diff --git a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTableCell.java b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTableCell.java
index 019679f9bf..c43483912a 100644
--- a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTableCell.java
+++ b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTableCell.java
@@ -438,7 +438,8 @@ public class XSLFTableCell extends XSLFTextShape implements TableCell<XSLFShape,
         }
 
         CTTablePartStyle tps = getTablePartStyle(null);
-        if (tps == null || !tps.isSetTcStyle()) {
+        if (tps == null || !tps.isSetTcStyle() ||
+                (!tps.getTcStyle().isSetFill() && !tps.getTcStyle().isSetFillRef())) {
             tps = getTablePartStyle(TablePartStyle.wholeTbl);
             if (tps == null || !tps.isSetTcStyle()) {
                 return null;
@@ -504,10 +505,18 @@ public class XSLFTableCell extends XSLFTextShape implements TableCell<XSLFShape,
 
             int br = row + (firstRow ? 1 : 0);
             int bc = col + (firstCol ? 1 : 0);
-            if (bandRow && (br & 1) == 0) {
-                tps = TablePartStyle.band1H;
-            } else if (bandCol && (bc & 1) == 0) {
-                tps = TablePartStyle.band1V;
+            if (bandRow) {
+                if ((br & 1) == 0) {
+                    tps = TablePartStyle.band1H;
+                } else {
+                    tps = TablePartStyle.band2H;
+                }
+            } else if (bandCol) {
+                if ((bc & 1) == 0) {
+                    tps = TablePartStyle.band1V;
+                } else {
+                    tps = TablePartStyle.band2V;
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -734,6 +743,9 @@ public class XSLFTableCell extends XSLFTextShape implements TableCell<XSLFShape,
         @Override
         public PaintStyle getFontColor() {
             CTTableStyleTextStyle txStyle = getTextStyle();
+            if (!containsColor(txStyle)) {
+                txStyle = getFallbackTextStyle();
+            }
             if (txStyle == null) {
                 // No table styling, so just use the text run output
                 return super.getFontColor();
@@ -798,11 +810,27 @@ public class XSLFTableCell extends XSLFTextShape implements TableCell<XSLFShape,
             }
         }
 
+        private boolean containsColor(CTTableStyleTextStyle tcTxStyle) {
+            if (tcTxStyle == null) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            if (!tcTxStyle.isSetHslClr() && !tcTxStyle.isSetPrstClr() && !tcTxStyle.isSetSchemeClr()
+                    && !tcTxStyle.isSetScrgbClr() && !tcTxStyle.isSetSrgbClr() && !tcTxStyle.isSetSysClr()) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+
         private CTTableStyleTextStyle getTextStyle() {
             CTTablePartStyle tps = getTablePartStyle(null);
             if (tps == null || !tps.isSetTcTxStyle()) {
-                tps = getTablePartStyle(TablePartStyle.wholeTbl);
+                return getFallbackTextStyle();
             }
+            return tps.getTcTxStyle();
+        }
+
+        private CTTableStyleTextStyle getFallbackTextStyle() {
+            CTTablePartStyle tps = getTablePartStyle(TablePartStyle.wholeTbl);
             return (tps == null) ? null : tps.getTcTxStyle();
         }
     }
diff --git a/poi-ooxml/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/TestXSLFTable.java b/poi-ooxml/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/TestXSLFTable.java
index 88627ad6a1..827bed7243 100644
--- a/poi-ooxml/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/TestXSLFTable.java
+++ b/poi-ooxml/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/TestXSLFTable.java
@@ -36,12 +36,8 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.poi.sl.draw.DrawTableShape;
-import org.apache.poi.sl.usermodel.ShapeType;
-import org.apache.poi.sl.usermodel.Slide;
-import org.apache.poi.sl.usermodel.StrokeStyle;
+import org.apache.poi.sl.usermodel.*;
 import org.apache.poi.sl.usermodel.TableCell.BorderEdge;
-import org.apache.poi.sl.usermodel.TextParagraph;
-import org.apache.poi.sl.usermodel.VerticalAlignment;
 import org.apache.poi.util.RandomSingleton;
 import org.apache.poi.util.TempFile;
 import org.apache.poi.xslf.XSLFTestDataSamples;
@@ -362,4 +358,70 @@ class TestXSLFTable {
         }
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    private void verifyTableCellStyleColors(XSLFTableCell cell, String text, Color fontColor, Color fillColor) {
+        assertEquals(text, cell.getText());
+        PaintStyle colorText1 = cell.getTextParagraphs().get(0).getTextRuns().get(0).getFontColor();
+        assertTrue(colorText1 instanceof PaintStyle.SolidPaint);
+        assertEquals(fontColor, ((PaintStyle.SolidPaint)colorText1).getSolidColor().getColor());
+        assertEquals(fillColor, cell.getFillColor());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testTableCellStyle() throws IOException {
+        XMLSlideShow  ppt = XSLFTestDataSamples.openSampleDocument("table-with-different-font-colors.pptx");
+
+        // First slide: test row-related table styles
+
+        List<XSLFShape> shapes = ppt.getSlides().get(0).getShapes();
+        assertEquals(1, shapes.size());
+        assertTrue(shapes.get(0) instanceof XSLFTable);
+        XSLFTable tbl = (XSLFTable)shapes.get(0);
+        assertEquals(4, tbl.getNumberOfColumns());
+        assertEquals(4, tbl.getNumberOfRows());
+        assertNotNull(tbl.getCTTable());
+
+        // Yellow font color due to "first row" table style
+        verifyTableCellStyleColors(tbl.getRows().get(0).getCells().get(0), "Text 1",
+                new Color(255, 255, 0), new Color(21, 96, 130));
+        // Dark green font color due to direct format
+        verifyTableCellStyleColors(tbl.getRows().get(0).getCells().get(2), "Text 3",
+                new Color(0, 176, 80), new Color(21, 96, 130));
+        // Grey font color due to "even row" table style + fallback
+        verifyTableCellStyleColors(tbl.getRows().get(1).getCells().get(0), "Text 5",
+                new Color(119, 119, 119), new Color(204, 210, 216));
+        // Light blue font color due to "odd row" table style
+        verifyTableCellStyleColors(tbl.getRows().get(2).getCells().get(0), "Text 9",
+                new Color(0, 255, 255), new Color(231, 234, 237));
+        // Red font color due to direct format
+        verifyTableCellStyleColors(tbl.getRows().get(2).getCells().get(2), "Text 11",
+                new Color(255, 0, 0), new Color(231, 234, 237));
+        // Blue font color due to "last row" table style
+        verifyTableCellStyleColors(tbl.getRows().get(3).getCells().get(0), "Text 13",
+                new Color(0, 0, 255), new Color(21, 96, 130));
+
+        // Second slide: test column-related table styles
+
+        shapes = ppt.getSlides().get(1).getShapes();
+        assertEquals(1, shapes.size());
+        assertTrue(shapes.get(0) instanceof XSLFTable);
+        tbl = (XSLFTable)shapes.get(0);
+        assertEquals(4, tbl.getNumberOfColumns());
+        assertEquals(4, tbl.getNumberOfRows());
+        assertNotNull(tbl.getCTTable());
+
+        // Green font color due to "first column" table style
+        verifyTableCellStyleColors(tbl.getRows().get(0).getCells().get(0), "Text 1",
+                new Color(0, 255, 0), new Color(21, 96, 130));
+        // Grey font color due to "even column" table style + fallback
+        verifyTableCellStyleColors(tbl.getRows().get(0).getCells().get(1), "Text 2",
+                new Color(119, 119, 119), new Color(204, 210, 216));
+        // Light blue font color due to "odd column" table style
+        verifyTableCellStyleColors(tbl.getRows().get(0).getCells().get(2), "Text 3",
+                new Color(0, 255, 255), new Color(231, 234, 237));
+        // Red font color due to "last column" table style
+        verifyTableCellStyleColors(tbl.getRows().get(0).getCells().get(3), "Text 4",
+                new Color(255, 0, 0), new Color(21, 96, 130));
+
+        ppt.close();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test-data/slideshow/table-with-different-font-colors.pptx b/test-data/slideshow/table-with-different-font-colors.pptx
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