diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/changelog/add-pa-section-header b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/changelog/add-pa-section-header
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..666b43e0b5e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/changelog/add-pa-section-header
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: added
+
+Dashboard: add a per-section header with the section title and date controls.
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/ui/src/index.ts b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/ui/src/index.ts
index 07e098cfb5b2..b647d125716b 100644
--- a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/ui/src/index.ts
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/ui/src/index.ts
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ export {
 	type SectionTabPanelProps,
 	type SectionTabsProps,
 } from './section-tabs/section-tabs';
+export { SectionHeader } from './section-header/section-header';
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/ui/src/section-header/__tests__/section-header.test.tsx b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/ui/src/section-header/__tests__/section-header.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fef6bce594a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/ui/src/section-header/__tests__/section-header.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { SectionHeader } from '../section-header';
+
+const SUBTITLE = 'Jul 21 – Jul 27 (7 days)';
+
+describe( 'SectionHeader', () => {
+	it( 'renders the title as a level-2 heading', () => {
+		render( <SectionHeader title="Traffic" /> );
+
+		expect( screen.getByRole( 'heading', { level: 2 } ) ).toHaveTextContent( 'Traffic' );
+	} );
+
+	it( 'renders the subtitle when one is given', () => {
+		render( <SectionHeader title="Traffic" subtitle={ SUBTITLE } /> );
+
+		expect( screen.getByText( SUBTITLE ) ).toBeInTheDocument();
+	} );
+
+	it( 'drops the subtitle once there is nothing to describe', () => {
+		const { rerender } = render( <SectionHeader title="Traffic" subtitle={ SUBTITLE } /> );
+
+		rerender( <SectionHeader title="Traffic" /> );
+
+		expect( screen.queryByText( SUBTITLE ) ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+	} );
+
+	it( 'renders the date controls passed to the slot', () => {
+		render(
+			<SectionHeader title="Traffic">
+				<button type="button">Last 7 days</button>
+			</SectionHeader>
+		);
+
+		expect( screen.getByRole( 'button', { name: 'Last 7 days' } ) ).toBeInTheDocument();
+	} );
+} );
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/ui/src/section-header/index.ts b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/ui/src/section-header/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c17c37c2a4ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/ui/src/section-header/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { SectionHeader } from './section-header';
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/ui/src/section-header/section-header.tsx b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/ui/src/section-header/section-header.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..376d4f7486ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/ui/src/section-header/section-header.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { Stack, Text } from '@wordpress/ui';
+import { ReactNode } from 'react';
+
+type SectionHeaderProps = {
+	/**
+	 * The name of the section.
+	 */
+	title: string;
+
+	/**
+	 * Subtitle describing the active date configuration. Omit it while the
+	 * consumer has nothing to describe.
+	 */
+	subtitle?: string;
+
+	/**
+	 * Date controls anchored to the end of the header row.
+	 */
+	children?: ReactNode;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Two-halves section header: title plus optional subtitle on the left, and a
+ * slot for the date controls anchored on the right.
+ *
+ * @param {SectionHeaderProps} props - The props for the SectionHeader component.
+ * @return The section header element.
+ */
+export function SectionHeader( { title, subtitle, children }: SectionHeaderProps ) {
+	return (
+		<Stack direction="row" align="flex-start" justify="space-between">
+			<Stack direction="column" align="flex-start" justify="flex-start">
+				<Text variant="heading-2xl" render={ <h2 /> }>
+					{ title }
+				</Text>
+				{ subtitle ? <Text variant="body-lg">{ subtitle }</Text> : null }
+			</Stack>
+
+			<Stack direction="row" align="center" justify="flex-end">
+				{ children }
+			</Stack>
+		</Stack>
+	);
+}
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/ui/src/section-header/stories/section-header.stories.tsx b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/ui/src/section-header/stories/section-header.stories.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5b92ff341e03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/ui/src/section-header/stories/section-header.stories.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+import {
+	computePrimaryRange,
+	type ComparisonPresetId,
+	type PrimaryPresetId,
+	type YearSurfacePresetId,
+} from '@jetpack-premium-analytics/datetime';
+import { useCallback, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { DateFiltersPanel } from '../../date-filters-panel';
+import { DateYearFilter } from '../../date-year-filter';
+import { SectionHeader } from '../section-header';
+import type { DateRange } from '../../date-filters-panel/date-filters-panel';
+import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/react';
+
+const meta: Meta< typeof SectionHeader > = {
+	title: 'Packages/Premium Analytics/UI/SectionHeader',
+	component: SectionHeader,
+	tags: [ 'autodocs' ],
+	parameters: {
+		docs: {
+			description: {
+				component:
+					'Two-halves header for an analytics surface. The left half anchors the ' +
+					'instance: a **title** naming the section plus a **subtitle** describing ' +
+					'the active date configuration.\n\n' +
+					'The right half is a slot: the consumer passes the date controls as ' +
+					'`children`, keeps the date state, and derives the subtitle from the ' +
+					'*applied* range, so the header stays purely presentational.',
+			},
+		},
+	},
+	argTypes: {
+		children: { control: false },
+	},
+};
+export default meta;
+
+type Story = StoryObj< typeof SectionHeader >;
+
+const STORYBOOK_TIMEZONE = 'America/New_York';
+
+type PrimaryFilterState = {
+	range: DateRange;
+	presetId: PrimaryPresetId;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Committed/staged seed mirroring the dashboard default: Last 30 days.
+ *
+ * @return The initial primary filter state.
+ */
+function buildInitialPrimaryState(): PrimaryFilterState {
+	const range = computePrimaryRange( 'last-30-days', STORYBOOK_TIMEZONE );
+
+	return {
+		presetId: 'last-30-days',
+		range: { from: range?.from, to: range?.to },
+	};
+}
+
+/**
+ * Rolling date controls for the slot, wired like the dashboard: staged primary
+ * edits committed on Apply. A trimmed copy of the DateFiltersPanel story
+ * harness.
+ *
+ * @param props                  - Harness props.
+ * @param props.containerElement - Measured row element for responsive layout.
+ * @return The wired date filters panel.
+ */
+function RollingDateControls( { containerElement }: { containerElement: HTMLElement | null } ) {
+	const initial = buildInitialPrimaryState();
+
+	const [ committed, setCommitted ] = useState( initial );
+	const [ staged, setStaged ] = useState( initial );
+	const stagedRef = useRef( staged );
+	stagedRef.current = staged;
+
+	const [ comparisonPresetId, setComparisonPresetId ] = useState< ComparisonPresetId | undefined >(
+		undefined
+	);
+
+	const handleChange = useCallback( ( nextRange?: DateRange, nextPresetId?: PrimaryPresetId ) => {
+		const next: PrimaryFilterState = {
+			range: nextRange ?? stagedRef.current.range,
+			presetId: nextPresetId ?? stagedRef.current.presetId,
+		};
+
+		stagedRef.current = next;
+		setStaged( next );
+	}, [] );
+
+	const handleApply = useCallback( () => {
+		setCommitted( stagedRef.current );
+	}, [] );
+
+	const handleCancel = useCallback( () => {
+		stagedRef.current = committed;
+		setStaged( committed );
+	}, [ committed ] );
+
+	const handleComparisonChange = useCallback(
+		( _range: DateRange | undefined, nextPresetId?: ComparisonPresetId ) => {
+			setComparisonPresetId( nextPresetId );
+		},
+		[]
+	);
+
+	const canApply =
+		staged.range.from !== committed.range.from ||
+		staged.range.to !== committed.range.to ||
+		staged.presetId !== committed.presetId;
+
+	return (
+		<DateFiltersPanel
+			presetId={ staged.presetId }
+			range={ staged.range }
+			appliedPresetId={ committed.presetId }
+			appliedRange={ committed.range }
+			comparisonPresetId={ comparisonPresetId }
+			onChange={ handleChange }
+			onComparisonChange={ handleComparisonChange }
+			onApply={ handleApply }
+			onCancel={ handleCancel }
+			canApply={ canApply }
+			timeZone={ STORYBOOK_TIMEZONE }
+			containerElement={ containerElement }
+		/>
+	);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Year-surface controls for the slot: all time plus calendar years, no
+ * comparison, as the Insights instance specifies.
+ *
+ * @param props                  - Harness props.
+ * @param props.containerElement - Measured row element for responsive layout.
+ * @return The wired year filter.
+ */
+function YearDateControls( { containerElement }: { containerElement: HTMLElement | null } ) {
+	const [ presetId, setPresetId ] = useState< PrimaryPresetId >( 'all-time' as PrimaryPresetId );
+
+	return (
+		<DateYearFilter
+			value={ presetId }
+			onSelect={ ( _range, nextPresetId: YearSurfacePresetId ) => setPresetId( nextPresetId ) }
+			timeZone={ STORYBOOK_TIMEZONE }
+			containerElement={ containerElement }
+		/>
+	);
+}
+
+type SectionHeaderStoryProps = {
+	title: string;
+	subtitle: string;
+};
+
+function RollingSectionHeaderStory( { title, subtitle }: SectionHeaderStoryProps ) {
+	const [ container, setContainer ] = useState< HTMLDivElement | null >( null );
+
+	return (
+		<div ref={ setContainer }>
+			<SectionHeader title={ title } subtitle={ subtitle }>
+				<RollingDateControls containerElement={ container } />
+			</SectionHeader>
+		</div>
+	);
+}
+
+function YearSectionHeaderStory( { title, subtitle }: SectionHeaderStoryProps ) {
+	const [ container, setContainer ] = useState< HTMLDivElement | null >( null );
+
+	return (
+		<div ref={ setContainer }>
+			<SectionHeader title={ title } subtitle={ subtitle }>
+				<YearDateControls containerElement={ container } />
+			</SectionHeader>
+		</div>
+	);
+}
+
+/**
+ * The **Traffic-like** instance: rolling presets, custom range, and comparison
+ * in the slot.
+ *
+ * The subtitle is a static arg here; in product it derives from the *applied*
+ * preset/range and, once the interval control lands, the active interval.
+ */
+export const Default: Story = {
+	args: {
+		title: 'Site traffic',
+		subtitle: 'Last 30 days',
+	},
+	render: ( { title, subtitle } ) => (
+		<RollingSectionHeaderStory title={ title } subtitle={ subtitle } />
+	),
+};
+
+/**
+ * The **Insights-like** instance: the year surface (all time plus calendar
+ * years) in the slot.
+ *
+ * Per the design's instances table, this surface carries *no comparison
+ * control*.
+ */
+export const YearSurface: Story = {
+	args: {
+		title: 'Insights',
+		subtitle: 'All time',
+	},
+	render: ( { title, subtitle } ) => (
+		<YearSectionHeaderStory title={ title } subtitle={ subtitle } />
+	),
+};
+
+/**
+ * The left half on its own: nothing in the controls slot.
+ */
+export const WithoutControls: Story = {
+	args: {
+		title: 'Site traffic',
+		subtitle: 'Last 30 days',
+	},
+	render: ( { title, subtitle } ) => <SectionHeader title={ title } subtitle={ subtitle } />,
+};
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/dashboard/components/dashboard-sections/dashboard-sections.module.scss b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/dashboard/components/dashboard-sections/dashboard-sections.module.scss
index 8ef23a11b6df..4f7d2997fe03 100644
--- a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/dashboard/components/dashboard-sections/dashboard-sections.module.scss
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/dashboard/components/dashboard-sections/dashboard-sections.module.scss
@@ -7,8 +7,14 @@
 	flex-direction: column;
 	flex: 1 1 auto;
 	min-block-size: 0;
+
+	// Own stacking context, so in-panel layers (the sticky section header,
+	// widget focus rings) never compete with the page header above.
+	position: relative;
+	z-index: 0;
 }
 
 .tabList {
 	padding-inline: var(--wpds-dimension-padding-2xl);
+	z-index: 0;
 }
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/dashboard/components/dashboard-sections/dashboard-sections.tsx b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/dashboard/components/dashboard-sections/dashboard-sections.tsx
index ddb860ce7ef6..cb4301b7a4fd 100644
--- a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/dashboard/components/dashboard-sections/dashboard-sections.tsx
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/dashboard/components/dashboard-sections/dashboard-sections.tsx
@@ -35,11 +35,7 @@ type DashboardSectionsProps = {
  * Tabs are keyed by the section `slug` (the URL-facing identifier the active
  * section state uses), not the namespaced `id`.
  *
- * @param props          - Component props.
- * @param props.sections - The sections to render, in order.
- * @param props.value    - The currently active section ID.
- * @param props.onChange - Called with the new section ID when the user selects a different section.
- * @param props.children - Section panel content.
+ * @param {DashboardSectionsProps} props - The props for the DashboardSections component.
  * @return The section tab bar element.
  */
 export function DashboardSections( {
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/dashboard/stage.module.scss b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/dashboard/stage.module.scss
index ff1abbdad86d..5ef1034965ab 100644
--- a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/dashboard/stage.module.scss
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/dashboard/stage.module.scss
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 .content {
 	flex: 1 1 auto;
 	min-block-size: 0;
-	overflow-y: auto;
+
 	// Reserve paint space for the widget host's outer focus outline.
 	padding-block-start: calc(var(--wpds-border-width-focus) + 2px);
 	// Match the horizontal padding of the page header and the section tabs so the
@@ -21,10 +21,8 @@
 	padding-inline: var(--wpds-dimension-padding-2xl);
 }
 
-.dateFilters {
-	// Sits below the section tabs and above the widgets. The tab list already
-	// adds a bottom margin, so only pad below here to keep the spacing even.
-	// Inline padding matches the tabs and widget grid so it lines up.
+.sectionHeader {
+	// Separates the header row from the widget grid below. The inline gutter
+	// comes from the panel, which already pads to match the tabs.
 	padding-block-end: var(--wpds-dimension-gap-lg);
-	padding-inline: var(--wpds-dimension-padding-2xl);
 }
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/dashboard/stage.tsx b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/dashboard/stage.tsx
index 8c02a5a275eb..534c3db44df4 100644
--- a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/dashboard/stage.tsx
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/dashboard/stage.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { GlobalErrorProvider } from '@jetpack-premium-analytics/data';
 import { useReportDateFilters } from '@jetpack-premium-analytics/routing';
-import { DateFiltersPanel, SectionTabPanel } from '@jetpack-premium-analytics/ui';
+import { DateFiltersPanel, SectionHeader, SectionTabPanel } from '@jetpack-premium-analytics/ui';
 import { Page, Breadcrumbs } from '@wordpress/admin-ui';
 import { Spinner } from '@wordpress/components';
 import { store as coreStore } from '@wordpress/core-data';
@@ -92,10 +92,6 @@ function Dashboard(): JSX.Element {
 							items={ [ { label: __( 'Analytics', 'jetpack-premium-analytics-pkg' ) } ] }
 						/>
 					}
-					subTitle={ __(
-						'Track your site performance and visitor insights.',
-						'jetpack-premium-analytics-pkg'
-					) }
 					actions={ <WidgetDashboard.Actions /> }
 					className={ styles.dashboard }
 				>
@@ -104,24 +100,18 @@ function Dashboard(): JSX.Element {
 						value={ activeSection }
 						onChange={ setActiveSection }
 					>
-						{ /*
-						 * The date filters drive every section, so they render once
-						 * below the section tabs and above the widgets, sharing the
-						 * URL search state across all sections.
-						 *
-						 * The wrapper div is also the responsive-measurement target:
-						 * DateFiltersPanel reads its width to pick mobile/wide layouts
-						 * instead of relying on the viewport.
-						 */ }
-						<div ref={ setContainerElement } className={ styles.dateFilters }>
-							<DateFiltersPanel { ...dateFilters } containerElement={ containerElement } />
-						</div>
 						{ sections.map( section => (
 							<SectionTabPanel
 								key={ section.slug }
 								value={ section.slug }
 								className={ styles.content }
 							>
+								<div ref={ setContainerElement } className={ styles.sectionHeader }>
+									<SectionHeader title={ section.label }>
+										<DateFiltersPanel { ...dateFilters } containerElement={ containerElement } />
+									</SectionHeader>
+								</div>
+
 								{ activeSection === section.slug ? (
 									<>
 										<WidgetDashboard.NoWidgetsState />