diff --git a/marker/processors/table.py b/marker/processors/table.py
index 783a73ce..391ab4b3 100644
--- a/marker/processors/table.py
+++ b/marker/processors/table.py
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ class TableProcessor(BaseProcessor):
         int,
         "The number of workers to use for pdftext.",
     ] = 4
+    row_split_threshold: Annotated[
+        float,
+        "The percentage of rows that need to be split across the table before row splitting is active.",
+    ] = 0.5
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -171,10 +175,7 @@ def split_combined_rows(self, tables: List[TableResult]):
                 # Skip empty tables
                 continue
             unique_rows = sorted(list(set([c.row_id for c in table.cells])))
-            new_cells = []
-            shift_up = 0
-            max_cell_id = max([c.cell_id for c in table.cells])
-            new_cell_count = 0
+            row_info = []
             for row in unique_rows:
                 # Cells in this row
                 # Deepcopy is because we do an in-place mutation later, and that can cause rows to shift to match rows in unique_rows
@@ -201,9 +202,25 @@ def split_combined_rows(self, tables: List[TableResult]):
                     len(line_lens_counter) == 2 and counter_keys[0] <= 1 and counter_keys[1] > 1 and line_lens_counter[counter_keys[0]] == 1, # Allow a single column with a single line - keys are the line lens, values are the counts
                 ])
                 should_split = should_split_entire_row or should_split_partial_row
-                if should_split:
-                    for i in range(0, max(line_lens)):
-                        for cell in row_cells:
+                row_info.append({
+                    "should_split": should_split,
+                    "row_cells": row_cells,
+                    "line_lens": line_lens
+                })
+
+            # Don't split if we're not splitting most of the rows in the table.  This avoids splitting stray multiline rows.
+            if sum([r["should_split"] for r in row_info]) / len(row_info) < self.row_split_threshold:
+                continue
+
+            new_cells = []
+            shift_up = 0
+            max_cell_id = max([c.cell_id for c in table.cells])
+            new_cell_count = 0
+            for row, item_info in zip(unique_rows, row_info):
+                max_lines = max(item_info["line_lens"])
+                if item_info["should_split"]:
+                    for i in range(0, max_lines):
+                        for cell in item_info["row_cells"]:
                             # Calculate height based on number of splits
                             split_height = cell.bbox[3] - cell.bbox[1]
                             current_bbox = [cell.bbox[0], cell.bbox[1] + i * split_height, cell.bbox[2], cell.bbox[1] + (i + 1) * split_height]
@@ -227,9 +244,9 @@ def split_combined_rows(self, tables: List[TableResult]):
 
                     # For each new row we add, shift up subsequent rows
                     # The max is to account for partial rows
-                    shift_up += max(line_lens) - 1
+                    shift_up += max_lines - 1
                 else:
-                    for cell in row_cells:
+                    for cell in item_info["row_cells"]:
                         cell.row_id += shift_up
                         new_cells.append(cell)