diff --git a/docs/components/modal.md b/docs/components/modal.md
index 23551efa35..b311ebf355 100644
--- a/docs/components/modal.md
+++ b/docs/components/modal.md
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ Below is a _static_ modal example (meaning its `position` and `display` have bee
     <div class="modal-dialog" role="document">
       <div class="modal-content">
         <div class="modal-header">
+          <h5 class="modal-title">Modal title</h5>
           <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close">
             <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
           </button>
-          <h5 class="modal-title">Modal title</h5>
         </div>
         <div class="modal-body">
           <p>Modal body text goes here.</p>
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ Below is a _static_ modal example (meaning its `position` and `display` have bee
   <div class="modal-dialog" role="document">
     <div class="modal-content">
       <div class="modal-header">
+        <h5 class="modal-title">Modal title</h5>
         <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close">
           <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
         </button>
-        <h5 class="modal-title">Modal title</h5>
       </div>
       <div class="modal-body">
         <p>Modal body text goes here.</p>
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ Toggle a working modal demo by clicking the button below. It will slide down and
   <div class="modal-dialog" role="document">
     <div class="modal-content">
       <div class="modal-header">
+        <h5 class="modal-title" id="exampleModalLiveLabel">Modal title</h5>
         <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close">
           <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
         </button>
-        <h5 class="modal-title" id="exampleModalLiveLabel">Modal title</h5>
       </div>
       <div class="modal-body">
         <p>Woohoo, you're reading this text in a modal!</p>
@@ -125,10 +125,10 @@ Toggle a working modal demo by clicking the button below. It will slide down and
   <div class="modal-dialog" role="document">
     <div class="modal-content">
       <div class="modal-header">
+        <h5 class="modal-title" id="exampleModalLabel">Modal title</h5>
         <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close">
           <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
         </button>
-        <h4 class="modal-title" id="exampleModalLabel">Modal title</h4>
       </div>
       <div class="modal-body">
         ...
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ When modals become too long for the user's viewport or device, they scroll indep
   <div class="modal-dialog" role="document">
     <div class="modal-content">
       <div class="modal-header">
+        <h5 class="modal-title" id="exampleModalLongTitle">Modal title</h5>
         <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close">
           <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
         </button>
-        <h5 class="modal-title" id="exampleModalLongTitle">Modal title</h5>
       </div>
       <div class="modal-body">
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@@ -200,10 +200,10 @@ When modals become too long for the user's viewport or device, they scroll indep
   <div class="modal-dialog" role="document">
     <div class="modal-content">
       <div class="modal-header">
+        <h5 class="modal-title" id="exampleModalLongTitle">Modal title</h5>
         <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close">
           <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
         </button>
-        <h5 class="modal-title" id="exampleModalLongTitle">Modal title</h5>
       </div>
       <div class="modal-body">
         ...
@@ -225,10 +225,10 @@ When modals become too long for the user's viewport or device, they scroll indep
   <div class="modal-dialog" role="document">
     <div class="modal-content">
       <div class="modal-header">
+        <h5 class="modal-title" id="exampleModalPopoversLabel">Modal title</h5>
         <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close">
           <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
         </button>
-        <h5 class="modal-title" id="exampleModalPopoversLabel">Modal title</h5>
       </div>
       <div class="modal-body">
         <h5>Popover in a modal</h5>
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ Utilize the Bootstrap grid system within a modal by nesting `.container-fluid` w
   <div class="modal-dialog" role="document">
     <div class="modal-content">
       <div class="modal-header">
-        <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"><span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span></button>
         <h5 class="modal-title" id="gridModalLabel">Grids in modals</h5>
+        <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"><span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span></button>
       </div>
       <div class="modal-body">
         <div class="container-fluid bd-example-row">
@@ -360,10 +360,10 @@ Below is a live demo followed by example HTML and JavaScript. For more informati
   <div class="modal-dialog" role="document">
     <div class="modal-content">
       <div class="modal-header">
+        <h5 class="modal-title" id="exampleModalLabel">New message</h5>
         <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close">
           <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
         </button>
-        <h5 class="modal-title" id="exampleModalLabel">New message</h5>
       </div>
       <div class="modal-body">
         <form>
@@ -458,10 +458,10 @@ Modals have two optional sizes, available via modifier classes to be placed on a
     <div class="modal-content">
 
       <div class="modal-header">
+        <h4 class="modal-title" id="myLargeModalLabel">Large modal</h4>
         <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close">
           <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
         </button>
-        <h4 class="modal-title" id="myLargeModalLabel">Large modal</h4>
       </div>
       <div class="modal-body">
         ...
@@ -473,12 +473,11 @@ Modals have two optional sizes, available via modifier classes to be placed on a
 <div class="modal fade bd-example-modal-sm" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="mySmallModalLabel" aria-hidden="true">
   <div class="modal-dialog modal-sm">
     <div class="modal-content">
-
       <div class="modal-header">
+        <h4 class="modal-title" id="mySmallModalLabel">Small modal</h4>
         <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close">
           <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
         </button>
-        <h4 class="modal-title" id="mySmallModalLabel">Small modal</h4>
       </div>
       <div class="modal-body">
         ...
diff --git a/scss/_modal.scss b/scss/_modal.scss
index 6085f0741e..12f7a62a78 100644
--- a/scss/_modal.scss
+++ b/scss/_modal.scss
@@ -77,13 +77,11 @@
 // Modal header
 // Top section of the modal w/ title and dismiss
 .modal-header {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between; // Put modal header elements (title and dismiss) on opposite ends
+  align-items: center; // vertically center it
   padding: $modal-header-padding;
   border-bottom: $modal-header-border-width solid $modal-header-border-color;
-  @include clearfix;
-}
-// Close icon
-.modal-header .close {
-  margin-top: -2px;
 }
 
 // Title text within header