diff --git a/.changeset/purple-drinks-double.md b/.changeset/purple-drinks-double.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e13c96955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/purple-drinks-double.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@rhds/elements": patch
+---
+
+`<rh-accordion>`: corrected accordion header text font weight
diff --git a/elements/rh-accordion/rh-accordion-header.css b/elements/rh-accordion/rh-accordion-header.css
index 05da92a7e1..e43992dca9 100644
--- a/elements/rh-accordion/rh-accordion-header.css
+++ b/elements/rh-accordion/rh-accordion-header.css
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   margin: 0;
   color: var(--rh-color-text-primary);
   background-color: var(--rh-color-surface);
-  font-weight: var(--rh-font-weight-heading-medium, 500);
+  font-weight: var(--rh-font-weight-body-text-medium, 500);
 }
 
 button,
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ span {
 }
 
 #header-text {
-  font-weight: var(--rh-font-weight-heading-bold, 700);
+  font-weight: var(--rh-font-weight-body-text-medium, 500);
 }
 
 [part='accents'] {