diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 12cd78bd75..a6ece47c74 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,14 +9,15 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ### Changed
 
-- Renamed `Vertical` to `VerticalScroll` https://github.com/Textualize/textual/issues/1957
-- Default `overflow` style for `Horizontal` changed to `hidden hidden` https://github.com/Textualize/textual/issues/1957
+- Breaking change: changed default behaviour of `Vertical` (see `VerticalScroll`) https://github.com/Textualize/textual/issues/1957
+- The default `overflow` style for `Horizontal` was changed to `hidden hidden` https://github.com/Textualize/textual/issues/1957
 
 ### Added
 
 - Added `HorizontalScroll` https://github.com/Textualize/textual/issues/1957
 - Added `Center` https://github.com/Textualize/textual/issues/1957
 - Added `Middle` https://github.com/Textualize/textual/issues/1957
+- Added `VerticalScroll` (mimicking the old behaviour of `Vertical`) https://github.com/Textualize/textual/issues/1957
 
 
 ## [0.14.0] - 2023-03-09
diff --git a/src/textual/containers.py b/src/textual/containers.py
index 59a07fef45..e94cb19faa 100644
--- a/src/textual/containers.py
+++ b/src/textual/containers.py
@@ -13,6 +13,18 @@ class Container(Widget):
     """
 
 
+class Vertical(Widget):
+    """A container which lays children vertically."""
+
+    DEFAULT_CSS = """
+    Vertical {
+        width: 1fr;
+        layout: vertical;
+        overflow: hidden hidden;
+    }
+    """
+
+
 class VerticalScroll(Widget):
     """A container which aligns children vertically and overflows automatically."""
 
diff --git a/tests/test_containers.py b/tests/test_containers.py
index 866e628004..22a4ad0ec7 100644
--- a/tests/test_containers.py
+++ b/tests/test_containers.py
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 """Test basic functioning of some containers."""
 
 from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
-from textual.containers import Center, Horizontal, HorizontalScroll, Middle
+from textual.containers import (
+    Center,
+    Horizontal,
+    HorizontalScroll,
+    Middle,
+    Vertical,
+    VerticalScroll,
+)
 from textual.widgets import Label
 
 
@@ -34,6 +41,35 @@ def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
         assert horizontal_scroll.scrollbars_enabled == (False, True)
 
 
+async def test_vertical_vs_verticalscroll_scrolling():
+    """Check the default scrollbar behaviours for `Vertical` and `VerticalScroll`."""
+
+    class VerticalsApp(App[None]):
+        CSS = """
+        Screen {
+            layout: horizontal;
+        }
+        """
+
+        def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
+            with Vertical():
+                for _ in range(10):
+                    yield Label("How is life going?\n" * 3 + "\n\n")
+            with VerticalScroll():
+                for _ in range(10):
+                    yield Label("How is life going?\n" * 3 + "\n\n")
+
+    WIDTH = 80
+    HEIGHT = 24
+    app = VerticalsApp()
+    async with app.run_test(size=(WIDTH, HEIGHT)):
+        vertical = app.query_one(Vertical)
+        vertical_scroll = app.query_one(VerticalScroll)
+        assert vertical.size.width == vertical_scroll.size.width
+        assert vertical.scrollbars_enabled == (False, False)
+        assert vertical_scroll.scrollbars_enabled == (True, False)
+
+
 async def test_center_container():
     """Check the size of the container `Center`."""