diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/dialog/dialog.stories.ts b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/dialog/dialog.stories.ts
index c829ea2fea0..9a0ba8d918d 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/dialog/dialog.stories.ts
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/dialog/dialog.stories.ts
@@ -210,8 +210,17 @@ withTooltips.parameters = {
};
export const withCustomHeader = (): string => html`
+
- Header!
+
Slotted content!
`;
diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/panel/panel.scss b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/panel/panel.scss
index 2838acacdf2..4d40f90da8c 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/panel/panel.scss
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/panel/panel.scss
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@
}
.header-content {
+ flex: 1 1 auto;
padding-block: var(--calcite-internal-panel-header-vertical-padding);
padding-inline: var(--calcite-internal-panel-default-padding);
}