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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/great-paws-swim.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@primer/react': patch
+---
+
+Center align header and description for BlankSlate
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diff --git a/packages/react/src/Blankslate/Blankslate.module.css b/packages/react/src/Blankslate/Blankslate.module.css
index 9edb80bf8e8..f0def64e867 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/Blankslate/Blankslate.module.css
+++ b/packages/react/src/Blankslate/Blankslate.module.css
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 .Heading,
 .Description {
   margin: 0;
+  text-align: center;
 }
 
 .Heading {