diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org/BlockStarts.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org/BlockStarts.hs
index cc2e82d5b..f05725f16 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org/BlockStarts.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org/BlockStarts.hs
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ headerStart = try $
 tableStart :: Monad m => OrgParser m Char
 tableStart = try $ skipSpaces *> char '|'
 
+gridTableStart :: Monad m => OrgParser m ()
+gridTableStart = try $ skipSpaces <* char '+' <* char '-'
+
+
 latexEnvStart :: Monad m => OrgParser m String
 latexEnvStart = try $ do
   skipSpaces *> string "\\begin{"
@@ -126,6 +130,7 @@ endOfBlock = lookAhead . try $ do
      , hline
      , metaLineStart
      , commentLineStart
+     , gridTableStart
      , void noteMarker
      , void tableStart
      , void drawerStart
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org/Blocks.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org/Blocks.hs
index b0a19b833..89c076869 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org/Blocks.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org/Blocks.hs
@@ -755,7 +755,11 @@ data OrgTable = OrgTable
   }
 
 table :: PandocMonad m => OrgParser m (F Blocks)
-table = try $ do
+table = gridTableWith blocks True <|> orgTable
+
+-- | A normal org table
+orgTable :: PandocMonad m => OrgParser m (F Blocks)
+orgTable = try $ do
   -- don't allow a table on the first line of a list item; org requires that
   -- tables start at first non-space character on the line
   let isFirstInListItem st = (orgStateParserContext st == ListItemState) &&
@@ -854,28 +858,28 @@ normalizeTable (OrgTable colProps heads rows) =
 rowToContent :: OrgTable
              -> OrgTableRow
              -> F OrgTable
-rowToContent orgTable row =
+rowToContent tbl row =
   case row of
     OrgHlineRow       -> return singleRowPromotedToHeader
     OrgAlignRow props -> return . setProperties $ props
     OrgContentRow cs  -> appendToBody cs
  where
    singleRowPromotedToHeader :: OrgTable
-   singleRowPromotedToHeader = case orgTable of
+   singleRowPromotedToHeader = case tbl of
      OrgTable{ orgTableHeader = [], orgTableRows = b:[] } ->
-            orgTable{ orgTableHeader = b , orgTableRows = [] }
-     _   -> orgTable
+            tbl{ orgTableHeader = b , orgTableRows = [] }
+     _   -> tbl
 
    setProperties :: [ColumnProperty] -> OrgTable
-   setProperties ps = orgTable{ orgTableColumnProperties = ps }
+   setProperties ps = tbl{ orgTableColumnProperties = ps }
 
    appendToBody :: F [Blocks] -> F OrgTable
    appendToBody frow = do
      newRow <- frow
-     let oldRows = orgTableRows orgTable
+     let oldRows = orgTableRows tbl
      -- NOTE: This is an inefficient O(n) operation.  This should be changed
      -- if performance ever becomes a problem.
-     return orgTable{ orgTableRows = oldRows ++ [newRow] }
+     return tbl{ orgTableRows = oldRows ++ [newRow] }
 
 
 --
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org/Parsing.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org/Parsing.hs
index 464ef9ca6..aa3a08279 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org/Parsing.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org/Parsing.hs
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ module Text.Pandoc.Readers.Org.Parsing
   , dash
   , ellipses
   , citeKey
+  , gridTableWith
   -- * Re-exports from Text.Pandoc.Parsec
   , runParser
   , runParserT
diff --git a/test/command/3314.md b/test/command/3314.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..064b04cbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/command/3314.md
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+See #3315 and <http://docutils.sourceforge.net/docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#simple-tables>.
+
+```
+% pandoc -f org -t html5
++-----------+-------+----------+
+| First     | 12.0  | Example  |
+|           |       | row      |
+|           |       | spanning |
+|           |       | lines    |
++-----------+-------+----------+
+| Second    | 5.0   | Another  |
++-----------+-------+----------+
+^D
+<table style="width:43%;">
+<colgroup>
+<col style="width: 16%" />
+<col style="width: 11%" />
+<col style="width: 15%" />
+</colgroup>
+<tbody>
+<tr class="odd">
+<td>First</td>
+<td>12.0</td>
+<td>Example row spanning lines</td>
+</tr>
+<tr class="even">
+<td>Second</td>
+<td>5.0</td>
+<td>Another</td>
+</tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
+```
+