diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/table.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/table.dart
index 2208664399fc..2cc86091ce05 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/table.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/table.dart
@@ -263,12 +263,11 @@ class MaxColumnWidth extends TableColumnWidth {
   @override
   double? flex(Iterable<RenderBox> cells) {
     final double? aFlex = a.flex(cells);
-    if (aFlex == null) {
-      return b.flex(cells);
-    }
     final double? bFlex = b.flex(cells);
-    if (bFlex == null) {
-      return null;
+    if (aFlex == null) {
+      return bFlex;
+    } else if (bFlex == null) {
+      return aFlex;
     }
     return math.max(aFlex, bFlex);
   }
@@ -316,12 +315,11 @@ class MinColumnWidth extends TableColumnWidth {
   @override
   double? flex(Iterable<RenderBox> cells) {
     final double? aFlex = a.flex(cells);
-    if (aFlex == null) {
-      return b.flex(cells);
-    }
     final double? bFlex = b.flex(cells);
-    if (bFlex == null) {
-      return null;
+    if (aFlex == null) {
+      return bFlex;
+    } else if (bFlex == null) {
+      return aFlex;
     }
     return math.min(aFlex, bFlex);
   }
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/rendering/table_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/rendering/table_test.dart
index 12ff18b0352a..78386e7c2608 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/rendering/table_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/rendering/table_test.dart
@@ -277,4 +277,37 @@ void main() {
     );
   });
 
+  test('MaxColumnWidth.flex returns the correct result', () {
+    MaxColumnWidth columnWidth = const MaxColumnWidth(
+      FixedColumnWidth(100), // returns null from .flex
+      FlexColumnWidth(), // returns 1 from .flex
+    );
+    final double? flexValue = columnWidth.flex(<RenderBox>[]);
+    expect(flexValue, 1.0);
+
+    // Swap a and b, check for same result.
+    columnWidth = const MaxColumnWidth(
+      FlexColumnWidth(), // returns 1 from .flex
+      FixedColumnWidth(100), // returns null from .flex
+    );
+    // Same result.
+    expect(columnWidth.flex(<RenderBox>[]), flexValue);
+  });
+
+  test('MinColumnWidth.flex returns the correct result', () {
+    MinColumnWidth columnWidth = const MinColumnWidth(
+      FixedColumnWidth(100), // returns null from .flex
+      FlexColumnWidth(), // returns 1 from .flex
+    );
+    final double? flexValue = columnWidth.flex(<RenderBox>[]);
+    expect(flexValue, 1.0);
+
+    // Swap a and b, check for same result.
+    columnWidth = const MinColumnWidth(
+      FlexColumnWidth(), // returns 1 from .flex
+      FixedColumnWidth(100), // returns null from .flex
+    );
+    // Same result.
+    expect(columnWidth.flex(<RenderBox>[]), flexValue);
+  });
 }