diff --git a/.changeset/text-expand-as-elements.md b/.changeset/text-expand-as-elements.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c38c2a3da6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/text-expand-as-elements.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@cloudflare/kumo": minor
+---
+
+Expand `Text` component's `as` prop to accept additional HTML text elements: `label`, `dt`, `dd`, `li`, `figcaption`, `legend`, `pre`, `code`, `em`, `strong`, `small`, `abbr`, and `time`. This unblocks downstream usage in Stratus where `Text` needs to render as definition list terms, labels, and code elements.
diff --git a/packages/kumo/src/components/text/text.test.tsx b/packages/kumo/src/components/text/text.test.tsx
index 749ba3458c..80c79dea7e 100644
--- a/packages/kumo/src/components/text/text.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/kumo/src/components/text/text.test.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,40 @@ describe("Text", () => {
     expect(container.querySelector("h2")).toBeNull();
   });
 
+  it("renders as <dt> when as='dt'", () => {
+    const { container } = render(<Text as="dt">Term</Text>);
+    expect(container.querySelector("dt")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(container.querySelector("p")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("renders as <dd> when as='dd'", () => {
+    const { container } = render(<Text as="dd">Definition</Text>);
+    expect(container.querySelector("dd")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("renders as <label> when as='label'", () => {
+    const { container } = render(<Text as="label">Label</Text>);
+    expect(container.querySelector("label")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("renders as <code> when as='code'", () => {
+    const { container } = render(
+      <Text variant="mono" as="code">
+        const x = 1
+      </Text>,
+    );
+    expect(container.querySelector("code")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("renders as <pre> when as='pre'", () => {
+    const { container } = render(
+      <Text variant="mono" as="pre">
+        preformatted
+      </Text>,
+    );
+    expect(container.querySelector("pre")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
   // Type-level enforcement of the required `as` prop for heading variants
   // lives in `text.type-spec.tsx`. That file is included in the regular
   // tsconfig glob, so `pnpm typecheck` evaluates every `@ts-expect-error`
diff --git a/packages/kumo/src/components/text/text.tsx b/packages/kumo/src/components/text/text.tsx
index 292a86249f..a3d2b1767b 100644
--- a/packages/kumo/src/components/text/text.tsx
+++ b/packages/kumo/src/components/text/text.tsx
@@ -148,7 +148,20 @@ export type TextElement =
   | "h5"
   | "h6"
   | "p"
-  | "span";
+  | "span"
+  | "label"
+  | "dt"
+  | "dd"
+  | "li"
+  | "figcaption"
+  | "legend"
+  | "pre"
+  | "code"
+  | "em"
+  | "strong"
+  | "small"
+  | "abbr"
+  | "time";
 
 type BaseTextProps = Omit<
   ComponentPropsWithoutRef<"span">,
@@ -238,7 +251,10 @@ export interface TextProps {
   /** Whether to truncate overflowing text with an ellipsis. Adds `truncate min-w-0` classes. */
   truncate?: boolean;
   /**
-   * The HTML element to render (`"h1"`–`"h6"`, `"p"`, or `"span"`).
+   * The HTML element to render. Accepts headings (`"h1"`–`"h6"`), block text
+   * (`"p"`, `"pre"`), inline text (`"span"`, `"code"`, `"em"`, `"strong"`,
+   * `"small"`, `"abbr"`, `"time"`), form-related (`"label"`, `"legend"`),
+   * list/definition (`"dt"`, `"dd"`, `"li"`), and `"figcaption"`.
    *
    * - **Required** for heading variants (`"heading1"`, `"heading2"`,
    *   `"heading3"`) — pick the element that reflects this text's place in
@@ -276,7 +292,7 @@ function _Text<Variant extends TextVariant = "body">(
     as,
     ...props
   }: TextPropsInternal<Variant>,
-  ref: ForwardedRef<HTMLHeadingElement>,
+  ref: ForwardedRef<HTMLElement>,
 ) {
   const isCopy = ["body", "secondary", "success", "error"].includes(variant);
   const isMono = ["mono", "mono-secondary"].includes(variant);
@@ -294,7 +310,10 @@ function _Text<Variant extends TextVariant = "body">(
 
   return (
     <Component
-      ref={ref}
+      // The dynamic `Component` tag creates an impossible intersection of ref
+      // types across all TextElement members. We widen to the common base
+      // (HTMLElement) which is safe — all text elements extend HTMLElement.
+      ref={ref as React.RefCallback<HTMLElement>}
       className={cn(
         "text-kumo-default",
         KUMO_TEXT_VARIANTS.variant[variant].classes,
diff --git a/packages/kumo/src/components/text/text.type-spec.tsx b/packages/kumo/src/components/text/text.type-spec.tsx
index 7b939eda0b..18b4f673d5 100644
--- a/packages/kumo/src/components/text/text.type-spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/kumo/src/components/text/text.type-spec.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,21 @@ const _error = <Text variant="error">Broken</Text>;
 const _mono = <Text variant="mono">console.log()</Text>;
 const _monoSecondary = <Text variant="mono-secondary">comment</Text>;
 
+// Non-standard text elements — `as` accepts definition list, label, pre, code, etc.
+const _dt = <Text as="dt">Term</Text>;
+const _dd = <Text as="dd">Definition</Text>;
+const _label = <Text as="label">Field label</Text>;
+const _code = <Text variant="mono" as="code">const x = 1</Text>;
+const _pre = <Text variant="mono" as="pre">preformatted</Text>;
+const _li = <Text as="li">List item</Text>;
+const _figcaption = <Text variant="secondary" as="figcaption">Caption</Text>;
+const _legend = <Text as="legend">Fieldset legend</Text>;
+const _em = <Text as="em">Emphasized</Text>;
+const _strong = <Text as="strong">Important</Text>;
+const _small = <Text variant="secondary" as="small">Fine print</Text>;
+const _time = <Text as="time">2026-04-27</Text>;
+const _headingAsLabel = <Text variant="heading2" as="label">Form heading</Text>;
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Negative cases — these MUST NOT compile. The `@ts-expect-error` directive
 // asserts that tsc produces an error on the following line; if it doesn't,
@@ -75,6 +90,19 @@ export const __typeSpec = {
   _error,
   _mono,
   _monoSecondary,
+  _dt,
+  _dd,
+  _label,
+  _code,
+  _pre,
+  _li,
+  _figcaption,
+  _legend,
+  _em,
+  _strong,
+  _small,
+  _time,
+  _headingAsLabel,
   _missingAsH1,
   _missingAsH2,
   _missingAsH3,