diff --git a/gslides_api/agnostic/element.py b/gslides_api/agnostic/element.py
index 163a93b..e0c7484 100644
--- a/gslides_api/agnostic/element.py
+++ b/gslides_api/agnostic/element.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+import html
 import json
 import re
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import Any, List, Literal
+from typing import Any, List, Literal, Optional
 
 import marko
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, field_validator, model_validator
@@ -53,6 +54,32 @@ def to_markdown(self) -> str:
 
         return "\n".join(lines)
 
+    def to_html(self, css_class: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
+        """Convert table data to an HTML <table> element.
+
+        Args:
+            css_class: Optional CSS class to apply to the <table> element.
+
+        Returns:
+            HTML string with <table>, <thead>, and <tbody> elements.
+        """
+        if not self.headers:
+            return ""
+
+        cls_attr = f' class="{html.escape(css_class)}"' if css_class else ""
+        parts = [f"<table{cls_attr}>", "<thead><tr>"]
+        for header in self.headers:
+            parts.append(f"<th>{html.escape(str(header))}</th>")
+        parts.append("</tr></thead><tbody>")
+        for row in self.rows:
+            parts.append("<tr>")
+            for i in range(len(self.headers)):
+                cell = str(row[i]) if i < len(row) else ""
+                parts.append(f"<td>{html.escape(cell)}</td>")
+            parts.append("</tr>")
+        parts.append("</tbody></table>")
+        return "".join(parts)
+
     def to_dataframe(self):
         """Convert table data to pandas DataFrame.
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4d4b615..625cca7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "gslides-api"
-version = "0.3.5"
+version = "0.3.6"
 description = "A Python library for working with Google Slides API using Pydantic domain objects"
 authors = ["motley.ai <info@motley.ai>"]
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/tests/test_table_data_to_html.py b/tests/test_table_data_to_html.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..727dc10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_table_data_to_html.py
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+"""Tests for TableData.to_html() method."""
+
+import pytest
+
+from gslides_api.agnostic.element import TableData
+
+
+class TestTableDataToHtml:
+    def test_basic_table(self):
+        td = TableData(headers=["Name", "Value"], rows=[["Alice", "100"], ["Bob", "200"]])
+        result = td.to_html()
+        assert "<table>" in result
+        assert "<thead>" in result
+        assert "<tbody>" in result
+        assert "<th>Name</th>" in result
+        assert "<th>Value</th>" in result
+        assert "<td>Alice</td>" in result
+        assert "<td>100</td>" in result
+        assert "<td>Bob</td>" in result
+        assert "<td>200</td>" in result
+
+    def test_with_css_class(self):
+        td = TableData(headers=["A"], rows=[["1"]])
+        result = td.to_html(css_class="dtbl")
+        assert '<table class="dtbl">' in result
+
+    def test_without_css_class(self):
+        td = TableData(headers=["A"], rows=[["1"]])
+        result = td.to_html()
+        assert "<table>" in result
+        assert "class=" not in result
+
+    def test_empty_headers(self):
+        td = TableData(headers=[], rows=[])
+        assert td.to_html() == ""
+
+    def test_html_escaping(self):
+        td = TableData(
+            headers=["<script>", "A&B"],
+            rows=[["x < y", '"quoted"']],
+        )
+        result = td.to_html()
+        assert "&lt;script&gt;" in result
+        assert "A&amp;B" in result
+        assert "x &lt; y" in result
+        assert "&quot;quoted&quot;" in result
+        assert "<script>" not in result  # must be escaped
+
+    def test_css_class_escaping(self):
+        td = TableData(headers=["A"], rows=[["1"]])
+        result = td.to_html(css_class='x" onclick="alert(1)')
+        # The double quote must be escaped so it can't break out of the attribute
+        assert '&quot;' in result
+        assert 'class="x&quot; onclick=&quot;alert(1)"' in result
+
+    def test_short_row_pads_with_empty(self):
+        td = TableData(headers=["A", "B", "C"], rows=[["only_one"]])
+        result = td.to_html()
+        assert "<td>only_one</td>" in result
+        assert result.count("<td></td>") == 2
+
+    def test_structure_order(self):
+        td = TableData(headers=["H"], rows=[["R"]])
+        result = td.to_html()
+        # Verify structural ordering
+        assert result.index("<thead>") < result.index("</thead>")
+        assert result.index("</thead>") < result.index("<tbody>")
+        assert result.index("<tbody>") < result.index("</tbody>")
+        assert result.index("</tbody>") < result.index("</table>")