diff --git a/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/schemaversion/migrations.go b/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/schemaversion/migrations.go
index 1b34855a5a8..cccd27dbc21 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/schemaversion/migrations.go
+++ b/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/schemaversion/migrations.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	MIN_VERSION    = 22
+	MIN_VERSION    = 21
 	LATEST_VERSION = 41
 )
 
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ type PanelPluginInfoProvider interface {
 
 func GetMigrations(dsInfoProvider DataSourceInfoProvider, panelProvider PanelPluginInfoProvider) map[int]SchemaVersionMigrationFunc {
 	return map[int]SchemaVersionMigrationFunc{
+		22: V22,
 		23: V23,
 		24: V24(panelProvider),
 		25: V25,
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/schemaversion/v22.go b/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/schemaversion/v22.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e6e2c2f5175
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/schemaversion/v22.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package schemaversion
+
+// V22 migrates table panel styles to set align property to 'auto'.
+// This migration ensures that all table panel styles have their align property
+// set to 'auto' for consistent alignment behavior.
+//
+// Example before migration:
+//
+//	"panels": [
+//	  {
+//	    "type": "table",
+//	    "styles": [
+//	      { "type": "number", "pattern": "Time", "align": "left" },
+//	      { "type": "string", "pattern": "Value", "align": "right" }
+//	    ]
+//	  }
+//	]
+//
+// Example after migration:
+//
+//	"panels": [
+//	  {
+//	    "type": "table",
+//	    "styles": [
+//	      { "type": "number", "pattern": "Time", "align": "auto" },
+//	      { "type": "string", "pattern": "Value", "align": "auto" }
+//	    ]
+//	  }
+//	]
+func V22(dashboard map[string]interface{}) error {
+	dashboard["schemaVersion"] = 22
+
+	panels, ok := dashboard["panels"].([]interface{})
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	for _, p := range panels {
+		panel, ok := p.(map[string]interface{})
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Only process table panels
+		panelType, ok := panel["type"].(string)
+		if !ok || panelType != "table" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		styles, ok := panel["styles"].([]interface{})
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Update each style to set align to 'auto'
+		for _, s := range styles {
+			style, ok := s.(map[string]interface{})
+			if !ok {
+				continue
+			}
+			style["align"] = "auto"
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/schemaversion/v22_test.go b/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/schemaversion/v22_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6da11aadad1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/schemaversion/v22_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+package schemaversion_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/schemaversion"
+)
+
+func TestV22(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []migrationTestCase{
+		{
+			name: "table panel styles align is set to auto",
+			input: map[string]interface{}{
+				"title":         "V22 Table Panel Styles Test",
+				"schemaVersion": 21,
+				"panels": []interface{}{
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"id":   1,
+						"type": "table",
+						"styles": []interface{}{
+							map[string]interface{}{
+								"type":    "number",
+								"pattern": "Time",
+								"align":   "left",
+							},
+							map[string]interface{}{
+								"type":    "string",
+								"pattern": "Value",
+								"align":   "right",
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: map[string]interface{}{
+				"title":         "V22 Table Panel Styles Test",
+				"schemaVersion": 22,
+				"panels": []interface{}{
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"id":   1,
+						"type": "table",
+						"styles": []interface{}{
+							map[string]interface{}{
+								"type":    "number",
+								"pattern": "Time",
+								"align":   "auto",
+							},
+							map[string]interface{}{
+								"type":    "string",
+								"pattern": "Value",
+								"align":   "auto",
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "non-table panel is unchanged except schemaVersion",
+			input: map[string]interface{}{
+				"title":         "V22 Non-Table Panel Test",
+				"schemaVersion": 21,
+				"panels": []interface{}{
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"id":   2,
+						"type": "graph",
+						"styles": []interface{}{
+							map[string]interface{}{
+								"type":    "number",
+								"pattern": "Time",
+								"align":   "left",
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: map[string]interface{}{
+				"title":         "V22 Non-Table Panel Test",
+				"schemaVersion": 22,
+				"panels": []interface{}{
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"id":   2,
+						"type": "graph",
+						"styles": []interface{}{
+							map[string]interface{}{
+								"type":    "number",
+								"pattern": "Time",
+								"align":   "left",
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "table panel with no styles is unchanged except schemaVersion",
+			input: map[string]interface{}{
+				"title":         "V22 Table Panel No Styles Test",
+				"schemaVersion": 21,
+				"panels": []interface{}{
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"id":     3,
+						"type":   "table",
+						"styles": []interface{}{},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: map[string]interface{}{
+				"title":         "V22 Table Panel No Styles Test",
+				"schemaVersion": 22,
+				"panels": []interface{}{
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"id":     3,
+						"type":   "table",
+						"styles": []interface{}{},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	runMigrationTests(t, tests, schemaversion.V22)
+}
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/testdata/input/v22.table_panel_align.json b/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/testdata/input/v22.table_panel_align.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c376f546ddf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/testdata/input/v22.table_panel_align.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "title": "V22 Table Panel Styles Test",
+  "schemaVersion": 21,
+  "panels": [
+    {
+      "id": 1,
+      "type": "table",
+      "styles": [
+        { "type": "number", "pattern": "Time", "align": "left" },
+        { "type": "string", "pattern": "Value", "align": "right" }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+} 
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diff --git a/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/testdata/output/v22.table_panel_align.json b/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/testdata/output/v22.table_panel_align.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cc0ffedf895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/testdata/output/v22.table_panel_align.json
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+{
+  "panels": [
+    {
+      "datasource": {
+        "apiVersion": "v1",
+        "type": "prometheus",
+        "uid": "default-ds-uid"
+      },
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
+          "custom": {
+            "align": "auto",
+            "cellOptions": {
+              "type": "auto"
+            },
+            "inspect": false
+          },
+          "mappings": []
+        },
+        "overrides": [
+          {
+            "matcher": {
+              "id": "byName",
+              "options": "Time"
+            },
+            "properties": [
+              {
+                "id": "custom.align",
+                "value": ""
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          {
+            "matcher": {
+              "id": "byName",
+              "options": "Value"
+            },
+            "properties": [
+              {
+                "id": "custom.align",
+                "value": ""
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "id": 1,
+      "options": {
+        "cellHeight": "sm",
+        "footer": {
+          "countRows": false,
+          "fields": "",
+          "reducer": [
+            "sum"
+          ],
+          "show": false
+        },
+        "showHeader": true
+      },
+      "pluginVersion": "1.0.0",
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "datasource": {
+            "apiVersion": "v1",
+            "type": "prometheus",
+            "uid": "default-ds-uid"
+          },
+          "refId": "A"
+        }
+      ],
+      "transformations": [],
+      "type": "table"
+    }
+  ],
+  "refresh": "",
+  "schemaVersion": 41,
+  "title": "V22 Table Panel Styles Test"
+}
\ No newline at end of file