diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/table/options.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/table/options.rs
index 86c55e14cf..565bfbfc54 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/table/options.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/table/options.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ pub fn table_mode(config: &NuConfig) -> nu_table::Theme {
             Ok(m) if m == "compact" => nu_table::Theme::compact(),
             Ok(m) if m == "light" => nu_table::Theme::light(),
             Ok(m) if m == "thin" => nu_table::Theme::thin(),
+            Ok(m) if m == "compact_double" => nu_table::Theme::compact_double(),
             _ => nu_table::Theme::compact(),
         })
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-data/src/config/table.rs b/crates/nu-data/src/config/table.rs
index e9462ea813..72b1389109 100644
--- a/crates/nu-data/src/config/table.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-data/src/config/table.rs
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ pub fn table_mode(config: &NuConfig) -> nu_table::Theme {
             Ok(m) if m == "compact" => nu_table::Theme::compact(),
             Ok(m) if m == "light" => nu_table::Theme::light(),
             Ok(m) if m == "thin" => nu_table::Theme::thin(),
+            Ok(m) if m == "compact_double" => nu_table::Theme::compact_double(),
             _ => nu_table::Theme::compact(),
         })
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-table/src/table.rs b/crates/nu-table/src/table.rs
index f266de1f3c..dcbf7962bf 100644
--- a/crates/nu-table/src/table.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-table/src/table.rs
@@ -197,6 +197,35 @@ impl Theme {
             separate_header: true,
             separate_rows: false,
 
+            print_left_border: false,
+            print_right_border: false,
+            print_top_border: true,
+            print_bottom_border: true,
+        }
+    }
+    #[allow(unused)]
+    pub fn compact_double() -> Theme {
+        Theme {
+            top_left: '═',
+            middle_left: '═',
+            bottom_left: '═',
+            top_center: '╦',
+            center: '╬',
+            bottom_center: '╩',
+            top_right: '═',
+            middle_right: '═',
+            bottom_right: '═',
+            top_horizontal: '═',
+            middle_horizontal: '═',
+            bottom_horizontal: '═',
+
+            left_vertical: ' ',
+            center_vertical: '║',
+            right_vertical: ' ',
+
+            separate_header: true,
+            separate_rows: false,
+
             print_left_border: false,
             print_right_border: false,
             print_top_border: true,