diff --git a/packages/canon/src/components/Box/Box.tsx b/packages/canon/src/components/Box/Box.tsx
index 27f8a3046f..00e15a2b72 100644
--- a/packages/canon/src/components/Box/Box.tsx
+++ b/packages/canon/src/components/Box/Box.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import { displayPropDefs } from '../../props/display.props';
 export const Box = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, BoxProps>((props, ref) => {
   const { as = 'div', children } = props;
 
-  // Extract utility class names and styles
   const propDefs = {
     ...spacingPropDefs,
     ...widthPropDefs,
diff --git a/packages/canon/src/components/Container/Container.tsx b/packages/canon/src/components/Container/Container.tsx
index a925a5c38e..46a5356d56 100644
--- a/packages/canon/src/components/Container/Container.tsx
+++ b/packages/canon/src/components/Container/Container.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ export const Container = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, ContainerProps>(
   (props, ref) => {
     const { children } = props;
 
-    // Extract utility class names and styles
     const propDefs = {
       ...displayPropDefs,
     };
diff --git a/packages/canon/src/components/Stack/Stack.props.ts b/packages/canon/src/components/Stack/Stack.props.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5cc7300c5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/canon/src/components/Stack/Stack.props.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 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 type { PropDef, GetPropDefTypes } from '../../props/prop-def';
+
+const alignValues = ['start', 'center', 'end', 'baseline', 'stretch'] as const;
+
+/** @public */
+const stackPropDefs = {
+  align: {
+    type: 'enum',
+    className: 'cu-align',
+    values: alignValues,
+    responsive: true,
+    default: 'stretch',
+  },
+} satisfies {
+  align: PropDef<(typeof alignValues)[number]>;
+};
+
+/** @public */
+type StackOwnProps = GetPropDefTypes<typeof stackPropDefs>;
+
+export { stackPropDefs };
+export type { StackOwnProps };
diff --git a/packages/canon/src/components/Stack/Stack.stories.tsx b/packages/canon/src/components/Stack/Stack.stories.tsx
index 4c48cf80cc..0b02849a91 100644
--- a/packages/canon/src/components/Stack/Stack.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/canon/src/components/Stack/Stack.stories.tsx
@@ -29,16 +29,13 @@ const meta = {
     children: {
       control: false,
     },
-    as: {
-      control: false,
-    },
     className: {
       control: 'text',
     },
   },
   args: {
-    align: 'left',
-    gap: 'xs',
+    align: 'stretch',
+    gap: '4',
     children: 'hello world',
   },
 } satisfies Meta<typeof Stack>;
@@ -63,20 +60,14 @@ const DecorativeBox = () => {
 };
 
 export const Default: Story = {
-  render: () => (
-    <div style={{ width: '320px' }}>
-      <Stack>
-        <DecorativeBox />
-        <DecorativeBox />
-        <DecorativeBox />
-      </Stack>
-    </div>
-  ),
+  args: {
+    children: [<DecorativeBox />, <DecorativeBox />, <DecorativeBox />],
+  },
 };
 
 export const AlignLeft: Story = {
   render: () => (
-    <Stack align="left">
+    <Stack align="start">
       <DecorativeBox />
       <DecorativeBox />
       <DecorativeBox />
@@ -96,7 +87,7 @@ export const AlignCenter: Story = {
 
 export const AlignRight: Story = {
   render: () => (
-    <Stack align="right">
+    <Stack align="end">
       <DecorativeBox />
       <DecorativeBox />
       <DecorativeBox />
@@ -106,7 +97,7 @@ export const AlignRight: Story = {
 
 export const ResponsiveAlign: Story = {
   render: () => (
-    <Stack align={{ xs: 'left', md: 'center', lg: 'right' }}>
+    <Stack align={{ xs: 'start', md: 'center', lg: 'end' }}>
       <DecorativeBox />
       <DecorativeBox />
       <DecorativeBox />
@@ -116,7 +107,7 @@ export const ResponsiveAlign: Story = {
 
 export const ResponsiveGap: Story = {
   render: () => (
-    <Stack gap={{ xs: 'xs', md: 'md', lg: '2xl' }}>
+    <Stack gap={{ xs: '4', md: '8', lg: '12' }}>
       <DecorativeBox />
       <DecorativeBox />
       <DecorativeBox />
@@ -126,7 +117,7 @@ export const ResponsiveGap: Story = {
 
 export const LargeGap: Story = {
   render: () => (
-    <Stack gap="xl">
+    <Stack gap="8">
       <DecorativeBox />
       <DecorativeBox />
       <DecorativeBox />
diff --git a/packages/canon/src/components/Stack/Stack.tsx b/packages/canon/src/components/Stack/Stack.tsx
index 4b6a4596bb..9080a28e11 100644
--- a/packages/canon/src/components/Stack/Stack.tsx
+++ b/packages/canon/src/components/Stack/Stack.tsx
@@ -16,51 +16,24 @@
 
 import { createElement, forwardRef } from 'react';
 import { StackProps } from './types';
-import { getClassNames } from '../../utils/getClassNames';
-import type { AlignItems, Breakpoint } from '../../types';
 import clsx from 'clsx';
-
-// Function to map align values
-const mapAlignValue = (value?: StackProps['align']) => {
-  if (typeof value === 'string') {
-    let returnedValue: AlignItems = 'stretch';
-    if (value === 'left') returnedValue = 'stretch';
-    if (value === 'center') returnedValue = 'center';
-    if (value === 'right') returnedValue = 'end';
-    return returnedValue;
-  } else if (typeof value === 'object') {
-    const returnedValue: Partial<Record<Breakpoint, AlignItems>> = {};
-    for (const [key, val] of Object.entries(value)) {
-      returnedValue[key as Breakpoint] = mapAlignValue(val) as AlignItems;
-    }
-    return returnedValue;
-  }
-  return 'stretch';
-};
+import { stackPropDefs } from './Stack.props';
+import { extractProps } from '../../utils/extractProps';
+import { gapPropDefs } from '../../props/gap-props';
 
 /** @public */
 export const Stack = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, StackProps>((props, ref) => {
-  const {
-    as = 'div',
-    children,
-    align = 'left',
-    gap = 'xs',
-    className,
-    style,
-    ...restProps
-  } = props;
+  const propDefs = {
+    ...gapPropDefs,
+    ...stackPropDefs,
+  };
 
-  // Generate utility class names
-  const utilityClassNames = getClassNames({
-    gap,
-    alignItems: mapAlignValue(align),
-    ...restProps,
-  });
+  const { className, style } = extractProps(props, propDefs);
 
-  return createElement(as, {
+  return createElement('div', {
     ref,
-    className: clsx('canon-Stack', utilityClassNames, className),
+    className: clsx('canon-Stack', className),
     style,
-    children,
+    children: props.children,
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/canon/src/components/Stack/types.ts b/packages/canon/src/components/Stack/types.ts
index bccdc59a57..267845c48a 100644
--- a/packages/canon/src/components/Stack/types.ts
+++ b/packages/canon/src/components/Stack/types.ts
@@ -14,23 +14,15 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type {
-  SpaceProps,
-  UtilityProps,
-  AsProps,
-  Breakpoint,
-} from '../../types';
+import type { SpaceProps } from '../../types';
+import { StackOwnProps } from './Stack.props';
+import type { GapProps } from '../../props/gap-props';
 
 /** @public */
 export interface StackProps extends SpaceProps {
   children: React.ReactNode;
-  as?: AsProps;
-  gap?: UtilityProps['gap'];
-  align?:
-    | 'left'
-    | 'center'
-    | 'right'
-    | Partial<Record<Breakpoint, 'left' | 'center' | 'right'>>;
+  gap?: GapProps['gap'];
+  align?: StackOwnProps['align'];
   className?: string;
   style?: React.CSSProperties;
 }
diff --git a/packages/canon/src/css/utilities.css b/packages/canon/src/css/utilities.css
index 60f5d886d9..aa7136fb94 100644
--- a/packages/canon/src/css/utilities.css
+++ b/packages/canon/src/css/utilities.css
@@ -67,3 +67,6 @@
 
 /* Gap */
 @import './utilities/gap.css';
+
+/* Flex */
+@import './utilities/flex.css';
diff --git a/packages/canon/src/css/utilities/flex.css b/packages/canon/src/css/utilities/flex.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..209334c23d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/canon/src/css/utilities/flex.css
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+.cu-align-start {
+  align-items: start;
+}
+
+.cu-align-center {
+  align-items: center;
+}
+
+.cu-align-end {
+  align-items: end;
+}
+
+/* Breakpoint xs */
+@media (min-width: 640px) {
+  .xs\:cu-align-start {
+    align-items: start;
+  }
+
+  .xs\:cu-align-center {
+    align-items: center;
+  }
+
+  .xs\:cu-align-end {
+    align-items: end;
+  }
+}
+
+/* Breakpoint sm */
+@media (min-width: 768px) {
+  .sm\:cu-align-start {
+    align-items: start;
+  }
+
+  .sm\:cu-align-center {
+    align-items: center;
+  }
+
+  .sm\:cu-align-end {
+    align-items: end;
+  }
+}
+
+/* Breakpoint md */
+@media (min-width: 1024px) {
+  .md\:cu-align-start {
+    align-items: start;
+  }
+
+  .md\:cu-align-center {
+    align-items: center;
+  }
+
+  .md\:cu-align-end {
+    align-items: end;
+  }
+}
+
+/* Breakpoint lg */
+@media (min-width: 1280px) {
+  .lg\:cu-align-start {
+    align-items: start;
+  }
+
+  .lg\:cu-align-center {
+    align-items: center;
+  }
+
+  .lg\:cu-align-end {
+    align-items: end;
+  }
+}
+
+/* Breakpoint xl */
+@media (min-width: 1536px) {
+  .xl\:cu-align-start {
+    align-items: start;
+  }
+
+  .xl\:cu-align-center {
+    align-items: center;
+  }
+
+  .xl\:cu-align-end {
+    align-items: end;
+  }
+}