diff --git a/css/react-bootstrap-table.css b/css/react-bootstrap-table.css
index 354d5fed7..1672890b3 100644
--- a/css/react-bootstrap-table.css
+++ b/css/react-bootstrap-table.css
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   margin-bottom: 0;
 }
 
-.react-bs-table {
+.react-bs-table-bordered {
   border: 1px solid #ddd;
   border-radius: 5px;
 }
diff --git a/src/BootstrapTable.js b/src/BootstrapTable.js
index d04233ee5..7b7dbd7a5 100644
--- a/src/BootstrapTable.js
+++ b/src/BootstrapTable.js
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ class BootstrapTable extends Component {
         { toolBar }
         { showPaginationOnTop ? pagination : null }
         <div ref='table'
-            className={ classSet('react-bs-table', this.props.tableContainerClass) }
+            className={ classSet('react-bs-table', { 'react-bs-table-bordered': this.props.bordered }, this.props.tableContainerClass) }
             style={ { ...style, ...this.props.tableStyle } }
             onMouseEnter={ this.handleMouseEnter }
             onMouseLeave={ this.handleMouseLeave }>