diff --git a/packages/lexical-table/src/LexicalTableSelection.ts b/packages/lexical-table/src/LexicalTableSelection.ts
index ff1377eb63a..f4e94bdc87f 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-table/src/LexicalTableSelection.ts
+++ b/packages/lexical-table/src/LexicalTableSelection.ts
@@ -331,10 +331,13 @@ export class TableSelection implements BaseSelection {
   }
 
   getTextContent(): string {
-    const nodes = this.getNodes();
+    const nodes = this.getNodes().filter((node) => $isTableCellNode(node));
     let textContent = '';
     for (let i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
-      textContent += nodes[i].getTextContent();
+      const node = nodes[i];
+      const row = node.__parent;
+      const nextRow = (nodes[i + 1] || {}).__parent;
+      textContent += node.getTextContent() + (nextRow !== row ? '\n' : '\t');
     }
     return textContent;
   }
diff --git a/packages/lexical-table/src/__tests__/unit/LexicalTableNode.test.tsx b/packages/lexical-table/src/__tests__/unit/LexicalTableNode.test.tsx
index a560884f8d6..b11b99490b6 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-table/src/__tests__/unit/LexicalTableNode.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/lexical-table/src/__tests__/unit/LexicalTableNode.test.tsx
@@ -294,6 +294,56 @@ describe('LexicalTableNode tests', () => {
           `<p><br></p><table><tr><th><p><br></p></th><th><p><br></p></th><th><p><br></p></th><th><p><br></p></th></tr><tr><th><p><br></p></th><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><th><p><br></p></th><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><th><p><br></p></th><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr></table>`,
         );
       });
+
+      test('Table plain text output validation', async () => {
+        const {editor} = testEnv;
+
+        await editor.update(() => {
+          const root = $getRoot();
+          const table = $createTableNodeWithDimensions(4, 4, true);
+          root.append(table);
+        });
+        await editor.update(() => {
+          const root = $getRoot();
+          const table = root.getLastChild<TableNode>();
+          if (table) {
+            const DOMTable = $getElementForTableNode(editor, table);
+            if (DOMTable) {
+              table
+                ?.getCellNodeFromCords(0, 0, DOMTable)
+                ?.getLastChild<ParagraphNode>()
+                ?.append($createTextNode('1'));
+              table
+                ?.getCellNodeFromCords(1, 0, DOMTable)
+                ?.getLastChild<ParagraphNode>()
+                ?.append($createTextNode(''));
+              table
+                ?.getCellNodeFromCords(2, 0, DOMTable)
+                ?.getLastChild<ParagraphNode>()
+                ?.append($createTextNode('2'));
+              table
+                ?.getCellNodeFromCords(0, 1, DOMTable)
+                ?.getLastChild<ParagraphNode>()
+                ?.append($createTextNode('3'));
+              table
+                ?.getCellNodeFromCords(1, 1, DOMTable)
+                ?.getLastChild<ParagraphNode>()
+                ?.append($createTextNode('4'));
+              table
+                ?.getCellNodeFromCords(2, 1, DOMTable)
+                ?.getLastChild<ParagraphNode>()
+                ?.append($createTextNode(''));
+              const selection = $createTableSelection();
+              selection.set(
+                table.__key,
+                table?.getCellNodeFromCords(0, 0, DOMTable)?.__key || '',
+                table?.getCellNodeFromCords(2, 1, DOMTable)?.__key || '',
+              );
+              expect(selection.getTextContent()).toBe(`1\t\t2\n3\t4\t\n`);
+            }
+          }
+        });
+      });
     },
     undefined,
     <TablePlugin />,