diff --git a/.changeset/six-crabs-sit.md b/.changeset/six-crabs-sit.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9389906ee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/six-crabs-sit.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/core-components': patch
+---
+
+remove hard coded min height in page header
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/layout/Header/Header.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Header/Header.tsx
index 3b2771e299..6cd3b588c2 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/layout/Header/Header.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Header/Header.tsx
@@ -22,13 +22,10 @@ import { Helmet } from 'react-helmet';
 import { Link } from '../../components/Link';
 import { Breadcrumbs } from '../Breadcrumbs';
 
-const minHeaderHeight = 118;
-
 const useStyles = makeStyles<BackstageTheme>(theme => ({
   header: {
     gridArea: 'pageHeader',
     padding: theme.spacing(3),
-    minHeight: minHeaderHeight,
     width: '100%',
     boxShadow: '0 0 8px 3px rgba(20, 20, 20, 0.3)',
     position: 'relative',
@@ -44,7 +41,6 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles<BackstageTheme>(theme => ({
   leftItemsBox: {
     maxWidth: '100%',
     flexGrow: 1,
-    marginBottom: theme.spacing(1),
   },
   rightItemsBox: {
     width: 'auto',
@@ -53,11 +49,13 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles<BackstageTheme>(theme => ({
     color: theme.palette.bursts.fontColor,
     wordBreak: 'break-all',
     fontSize: 'calc(24px + 6 * ((100vw - 320px) / 680))',
-    marginBottom: theme.spacing(1),
+    marginBottom: 0,
   },
   subtitle: {
     color: 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8)',
     lineHeight: '1.0em',
+    display: 'inline-block', // prevents margin collapse of adjacent siblings
+    marginTop: theme.spacing(1),
   },
   type: {
     textTransform: 'uppercase',