diff --git a/pandas/tests/io/json/test_pandas.py b/pandas/tests/io/json/test_pandas.py
index 361e45ddc16c5..aff910073afeb 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/io/json/test_pandas.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/io/json/test_pandas.py
@@ -2285,7 +2285,27 @@ def test_large_number():
     tm.assert_series_equal(result, expected)
 
 
-def test_to_json_table_numeric_column_names():
-    df = DataFrame([[1, 2], [3, 4]], columns=[1, 2])
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Column names must be strings"):
-        df.to_json(orient="table")
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "df, should_fail",
+    [
+        (DataFrame([[1, 2], [3, 4]], columns=[1, 2]), True),
+        (DataFrame([[1, 2], [3, 4]], columns=[1.1, 2.2]), True),
+        (DataFrame([[1, 2], [3, 4]], columns=[None, "valid"]), True),
+        (DataFrame([[1, 2], [3, 4]], columns=[True, False]), True),
+        (DataFrame([[1, 2], [4, 5]], columns=["a", "b"]), False),
+    ],
+)
+def test_to_json_table_non_string_column_names(df, should_fail):
+    if should_fail:
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Column names must be strings"):
+            df.to_json(orient="table")
+    else:
+        expected = {
+            "schema": pd.io.json.build_table_schema(df, index=False),
+            "data": df.to_dict(orient="records"),
+        }
+
+        result = df.to_json(orient="table", index=False)
+        result = json.loads(result)
+
+        assert result == expected