diff --git a/packages/core/src/layout/Breadcrumbs/Breadcrumbs.stories.tsx b/packages/core/src/layout/Breadcrumbs/Breadcrumbs.stories.tsx
index f21b5a94e6..f2a6611d03 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/layout/Breadcrumbs/Breadcrumbs.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/layout/Breadcrumbs/Breadcrumbs.stories.tsx
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import React from 'react';
-import { Breadcrumbs } from '.';
+import { Popover, Typography, Box, List, ListItem } from '@material-ui/core';
+import ExpandMoreIcon from '@material-ui/icons/ExpandMore';
+import ExpandLessIcon from '@material-ui/icons/ExpandLess';
+import React, { Fragment } from 'react';
 import { MemoryRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { Breadcrumbs } from '.';
 import { Link } from '../../components/Link';
 
 export default {
@@ -24,12 +27,101 @@ export default {
 };
 
 // export const InHeader = () => <Breadcrumbs pages={pages} />;
-export const OutsideOfHeader = () => (
-  <MemoryRouter>
-    <Breadcrumbs>
-      <Link to="/">Home</Link>
-      <Link to="/">Home</Link>
-    </Breadcrumbs>
-  </MemoryRouter>
-);
-// export const ExampleUsage = () => <Breadcrumbs pages={pages} />;
+export const OutsideOfHeader = () => {
+  const [anchorEl, setAnchorEl] = React.useState<HTMLAnchorElement | null>(
+    null,
+  );
+  const handleClick = (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLAnchorElement>) => {
+    setAnchorEl(event.currentTarget);
+  };
+
+  const handleClose = () => {
+    setAnchorEl(null);
+  };
+
+  const open = Boolean(anchorEl);
+  return (
+    <MemoryRouter>
+      <p>
+        It might be the case that you want to keep your breadcrumbs outside of
+        the header. In that case, they should be positioned above the title of
+        the page.
+      </p>
+      <h2>Standard breadcrumbs</h2>
+      <p>
+        Underlined pages are links. This should show a hierarchical
+        relationship.
+      </p>
+      <Breadcrumbs>
+        <Link to="/">General Page</Link>
+        <Link to="/">Second Page</Link>
+        <Typography>Current page</Typography>
+      </Breadcrumbs>
+      <Breadcrumbs>
+        <Link to="/">General Page</Link>
+        <Typography>Current page</Typography>
+      </Breadcrumbs>
+      <Breadcrumbs>
+        <Typography>Current page</Typography>
+      </Breadcrumbs>
+
+      <h2>Hidden breadcrumbs</h2>
+      <p>
+        Use this when you have more than three breadcrumbs. When user clicks on
+        ellipses, expand the breadcrumbs out.
+      </p>
+
+      <Breadcrumbs>
+        <Link to="/">General Page</Link>
+        <Link to="/">Second Page</Link>
+        <Link to="/">Third Page</Link>
+        <Link to="/">Fourth Page</Link>
+        <Typography>Current page</Typography>
+      </Breadcrumbs>
+
+      <h2>Layered breadcrumbs</h2>
+      <p>
+        Use this when you want to show alternative breadcrumbs on the same
+        hierarchical level.
+      </p>
+
+      <Fragment>
+        <Breadcrumbs>
+          <Link to="/">General Page</Link>
+          <Link to="/" onClick={handleClick}>
+            <Box display="flex" alignItems="center">
+              <span>Second Page</span>
+              {open ? <ExpandLessIcon /> : <ExpandMoreIcon />}
+            </Box>
+          </Link>
+          <Typography>Current page</Typography>
+        </Breadcrumbs>
+        <Popover
+          open={open}
+          onClose={handleClose}
+          anchorEl={anchorEl}
+          anchorOrigin={{
+            vertical: 'bottom',
+            horizontal: 'center',
+          }}
+          transformOrigin={{
+            vertical: 'top',
+            horizontal: 'center',
+          }}
+        >
+          <List>
+            <ListItem button style={{ textDecoration: 'underline' }}>
+              Parallel second page
+            </ListItem>
+            <ListItem button style={{ textDecoration: 'underline' }}>
+              Another parallel second page
+            </ListItem>
+            <ListItem button style={{ textDecoration: 'underline' }}>
+              Yet another, parallel second page
+            </ListItem>
+          </List>
+        </Popover>
+      </Fragment>
+    </MemoryRouter>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/packages/core/src/layout/Breadcrumbs/Breadcrumbs.tsx b/packages/core/src/layout/Breadcrumbs/Breadcrumbs.tsx
index c88b446d8c..6da9d7ad4d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/layout/Breadcrumbs/Breadcrumbs.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/layout/Breadcrumbs/Breadcrumbs.tsx
@@ -14,75 +14,88 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import React, { Fragment } from 'react';
 import {
-  Typography,
-  Breadcrumbs as MUIBreadcrumbs,
+  Box,
+  Breadcrumbs as MaterialBreadcrumbs,
+  List,
+  ListItem,
   Popover,
+  Typography,
   withStyles,
 } from '@material-ui/core';
+import React, { ComponentProps, Fragment } from 'react';
 
-type BreadcrumbsProps = {
-  children?: React.ReactNode;
-};
+type Props = ComponentProps<typeof MaterialBreadcrumbs>;
 
-const UnderlinedText = withStyles({ root: { textDecoration: 'underline' } })(
-  Typography,
-);
+const ClickableText = withStyles({
+  root: {
+    textDecoration: 'underline',
+    cursor: 'pointer',
+  },
+})(Typography);
 
-const StyledBreadcrumbs = withStyles({
-  root: {},
-  li: { textDecoration: 'underline' },
-})(MUIBreadcrumbs);
+const StyledBox = withStyles(theme => ({
+  root: {
+    textDecoration: 'underline',
+    color: theme.palette.text.primary,
+  },
+}))(Box);
 
-export const Breadcrumbs = ({ children }: BreadcrumbsProps) => {
+export const Breadcrumbs = ({ children, ...props }: Props) => {
   const [anchorEl, setAnchorEl] = React.useState<HTMLButtonElement | null>(
     null,
   );
 
-  if (children instanceof Array) {
-    const [firstPage, secondPage, ...expandablePages] = children;
-    const currentPage = children[children.length - 1];
-    const hasHiddenBreadcrumbs = children.length > 3;
+  const childrenArray = React.Children.toArray(children);
 
-    const handleClick = (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => {
-      setAnchorEl(event.currentTarget);
-    };
+  const [firstPage, secondPage, ...expandablePages] = childrenArray;
+  const currentPage = expandablePages.length
+    ? expandablePages.pop()
+    : childrenArray[childrenArray.length - 1];
+  const hasHiddenBreadcrumbs = childrenArray.length > 3;
 
-    const handleClose = () => {
-      setAnchorEl(null);
-    };
+  const handleClick = (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => {
+    setAnchorEl(event.currentTarget);
+  };
 
-    const open = Boolean(anchorEl);
-    return (
-      <Fragment>
-        <StyledBreadcrumbs aria-label="breadcrumb">
-          {children.length > 1 && firstPage}
-          {children.length > 2 && secondPage}
-          {hasHiddenBreadcrumbs && (
-            <UnderlinedText onClick={handleClick}>...</UnderlinedText>
-          )}
-          {currentPage}
-        </StyledBreadcrumbs>
-        <Popover
-          open={open}
-          anchorEl={anchorEl}
-          onClose={handleClose}
-          anchorOrigin={{
-            vertical: 'bottom',
-            horizontal: 'center',
-          }}
-          transformOrigin={{
-            vertical: 'top',
-            horizontal: 'left',
-          }}
-        >
-          The content of the Popover.
-        </Popover>
-      </Fragment>
-    );
-  }
+  const handleClose = () => {
+    setAnchorEl(null);
+  };
+
+  const open = Boolean(anchorEl);
   return (
-    <StyledBreadcrumbs aria-label="breadcrumb">{children}</StyledBreadcrumbs>
+    <Fragment>
+      <MaterialBreadcrumbs aria-label="breadcrumb" {...props}>
+        {childrenArray.length > 1 && <StyledBox clone>{firstPage}</StyledBox>}
+        {childrenArray.length > 2 && <StyledBox clone>{secondPage}</StyledBox>}
+        {hasHiddenBreadcrumbs && (
+          <ClickableText onClick={handleClick}>...</ClickableText>
+        )}
+        <Box style={{ fontStyle: 'italic' }} color="text.primary">
+          {currentPage}
+        </Box>
+      </MaterialBreadcrumbs>
+      <Popover
+        open={open}
+        anchorEl={anchorEl}
+        onClose={handleClose}
+        anchorOrigin={{
+          vertical: 'bottom',
+          horizontal: 'center',
+        }}
+        transformOrigin={{
+          vertical: 'top',
+          horizontal: 'left',
+        }}
+      >
+        <List>
+          {expandablePages.map(pageLink => (
+            <ListItem button>
+              <StyledBox clone>{pageLink}</StyledBox>
+            </ListItem>
+          ))}
+        </List>
+      </Popover>
+    </Fragment>
   );
 };