diff --git a/conftest.py b/conftest.py
index 94d508381..2ee2ef734 100644
--- a/conftest.py
+++ b/conftest.py
@@ -2,23 +2,27 @@
 Test configuration for agent tests.
 """
 
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
 import pytest
 
 # Add the agents path
 agents_path = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "backend" / "v4" / "magentic_agents"
 sys.path.insert(0, str(agents_path))
 
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def agent_env_vars():
     """Common environment variables for agent testing."""
     return {
         "BING_CONNECTION_NAME": "test_bing_connection",
         "MCP_SERVER_ENDPOINT": "http://test-mcp-server",
-        "MCP_SERVER_NAME": "test_mcp_server", 
+        "MCP_SERVER_NAME": "test_mcp_server",
         "MCP_SERVER_DESCRIPTION": "Test MCP server",
         "TENANT_ID": "test_tenant_id",
         "CLIENT_ID": "test_client_id",
         "AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT": "https://test.openai.azure.com/",
         "AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY": "test_key",
         "AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME": "test_deployment"
-    }
\ No newline at end of file
+    }
diff --git a/src/backend/api/router.py b/src/backend/api/router.py
index 6af07485a..dbf11afe6 100644
--- a/src/backend/api/router.py
+++ b/src/backend/api/router.py
@@ -1466,4 +1466,4 @@ async def get_generated_image(blob_name: str):
         return Response(content=data, media_type="image/png")
     except Exception as exc:
         logging.error(f"Error retrieving image '{blob_name}': {exc}")
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Image not found")
\ No newline at end of file
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Image not found")
diff --git a/src/backend/callbacks/response_handlers.py b/src/backend/callbacks/response_handlers.py
index 663c9b184..26c964b31 100644
--- a/src/backend/callbacks/response_handlers.py
+++ b/src/backend/callbacks/response_handlers.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
                              AgentToolCall, AgentToolMessage,
                              WebsocketMessageType)
 from orchestration.connection_config import connection_config
+from common.utils.markdown_utils import normalize_markdown_tables
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -73,6 +74,9 @@ def agent_response_callback(
 
     text = clean_citations(text or "")
 
+    # Repair collapsed markdown tables before rendering (Bug 47810).
+    text = normalize_markdown_tables(text)
+
     if not user_id:
         logger.debug("No user_id provided; skipping websocket send for final message.")
         return
diff --git a/src/backend/common/utils/markdown_utils.py b/src/backend/common/utils/markdown_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27e8a7e9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/common/utils/markdown_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+"""Shared GFM table repair utilities (Bug 47810)."""
+
+import re
+from typing import List, Optional
+
+# Matches a GFM delimiter cell: "---", ":--", "--:", ":-:".
+_TABLE_DELIM_CELL_RE = re.compile(r"^\s*:?-+:?\s*$")
+
+
+def reflow_collapsed_table_line(line: str) -> Optional[List[str]]:
+    """Rebuild a GFM table flattened onto one line; return None if not collapsed."""
+    if line.count("|") < 4 or "-" not in line:
+        return None
+
+    first = line.index("|")
+    prefix = line[:first].rstrip()
+    raw = line[first:].rstrip()
+
+    tokens = raw.split("|")
+    if tokens and tokens[0].strip() == "":
+        tokens = tokens[1:]
+    if tokens and tokens[-1].strip() == "":
+        tokens = tokens[:-1]
+    if not tokens:
+        return None
+
+    # Whitespace-only tokens mark the boundary between flattened rows.
+    rows: List[List[str]] = []
+    current: List[str] = []
+    for tok in tokens:
+        if tok.strip() == "":
+            if current:
+                rows.append(current)
+                current = []
+        else:
+            current.append(tok)
+    if current:
+        rows.append(current)
+
+    # Require a header plus a delimiter row; leaves well-formed tables untouched.
+    if len(rows) < 2 or not all(_TABLE_DELIM_CELL_RE.match(c) for c in rows[1]):
+        return None
+
+    n = len(rows[1])
+    if n == 0 or len(rows[0]) != n:
+        return None
+
+    rendered = ["| " + " | ".join(cell.strip() for cell in row) + " |" for row in rows]
+
+    result: List[str] = []
+    if prefix:
+        result.append(prefix)
+        result.append("")  # Blank line so GFM starts a fresh table block.
+    result.extend(rendered)
+    return result
+
+
+def normalize_markdown_tables(text: str) -> str:
+    """Repair collapsed GFM tables; non-table text is returned unchanged."""
+    if not text or "|" not in text or "-" not in text:
+        return text
+
+    out: List[str] = []
+    for line in text.split("\n"):
+        reflowed = reflow_collapsed_table_line(line)
+        if reflowed is None:
+            out.append(line)
+        else:
+            out.extend(reflowed)
+    return "\n".join(out)
diff --git a/src/backend/orchestration/orchestration_manager.py b/src/backend/orchestration/orchestration_manager.py
index d66ba9adb..4c935630f 100644
--- a/src/backend/orchestration/orchestration_manager.py
+++ b/src/backend/orchestration/orchestration_manager.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 from common.config.app_config import config
 from common.database.database_base import DatabaseBase
 from common.models.messages import TeamConfiguration
+from common.utils.markdown_utils import \
+    normalize_markdown_tables as _normalize_markdown_tables
 from models.messages import AgentMessageStreaming, WebsocketMessageType
 from orchestration.connection_config import (connection_config,
                                              orchestration_config)
@@ -35,18 +37,18 @@
 apply_tool_history_leak_patch()
 
 _BARE_IMAGE_URL_RE = re.compile(
-   r"(?<![\(\]])"
-   r"(?<!\]\()"
-   r"("
-   # Absolute image URL (any host, or a backend /api/v4/images path)
-   r"https?://[^\s)]+?(?:/api/v4/images/[^\s)]+?|[^\s)]+?\.(?:png|jpe?g|gif|webp))"
-   # Bare relative backend image path (emitted by the MCP/backend image tools).
-   # The (?<![^\s]) guard requires the path to start at whitespace/string-start so
-   # it never matches the same substring inside an absolute URL.
-   r"|(?<![^\s])/api/v4/images/[^\s)]+?\.(?:png|jpe?g|gif|webp)"
-   r")"
-   r"(?=[\s)\]]|$)",
-   re.IGNORECASE,
+    r"(?<![\(\]])"
+    r"(?<!\]\()"
+    r"("
+    # Absolute image URL (any host, or a backend /api/v4/images path)
+    r"https?://[^\s)]+?(?:/api/v4/images/[^\s)]+?|[^\s)]+?\.(?:png|jpe?g|gif|webp))"
+    # Bare relative backend image path (emitted by the MCP/backend image tools).
+    # The (?<![^\s]) guard requires the path to start at whitespace/string-start so
+    # it never matches the same substring inside an absolute URL.
+    r"|(?<![^\s])/api/v4/images/[^\s)]+?\.(?:png|jpe?g|gif|webp)"
+    r")"
+    r"(?=[\s)\]]|$)",
+    re.IGNORECASE,
 )
 
 
@@ -218,7 +220,6 @@ async def get_current_or_new_orchestration(
             current is not None and current_team_id != team_config.team_id
         )
 
-
         cls.logger.info(
             "get_current_or_new_orchestration: user='%s' selected_team='%s' "
             "cached_team='%s' team_switched=%s team_changed=%s current_is_none=%s",
@@ -226,17 +227,13 @@ async def get_current_or_new_orchestration(
             team_switched, team_changed, current is None,
         )
 
-
         # Full rebuild: no workflow exists, team explicitly switched, or the
         # cached workflow belongs to a different team than the selected one.
         needs_full_rebuild = current is None or team_switched or team_changed
 
-
         # Lightweight reset: workflow finished but agents are still valid for the
         # same team (a team change always routes to full rebuild above so we
         # never reuse the previous team's agents here).
-
-
         needs_workflow_reset = not needs_full_rebuild and workflow_terminated
 
         if needs_full_rebuild:
@@ -442,6 +439,9 @@ async def run_orchestration(self, user_id: str, input_task) -> None:
             # accumulated orchestrator streaming chunks.
             final_text = final_output_ref[0] or "".join(orchestrator_chunks)
 
+            # Repair collapsed markdown tables before rendering (Bug 47810).
+            final_text = _normalize_markdown_tables(final_text)
+
             final_text = _embed_bare_image_urls(final_text)
 
             # Issue 1 diagnostic: confirm the final answer carries a renderable image
@@ -852,4 +852,4 @@ async def _process_event_stream(
             if tool_approvals:
                 result["tool_approvals"] = tool_approvals
             return result
-        return None
\ No newline at end of file
+        return None
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/orchestration/test_orchestration_manager.py b/src/tests/backend/orchestration/test_orchestration_manager.py
index 879e76145..15245883e 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/orchestration/test_orchestration_manager.py
+++ b/src/tests/backend/orchestration/test_orchestration_manager.py
@@ -177,6 +177,19 @@ def _make_workflow_mock(run_return=None, executors=None):
 sys.modules['common.config.app_config'] = Mock(config=mock_config)
 sys.modules['common.models'] = Mock()
 
+# Register the real markdown_utils so the orchestrator uses genuine table logic, not a Mock (Bug 47810).
+import importlib.util as _ilu  # noqa: E402
+
+_md_path = os.path.join(
+    os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "..", "..", "backend",
+    "common", "utils", "markdown_utils.py",
+)
+_md_spec = _ilu.spec_from_file_location("common.utils.markdown_utils", _md_path)
+_markdown_utils = _ilu.module_from_spec(_md_spec)
+_md_spec.loader.exec_module(_markdown_utils)
+sys.modules['common.utils'] = Mock()
+sys.modules['common.utils.markdown_utils'] = _markdown_utils
+
 
 class MockTeamConfiguration:
     def __init__(self, name="TestTeam", deployment_name="test_deployment"):
@@ -991,3 +1004,69 @@ def test_given_new_instance_when_init_then_logger_is_set(self):
         manager = OrchestrationManager()
 
         assert isinstance(manager.logger, logging.Logger)
+
+
+# _normalize_markdown_tables (Bug 47810)
+from backend.orchestration.orchestration_manager import (  # noqa: E402
+    _normalize_markdown_tables,
+)
+from common.utils.markdown_utils import (  # noqa: E402
+    reflow_collapsed_table_line as _reflow_collapsed_table_line,
+)
+
+
+class TestNormalizeMarkdownTables:
+    """Test markdown table re-flow for collapsed orchestrator output (Bug 47810)."""
+
+    def test_given_collapsed_table_when_normalized_then_rows_split_to_lines(self):
+        collapsed = (
+            "| Risk Type | Description | Rating | "
+            "|-------|-------|-------| "
+            "| Delivery | Undefined timeline | Medium | "
+            "| Financial | Fixed budget | High |"
+        )
+
+        result = _normalize_markdown_tables(collapsed)
+
+        lines = [ln for ln in result.split("\n") if ln.strip()]
+        assert lines == [
+            "| Risk Type | Description | Rating |",
+            "| ------- | ------- | ------- |",
+            "| Delivery | Undefined timeline | Medium |",
+            "| Financial | Fixed budget | High |",
+        ]
+
+    def test_given_collapsed_table_with_prefix_then_prefix_kept_on_own_line(self):
+        collapsed = (
+            "Risk Analysis | A | B | |---|---| | 1 | 2 |"
+        )
+
+        result = _normalize_markdown_tables(collapsed)
+
+        # Prefix prose separated from the table by a blank line for GFM.
+        assert result.startswith("Risk Analysis\n\n| A | B |")
+
+    def test_given_wellformed_table_when_normalized_then_unchanged(self):
+        good = "| A | B |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1 | 2 |\n| 3 | 4 |"
+
+        assert _normalize_markdown_tables(good) == good
+
+    def test_given_plain_text_when_normalized_then_unchanged(self):
+        text = "Just some text with a - dash and | a pipe."
+
+        assert _normalize_markdown_tables(text) == text
+
+    def test_given_colon_aligned_delimiter_when_normalized_then_alignment_kept(self):
+        collapsed = "| A | B | C | |:--|:-:|--:| | 1 | 2 | 3 |"
+
+        result = _normalize_markdown_tables(collapsed)
+
+        assert "| :-- | :-: | --: |" in result
+
+    def test_given_empty_or_none_when_normalized_then_returns_input(self):
+        assert _normalize_markdown_tables("") == ""
+        assert _normalize_markdown_tables(None) is None
+
+    def test_given_non_table_pipe_line_when_reflowed_then_returns_none(self):
+        assert _reflow_collapsed_table_line("a | b | c") is None
+