diff --git a/src/components/details/details.tsx b/src/components/details/details.tsx
index c943bea99..1f14edc6b 100644
--- a/src/components/details/details.tsx
+++ b/src/components/details/details.tsx
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export class Details {
           'details--disabled': this.disabled
         }}
       >
-        <div
+        <header
           ref={el => (this.header = el)}
           id={`${this.id}-header`}
           class="details__header"
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ export class Details {
           <span class="details__summary-icon">
             <sl-icon name="chevron-right" />
           </span>
-        </div>
+        </header>
 
         <div ref={el => (this.body = el)} class="details__body" onTransitionEnd={this.handleBodyTransitionEnd}>
           <div id={`${this.id}-content`} class="details__content" role="region" aria-labeledby={`${this.id}-header`}>
diff --git a/src/components/dialog/dialog.tsx b/src/components/dialog/dialog.tsx
index 876ca7862..6f488d5e7 100644
--- a/src/components/dialog/dialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dialog/dialog.tsx
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export class Dialog {
             tabIndex={0}
           >
             {!this.noHeader && (
-              <div class="dialog__header">
+              <header class="dialog__header">
                 <span class="dialog__title" id={`${this.id}-title`}>
                   {/* If there's no label, use an invisible character to prevent the heading from collapsing */}
                   {this.label || String.fromCharCode(65279)}
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ export class Dialog {
                 <button class="dialog__close" type="button" onClick={this.handleCloseClick}>
                   <sl-icon name="x"></sl-icon>
                 </button>
-              </div>
+              </header>
             )}
 
             <div class="dialog__body">
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ export class Dialog {
             </div>
 
             {!this.noFooter && (
-              <div class="dialog__footer">
+              <footer class="dialog__footer">
                 <slot name="footer" />
-              </div>
+              </footer>
             )}
           </div>