views table element class

diff --git a/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc b/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc
index d01235d..11554d5 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc
+++ b/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc
@@ -617,10 +617,6 @@ function template_preprocess_views_view_table(&$variables) {
         $column_reference['attributes']['class'][] = 'views-field-' . $variables['fields'][$field];
       }
 
-      if ($classes = $fields[$field]->elementClasses($num)) {
-        $column_reference['attributes']['class'][] = $classes;
-      }
-
       // Add responsive header classes.
       if (!empty($options['info'][$field]['responsive'])) {
         $column_reference['attributes']['class'][] = $options['info'][$field]['responsive'];
@@ -635,7 +631,9 @@ function template_preprocess_views_view_table(&$variables) {
         $field_output = $handler->getField($num, $field);
         $element_type = $fields[$field]->elementType(TRUE, TRUE);
         if ($element_type) {
-          $field_output = '<' . $element_type . '>' . $field_output . '</' . $element_type . '>';
+          $classes = $fields[$field]->elementClasses($num);
+
+          $field_output = '<' . $element_type . ' ' . new Attribute(array('class' => $classes)) . '>' . $field_output . '</' . $element_type . '>';
         }
 
         // Only bother with separators and stuff if the field shows up.