diff --git a/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/table/DefaultTableCellRenderer.java b/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/table/DefaultTableCellRenderer.java
index 5ffb7ee347b..00bd11eee4d 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/table/DefaultTableCellRenderer.java
+++ b/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/table/DefaultTableCellRenderer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1998, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1998, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ import java.awt.Component;
 import java.awt.Color;
 import java.awt.Rectangle;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
+import java.io.Serial;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import sun.swing.DefaultLookup;
 import sun.swing.SwingUtilities2;
@@ -373,6 +376,17 @@ public class DefaultTableCellRenderer extends JLabel
         setText((value == null) ? "" : value.toString());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * See readObject() and writeObject() in JComponent for more
+     * information about serialization in Swing.
+     */
+    @Serial
+    private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream s) throws IOException {
+        s.defaultWriteObject();
+        setForeground(null);
+        setBackground(null);
+    }
+
 
     /**
      * A subclass of <code>DefaultTableCellRenderer</code> that
diff --git a/test/jdk/javax/swing/DefaultTableCellRenderer/DefRendererSerialize.java b/test/jdk/javax/swing/DefaultTableCellRenderer/DefRendererSerialize.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..07e1b1d51c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/jdk/javax/swing/DefaultTableCellRenderer/DefRendererSerialize.java
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 4337898
+ * @key headful
+ * @summary Verifies Serializing DefaultTableCellRenderer doesn't change colors
+ * @run main DefRendererSerialize
+ */
+
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Point;
+import java.awt.Rectangle;
+import java.awt.Robot;
+import javax.swing.JFrame;
+import javax.swing.JTable;
+import javax.swing.table.DefaultTableCellRenderer;
+import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
+import java.util.*;
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
+import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
+
+public class DefRendererSerialize {
+
+    private static JFrame frame;
+    private static JTable table;
+    private static volatile DefaultTableCellRenderer tcr;
+    private static String[][] rowData = { {"1-1","1-2","1-3"},
+                                          {"2-1","","2-3"},
+                                          {"3-1","3-2","3-3"} };
+
+    private static String[] columnData = {"Column 1", "Column 2", "Column 3"};
+    private static volatile Rectangle tableRect;
+    private static volatile Point tableOnScreen;
+    private static volatile Point p;
+    private static Color fg, bg;
+
+    public static void main (String[] args) throws Exception {
+        try {
+
+            SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(() -> {
+                frame = new JFrame();
+                table = new JTable(rowData, columnData);
+
+                DefaultTableCellRenderer tcr = new DefaultTableCellRenderer();
+                table.setDefaultRenderer(table.getColumnClass(1), tcr);
+
+                fg = tcr.getForeground();
+                bg = tcr.getBackground();
+                System.out.println("renderer fg " + fg + " bg " + bg);
+                tcr = (DefaultTableCellRenderer) table.getDefaultRenderer(table.getColumnClass(1));
+
+                // If this try block is removed, table text remains black on white.
+                byte[] serializedObject = null;
+                try {
+                    ByteArrayOutputStream bytes = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+                    ObjectOutputStream ostream = new ObjectOutputStream(bytes);
+                    ostream.writeObject(tcr);
+                    ostream.flush();
+                    serializedObject = bytes.toByteArray();
+                } catch (IOException ioex) {
+                    throw new RuntimeException(ioex);
+                }
+
+                if (serializedObject == null) {
+                    throw new RuntimeException("FAILED: Serialized byte array in null");
+                }
+                try {
+                    DefaultTableCellRenderer destcr;
+                    try (ObjectInputStream inputStream =
+                            new ObjectInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(serializedObject))) {
+                        destcr = (DefaultTableCellRenderer) inputStream.readObject();
+                    }
+                    System.out.println("deserialized renderer fg " + fg + " bg " + bg);
+                    if (!(fg == destcr.getForeground()) || !(bg == destcr.getBackground())) {
+                        throw new RuntimeException("Deserialized foreground and background color not same");
+                    }
+                } catch (IOException | ClassNotFoundException e) {
+                    throw new RuntimeException(e);
+                }
+
+                frame.add(table);
+
+                frame.pack();
+                frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
+                frame.setVisible(true);
+            });
+            Robot robot = new Robot();
+            robot.waitForIdle();
+            robot.delay(1000);
+            SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(() -> {
+                tableRect = table.getCellRect(1, 1, true);
+                tableOnScreen = table.getLocationOnScreen();
+
+                p = new Point(tableOnScreen.x + tableRect.x + tableRect.width / 2,
+                                tableOnScreen.y + tableRect.y + tableRect.height / 2);
+
+            });
+            Color pixelColor = robot.getPixelColor(p.x, p.y);
+            System.out.println("pixelColor " + pixelColor);
+            if (!pixelColor.equals(Color.white)) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("Serializing DefaultTableCellRenderer changes colors");
+            }
+        } finally {
+            SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(() -> {
+                if (frame != null) {
+                    frame.dispose();
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    }
+}