diff --git a/.changeset/thirty-points-joke.md b/.changeset/thirty-points-joke.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3a0881da1b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/thirty-points-joke.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@primer/react": patch
+---
+
+Minor fixes & adjustments for `SelectPanel`
diff --git a/src/SelectPanel/SelectPanel.tsx b/src/SelectPanel/SelectPanel.tsx
index 1d39cd2765e..6c5a4fd5960 100644
--- a/src/SelectPanel/SelectPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/SelectPanel/SelectPanel.tsx
@@ -205,7 +205,13 @@ export function SelectPanel({
       open={open}
       onOpen={onOpen}
       onClose={onCloseOverlay}
-      overlayProps={{...overlayProps, onKeyPress: overlayKeyPressHandler, role: 'dialog', 'aria-labelledby': titleId}}
+      overlayProps={{
+        ...overlayProps,
+        onKeyPress: overlayKeyPressHandler,
+        role: 'dialog',
+        'aria-labelledby': titleId,
+        'aria-modal': true
+      }}
       focusTrapSettings={focusTrapSettings}
       focusZoneSettings={focusZoneSettings}
     >
@@ -218,7 +224,7 @@ export function SelectPanel({
             ? 'No matching items'
             : `${items.length} matching ${items.length === 1 ? 'item' : 'items'}`}
         </VisuallyHidden>
-        <Box display="flex" alignItems="center" justifyContent="space-between" pl={3} pr={2} pt={2}>
+        <Box display="flex" alignItems="center" justifyContent="space-between" pl={3} pr={2} pt={2} as="header">
           <Heading as="h1" id={titleId} sx={{fontSize: 1}}>
             {title}
           </Heading>
@@ -242,10 +248,11 @@ export function SelectPanel({
           alignItems="center"
           justifyContent="flex-end"
           gridGap="8px"
-          padding="12px"
+          p={2}
           borderTopColor="border.default"
           borderTopWidth={1}
           borderTopStyle="solid"
+          as="footer"
         >
           <Button size="small" onClick={onCloseClickHandler}>
             Cancel