diff --git a/lib/MenuSection/MenuSection.js b/lib/MenuSection/MenuSection.js
index 922167e3a..afb66662d 100644
--- a/lib/MenuSection/MenuSection.js
+++ b/lib/MenuSection/MenuSection.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import uniqueId from 'lodash/uniqueId';
 import css from './MenuSection.css';
 import Headline from '../Headline';
 
-const MenuSection = ({ className, children, id, label, labelTag = 'h1', ...rest }) => {
+const MenuSection = ({ className, children, id, label, labelTag = 'h3', ...rest }) => {
   const sectionId = id || uniqueId('menu-section-');
   return (
     <section