diff --git a/R/group_rows.R b/R/group_rows.R
index 1474c17..48c1cf2 100644
--- a/R/group_rows.R
+++ b/R/group_rows.R
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     )
   }
   out <- sub(rowtext, new_rowtext, out)
-  if (table_info$booktabs)
+  attr(out, "original_kable_meta") <- table_info
   out <- add_indent(out, seq(start_row, end_row))
   return(out)
 }