diff --git a/ClosedXML/Excel/Cells/XLCell.cs b/ClosedXML/Excel/Cells/XLCell.cs
index f5e9084..e5672c9 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/Excel/Cells/XLCell.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/Excel/Cells/XLCell.cs
@@ -475,6 +475,9 @@
 
         public IXLTable InsertTable<T>(IEnumerable<T> data, string tableName, bool createTable)
         {
+            if (createTable && this.Worksheet.Tables.Any(t => t.Contains(this)))
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(String.Format("This cell '{0}' is already part of a table.", this.Address.ToString()));
+
             if (data != null && !(data is String))
             {
                 var ro = Address.RowNumber + 1;
@@ -693,6 +696,9 @@
         {
             if (data == null) return null;
 
+            if (createTable && this.Worksheet.Tables.Any(t => t.Contains(this)))
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(String.Format("This cell '{0}' is already part of a table.", this.Address.ToString()));
+
             if (data.Rows.Count > 0) return InsertTable(data.AsEnumerable(), tableName, createTable);
 
             var ro = Address.RowNumber;
diff --git a/ClosedXML_Tests/Excel/Tables/TablesTests.cs b/ClosedXML_Tests/Excel/Tables/TablesTests.cs
index 1a35952..a0ae7ae 100644
--- a/ClosedXML_Tests/Excel/Tables/TablesTests.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML_Tests/Excel/Tables/TablesTests.cs
@@ -451,5 +451,21 @@
                 Assert.AreEqual(2, table.Fields.Last().Index);
             }
         }
+
+
+        [Test]
+        public void OverlappingTablesThrowsException()
+        {
+            var dt = new DataTable("sheet1");
+            dt.Columns.Add("col1", typeof(string));
+            dt.Columns.Add("col2", typeof(double));
+
+            using (var wb = new XLWorkbook())
+            {
+                IXLWorksheet ws = wb.AddWorksheet("Sheet1");
+                ws.FirstCell().InsertTable(dt, true);
+                Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => ws.FirstCell().CellRight().InsertTable(dt, true));
+            }
+        }
     }
 }