diff --git a/.changeset/lemon-items-cross.md b/.changeset/lemon-items-cross.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7ea57bb5ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lemon-items-cross.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@swisspost/design-system-components': minor
+'@swisspost/design-system-documentation': minor
+---
+
+Added the possibility to use paragraphs instead of headings for the post-header component. This enables project to fully control the heading structure of the document.
diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/post-megadropdown/post-megadropdown.scss b/packages/components/src/components/post-megadropdown/post-megadropdown.scss
index f775461b06..825d84f043 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/post-megadropdown/post-megadropdown.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/post-megadropdown/post-megadropdown.scss
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@
     }
   }
 
-  h2 {
+  h2,
+  .h2 {
     display: none;
     margin-block: 0 8px;
     font-weight: 900;
@@ -193,7 +194,8 @@
       flex-direction: column-reverse;
       height: 100%;
 
-      h3 {
+      h3,
+      .h3 {
         font-size: 20px;
         display: block;
         font-weight: 900;
diff --git a/packages/components/src/index.html b/packages/components/src/index.html
index 2f35dcf714..231a032eab 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/index.html
+++ b/packages/components/src/index.html
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
       </post-language-switch>
 
       <!-- Application title (optional) -->
-      <h1 slot="title">Application title</h1>
+      <p class="h1" slot="title">Application title</p>
 
       <!-- Target group -->
       <ul slot="target-group" class="target-group">
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ <h1 slot="title">Application title</h1>
       <!-- Main navigation -->
       <post-mainnavigation caption="Hauptnavigation">
         <post-list title-hidden="">
-          <h2>Main Navigation</h2>
+          <p class="h2">Main Navigation</p>
 
           <!-- Link only level 1 -->
           <post-list-item slot="post-list-item"
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ <h2>Main Navigation</h2>
                 Back
               </button>
               <post-closebutton slot="close-button">Schliessen</post-closebutton>
-              <h2 slot="megadropdown-title">Briefe title</h2>
+              <p slot="megadropdown-title" class="h2">Briefe title</p>
               <a slot="megadropdown-overview-link" href="/briefe">Übersicht Briefe</a>
               <post-list>
-                <h3>Briefe senden</h3>
+                <p class="h3">Briefe senden</p>
                 <post-list-item slot="post-list-item"
                   ><a href="/sch">Briefe Schweiz</a></post-list-item
                 >
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ <h3>Briefe senden</h3>
                 >
               </post-list>
               <post-list>
-                <h3><a href="/schritt-für-schritt">Schritt für Schritt</a></h3>
+                <p class="h3"><a href="/schritt-für-schritt">Schritt für Schritt</a></p>
                 <post-list-item slot="post-list-item"
                   ><a href="/sch">Pakete Schweiz</a></post-list-item
                 >
@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ <h3><a href="/schritt-für-schritt">Schritt für Schritt</a></h3>
                 Back
               </button>
               <post-closebutton slot="close-button">Schliessen</post-closebutton>
-              <h2 slot="megadropdown-title">Pakete title</h2>
+              <p class="h2" slot="megadropdown-title">Pakete title</p>
               <a slot="megadropdown-overview-link" href="/pakete">Übersicht Pakete</a>
               <post-list>
-                <h3>Pakete senden</h3>
+                <p class="h3">Pakete senden</p>
                 <post-list-item slot="post-list-item"
                   ><a aria-current="page" href="/sch">Pakete Schweiz</a></post-list-item
                 >
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ <h3>Pakete senden</h3>
                 >
               </post-list>
               <post-list>
-                <h3><a href="/schritt-für-schritt">Schritt für Schritt</a></h3>
+                <p class="h3"><a href="/schritt-für-schritt">Schritt für Schritt</a></p>
                 <post-list-item slot="post-list-item"
                   ><a href="/sch">Pakete Schweiz</a></post-list-item
                 >