diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 104302e..fc2207b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.scijava</groupId>
 		<artifactId>pom-scijava</artifactId>
-		<version>26.0.0</version>
+		<version>27.0.1</version>
 		<relativePath />
 	</parent>
 
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@
 		<license.copyrightOwners>Board of Regents of the University of
 Wisconsin-Madison, and Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research.</license.copyrightOwners>
 
+		<scijava-common.version>2.81.0</scijava-common.version>
+
 		<!-- NB: Deploy releases to the SciJava Maven repository. -->
 		<releaseProfiles>deploy-to-scijava</releaseProfiles>
 	</properties>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/scijava/table/io/DefaultTableIOService.java b/src/main/java/org/scijava/table/io/DefaultTableIOService.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d1bba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/scijava/table/io/DefaultTableIOService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/*-
+ * #%L
+ * Table structures for SciJava.
+ * %%
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 - 2019 Board of Regents of the University of
+ * Wisconsin-Madison, and Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research.
+ * %%
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ * 
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+ *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+ *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+ *    and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ * 
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+ * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+ * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+ * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+ * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+ * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+ * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ * #L%
+ */
+
+package org.scijava.table.io;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.scijava.io.IOPlugin;
+import org.scijava.io.IOService;
+import org.scijava.plugin.Parameter;
+import org.scijava.plugin.Plugin;
+import org.scijava.service.AbstractService;
+import org.scijava.service.Service;
+import org.scijava.table.Table;
+
+@Plugin(type = Service.class)
+public class DefaultTableIOService extends AbstractService implements
+	TableIOService
+{
+
+	@Parameter
+	private IOService ioService;
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean canOpen(String source) {
+		IOPlugin<?> opener = ioService.getOpener(source);
+		if (opener == null) return false;
+		return Table.class.isAssignableFrom(opener.getDataType());
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean canSave(Table<?, ?> table, String destination) {
+		IOPlugin<Table<?, ?>> saver = ioService.getSaver(table, destination);
+		if (saver == null) return false;
+		return saver.supportsSave(destination);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Table<?, ?> open(String source) throws IOException {
+		IOPlugin<?> opener = ioService.getOpener(source);
+		if (opener != null && Table.class.isAssignableFrom(opener.getDataType())) {
+			return (Table<?, ?>) opener.open(source);
+		}
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException("No compatible opener found.");
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void save(Table<?, ?> table, String destination) throws IOException {
+		IOPlugin<Table<?, ?>> saver = ioService.getSaver(table, destination);
+		if (saver != null) {
+			saver.save(table, destination);
+		}
+		else {
+			throw new UnsupportedOperationException("No compatible saver found.");
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/scijava/table/io/TableIOService.java b/src/main/java/org/scijava/table/io/TableIOService.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50076d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/scijava/table/io/TableIOService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*-
+ * #%L
+ * Table structures for SciJava.
+ * %%
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 - 2019 Board of Regents of the University of
+ * Wisconsin-Madison, and Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research.
+ * %%
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ * 
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+ *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+ *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+ *    and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ * 
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+ * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+ * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+ * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+ * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+ * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+ * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ * #L%
+ */
+
+package org.scijava.table.io;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.scijava.service.SciJavaService;
+import org.scijava.table.Table;
+
+public interface TableIOService extends SciJavaService {
+
+	boolean canOpen(String source);
+
+	boolean canSave(Table<?, ?> table, String destination);
+
+	Table<?, ?> open(String source) throws IOException;
+
+	void save(Table<?, ?> table, String destination) throws IOException;
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/scijava/table/FakeTableIOPlugin.java b/src/test/java/org/scijava/table/FakeTableIOPlugin.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67391c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/scijava/table/FakeTableIOPlugin.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*-
+ * #%L
+ * Table structures for SciJava.
+ * %%
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 - 2019 Board of Regents of the University of
+ * Wisconsin-Madison, and Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research.
+ * %%
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ * 
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+ *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+ *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+ *    and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ * 
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+ * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+ * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+ * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+ * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+ * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+ * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ * #L%
+ */
+package org.scijava.table;
+
+import org.scijava.io.AbstractIOPlugin;
+
+@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+public class FakeTableIOPlugin extends AbstractIOPlugin<Table> {
+	
+	@Override
+	public Class<Table> getDataType() {
+		return Table.class;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean supportsOpen(String loc) {
+		return loc.endsWith("csv");
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean supportsSave(String loc) {
+		return loc.endsWith("csv");
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public Table open(String loc) {
+		return new DefaultGenericTable();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/scijava/table/TableIOServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/org/scijava/table/TableIOServiceTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2dacf27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/scijava/table/TableIOServiceTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*-
+ * #%L
+ * Table structures for SciJava.
+ * %%
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 - 2019 Board of Regents of the University of
+ * Wisconsin-Madison, and Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research.
+ * %%
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ * 
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+ *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+ *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+ *    and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ * 
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+ * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+ * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+ * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+ * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+ * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+ * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ * #L%
+ */
+
+package org.scijava.table;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.scijava.Context;
+import org.scijava.io.IOPlugin;
+import org.scijava.plugin.PluginInfo;
+import org.scijava.plugin.PluginService;
+import org.scijava.table.io.DefaultTableIOService;
+import org.scijava.table.io.TableIOService;
+
+public class TableIOServiceTest {
+
+	private Context context;
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+	@Before
+	public void setUp() {
+		context = new Context();
+		PluginInfo<IOPlugin> info = PluginInfo.create(FakeTableIOPlugin.class,
+			IOPlugin.class);
+		context.service(PluginService.class).addPlugin(info);
+	}
+
+	@After
+	public void tearDown() {
+		context.dispose();
+		context = null;
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testTableIOService() {
+		String tableFile = "fakeTableFile.csv";
+		GenericTable table = new DefaultGenericTable();
+		TableIOService tableIOService = context.getService(TableIOService.class);
+		assertTrue(tableIOService.getClass().equals(DefaultTableIOService.class));
+		assertTrue(tableIOService.canOpen(tableFile));
+		assertTrue(tableIOService.canSave(table, tableFile));
+		try {
+			Table<?, ?> data = tableIOService.open(tableFile);
+			assertTrue(Table.class.isAssignableFrom(data.getClass()));
+		}
+		catch (IOException exc) {
+			fail(exc.toString());
+		}
+	}
+}