diff --git a/UNRELEASED.md b/UNRELEASED.md
index a95d146f5ad..1c8a399a306 100644
--- a/UNRELEASED.md
+++ b/UNRELEASED.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Use [the changelog guidelines](https://git.io/polaris-changelog-guidelines) to f
 - Prevented the `onSelect` prop of `Tabs` from changing scroll position ([#2196](https://github.com/Shopify/polaris-react/pull/2196))
 - Fixed 200ms visual delay when activating `Popover` ([#2209](https://github.com/Shopify/polaris-react/pull/2209))
 - Fixed `ResourceList` `Item` deselect ([#1952](https://github.com/Shopify/polaris-react/pull/1952))
+- Fixed `Subheading`’s `font-weight` ([#2218](https://github.com/Shopify/polaris-react/pull/2218))
 
 ### Documentation
 
diff --git a/src/styles/shared/_typography.scss b/src/styles/shared/_typography.scss
index ff18a4e8adf..71c4ab54cd6 100644
--- a/src/styles/shared/_typography.scss
+++ b/src/styles/shared/_typography.scss
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ $typography-condensed: em(640px);
 
 @mixin text-style-subheading {
   font-size: font-size(subheading);
-  font-weight: 700;
+  font-weight: 600;
   line-height: line-height(subheading);
   text-transform: uppercase;