diff --git a/theme/theme.inc b/theme/theme.inc
index fd4fc1a..2ac5b9a 100644
--- a/theme/theme.inc
+++ b/theme/theme.inc
@@ -187,6 +187,11 @@ function _field_collection_table_hide_empty(&$variables) {
  * Derivative of theme_table() solely for the HOOK_preprocess_table__PATTERN().
  */
 function theme_table__field_collection_table($variables) {
+  foreach($variables['header'] as &$header) {
+    if (is_array($header)) {
+      $header['scope'] = 'col';
+    }
+  }
   return theme_table($variables);
 }