diff --git a/shared/editor/commands/table.ts b/shared/editor/commands/table.ts
index 98c6cd2da..dc1bfecd6 100644
--- a/shared/editor/commands/table.ts
+++ b/shared/editor/commands/table.ts
@@ -62,32 +62,39 @@ export function createTable(
   return types.table.createChecked(null, rows);
 }
 
-export function addRowAfterAndMoveSelection({
+export function addRowAndMoveSelection({
   index,
 }: {
   index?: number;
 } = {}): Command {
-  return (state, dispatch) => {
+  return (state, dispatch, view) => {
     if (!isInTable(state)) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    if (dispatch) {
-      const rect = selectedRect(state);
-      const indexAfter = index !== undefined ? index + 1 : rect.bottom;
-      const tr = addRow(state.tr, rect, indexAfter);
-      const cells = getCellsInColumn(0)(state);
+    const rect = selectedRect(state);
+    const cells = getCellsInColumn(0)(state);
 
-      // Special case when adding row to the end of the table as the calculated
-      // rect does not include the row that we just added.
-      if (indexAfter !== rect.map.height) {
-        const pos = cells[Math.min(cells.length - 1, indexAfter)];
-        const $pos = tr.doc.resolve(pos);
-        dispatch(tr.setSelection(TextSelection.near($pos)));
-      } else {
-        const $pos = tr.doc.resolve(rect.tableStart + rect.table.nodeSize);
-        dispatch(tr.setSelection(TextSelection.near($pos)));
-      }
+    // If the cursor is at the beginning of the first column then insert row
+    // above instead of below.
+    if (rect.left === 0 && view?.endOfTextblock("backward", state)) {
+      const indexBefore = index !== undefined ? index - 1 : rect.top;
+      dispatch?.(addRow(state.tr, rect, indexBefore));
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    const indexAfter = index !== undefined ? index + 1 : rect.bottom;
+    const tr = addRow(state.tr, rect, indexAfter);
+
+    // Special case when adding row to the end of the table as the calculated
+    // rect does not include the row that we just added.
+    if (indexAfter !== rect.map.height) {
+      const pos = cells[Math.min(cells.length - 1, indexAfter)];
+      const $pos = tr.doc.resolve(pos);
+      dispatch?.(tr.setSelection(TextSelection.near($pos)));
+    } else {
+      const $pos = tr.doc.resolve(rect.tableStart + rect.table.nodeSize);
+      dispatch?.(tr.setSelection(TextSelection.near($pos)));
     }
 
     return true;
diff --git a/shared/editor/nodes/Table.ts b/shared/editor/nodes/Table.ts
index 2ff4bc68c..226931a5b 100644
--- a/shared/editor/nodes/Table.ts
+++ b/shared/editor/nodes/Table.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
 } from "prosemirror-tables";
 import { Decoration, DecorationSet } from "prosemirror-view";
 import {
-  addRowAfterAndMoveSelection,
+  addRowAndMoveSelection,
   setColumnAttr,
   createTable,
 } from "../commands/table";
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export default class Table extends Node {
       addColumnBefore: () => addColumnBefore,
       addColumnAfter: () => addColumnAfter,
       deleteColumn: () => deleteColumn,
-      addRowAfter: addRowAfterAndMoveSelection,
+      addRowAfter: addRowAndMoveSelection,
       deleteRow: () => deleteRow,
       deleteTable: () => deleteTable,
       toggleHeaderColumn: () => toggleHeaderColumn,
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ export default class Table extends Node {
 
   keys() {
     return {
-      Tab: chainCommands(goToNextCell(1), addRowAfterAndMoveSelection()),
+      Tab: chainCommands(goToNextCell(1), addRowAndMoveSelection()),
       "Shift-Tab": goToNextCell(-1),
-      Enter: addRowAfterAndMoveSelection(),
+      Enter: addRowAndMoveSelection(),
     };
   }