diff --git a/pandas/io/formats/html.py b/pandas/io/formats/html.py
index c4884ef4ce4a9..7e7cc206551de 100644
--- a/pandas/io/formats/html.py
+++ b/pandas/io/formats/html.py
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ def _write_table(self, indent: int = 0) -> None:
             border_attr = f' border="{self.border}"'
 
         self.write(
-            f'<table{border_attr} class="{" ".join(_classes)}"{id_section}>',
+            f'<table style={border_attr} class="{" ".join(_classes)}"{id_section}>',
             indent,
         )