diff --git a/docs/app/views/examples/components/table/_preview.html.erb b/docs/app/views/examples/components/table/_preview.html.erb
index 6f29aecbd3..4375030c6b 100644
--- a/docs/app/views/examples/components/table/_preview.html.erb
+++ b/docs/app/views/examples/components/table/_preview.html.erb
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ sample_table = {
     "Revenue",
     "Status"
   ],
+  # responsive_stack: true,
   rows: [
     [
       %(
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ sample_table = {
     "Last activity",
     ""
   ],
+  responsive_stack: true,
   rows: [
     [
       %(
diff --git a/docs/lib/sage_rails/app/helpers/sage_table_helper.rb b/docs/lib/sage_rails/app/helpers/sage_table_helper.rb
index 81b26dfff4..ffd4e72a0b 100644
--- a/docs/lib/sage_rails/app/helpers/sage_table_helper.rb
+++ b/docs/lib/sage_rails/app/helpers/sage_table_helper.rb
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ def sage_table_classes(table)
     table_classlist << " sage-table--condensed" if table.condensed
     table_classlist << " sage-table--has-leading-input" if table.has_leading_input
     table_classlist << " sage-table--has-menu-options" if table.has_menu_options
+    table_classlist << " sage-table--stack" if table.responsive_stack
 
     return table_classlist
   end
diff --git a/docs/lib/sage_rails/app/sage_components/sage_table.rb b/docs/lib/sage_rails/app/sage_components/sage_table.rb
index ab80f3e32a..7bf998f601 100644
--- a/docs/lib/sage_rails/app/sage_components/sage_table.rb
+++ b/docs/lib/sage_rails/app/sage_components/sage_table.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class SageTable < SageComponent
     reset_above: [:optional, NilClass, TrueClass],
     reset_below: [:optional, NilClass, TrueClass],
     responsive: [:optional, NilClass, TrueClass],
+    responsive_stack: [:optional, NilClass, TrueClass],
     rows: [:optional, NilClass, Array],
     selectable: [:optional, NilClass, TrueClass],
   })
diff --git a/packages/sage-assets/lib/stylesheets/components/_table.scss b/packages/sage-assets/lib/stylesheets/components/_table.scss
index 2ea7dad0d5..3986538218 100644
--- a/packages/sage-assets/lib/stylesheets/components/_table.scss
+++ b/packages/sage-assets/lib/stylesheets/components/_table.scss
@@ -273,6 +273,10 @@ $-table-avatar-width: rem(32px);
   max-width: $-table-cell-truncate-width;
 }
 
+.sage-table-cell__heading--responsive {
+  display: none;
+}
+
 .sage-table-cell--checkbox {
   width: $-table-checkbox-width;
 }
@@ -350,11 +354,11 @@ $-table-avatar-width: rem(32px);
 }
 
 @media screen and (max-width: sage-breakpoint(sm-max)) {
-  .sage-table {
+  .sage-table--stack {
     thead {
       tr,
       &::after {
-        display: none;
+        @include visually-hidden;
       }
     }
 
@@ -362,6 +366,11 @@ $-table-avatar-width: rem(32px);
       position: relative;
     }
 
+    .sage-table-cell__heading--responsive {
+      display: inline-block;
+      align-items: center;
+    }
+
     &.sage-table--has-menu-options {
       td:last-of-type {
         position: absolute;
@@ -373,121 +382,88 @@ $-table-avatar-width: rem(32px);
     td {
       padding: rem(6px) 0;
     }
-  }
 
-  table,
-  thead,
-  tbody,
-  th,
-  td,
-  tr,
-  caption {
-    display: block;
-  }
-
-  tr {
-    padding: rem(16px) rem(18px);
-    border: sage-border(default);
-    border-radius: sage-border(radius);
-
-    & + & {
-      margin-top: sage-spacing(sm);
+    // table,
+    thead,
+    tbody,
+    th,
+    td,
+    tr,
+    caption {
+      display: block;
     }
-  }
-
-  td {
-    display: grid;
-    grid-template-columns: auto auto;
-    grid-gap: 1em 0.5em;
-    justify-content: space-between;
-  }
-
-  td:nth-of-type(4)::before,
-  td:nth-of-type(5)::before {
-    text-align: left;
-  }
-
-  // TODO UXD - QUINTON - find scalable solution
-  td::before {
-    color: sage-color(charcoal, 200);
-  }
-  td:nth-child(1)::before {
-    content: "Name ";
-    display: none;
-  }
-
-  td:nth-child(2)::before {
-    content: "Email ";
-  }
-
-  td:nth-child(3)::before {
-    content: "Labels ";
-  }
-
-  td:nth-child(4)::before {
-    content: "Status ";
-  }
-
-  td:nth-child(5)::before {
-    content: "Status ";
-  }
-
-  td:nth-child(6)::before {
-    content: "Status ";
-  }
-
-  td:nth-child(7)::before {
-    content: "Status ";
-  }
 
-  .sage-table--has-menu-options td:last-child::before {
-    display: none;
-  }
+    tr {
+      padding: rem(16px) rem(18px);
+      border: sage-border(default);
+      border-radius: sage-border(radius);
 
-  .sage-table--has-leading-input {
-    td:nth-child(2) {
-      margin-left: sage-spacing(sm);
+      & + & {
+        margin-top: sage-spacing(sm);
+      }
     }
 
-    td:nth-child(-n+2) {
-      display: inline-flex;
+    td {
+      display: grid;
+      grid-template-columns: auto auto;
+      grid-gap: 1em 0.5em;
+      justify-content: space-between;
     }
 
-    td:nth-child(n+3) {
-      margin-left: rem(40px);
-    }
+    // td:nth-of-type(4)::before,
+    // td:nth-of-type(5)::before {
+    //   text-align: left;
+    // }
 
-    td:nth-child(2)::before {
-      content: "Name ";
+    .sage-table--has-menu-options td:last-child::before {
       display: none;
     }
 
-    td:nth-child(3)::before {
-      content: "Email ";
-    }
+    .sage-table--has-leading-input {
+      td:nth-child(2) {
+        margin-left: sage-spacing(sm);
+      }
 
-    td:nth-child(4)::before {
-      content: "Labels ";
-    }
+      td:nth-child(-n+2) {
+        display: inline-flex;
+      }
 
-    td:nth-child(5)::before {
-      content: "Status ";
-    }
+      td:nth-child(n+3) {
+        margin-left: rem(40px);
+      }
 
-    td:nth-child(6)::before {
-      content: "Status ";
-    }
+      td:nth-child(2)::before {
+        content: "Name ";
+        display: none;
+      }
 
-    td:nth-child(7)::before {
-      content: "Status ";
-    }
+      td:nth-child(3)::before {
+        content: "Email ";
+      }
 
-    td:nth-child(8)::before {
-      content: "Status ";
-    }
+      td:nth-child(4)::before {
+        content: "Labels ";
+      }
 
-    td:last-child::before {
-      display: none;
+      td:nth-child(5)::before {
+        content: "Status ";
+      }
+
+      td:nth-child(6)::before {
+        content: "Status ";
+      }
+
+      td:nth-child(7)::before {
+        content: "Status ";
+      }
+
+      td:nth-child(8)::before {
+        content: "Status ";
+      }
+
+      td:last-child::before {
+        display: none;
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/sage-system/lib/table.js b/packages/sage-system/lib/table.js
index cac7ed975b..a941168d4b 100644
--- a/packages/sage-system/lib/table.js
+++ b/packages/sage-system/lib/table.js
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ Sage.table = (function() {
   // Variables
   // ==================================================
 
-  // const SELECTOR_TABLE = "[data-js-table]";
-  const SELECTOR_TABLE = ".sage-table";
+  const RESPONSIVE_TABLE = ".sage-table--stack";
   const MOBILE_TABLE_MAX_WIDTH = "767"; // SM_MAX
 
   // ==================================================
@@ -31,31 +30,55 @@ Sage.table = (function() {
     });
   }
 
-  // TODO: Q: do this for each table
+  // create alternative table headings for responsive "stacked" tables
   function ResponsiveCellHeaders(elem) {
-    var THarray = [];
-    var tables = document.querySelectorAll(SELECTOR_TABLE);
+    const tables = document.querySelectorAll(RESPONSIVE_TABLE);
+
+    const cellHeaderTemplate = (textLabel) => {
+      const cellHeader = document.createElement('span');
+
+      cellHeader.classList.add('sage-table-cell__heading--responsive');
+      cellHeader.innerText = textLabel.trim(); // trim whitespace just in case
+
+      // content must be hidden from screen readers since it duplicates table headers
+      cellHeader.setAttribute('aria-hidden', true);
+
+      return cellHeader;
+    };
+
     tables.forEach(table => {
-      // var table = document.querySelector(SELECTOR_TABLE);
-      var ths = table.getElementsByTagName("th");
-      for (var i = 0; i < ths.length; i++) {
-        var headingText = ths[i].innerHTML.trim();
-        THarray.push(headingText);
-      }
-      var styleElm = document.createElement("style"),
-        styleSheet;
-      document.head.appendChild(styleElm);
-      styleSheet = styleElm.sheet;
-      for (var i = 0; i < THarray.length; i++) {
-        styleSheet.insertRule(
-          "" +
-            elem +
-            " td:nth-child(" +
-            (i + 1) +
-            ')::before { content:"' + THarray[i] + ': ";}',
-          styleSheet.cssRules.length
-        );
-      }
+      const headers = table.querySelectorAll('thead th');
+      const rows = table.querySelectorAll('tbody tr');
+      const tableHeadings = [];
+
+      // populate an array with each table's headers
+      headers.forEach(header => {
+        const label = header.textContent.trim();
+        tableHeadings.push(label);
+      })
+
+      rows.forEach(row => {
+        if (!row.hasChildNodes()) return; // skip empty rows
+
+        const cells = Array.from(row.children);
+
+        // add header text to each cell
+        const updatedCells = cells.map((cell, i) => {
+          if (!tableHeadings[i].length) return; // skip empty headers
+
+          const newHeader = cellHeaderTemplate(tableHeadings[i]);
+          cell.prepend(newHeader);
+        });
+
+        // look for cells with positioned content
+        cells.forEach((cell) => {
+          const checkboxes = cell.querySelectorAll(".sage-checkbox");
+
+          if (checkboxes.length) {
+            cell.classList.add('sage-table-cell--checkbox');
+          }
+        })
+      })
     })
   }
 
@@ -68,7 +91,7 @@ Sage.table = (function() {
 
     group.forEach(el => {
       el.setAttribute('role', args.role);
-    })
+    });
   }
 
   function addTableAria() {
@@ -96,9 +119,9 @@ Sage.table = (function() {
     if (document.querySelector('.sage-table--sortable') !== null) {
       sortEvents();
     }
-    if (document.querySelector(SELECTOR_TABLE) !== null && window.innerWidth <= MOBILE_TABLE_MAX_WIDTH) {
+    if (document.querySelector(RESPONSIVE_TABLE) !== null && window.innerWidth <= MOBILE_TABLE_MAX_WIDTH) {
       addTableAria();
-      ResponsiveCellHeaders(SELECTOR_TABLE);
+      ResponsiveCellHeaders(RESPONSIVE_TABLE);
     }
   }