diff --git a/packages/canon/docs/Home.mdx b/packages/canon/docs/Home.mdx
index cbe84fcfb1..5b85ab15ad 100644
--- a/packages/canon/docs/Home.mdx
+++ b/packages/canon/docs/Home.mdx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import { list } from './components/Roadmap/list';
   <ComponentStatus name="Checkbox" status="notStarted" />
   <ComponentStatus
     name="Container"
-    status="inProgress"
+    status="alpha"
     link="/?path=/docs/components-container--docs"
   />
   <ComponentStatus
diff --git a/packages/canon/src/components/Container/Container.stories.tsx b/packages/canon/src/components/Container/Container.stories.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bedf96ec9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/canon/src/components/Container/Container.stories.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import React from 'react';
+import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/react';
+import { Box } from '../Box/Box';
+import { argTypesSpacing } from '../../../docs/utils/argTypes';
+import { Container } from './Container';
+
+const argTypesSpacingWithoutLeftAndRight = { ...argTypesSpacing };
+delete argTypesSpacingWithoutLeftAndRight.padding;
+delete argTypesSpacingWithoutLeftAndRight.paddingLeft;
+delete argTypesSpacingWithoutLeftAndRight.paddingRight;
+delete argTypesSpacingWithoutLeftAndRight.paddingX;
+delete argTypesSpacingWithoutLeftAndRight.margin;
+delete argTypesSpacingWithoutLeftAndRight.marginLeft;
+delete argTypesSpacingWithoutLeftAndRight.marginRight;
+delete argTypesSpacingWithoutLeftAndRight.marginX;
+delete argTypesSpacingWithoutLeftAndRight.gap;
+
+const meta = {
+  title: 'Components/Container',
+  component: Container,
+  argTypes: {
+    ...argTypesSpacingWithoutLeftAndRight,
+    children: {
+      control: false,
+    },
+    className: {
+      control: 'text',
+    },
+  },
+  parameters: {
+    layout: 'fullscreen',
+  },
+} satisfies Meta<typeof Container>;
+
+export default meta;
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof meta>;
+
+const FakeBox = () => (
+  <Box
+    borderRadius="small"
+    style={{ background: '#1f47ff', color: 'white', height: '400px' }}
+  />
+);
+
+export const Default: Story = {
+  args: {},
+  render: args => (
+    <Container {...args}>
+      <FakeBox />
+    </Container>
+  ),
+};
diff --git a/packages/canon/src/components/Container/Container.tsx b/packages/canon/src/components/Container/Container.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b27775e116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/canon/src/components/Container/Container.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import React, { forwardRef } from 'react';
+import { containerSprinkles } from './sprinkles.css';
+import { ContainerProps } from './types';
+
+/** @public */
+export const Container = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, ContainerProps>(
+  (props, ref) => {
+    const { children, className, style, ...restProps } = props;
+
+    const containerClassName = containerSprinkles(restProps);
+
+    return (
+      <div
+        ref={ref}
+        className={['container', containerClassName].filter(Boolean).join(' ')}
+        style={style}
+      >
+        {children}
+      </div>
+    );
+  },
+);
diff --git a/packages/canon/src/components/Container/Docs.mdx b/packages/canon/src/components/Container/Docs.mdx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..68090dac3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/canon/src/components/Container/Docs.mdx
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { Meta, Unstyled, Source } from '@storybook/blocks';
+import * as ContainerStories from './Container.stories';
+import { Title, Text } from '../../../docs/components';
+import { PropsTable, getBoxProps } from '../../../docs/components/PropsTable';
+import { spacingProperties } from '../../layout/sprinkles.css';
+import { containerProperties } from './sprinkles.css';
+
+<Meta of={ContainerStories} />
+
+<Unstyled>
+
+<Title type="h1">Container</Title>
+
+<Text>
+  The container component let you use our default max-width and center the
+  content on the page.
+</Text>
+
+<Title type="h2">Installation</Title>
+<Source code={`yarn install @backstage/canon/container`} language="bash" dark />
+
+<Title type="h2" style={{ marginBottom: '16px' }}>
+  API reference
+</Title>
+
+<PropsTable
+  data={{
+    ...getBoxProps(containerProperties.styles),
+    children: {
+      type: 'ReactNode',
+      required: false,
+    },
+    className: {
+      type: 'string',
+      required: false,
+    },
+    style: {
+      type: 'CSSProperties',
+      required: false,
+    },
+  }}
+/>
+
+<Title type="h2">Examples</Title>
+
+<Title type="h3">Simple</Title>
+<Text>A simple example of how to use the Container component.</Text>
+
+<Source
+  code={`<Container>
+  <Box>Hello World</Box>
+  <Box>Hello World</Box>
+  <Box>Hello World</Box>
+</Container>`}
+  language="tsx"
+  dark
+/>
+
+<Title type="h3">Responsive padding & margin</Title>
+<Text>
+  The Container component also supports responsive values, making it easy to
+  create responsive designs.
+</Text>
+<Source
+  code={`<Container paddingY={{ xs: 'sm', md: 'md' }}>
+  <Box>Hello World</Box>
+  <Box>Hello World</Box>
+  <Box>Hello World</Box>
+</Container>`}
+  language="tsx"
+  dark
+/>
+
+</Unstyled>
diff --git a/packages/canon/src/components/Container/index.tsx b/packages/canon/src/components/Container/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81614c352d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/canon/src/components/Container/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+export { Container } from './Container';
+export type { ContainerProps } from './types';
diff --git a/packages/canon/src/components/Container/sprinkles.css.ts b/packages/canon/src/components/Container/sprinkles.css.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..989e369433
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/canon/src/components/Container/sprinkles.css.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { defineProperties, createSprinkles } from '@vanilla-extract/sprinkles';
+import { breakpoints, space } from '../../layout/properties';
+import { colorProperties, spacingProperties } from '../../layout/sprinkles.css';
+
+export const containerProperties = defineProperties({
+  conditions: breakpoints,
+  defaultCondition: 'xs',
+  properties: {
+    paddingTop: space,
+    paddingBottom: space,
+    marginTop: space,
+    marginBottom: space,
+  },
+  shorthands: {
+    paddingY: ['paddingTop', 'paddingBottom'],
+    marginY: ['marginTop', 'marginBottom'],
+  },
+});
+
+export const containerSprinkles = createSprinkles(
+  spacingProperties,
+  colorProperties,
+  containerProperties,
+);
diff --git a/packages/canon/src/components/Container/styles.css b/packages/canon/src/components/Container/styles.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4da813623f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/canon/src/components/Container/styles.css
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+.container {
+  max-width: var(--canon-container-max-width);
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  padding: 0 var(--canon-container-padding);
+}
diff --git a/packages/canon/src/components/Container/types.ts b/packages/canon/src/components/Container/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b1f414cf30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/canon/src/components/Container/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import { SpaceProps } from '../../layout/types';
+
+/** @public */
+export interface ContainerProps
+  extends Omit<
+    SpaceProps,
+    | 'padding'
+    | 'paddingLeft'
+    | 'paddingRight'
+    | 'paddingX'
+    | 'margin'
+    | 'marginLeft'
+    | 'marginRight'
+    | 'marginX'
+    | 'gap'
+  > {
+  children?: React.ReactNode;
+  className?: string;
+  style?: React.CSSProperties;
+}
diff --git a/packages/canon/src/theme/styles.css b/packages/canon/src/theme/styles.css
index 65aaabe909..ad2433ef74 100644
--- a/packages/canon/src/theme/styles.css
+++ b/packages/canon/src/theme/styles.css
@@ -26,3 +26,4 @@
 @import '../components/Stack/styles.css';
 @import '../components/Inline/styles.css';
 @import '../components/Grid/styles.css';
+@import '../components/Container/styles.css';
diff --git a/packages/canon/src/theme/theme.css b/packages/canon/src/theme/theme.css
index 6784cb336f..ef78b2221a 100644
--- a/packages/canon/src/theme/theme.css
+++ b/packages/canon/src/theme/theme.css
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@
   --canon-spacing-lg: 2rem;
   --canon-spacing-xl: 3.25rem;
   --canon-spacing-2xl: 5.25rem;
+
+  /* Container */
+  --canon-container-max-width: 1200px;
+  --canon-container-padding: 1rem;
 }
 
 /* Dark theme */