diff --git a/src/docx/oxml/__init__.py b/src/docx/oxml/__init__.py
index 37f608cef..503c0050e 100644
--- a/src/docx/oxml/__init__.py
+++ b/src/docx/oxml/__init__.py
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@
     CT_TblGrid,
     CT_TblGridCol,
     CT_TblLayoutType,
+    CT_TblLook,
     CT_TblPr,
     CT_TblPrEx,
     CT_TblWidth,
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@
 register_element_cls("w:tbl", CT_Tbl)
 register_element_cls("w:tblGrid", CT_TblGrid)
 register_element_cls("w:tblLayout", CT_TblLayoutType)
+register_element_cls("w:tblLook", CT_TblLook)
 register_element_cls("w:tblPr", CT_TblPr)
 register_element_cls("w:tblPrEx", CT_TblPrEx)
 register_element_cls("w:tblStyle", CT_String)
diff --git a/src/docx/oxml/table.py b/src/docx/oxml/table.py
index 9457da207..98675d9a1 100644
--- a/src/docx/oxml/table.py
+++ b/src/docx/oxml/table.py
@@ -256,6 +256,20 @@ def _tcs_xml(cls, col_count: int, col_width: Length) -> str:
         ) * col_count
 
 
+class CT_TblLook(BaseOxmlElement):
+    """`w:tblLook` element, child of `w:tblPr`.
+
+    Specifies visual formatting of the table
+    """
+
+    noHBand: int | None = OptionalAttribute(  # pyright: ignore[reportAssignmentType]
+        "w:noHBand", XsdInt, default=1
+    )
+    noVBand: int | None = OptionalAttribute(  # pyright: ignore[reportAssignmentType]
+        "w:noVBand", XsdInt, default=1
+    )
+
+
 class CT_TblGrid(BaseOxmlElement):
     """`w:tblGrid` element.
 
@@ -301,6 +315,7 @@ class CT_TblPr(BaseOxmlElement):
     get_or_add_bidiVisual: Callable[[], CT_OnOff]
     get_or_add_jc: Callable[[], CT_Jc]
     get_or_add_tblLayout: Callable[[], CT_TblLayoutType]
+    get_or_add_tblLook: Callable[[], CT_TblLook]
     _add_tblStyle: Callable[[], CT_String]
     _remove_bidiVisual: Callable[[], None]
     _remove_jc: Callable[[], None]
@@ -338,6 +353,9 @@ class CT_TblPr(BaseOxmlElement):
     tblLayout: CT_TblLayoutType | None = ZeroOrOne(  # pyright: ignore[reportAssignmentType]
         "w:tblLayout", successors=_tag_seq[13:]
     )
+    tblLook: CT_TblLook | None = ZeroOrOne(
+        "w:tblLook", successors=_tag_seq[15:])  # pyright: ignore[reportAssignmentType]
+
     del _tag_seq
 
     @property
diff --git a/src/docx/table.py b/src/docx/table.py
index 545c46884..9491694cb 100644
--- a/src/docx/table.py
+++ b/src/docx/table.py
@@ -82,6 +82,34 @@ def autofit(self) -> bool:
     def autofit(self, value: bool):
         self._tblPr.autofit = value
 
+    @property
+    def banded_columns(self) -> bool:
+        """|True| if banded columns formatting is applied to this table.
+
+        |False| if banded columns formatting is not applied. Read/write boolean.
+        """
+        tblLook = self._tblPr.tblLook
+        return not tblLook.noVBand if tblLook is not None else False
+    
+    @banded_columns.setter
+    def banded_columns(self, value: bool):
+        tblLook = self._tblPr.get_or_add_tblLook()
+        tblLook.noVBand = int(not value)
+
+    @property
+    def banded_rows(self) -> bool:
+        """|True| if banded rows formatting is applied to this table.
+
+        |False| if banded rows formatting is not applied. Read/write boolean.
+        """
+        tblLook = self._tblPr.tblLook
+        return not tblLook.noHBand if tblLook is not None else False
+
+    @banded_rows.setter
+    def banded_rows(self, value: bool):
+        tblLook = self._tblPr.get_or_add_tblLook()
+        tblLook.noHBand = int(not value)
+        
     def cell(self, row_idx: int, col_idx: int) -> _Cell:
         """|_Cell| at `row_idx`, `col_idx` intersection.