diff --git a/src/components/Markdown/__tests__/styled.elements.test.tsx b/src/components/Markdown/__tests__/styled.elements.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e9a85395
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Markdown/__tests__/styled.elements.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import defaultTheme, { resolveTheme } from '../../../theme';
+
+describe('StyledMarkdownBlock heading colors', () => {
+  const theme = resolveTheme(defaultTheme);
+  const source = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '../styled.elements.tsx'), 'utf-8');
+
+  it('h1 and h2 should both reference colors.text.primary', () => {
+    // Verify the theme has distinct values so the test is meaningful
+    expect(theme.colors.primary.main).toBe('#32329f');
+    expect(theme.colors.text.primary).toBe('#333333');
+
+    // Split the source to find the h1 and h2 style blocks
+    const lines = source.split('\n');
+    let inH1 = false;
+    let inH2 = false;
+    let h1Color = '';
+    let h2Color = '';
+
+    for (const line of lines) {
+      if (line.trim().startsWith('h1 {')) inH1 = true;
+      if (line.trim().startsWith('h2 {')) inH2 = true;
+
+      if (inH1 && line.includes('color:') && line.includes('colors.')) {
+        h1Color = line.trim();
+        inH1 = false;
+      }
+      if (inH2 && line.includes('color:') && line.includes('colors.')) {
+        h2Color = line.trim();
+        inH2 = false;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Both should use text.primary
+    expect(h1Color).toContain('colors.text.primary');
+    expect(h2Color).toContain('colors.text.primary');
+
+    // Neither should use primary.main (the old incorrect value for h1)
+    expect(h1Color).not.toContain('colors.primary.main');
+    expect(h2Color).not.toContain('colors.primary.main');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/components/Markdown/styled.elements.tsx b/src/components/Markdown/styled.elements.tsx
index b04a02614..673766258 100644
--- a/src/components/Markdown/styled.elements.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Markdown/styled.elements.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export const StyledMarkdownBlock = styled(
 
   h1 {
     ${headerCommonMixin(1)};
-    color: ${props => props.theme.colors.primary.main};
+    color: ${props => props.theme.colors.text.primary};
     margin-top: 0;
   }