diff --git a/calc.go b/calc.go
index 71d4bd3b1c..1ac7df6302 100644
--- a/calc.go
+++ b/calc.go
@@ -98,9 +98,13 @@ const (
 	tfmmss     = `(([0-9])+):(([0-9])+\.([0-9])+)( (am|pm))?`
 	tfhhmmss   = `(([0-9])+):(([0-9])+):(([0-9])+(\.([0-9])+)?)( (am|pm))?`
 	timeSuffix = `( (` + tfhh + `|` + tfhhmm + `|` + tfmmss + `|` + tfhhmmss + `))?$`
+
+	tableRefPartsCnt = 3
 )
 
 var (
+	errNotExistingTable  = errors.New("not existing table")
+	errNotExistingColumn = errors.New("not existing column")
 	// tokenPriority defined basic arithmetic operator priority
 	tokenPriority = map[string]int{
 		"^":  5,
@@ -211,6 +215,7 @@ var (
 		criteriaL,
 		criteriaG,
 	}
+	tableRefRe = regexp.MustCompile(`^(\w+)\[([^\]]+)\]$`)
 )
 
 // calcContext defines the formula execution context.
@@ -1494,6 +1499,7 @@ func parseRef(ref string) (cellRef, bool, bool, error) {
 		cell                = ref
 		tokens              = strings.Split(ref, "!")
 	)
+
 	if len(tokens) == 2 { // have a worksheet
 		cr.Sheet, cell = tokens[0], tokens[1]
 	}
@@ -1509,6 +1515,58 @@ func parseRef(ref string) (cellRef, bool, bool, error) {
 	return cr, false, false, err
 }
 
+func pickColumnInTableRef(tblRef tableRef, colName string) (string, error) {
+	offset := -1
+
+	// Column ID is not reliable for order so we need to iterate through them.
+	for i, otherColName := range tblRef.columns {
+		if colName == otherColName {
+			offset = i
+		}
+	}
+
+	if offset == -1 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("column `%s` not in table: %w", colName, errNotExistingColumn)
+	}
+
+	// Tables having just a single cell are invalid. Hence it is safe to assume it should always be a range reference.
+	coords, err := rangeRefToCoordinates(tblRef.ref)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	col := coords[0] + offset
+	rangeRef, err := coordinatesToRangeRef([]int{col, coords[1] + 1, col, coords[3]})
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s!%s", tblRef.sheet, rangeRef), nil
+}
+
+func (f *File) tryParseAsTableRef(ref string) (string, error) {
+	submatch := tableRefRe.FindStringSubmatch(ref)
+	// Fallback to regular ref.
+	if len(submatch) != tableRefPartsCnt {
+		return ref, nil
+	}
+
+	tableName := submatch[1]
+	colName := submatch[2]
+
+	rawTblRef, ok := f.tableRefs.Load(tableName)
+	if !ok {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("referencing table `%s`: %w", tableName, errNotExistingTable)
+	}
+
+	tblRef, ok := rawTblRef.(tableRef)
+	if !ok {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("unexpected reference type %T", ref))
+	}
+
+	return pickColumnInTableRef(tblRef, colName)
+}
+
 // prepareCellRange checking and convert cell reference to a cell range.
 func (cr *cellRange) prepareCellRange(col, row bool, cellRef cellRef) error {
 	if col {
@@ -1542,6 +1600,11 @@ func (cr *cellRange) prepareCellRange(col, row bool, cellRef cellRef) error {
 // characters and default sheet name.
 func (f *File) parseReference(ctx *calcContext, sheet, reference string) (formulaArg, error) {
 	reference = strings.ReplaceAll(reference, "$", "")
+	reference, err := f.tryParseAsTableRef(reference)
+	if err != nil {
+		return newErrorFormulaArg(formulaErrorNAME, "invalid reference"), err
+	}
+
 	ranges, cellRanges, cellRefs := strings.Split(reference, ":"), list.New(), list.New()
 	if len(ranges) > 1 {
 		var cr cellRange
diff --git a/calc_test.go b/calc_test.go
index fc28a05955..02915f1624 100644
--- a/calc_test.go
+++ b/calc_test.go
@@ -6447,6 +6447,85 @@ func TestCalcCellResolver(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.EqualError(t, err, "XML syntax error on line 1: invalid UTF-8")
 }
 
+func TestTableReference(t *testing.T) {
+	f := sheetWithTables(t)
+
+	assert.NoError(t, f.SetCellFormula("Sheet1", "A1", "=INDEX(FieryTable[Column1], 1)"), "cell formula for A1")
+	assert.NoError(t, f.SetCellFormula("Sheet1", "B1", "=INDEX(FieryTable[Column2], 1)"), "cell formula for A2")
+	assert.NoError(t, f.SetCellFormula("Sheet1", "C1", "=B1*2"), "cell formula for A3")
+	assert.NoError(t, f.SetCellFormula("Sheet1", "D1", "=INDEX(FrostyTable[Column1], 1)"), "cell formula for A1")
+
+	res, err := f.CalcCellValue("Sheet1", "A1")
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "calculating cell A1")
+	assert.Equal(t, "Foo", res, "A1 calc is wrong")
+
+	res, err = f.CalcCellValue("Sheet1", "B1")
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "calculating cell B1")
+	assert.Equal(t, "12.5", res, "B1 calc is wrong")
+
+	res, err = f.CalcCellValue("Sheet1", "C1")
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "calculating cell C1")
+	assert.Equal(t, "25", res, "C1 calc is wrong")
+
+	res, err = f.CalcCellValue("Sheet1", "D1")
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "calculating cell D1")
+	assert.Equal(t, "Hedgehog", res, "D1 calc is wrong")
+}
+
+func TestTableRefenceFromOtherSheet(t *testing.T) {
+	f := sheetWithTables(t)
+
+	_, err := f.NewSheet("Sheet2")
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "creating Sheet2")
+
+	assert.NoError(t, f.SetCellFormula("Sheet2", "A1", "=INDEX(FieryTable[Column1], 1)"), "cell formula for A1")
+
+	res, err := f.CalcCellValue("Sheet2", "A1")
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "calculating cell A1")
+	assert.Equal(t, "Foo", res, "A1 calc is wrong")
+}
+
+func TestTableReferenceWithDeletedTable(t *testing.T) {
+	f := sheetWithTables(t)
+
+	assert.NoError(t, f.SetCellFormula("Sheet1", "A1", "=INDEX(FieryTable[Column1], 1)"), "cell formula for A1")
+	assert.NoError(t, f.DeleteTable("FieryTable"), "deleting table")
+
+	_, err := f.CalcCellValue("Sheet1", "A1")
+	assert.Error(t, err, "A1 calc is wrong")
+}
+
+func TestTableReferenceToNotExistingTable(t *testing.T) {
+	f := sheetWithTables(t)
+	assert.NoError(t, f.SetCellFormula("Sheet1", "A1", "=INDEX(NotExisting[Column1], 1)"), "cell formula for A1")
+
+	_, err := f.CalcCellValue("Sheet1", "A1")
+	assert.Error(t, err, "A1 calc is wrong")
+}
+
+func TestTableReferenceToNotExistingColumn(t *testing.T) {
+	f := sheetWithTables(t)
+	assert.NoError(t, f.SetCellFormula("Sheet1", "A1", "=INDEX(FieryTable[NotExisting], 1)"), "cell formula for A1")
+
+	_, err := f.CalcCellValue("Sheet1", "A1")
+	assert.Error(t, err, "A1 calc is wrong")
+}
+
+func sheetWithTables(t *testing.T) *File {
+	f := NewFile()
+
+	// Multi column with default column names
+	assert.NoError(t, f.AddTable("Sheet1", &Table{Range: "A2:C5", Name: "FieryTable"}), "adding FieryTable")
+	assert.NoError(t, f.SetCellValue("Sheet1", "A3", "Foo"), "set A3")
+	assert.NoError(t, f.SetCellValue("Sheet1", "B3", "12.5"), "set A3")
+
+	// Single column with renamed column
+	assert.NoError(t, f.AddTable("Sheet1", &Table{Range: "A8:A9", Name: "FrostyTable"}), "adding FrostyTable")
+	assert.NoError(t, f.SetCellValue("Sheet1", "A9", "Hedgehog"), "set A3")
+
+	return f
+}
+
 func TestEvalInfixExp(t *testing.T) {
 	f := NewFile()
 	arg, err := f.evalInfixExp(nil, "Sheet1", "A1", []efp.Token{
diff --git a/excelize.go b/excelize.go
index 4de1ac1104..3229f15c20 100644
--- a/excelize.go
+++ b/excelize.go
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ import (
 	"archive/zip"
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/xml"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/net/html/charset"
 )
 
+const targetModeExternal = "external"
+
 // File define a populated spreadsheet file struct.
 type File struct {
 	mu               sync.Mutex
@@ -39,6 +43,7 @@ type File struct {
 	streams          map[string]*StreamWriter
 	tempFiles        sync.Map
 	xmlAttr          sync.Map
+	tableRefs        sync.Map
 	CalcChain        *xlsxCalcChain
 	CharsetReader    charsetTranscoderFn
 	Comments         map[string]*xlsxComments
@@ -59,6 +64,19 @@ type File struct {
 	WorkBook         *xlsxWorkbook
 }
 
+type tableRef struct {
+	ref     string
+	sheet   string
+	columns []string
+}
+
+type relationMetadata struct {
+	wb           *xlsxWorkbook
+	wbRels       *xlsxRelationships
+	relsPerSheet map[string]*xlsxRelationships
+	tables       map[string]*xlsxTable
+}
+
 // charsetTranscoderFn set user-defined codepage transcoder function for open
 // the spreadsheet from non-UTF-8 encoding.
 type charsetTranscoderFn func(charset string, input io.Reader) (rdr io.Reader, err error)
@@ -140,6 +158,7 @@ func newFile() *File {
 		checked:          sync.Map{},
 		sheetMap:         make(map[string]string),
 		tempFiles:        sync.Map{},
+		tableRefs:        sync.Map{},
 		Comments:         make(map[string]*xlsxComments),
 		Drawings:         sync.Map{},
 		sharedStringsMap: make(map[string]int),
@@ -204,6 +223,10 @@ func OpenReader(r io.Reader, opts ...Options) (*File, error) {
 	for k, v := range file {
 		f.Pkg.Store(k, v)
 	}
+
+	if err := f.storeRelations(file); err != nil {
+		return f, err
+	}
 	if f.CalcChain, err = f.calcChainReader(); err != nil {
 		return f, err
 	}
@@ -217,6 +240,136 @@ func OpenReader(r io.Reader, opts ...Options) (*File, error) {
 	return f, err
 }
 
+func (f *File) storeRelations(files map[string][]byte) error {
+	relMetadata, err := f.parseRelationMetadata(files)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if relMetadata.wb == nil || relMetadata.wbRels == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	sheetRelIDs := make(map[string]string)
+	for _, sheet := range relMetadata.wb.Sheets.Sheet {
+		sheetRelIDs[sheet.ID] = sheet.Name
+	}
+
+	sheetBaseToSheetNames := make(map[string]string)
+	for _, rel := range relMetadata.wbRels.Relationships {
+		sheetName, ok := sheetRelIDs[rel.ID]
+
+		if !ok || strings.ToLower(rel.TargetMode) == targetModeExternal || rel.Type != SourceRelationshipWorkSheet {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		sheetBaseToSheetNames[fmt.Sprintf("%s.rels", path.Base(rel.Target))] = sheetName
+	}
+
+	tableBaseToSheetNames := make(map[string]string)
+	for key, sheetRels := range relMetadata.relsPerSheet {
+		sheetName, ok := sheetBaseToSheetNames[key]
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		for _, rel := range sheetRels.Relationships {
+			if strings.ToLower(rel.TargetMode) == targetModeExternal || rel.Type != SourceRelationshipTable {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			tableBaseToSheetNames[path.Base(rel.Target)] = sheetName
+		}
+	}
+
+	for key, t := range relMetadata.tables {
+		if sheetName, ok := tableBaseToSheetNames[key]; ok {
+			f.tableRefs.Store(t.Name, tableRefFromXLSXTable(t, sheetName))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (f *File) parseRelationMetadata(files map[string][]byte) (*relationMetadata, error) {
+	var err error
+	relMetadata := &relationMetadata{
+		relsPerSheet: map[string]*xlsxRelationships{},
+		tables:       map[string]*xlsxTable{},
+	}
+
+	for k, v := range files {
+		switch {
+		case strings.Contains(k, "xl/workbook.xml") && v != nil:
+			relMetadata.wb, err = f.parseWorkbook(v)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		case strings.Contains(k, "xl/_rels/workbook.xml.rels") && v != nil:
+			relMetadata.wbRels, err = f.parseRelationships(v)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("workbook rels: %w", err)
+			}
+		case strings.Contains(k, "xl/worksheets/_rels") && v != nil:
+			sheetRels, err := f.parseRelationships(v)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("workbook sheet rel %s: %w", k, err)
+			}
+			relMetadata.relsPerSheet[path.Base(k)] = sheetRels
+		case strings.Contains(k, "xl/tables") && v != nil:
+			table, err := f.parseTable(v)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("table %s: %w", k, err)
+			}
+			relMetadata.tables[path.Base(k)] = table
+		}
+	}
+
+	return relMetadata, nil
+}
+
+func (f *File) parseWorkbook(v []byte) (*xlsxWorkbook, error) {
+	var wb *xlsxWorkbook
+
+	dec := f.xmlNewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(namespaceStrictToTransitional(v)))
+	if err := dec.Decode(&wb); err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("decoding workbook: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return wb, nil
+}
+
+func (f *File) parseRelationships(v []byte) (*xlsxRelationships, error) {
+	var rels *xlsxRelationships
+
+	dec := f.xmlNewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(namespaceStrictToTransitional(v)))
+	if err := dec.Decode(&rels); err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("decoding relationships: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return rels, nil
+}
+
+func (f *File) parseTable(v []byte) (*xlsxTable, error) {
+	var table *xlsxTable
+	dec := f.xmlNewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(namespaceStrictToTransitional(v)))
+	if err := dec.Decode(&table); err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parsing table: %w", err)
+	}
+	return table, nil
+}
+
+func tableRefFromXLSXTable(t *xlsxTable, sheet string) tableRef {
+	tblRef := tableRef{
+		ref:     t.Ref,
+		sheet:   sheet,
+		columns: make([]string, 0, t.TableColumns.Count),
+	}
+	for _, col := range t.TableColumns.TableColumn {
+		tblRef.columns = append(tblRef.columns, col.Name)
+	}
+	return tblRef
+}
+
 // getOptions provides a function to parse the optional settings for open
 // and reading spreadsheet.
 func (f *File) getOptions(opts ...Options) *Options {
diff --git a/excelize_test.go b/excelize_test.go
index 7416409a49..7ed65f6662 100644
--- a/excelize_test.go
+++ b/excelize_test.go
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ func TestOpenReader(t *testing.T) {
 		defaultXMLPathWorkbookRels,
 	} {
 		_, err = OpenReader(preset(defaultXMLPath, false))
-		assert.EqualError(t, err, "XML syntax error on line 1: invalid UTF-8")
+		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "XML syntax error on line 1: invalid UTF-8")
 	}
 	// Test open workbook without internal XML parts
 	for _, defaultXMLPath := range []string{
diff --git a/table.go b/table.go
index 0fb8a7119f..c58270310a 100644
--- a/table.go
+++ b/table.go
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ func (f *File) DeleteTable(name string) error {
 				if tbl.RID == table.rID {
 					ws.TableParts.TableParts = append(ws.TableParts.TableParts[:i], ws.TableParts.TableParts[i+1:]...)
 					f.Pkg.Delete(table.tableXML)
+					f.tableRefs.Delete(table.Name)
 					_ = f.removeContentTypesPart(ContentTypeSpreadSheetMLTable, "/"+table.tableXML)
 					f.deleteSheetRelationships(sheet, tbl.RID)
 					break
@@ -396,6 +397,7 @@ func (f *File) addTable(sheet, tableXML string, x1, y1, x2, y2, i int, opts *Tab
 	}
 	table, err := xml.Marshal(t)
 	f.saveFileList(tableXML, table)
+	f.tableRefs.Store(t.Name, tableRefFromXLSXTable(&t, sheet))
 	return err
 }