diff --git a/_examples/document/tables/main.go b/_examples/document/tables/main.go
index 0ec03d68..329b6e1d 100644
--- a/_examples/document/tables/main.go
+++ b/_examples/document/tables/main.go
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ func main() {
 		tp.Borders().SetAll(wml.ST_BorderSingle, color.Blue, 0.5*measurement.Point)
 
 		table := doc.AddTable()
+
+		table.Properties().SetLayout(wml.ST_TblLayoutTypeFixed)
 		table.Properties().SetWidthPercent(90)
 		table.Properties().SetStyle("MyTableStyle")
 		look := table.Properties().TableLook()
diff --git a/_examples/document/tables/tables.docx b/_examples/document/tables/tables.docx
index dfa3c416..3b4c85d0 100644
Binary files a/_examples/document/tables/tables.docx and b/_examples/document/tables/tables.docx differ
diff --git a/document/tableproperties.go b/document/tableproperties.go
index 38ff0568..1d72828b 100644
--- a/document/tableproperties.go
+++ b/document/tableproperties.go
@@ -63,6 +63,19 @@ func (t TableProperties) SetWidthPercent(pct float64) {
 	t.x.TblW.WAttr.ST_DecimalNumberOrPercent.ST_UnqualifiedPercentage = gooxml.Int64(int64(pct * 50))
 }
 
+// SetLayout controls the table layout. wml.ST_TblLayoutTypeAutofit corresponds
+// to "Automatically resize to fit contents" being checked, while
+// wml.ST_TblLayoutTypeFixed corresponds to it being unchecked.
+func (t TableProperties) SetLayout(l wml.ST_TblLayoutType) {
+	// ST_TblLayoutTypeAutofit is the default
+	if l == wml.ST_TblLayoutTypeUnset || l == wml.ST_TblLayoutTypeAutofit {
+		t.x.TblLayout = nil
+	} else {
+		t.x.TblLayout = wml.NewCT_TblLayoutType()
+		t.x.TblLayout.TypeAttr = l
+	}
+}
+
 // SetAlignment sets the alignment of a table within the page.
 func (t TableProperties) SetAlignment(align wml.ST_JcTable) {
 	if align == wml.ST_JcTableUnset {