diff --git a/src/cdk/dialog/dialog.spec.ts b/src/cdk/dialog/dialog.spec.ts
index 85e4e96bc397..688949e10bf8 100644
--- a/src/cdk/dialog/dialog.spec.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/dialog/dialog.spec.ts
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ describe('Dialog', () => {
       flushMicrotasks();
 
       let firstHeader = overlayContainerElement.querySelector(
-        'h1[tabindex="-1"]',
+        'h2[tabindex="-1"]',
       ) as HTMLInputElement;
 
       expect(document.activeElement)
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ class PizzaMsg {
 
 @Component({
   template: `
-    <h1>This is the title</h1>
+    <h2>This is the title</h2>
   `,
   standalone: true,
   imports: [DialogModule],
diff --git a/src/components-examples/material/dialog/dialog-animations/dialog-animations-example-dialog.html b/src/components-examples/material/dialog/dialog-animations/dialog-animations-example-dialog.html
index 383de5d18a11..1c983e5e89be 100644
--- a/src/components-examples/material/dialog/dialog-animations/dialog-animations-example-dialog.html
+++ b/src/components-examples/material/dialog/dialog-animations/dialog-animations-example-dialog.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<h1 mat-dialog-title>Delete file</h1>
+<h2 mat-dialog-title>Delete file</h2>
 <mat-dialog-content>
   Would you like to delete cat.jpeg?
 </mat-dialog-content>
diff --git a/src/components-examples/material/dialog/dialog-data/dialog-data-example-dialog.html b/src/components-examples/material/dialog/dialog-data/dialog-data-example-dialog.html
index cb99aabd9216..6b7e7cc8b521 100644
--- a/src/components-examples/material/dialog/dialog-data/dialog-data-example-dialog.html
+++ b/src/components-examples/material/dialog/dialog-data/dialog-data-example-dialog.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<h1 mat-dialog-title>Favorite Animal</h1>
+<h2 mat-dialog-title>Favorite Animal</h2>
 <mat-dialog-content>
   My favorite animal is:
   <ul>
diff --git a/src/components-examples/material/dialog/dialog-elements/dialog-elements-example-dialog.html b/src/components-examples/material/dialog/dialog-elements/dialog-elements-example-dialog.html
index 8b0bf4346eb8..206c9a3efa60 100644
--- a/src/components-examples/material/dialog/dialog-elements/dialog-elements-example-dialog.html
+++ b/src/components-examples/material/dialog/dialog-elements/dialog-elements-example-dialog.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<h1 mat-dialog-title>Dialog with elements</h1>
+<h2 mat-dialog-title>Dialog with elements</h2>
 <mat-dialog-content>This dialog showcases the title, close, content and actions elements.</mat-dialog-content>
 <mat-dialog-actions>
   <button mat-button mat-dialog-close>Close</button>
diff --git a/src/components-examples/material/dialog/dialog-overview/dialog-overview-example-dialog.html b/src/components-examples/material/dialog/dialog-overview/dialog-overview-example-dialog.html
index 9f19909a6f2f..212816310692 100644
--- a/src/components-examples/material/dialog/dialog-overview/dialog-overview-example-dialog.html
+++ b/src/components-examples/material/dialog/dialog-overview/dialog-overview-example-dialog.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<h1 mat-dialog-title>Hi {{data.name}}</h1>
+<h2 mat-dialog-title>Hi {{data.name}}</h2>
 <mat-dialog-content>
   <p>What's your favorite animal?</p>
   <mat-form-field>
diff --git a/src/dev-app/slider/slider-demo.ts b/src/dev-app/slider/slider-demo.ts
index e7a6a703ba80..a0715e5fb16d 100644
--- a/src/dev-app/slider/slider-demo.ts
+++ b/src/dev-app/slider/slider-demo.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export class SliderDemo {
   selector: 'slider-dialog-demo',
   styleUrls: ['slider-demo.css'],
   template: `
-  <h1 mat-dialog-title>Slider in a dialog</h1>
+  <h2 mat-dialog-title>Slider in a dialog</h2>
   <mat-dialog-content class="demo-dialog-content">
   <mat-slider [discrete]="this.data.discrete" [showTickMarks]="this.data.showTickMarks" [color]="this.data.color" step="10">
       <input value="50" matSliderThumb>
diff --git a/src/material/dialog/dialog.spec.ts b/src/material/dialog/dialog.spec.ts
index 0c36e322b8c9..e0bb260b1506 100644
--- a/src/material/dialog/dialog.spec.ts
+++ b/src/material/dialog/dialog.spec.ts
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ describe('MDC-based MatDialog', () => {
       flushMicrotasks();
 
       let firstHeader = overlayContainerElement.querySelector(
-        'h1[tabindex="-1"]',
+        'h2[tabindex="-1"]',
       ) as HTMLInputElement;
 
       expect(document.activeElement)
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@ describe('MDC-based MatDialog', () => {
       @Component({
         standalone: true,
         imports: [MatDialogTitle],
-        template: `@if (showTitle()) { <h1 mat-dialog-title>This is the first title</h1> }`,
+        template: `@if (showTitle()) { <h2 mat-dialog-title>This is the first title</h2> }`,
       })
       class DialogCmp {
         showTitle = signal(true);
@@ -2240,13 +2240,13 @@ class PizzaMsg {
 @Component({
   template: `
     @if (shouldShowTitle('first')) {
-      <h1 mat-dialog-title>This is the first title</h1>
+      <h2 mat-dialog-title>This is the first title</h2>
     }
     @if (shouldShowTitle('second')) {
-      <h1 mat-dialog-title>This is the second title</h1>
+      <h2 mat-dialog-title>This is the second title</h2>
     }
     @if (shouldShowTitle('third')) {
-      <h1 mat-dialog-title>This is the third title</h1>
+      <h2 mat-dialog-title>This is the third title</h2>
     }
     <mat-dialog-content>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.</mat-dialog-content>
     <mat-dialog-actions align="end">
@@ -2275,13 +2275,13 @@ class ContentElementDialog {
   template: `
     <ng-template>
       @if (shouldShowTitle('first')) {
-        <h1 mat-dialog-title>This is the first title</h1>
+        <h2 mat-dialog-title>This is the first title</h2>
       }
       @if (shouldShowTitle('second')) {
-        <h1 mat-dialog-title>This is the second title</h1>
+        <h2 mat-dialog-title>This is the second title</h2>
       }
       @if (shouldShowTitle('third')) {
-        <h1 mat-dialog-title>This is the third title</h1>
+        <h2 mat-dialog-title>This is the third title</h2>
       }
       <mat-dialog-content>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.</mat-dialog-content>
       <mat-dialog-actions align="end">