diff --git a/doc/_static/theme_overrides.css b/doc/_static/theme_overrides.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..63ee6cc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/_static/theme_overrides.css
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/* override table width restrictions */
+@media screen and (min-width: 767px) {
+
+   .wy-table-responsive table td {
+      /* !important prevents the common CSS stylesheets from overriding
+         this as on RTD they are loaded after this stylesheet */
+      white-space: normal !important;
+   }
+
+   .wy-table-responsive {
+      overflow: visible !important;
+   }
+}
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 47ab96a1..de2a370b 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -103,7 +103,13 @@ html_logo = 'images/logo.svg'
 # Add any paths that contain custom static files (such as style sheets) here,
 # relative to this directory. They are copied after the builtin static files,
 # so a file named "default.css" will overwrite the builtin "default.css".
-#html_static_path = ['_static']
+html_static_path = ['_static']
+
+html_context = {
+    'css_files' : [
+        '_static/theme_overrides.css', # Fix wide tables in RTD theme
+        ],
+    }
 
 # -- Options for HTMLHelp output ------------------------------------------