diff --git a/assets/base.css b/assets/base.css
index 05e086a3403..67a657761e4 100644
--- a/assets/base.css
+++ b/assets/base.css
@@ -2207,20 +2207,9 @@ input[type='checkbox'] {
   grid-template-areas: 'left-icon heading icons';
   grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr 1fr;
   align-items: center;
-  padding-top: 1rem;
-  padding-bottom: 1rem;
 }
 
 @media screen and (min-width: 990px) {
-  .header {
-    padding-top: 2rem;
-    padding-bottom: 2rem;
-  }
-
-  .header--has-menu:not(.header--middle-left) {
-    padding-bottom: 0;
-  }
-
   .header--top-left,
   .header--middle-left:not(.header--has-menu) {
     grid-template-areas:
diff --git a/sections/header.liquid b/sections/header.liquid
index 40a6e65deb6..2a2e4720e3b 100644
--- a/sections/header.liquid
+++ b/sections/header.liquid
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@
 </style>
 
 {%- style -%}
+  .header {
+    padding-top: {{ section.settings.padding_top | times: 0.5 | round: 0 }}px;
+    padding-bottom: {{ section.settings.padding_bottom | times: 0.5 | round: 0 }}px;
+  }
+
   .section-header {
     margin-bottom: {{ section.settings.margin_bottom | times: 0.75 | round: 0 }}px;
   }
@@ -80,6 +85,13 @@
       margin-bottom: {{ section.settings.margin_bottom }}px;
     }
   }
+
+  @media screen and (min-width: 990px) {
+    .header {
+      padding-top: {{ section.settings.padding_top }}px;
+      padding-bottom: {{ section.settings.padding_bottom }}px;
+    }
+  }
 {%- endstyle -%}
 
 <script src="{{ 'details-disclosure.js' | asset_url }}" defer="defer"></script>
@@ -826,6 +838,30 @@
       "unit": "px",
       "label": "t:sections.header.settings.margin_bottom.label",
       "default": 0
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "header",
+      "content": "t:sections.all.padding.section_padding_heading"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "range",
+      "id": "padding_top",
+      "min": 4,
+      "max": 36,
+      "step": 4,
+      "unit": "px",
+      "label": "t:sections.all.padding.padding_top",
+      "default": 20
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "range",
+      "id": "padding_bottom",
+      "min": 4,
+      "max": 36,
+      "step": 4,
+      "unit": "px",
+      "label": "t:sections.all.padding.padding_bottom",
+      "default": 20
     }
   ]
 }