diff --git a/packages/main/cypress/specs/Table.cy.tsx b/packages/main/cypress/specs/Table.cy.tsx
index eccdae39193c..03c4885e1644 100644
--- a/packages/main/cypress/specs/Table.cy.tsx
+++ b/packages/main/cypress/specs/Table.cy.tsx
@@ -445,8 +445,9 @@ describe("Table - Horizontal alignment of cells", () => {
 			.should("have.css", "justify-content", alignment)
 			.and($el => {
 				const style = $el.attr("style");
+				const headerCellId = $el.attr("id");
 				const variable = style?.match(/justify-content: ([^;]+)/)?.[1] ?? "";
-				expect(variable).to.equal(`var(--horizontal-align-default-${index})`);
+				expect(variable).to.equal(`var(--horizontal-align-${headerCellId})`);
 			});
 
 		cy.get("ui5-table-row")
diff --git a/packages/main/src/Table.ts b/packages/main/src/Table.ts
index 547189a037fb..a2ef288d41b2 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/Table.ts
+++ b/packages/main/src/Table.ts
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ class Table extends UI5Element {
 		const virtualizer = this._getVirtualizer();
 		const headerStyleMap = this.headerRow?.[0]?.cells?.reduce((headerStyles, headerCell) => {
 			if (headerCell.horizontalAlign !== undefined && !headerCell._popin) {
-				headerStyles[`--horizontal-align-${headerCell._individualSlot}`] = headerCell.horizontalAlign;
+				headerStyles[`--horizontal-align-${headerCell._id}`] = headerCell.horizontalAlign;
 			}
 			return headerStyles;
 		}, {} as { [key: string]: string });
diff --git a/packages/main/src/TableCell.ts b/packages/main/src/TableCell.ts
index fc511406a707..a4d6ff12c48a 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/TableCell.ts
+++ b/packages/main/src/TableCell.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class TableCell extends TableCellBase {
 		if (this.horizontalAlign) {
 			this.style.justifyContent = this.horizontalAlign;
 		} else if (this._individualSlot) {
-			this.style.justifyContent = `var(--horizontal-align-${this._individualSlot})`;
+			this.style.justifyContent = `var(--horizontal-align-${this._headerCell._id})`;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/packages/main/src/TableHeaderCell.ts b/packages/main/src/TableHeaderCell.ts
index 886e9b078453..06e8b1ae6f2e 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/TableHeaderCell.ts
+++ b/packages/main/src/TableHeaderCell.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class TableHeaderCell extends TableCellBase {
 		super.onBeforeRendering();
 		if (this._individualSlot) {
 			// overwrite setting of TableCellBase so that the TableHeaderCell always uses the slot variable
-			this.style.justifyContent = `var(--horizontal-align-${this._individualSlot})`;
+			this.style.justifyContent = `var(--horizontal-align-${this._id})`;
 		}
 		toggleAttribute(this, "aria-sort", this.sortIndicator !== SortOrder.None, this.sortIndicator.toLowerCase());
 	}