diff --git a/src/js/components/plans/header.tsx b/src/js/components/plans/header.tsx
index 7a1bf5b80..35edffb5f 100644
--- a/src/js/components/plans/header.tsx
+++ b/src/js/components/plans/header.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import PageHeader from '@salesforce/design-system-react/components/page-header';
-import React, { ReactNode } from 'react';
+import React, { ReactNode, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import { Trans } from 'react-i18next';
 
 import ProductIcon from '@/js/components/products/icon';
@@ -23,21 +23,38 @@ const Header = ({
   preflightStatus?: string | null | undefined;
   preflightIsValid?: boolean;
   preflightIsReady?: boolean;
-}) => (
-  <>
-    <PageHeader
-      className="page-header slds-p-around_x-large"
-      title={plan.title}
-      trail={[
-        <Trans i18nKey="productWithVersion" key={product.slug}>
-          {{ product: product.title }} {{ version: version.label }}
-        </Trans>,
-      ]}
-      onRenderActions={onRenderActions ? onRenderActions : null}
-      icon={<ProductIcon item={product} />}
-      variant="object-home"
-    />
-  </>
-);
+}) => {
+  const headerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Set focus to the header title on mount for proper focus order (WCAG 2.4.3)
+    // This ensures screen readers land on the heading first, especially on iOS VoiceOver
+    if (headerRef.current) {
+      const heading = headerRef.current.querySelector('h1, h2, [class*="heading"]');
+      if (heading && heading instanceof HTMLElement) {
+        // Set tabindex to make heading focusable, then focus it
+        heading.setAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
+        heading.focus();
+      }
+    }
+  }, [plan.id, product.id, version.id]);
+
+  return (
+    <div ref={headerRef}>
+      <PageHeader
+        className="page-header slds-p-around_x-large"
+        title={plan.title}
+        trail={[
+          <Trans i18nKey="productWithVersion" key={product.slug}>
+            {{ product: product.title }} {{ version: version.label }}
+          </Trans>,
+        ]}
+        onRenderActions={onRenderActions ? onRenderActions : null}
+        icon={<ProductIcon item={product} />}
+        variant="object-home"
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+};
 
 export default Header;
diff --git a/src/js/components/products/header.tsx b/src/js/components/products/header.tsx
index 64a5962e9..69c23250d 100644
--- a/src/js/components/products/header.tsx
+++ b/src/js/components/products/header.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import PageHeader from '@salesforce/design-system-react/components/page-header';
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { Trans } from 'react-i18next';
 
@@ -15,27 +15,43 @@ const Header = ({
   versionLabel: string;
 }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const headerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
-  return (
-    <PageHeader
-      className="page-header slds-p-around_x-large"
-      title={
-        product.layout === PRODUCT_LAYOUTS.Card
-          ? product.title
-          : t('Select a Plan')
-      }
-      trail={
-        product.layout === PRODUCT_LAYOUTS.Card
-          ? []
-          : [
-              <Trans i18nKey="productWithVersion" key={product.slug}>
-                {{ product: product.title }} {{ version: versionLabel }}
-              </Trans>,
-            ]
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Set focus to the header title on mount for proper focus order (WCAG 2.4.3)
+    // This ensures screen readers land on the heading first, especially on iOS VoiceOver
+    if (headerRef.current) {
+      const heading = headerRef.current.querySelector('h1, h2, [class*="heading"]');
+      if (heading && heading instanceof HTMLElement) {
+        // Set tabindex to make heading focusable, then focus it
+        heading.setAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
+        heading.focus();
       }
-      icon={<ProductIcon item={product} />}
-      variant="object-home"
-    />
+    }
+  }, [product.id, versionLabel]);
+
+  return (
+    <div ref={headerRef}>
+      <PageHeader
+        className="page-header slds-p-around_x-large"
+        title={
+          product.layout === PRODUCT_LAYOUTS.Card
+            ? product.title
+            : t('Select a Plan')
+        }
+        trail={
+          product.layout === PRODUCT_LAYOUTS.Card
+            ? []
+            : [
+                <Trans i18nKey="productWithVersion" key={product.slug}>
+                  {{ product: product.title }} {{ version: versionLabel }}
+                </Trans>,
+              ]
+        }
+        icon={<ProductIcon item={product} />}
+        variant="object-home"
+      />
+    </div>
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/src/sass/components/_header.scss b/src/sass/components/_header.scss
index a2bbdec28..9827f1833 100644
--- a/src/sass/components/_header.scss
+++ b/src/sass/components/_header.scss
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@
   border: none;
   border-radius: 0;
   box-shadow: none;
+
+  // Ensure programmatically focused headings don't show default focus outline
+  // Focus is set via JS for accessibility (WCAG 2.4.3) but shouldn't be visually intrusive
+  [tabindex='-1']:focus {
+    outline: none;
+  }
 }
 
 .site-logo {