diff --git a/docling_core/transforms/serializer/markdown.py b/docling_core/transforms/serializer/markdown.py
index 0702241b..22a1d041 100644
--- a/docling_core/transforms/serializer/markdown.py
+++ b/docling_core/transforms/serializer/markdown.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ class MarkdownParams(CommonParams):
     )
     orig_list_item_marker_mode: OrigListItemMarkerMode = OrigListItemMarkerMode.AUTO
     ensure_valid_list_item_marker: bool = True
+    disable_table_numparse: bool = False
     format_code_blocks: bool = Field(
         default=True,
         description="Whether to wrap code items in markdown code block formatting (```). ",
@@ -416,15 +417,12 @@ def serialize(
                 for row in item.data.grid
             ]
             if len(rows) > 0:
-                try:
-                    table_text = tabulate(rows[1:], headers=rows[0], tablefmt="github")
-                except ValueError:
-                    table_text = tabulate(
-                        rows[1:],
-                        headers=rows[0],
-                        tablefmt="github",
-                        disable_numparse=True,
-                    )
+                table_text = tabulate(
+                    rows[1:],
+                    headers=rows[0],
+                    tablefmt="github",
+                    disable_numparse=params.disable_table_numparse,
+                )
             else:
                 table_text = ""
             if table_text:
diff --git a/docling_core/types/doc/document.py b/docling_core/types/doc/document.py
index a2ffab45..b56c1c16 100644
--- a/docling_core/types/doc/document.py
+++ b/docling_core/types/doc/document.py
@@ -5032,6 +5032,7 @@ def export_to_markdown(  # noqa: C901
         allowed_meta_names: Optional[set[str]] = None,
         blocked_meta_names: Optional[set[str]] = None,
         mark_meta: bool = False,
+        disable_table_numparse: bool = False,
     ) -> str:
         r"""Serialize to Markdown.
 
@@ -5127,6 +5128,7 @@ def export_to_markdown(  # noqa: C901
                 allowed_meta_names=allowed_meta_names,
                 blocked_meta_names=blocked_meta_names or set(),
                 mark_annotations=mark_annotations,
+                disable_table_numparse=disable_table_numparse,
             ),
         )
         ser_res = serializer.serialize()