.1, 0.2, 0.8, 0.6]
+                  )
+
+    ax_bbox = fig_ref.subplots()
+    ax_bbox.table(cellText=cell_text,
+                  rowLabels=row_labels,
+                  colLabels=col_labels,
+                  loc='center',
+                  bbox=Bbox.from_extents(0.1, 0.2, 0.9, 0.8)
+                  )