diff --git a/packages/web-components/src/components/content-section/content-section.scss b/packages/web-components/src/components/content-section/content-section.scss
index 3c18af062fc..146b18865d2 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/src/components/content-section/content-section.scss
+++ b/packages/web-components/src/components/content-section/content-section.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// Copyright IBM Corp. 2020
+// Copyright IBM Corp. 2020, 2021
 //
 // This source code is licensed under the Apache-2.0 license found in the
 // LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@
 :host(#{$dds-prefix}-content-section-heading),
 :host(#{$dds-prefix}-content-section-copy) {
   display: block;
+  overflow-x: hidden;
 }