diff --git a/crates/nu-table/src/common.rs b/crates/nu-table/src/common.rs
index c35eecf2f0..f2a3b48ec9 100644
--- a/crates/nu-table/src/common.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-table/src/common.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,20 @@ pub fn create_nu_table_config(
     }
 }
 
+pub fn nu_value_to_string_colored(val: &Value, cfg: &Config, style: &StyleComputer) -> String {
+    let (mut text, value_style) = nu_value_to_string(val, cfg, style);
+    if let Some(color) = value_style.color_style {
+        text = color.paint(text).to_string();
+    }
+
+    if matches!(val, Value::String { .. }) {
+        text = clean_charset(&text);
+        colorize_space_str(&mut text, style);
+    }
+
+    text
+}
+
 pub fn nu_value_to_string(val: &Value, cfg: &Config, style: &StyleComputer) -> NuText {
     let float_precision = cfg.float_precision as usize;
     let text = val.into_abbreviated_string(cfg);
diff --git a/crates/nu-table/src/types/expanded.rs b/crates/nu-table/src/types/expanded.rs
index 3b2ad16b87..9e5c11928e 100644
--- a/crates/nu-table/src/types/expanded.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-table/src/types/expanded.rs
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ use tabled::grid::config::Position;
 use crate::{
     common::{
         create_nu_table_config, error_sign, get_header_style, get_index_style,
-        load_theme_from_config, nu_value_to_string, nu_value_to_string_clean, wrap_text, NuText,
-        StringResult, TableResult, INDEX_COLUMN_NAME,
+        load_theme_from_config, nu_value_to_string, nu_value_to_string_clean,
+        nu_value_to_string_colored, wrap_text, NuText, StringResult, TableResult,
+        INDEX_COLUMN_NAME,
     },
     string_width, NuTable, NuTableCell, TableOpts, TableOutput,
 };
@@ -448,10 +449,10 @@ fn expand_table_value(
                 ))),
             }
         }
-        _ => Ok(Some((
-            value_to_wrapped_string_clean(value, cfg, value_width),
-            false,
-        ))),
+        _ => {
+            let text = value_to_wrapped_string_clean(value, cfg, value_width);
+            Ok(Some((text, false)))
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -607,9 +608,6 @@ fn value_to_wrapped_string(value: &Value, cfg: &Cfg<'_>, value_width: usize) ->
 }
 
 fn value_to_wrapped_string_clean(value: &Value, cfg: &Cfg<'_>, value_width: usize) -> String {
-    wrap_text(
-        &value_to_string_clean(value, cfg),
-        value_width,
-        cfg.opts.config,
-    )
+    let text = nu_value_to_string_colored(value, cfg.opts.config, cfg.opts.style_computer);
+    wrap_text(&text, value_width, cfg.opts.config)
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-table/src/types/general.rs b/crates/nu-table/src/types/general.rs
index 5301c683d6..c76c319b9f 100644
--- a/crates/nu-table/src/types/general.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-table/src/types/general.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use crate::{
     clean_charset, colorize_space,
     common::{
         create_nu_table_config, get_empty_style, get_header_style, get_index_style,
-        get_value_style, NuText, INDEX_COLUMN_NAME,
+        get_value_style, nu_value_to_string_colored, NuText, INDEX_COLUMN_NAME,
     },
     NuTable, NuTableCell, StringResult, TableOpts, TableOutput, TableResult,
 };
@@ -47,20 +47,15 @@ fn kv_table(record: &Record, opts: TableOpts<'_>) -> StringResult {
             return Ok(None);
         }
 
-        let is_string_value = matches!(value, Value::String { .. });
-        let mut value = value.into_abbreviated_string(opts.config);
-        if is_string_value {
-            value = clean_charset(&value);
-        }
+        let value = nu_value_to_string_colored(value, opts.config, opts.style_computer);
 
         let key = NuTableCell::new(column.to_string());
         let value = NuTableCell::new(value);
+
         row.push(key);
         row.push(value);
     }
 
-    colorize_space(&mut data, opts.style_computer);
-
     let mut table = NuTable::from(data);
     table.set_index_style(TextStyle::default_field());