diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/Modal/private/Inner.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/Modal/private/Inner.tsx
index 9f8586f76..60d199b14 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/Modal/private/Inner.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/Modal/private/Inner.tsx
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ export class ModalInner extends React.Component<ModalInnerProps & WithStylesProp
       styles,
       subtitle,
       title,
+      topBar,
+      topBarCentered,
     } = this.props;
 
     const showLargeContent = large || !!image;
@@ -101,6 +103,8 @@ export class ModalInner extends React.Component<ModalInnerProps & WithStylesProp
         scrollable={scrollable}
         subtitle={subtitle}
         title={title}
+        topBar={topBar}
+        topBarCentered={topBarCentered}
         onClose={this.handleClose}
       >
         {children}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/Modal/private/InnerContent.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/Modal/private/InnerContent.tsx
index 32661dbe9..487fc6ebb 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/Modal/private/InnerContent.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/Modal/private/InnerContent.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import IconClose from '@airbnb/lunar-icons/lib/interface/IconClose';
+import Row from '../../Row';
 import Text from '../../Text';
 import Title from '../../Title';
 import IconButton from '../../IconButton';
@@ -23,6 +24,10 @@ export type ModalInnerContentProps = {
   subtitle?: React.ReactNode;
   /** Dialog header title. */
   title?: React.ReactNode;
+  /** Top bar, above dialog header. */
+  topBar?: React.ReactNode;
+  /** Whether the top bar content is centered. */
+  topBarCentered?: boolean;
   /** Callback for when the Dialog should be closed.  */
   onClose: (event: React.MouseEvent | React.KeyboardEvent) => void;
   /** Custom style sheet. */
@@ -39,6 +44,8 @@ export default function ModalInnerContent({
   scrollable,
   subtitle,
   title,
+  topBar,
+  topBarCentered,
   styleSheet,
 }: ModalInnerContentProps) {
   const [styles, cx] = useStyles(styleSheet ?? styleSheetInnerContent);
@@ -46,24 +53,38 @@ export default function ModalInnerContent({
   const withHeader = Boolean(title || subtitle);
   const withFooter = Boolean(footer);
 
+  const closeButton = (
+    <IconButton onClick={onClose}>
+      <IconClose
+        accessibilityLabel={T.phrase('lunar.common.close', 'Close')}
+        color={theme.color.muted}
+        size={theme.unit * 3}
+      />
+    </IconButton>
+  );
+
   return (
     <div className={cx(styles.wrapper)}>
+      {topBar && (
+        <div className={cx(styles.header, styles.topBar, topBarCentered && styles.topBar_centered)}>
+          <Row middleAlign after={closeButton}>
+            {topBar}
+          </Row>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
       {withHeader && (
         <header className={cx(styles.header, scrollable && styles.header_scrollable)}>
-          {title && <Title level={3}>{title}</Title>}
-          {subtitle && <Text muted>{subtitle}</Text>}
+          <Row after={topBar ? null : closeButton}>
+            <div className={cx(styles.headerInner)}>
+              {title && <Title level={3}>{title}</Title>}
+              {subtitle && <Text muted>{subtitle}</Text>}
+            </div>
+          </Row>
         </header>
       )}
 
-      <div className={cx(styles.close, !withHeader && styles.close_float)}>
-        <IconButton onClick={onClose}>
-          <IconClose
-            accessibilityLabel={T.phrase('lunar.common.close', 'Close')}
-            color={theme.color.muted}
-            size={theme.unit * 3}
-          />
-        </IconButton>
-      </div>
+      {!withHeader && !topBar && <div className={cx(styles.close_float)}>{closeButton}</div>}
 
       <div
         className={cx(
@@ -71,6 +92,7 @@ export default function ModalInnerContent({
           !withHeader && styles.body_paddingTop,
           !withFooter && styles.body_paddingBottom,
           scrollable && styles.body_scrollable,
+          scrollable && !withHeader && styles.body_scrollable_noHeader,
           small && scrollable && styles.body_scrollableSmall,
           large && scrollable && styles.body_scrollableLarge,
         )}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/Modal/story.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/Modal/story.tsx
index c01a52825..919cab10e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/Modal/story.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/Modal/story.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ class ModalDemo extends React.Component<
     showScrollable?: boolean;
     showSubtitle?: boolean;
     showTitle?: boolean;
+    showTopBar?: boolean;
+    showTopBarCentered?: boolean;
   },
   { visible: boolean }
 > {
@@ -36,6 +38,8 @@ class ModalDemo extends React.Component<
       showScrollable,
       showSubtitle,
       showTitle,
+      showTopBar,
+      showTopBarCentered,
     } = this.props;
 
     return (
@@ -71,6 +75,8 @@ class ModalDemo extends React.Component<
             small={showSmall}
             subtitle={showSubtitle ? 'Modal Sub-Title' : undefined}
             title={showTitle ? <LoremIpsum short /> : undefined}
+            topBar={showTopBar ? <Text bold>Top bar</Text> : undefined}
+            topBarCentered={showTopBarCentered}
             onClose={this.handleClose}
           >
             <Text>
@@ -151,6 +157,22 @@ withTitleAndFooter.story = {
   name: 'With title and footer',
 };
 
+export function withTopBar() {
+  return <ModalDemo showTopBar />;
+}
+
+withTopBar.story = {
+  name: 'With top bar, not centered',
+};
+
+export function withTopBarCentered() {
+  return <ModalDemo showTopBar showTopBarCentered />;
+}
+
+withTopBarCentered.story = {
+  name: 'With top bar, centered',
+};
+
 export function scrollableContent() {
   return <ModalDemo showFooter showTitle showScrollable />;
 }
@@ -159,6 +181,22 @@ scrollableContent.story = {
   name: 'Scrollable content',
 };
 
+export function withTopBarAndFooter() {
+  return <ModalDemo showFooter showTopBar showTopBarCentered showScrollable />;
+}
+
+withTopBarAndFooter.story = {
+  name: 'With top bar, topBarCentered, footer, and scrollable',
+};
+
+export function withTitleTopBarAndFooter() {
+  return <ModalDemo showTitle showFooter showTopBar showScrollable />;
+}
+
+withTitleTopBarAndFooter.story = {
+  name: 'With top bar, title, footer, and scrollable',
+};
+
 export function scrollableContentWithoutFooter() {
   return <ModalDemo showTitle showScrollable />;
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/Modal/styles.ts b/packages/core/src/components/Modal/styles.ts
index ab552b7de..e53d696ec 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/Modal/styles.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/Modal/styles.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,11 @@ export const styleSheetInnerContent: StyleSheet = ({ color, ui, unit }) => ({
   },
 
   header: {
-    padding: `${unit * 3}px ${unit * 4}px ${unit * 3}px ${unit * 3}px`,
+    padding: `${unit * 2}px ${unit * 2}px ${unit * 3}px ${unit * 3}px`,
+  },
+
+  headerInner: {
+    paddingTop: unit,
   },
 
   header_scrollable: {
@@ -127,18 +131,18 @@ export const styleSheetInnerContent: StyleSheet = ({ color, ui, unit }) => ({
     },
   },
 
-  close: {
-    position: 'absolute',
-    top: unit * 2,
-    right: unit * 2,
-    zIndex: Z_INDEX_MODAL,
+  topBar: {
+    borderBottom: ui.border,
+    paddingBottom: unit * 2,
+  },
+
+  topBar_centered: {
+    textAlign: 'center',
+    paddingLeft: unit * 8, // width of close button + padding around to offset top bar content
   },
 
   close_float: {
     float: 'right',
-    position: 'relative',
-    top: 0,
-    right: 0,
     margin: `${unit * 2}px ${unit * 2}px ${unit / 2}px ${unit / 2}px`,
   },
 
@@ -170,6 +174,12 @@ export const styleSheetInnerContent: StyleSheet = ({ color, ui, unit }) => ({
     },
   },
 
+  body_scrollable_noHeader: {
+    ':before': {
+      display: 'none',
+    },
+  },
+
   body_scrollableSmall: {
     maxHeight: 160,
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/test/components/Modal.test.tsx b/packages/core/test/components/Modal.test.tsx
index f0f3b5f2c..65e1fef64 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/components/Modal.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/test/components/Modal.test.tsx
@@ -315,6 +315,21 @@ describe('<Modal />', () => {
     expect(wrapper.find('header').find(Text).prop('children')).toBe('Subtitle');
   });
 
+  it('renders a top bar', () => {
+    const { wrapper } = setup(
+      {
+        title: null,
+        topBar: 'Top bar',
+      },
+      false /* isShallow */,
+    );
+
+    expect(wrapper.find('header')).toHaveLength(0);
+
+    const div = wrapper.find(ModalInnerContent).find('div').at(1);
+    expect(div.text()).toContain('Top bar');
+  });
+
   it('no header if no title is provided', () => {
     const { wrapper } = setup(
       {