diff --git a/.changeset/selfish-walls-visit.md b/.changeset/selfish-walls-visit.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8748b3717e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/selfish-walls-visit.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/core-components': patch
+---
+
+Add a fullHeightFixedContent variant of the GaugeCard, and a small size version. Fixed content will vertically align the gauge in the cards, even when the card titles span across multiple lines.
diff --git a/packages/core-components/api-report.md b/packages/core-components/api-report.md
index 7fd706db43..1e5c1b892f 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/core-components/api-report.md
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ export type GaugeProps = {
   inverse?: boolean;
   unit?: string;
   max?: number;
+  size?: 'normal' | 'small';
   description?: ReactNode;
   getColor?: GaugePropsGetColor;
 };
@@ -609,7 +610,11 @@ export type InfoCardClassKey =
   | 'headerContent';
 
 // @public (undocumented)
-export type InfoCardVariants = 'flex' | 'fullHeight' | 'gridItem';
+export type InfoCardVariants =
+  | 'flex'
+  | 'fullHeight'
+  | 'fullHeightFixedContent'
+  | 'gridItem';
 
 // Warning: (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "ItemCardProps" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
 // Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "ItemCard" is part of the package's API, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/Gauge.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/Gauge.tsx
index 088e369e62..87d2bf4f58 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/Gauge.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/Gauge.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { makeStyles, useTheme } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
 import { Circle } from 'rc-progress';
 import React, { ReactNode, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import Box from '@material-ui/core/Box';
+import classNames from 'classnames';
 
 /** @public */
 export type GaugeClassKey =
@@ -43,6 +44,9 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles(
       fontWeight: theme.typography.fontWeightBold,
       color: theme.palette.textContrast,
     },
+    overlaySmall: {
+      fontSize: theme.typography.pxToRem(25),
+    },
     description: {
       fontSize: '100%',
       top: '50%',
@@ -68,6 +72,7 @@ export type GaugeProps = {
   inverse?: boolean;
   unit?: string;
   max?: number;
+  size?: 'normal' | 'small';
   description?: ReactNode;
   getColor?: GaugePropsGetColor;
 };
@@ -121,7 +126,7 @@ export const getProgressColor: GaugePropsGetColor = ({
 
 export function Gauge(props: GaugeProps) {
   const [hoverRef, setHoverRef] = useState<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
-  const { getColor = getProgressColor } = props;
+  const { getColor = getProgressColor, size = 'normal' } = props;
   const classes = useStyles(props);
   const { palette } = useTheme();
   const { value, fractional, inverse, unit, max, description } = {
@@ -165,7 +170,12 @@ export function Gauge(props: GaugeProps) {
       {description && isHovering ? (
         <Box className={classes.description}>{description}</Box>
       ) : (
-        <Box className={classes.overlay}>
+        <Box
+          className={classNames(
+            classes.overlay,
+            size === 'small' ? classes.overlaySmall : undefined,
+          )}
+        >
           {isNaN(value) ? 'N/A' : `${asActual}${unit}`}
         </Box>
       )}
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/GaugeCard.stories.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/GaugeCard.stories.tsx
index a0b6faea60..21d023999e 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/GaugeCard.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/GaugeCard.stories.tsx
@@ -175,6 +175,82 @@ export const InfoMessage = () => (
   </Wrapper>
 );
 
+export const AlignedBottom = () => (
+  <Wrapper>
+    <Grid item>
+      <GaugeCard
+        variant="fullHeightFixedContent"
+        title="Progress"
+        subheader="With a subheader"
+        progress={0.3}
+      />
+    </Grid>
+    <Grid item>
+      <GaugeCard
+        variant="fullHeightFixedContent"
+        title="Progress"
+        subheader="With a subheader"
+        progress={0.57}
+      />
+    </Grid>
+    <Grid item>
+      <GaugeCard
+        variant="fullHeightFixedContent"
+        title="Progress with longer title"
+        subheader="With a subheader"
+        progress={0.89}
+      />
+    </Grid>
+    <Grid item>
+      <GaugeCard
+        variant="fullHeightFixedContent"
+        title="Progress"
+        subheader="With a subheader"
+        inverse
+        progress={0.2}
+      />
+    </Grid>
+  </Wrapper>
+);
+
+export const Small = () => (
+  <Wrapper>
+    <Grid item>
+      <GaugeCard
+        variant="fullHeightFixedContent"
+        size="small"
+        title="Progress"
+        progress={0.3}
+      />
+    </Grid>
+    <Grid item>
+      <GaugeCard
+        variant="fullHeightFixedContent"
+        size="small"
+        title="Progress"
+        progress={0.57}
+      />
+    </Grid>
+    <Grid item>
+      <GaugeCard
+        variant="fullHeightFixedContent"
+        size="small"
+        title="Progress, longer title"
+        progress={0.89}
+      />
+    </Grid>
+    <Grid item>
+      <GaugeCard
+        variant="fullHeightFixedContent"
+        size="small"
+        title="Progress"
+        inverse
+        progress={0.2}
+      />
+    </Grid>
+  </Wrapper>
+);
+
 export const HoverMessage = () => (
   <Wrapper>
     <Grid item>
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/GaugeCard.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/GaugeCard.tsx
index 3442395380..bbb870141b 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/GaugeCard.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/GaugeCard.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type Props = {
   variant?: InfoCardVariants;
   /** Progress in % specified as decimal, e.g. "0.23" */
   progress: number;
+  size?: 'normal' | 'small';
   description?: ReactNode;
   icon?: ReactNode;
   inverse?: boolean;
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles(
       height: '100%',
       width: 250,
     },
+    rootSmall: {
+      height: '100%',
+      width: 160,
+    },
   },
   { name: 'BackstageGaugeCard' },
 );
@@ -64,6 +69,7 @@ export function GaugeCard(props: Props) {
     description,
     icon,
     variant,
+    size = 'normal',
     getColor,
   } = props;
 
@@ -75,15 +81,22 @@ export function GaugeCard(props: Props) {
   };
 
   return (
-    <Box className={classes.root}>
+    <Box className={size === 'small' ? classes.rootSmall : classes.root}>
       <InfoCard
         title={title}
         subheader={subheader}
         deepLink={deepLink}
         variant={variant}
         icon={icon}
+        titleTypographyProps={
+          size === 'small'
+            ? {
+                variant: 'h6',
+              }
+            : undefined
+        }
       >
-        <Gauge {...gaugeProps} />
+        <Gauge {...gaugeProps} size={size} />
       </InfoCard>
     </Box>
   );
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/layout/InfoCard/InfoCard.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/layout/InfoCard/InfoCard.tsx
index c80e71b609..9fd72e50b6 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/layout/InfoCard/InfoCard.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/layout/InfoCard/InfoCard.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles(
     header: {
       padding: theme.spacing(2, 2, 2, 2.5),
     },
+    headerFixedContent: {
+      flexGrow: 1,
+      alignItems: 'flex-start',
+    },
     headerTitle: {
       fontWeight: theme.typography.fontWeightBold,
     },
@@ -87,6 +91,11 @@ const VARIANT_STYLES = {
       flexDirection: 'column',
       height: '100%',
     },
+    fullHeightFixedContent: {
+      display: 'flex',
+      flexDirection: 'column',
+      height: '100%',
+    },
     gridItem: {
       display: 'flex',
       flexDirection: 'column',
@@ -102,6 +111,9 @@ const VARIANT_STYLES = {
     fullHeight: {
       flex: 1,
     },
+    fullHeightFixedContent: {
+      flex: '0 1 0%',
+    },
     gridItem: {
       flex: 1,
     },
@@ -109,7 +121,11 @@ const VARIANT_STYLES = {
 };
 
 /** @public */
-export type InfoCardVariants = 'flex' | 'fullHeight' | 'gridItem';
+export type InfoCardVariants =
+  | 'flex'
+  | 'fullHeight'
+  | 'fullHeightFixedContent'
+  | 'gridItem';
 
 /**
  * InfoCard is used to display a paper-styled block on the screen, similar to a panel.
@@ -228,7 +244,12 @@ export function InfoCard(props: Props): JSX.Element {
         {title && (
           <CardHeader
             classes={{
-              root: classes.header,
+              root: classNames(
+                classes.header,
+                variant === 'fullHeightFixedContent'
+                  ? classes.headerFixedContent
+                  : undefined,
+              ),
               title: classes.headerTitle,
               subheader: classes.headerSubheader,
               avatar: classes.headerAvatar,