diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/progress-indicator/_progress-indicator.scss b/packages/components/src/components/progress-indicator/_progress-indicator.scss
index 12f9a5dda859..c9033a7dcbfb 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/progress-indicator/_progress-indicator.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/progress-indicator/_progress-indicator.scss
@@ -226,15 +226,25 @@
   }
 
   .#{$prefix}--progress--vertical .#{$prefix}--progress-step {
+    padding-bottom: rem(24px);
+  }
+
+  .#{$prefix}--progress--vertical .#{$prefix}--progress-step,
+  .#{$prefix}--progress--vertical .#{$prefix}--progress-step-button {
     display: list-item;
-    min-height: 6rem;
+    min-height: 3.625rem;
     width: initial;
     min-width: initial;
+  }
 
-    svg {
-      display: inline-block;
-      margin: 0.1rem 0.5rem;
-    }
+  .#{$prefix}--progress--vertical .#{$prefix}--progress-step svg,
+  .#{$prefix}--progress--vertical .#{$prefix}--progress-step-button svg {
+    display: inline-block;
+    margin: 0.1rem 0.5rem;
+  }
+
+  .#{$prefix}--progress--vertical .#{$prefix}--progress-step-button svg {
+    margin-right: 0.7rem;
   }
 
   .#{$prefix}--progress--vertical .#{$prefix}--progress-step--current svg {
@@ -244,9 +254,10 @@
   .#{$prefix}--progress--vertical .#{$prefix}--progress-label {
     display: inline-block;
     width: initial;
-    max-width: none;
+    max-width: rem(160px);
     vertical-align: top;
     margin: 0;
+    white-space: initial;
   }
 
   .#{$prefix}--progress--vertical .#{$prefix}--progress-step .bx--tooltip {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/ProgressIndicator/ProgressIndicator-story.js b/packages/react/src/components/ProgressIndicator/ProgressIndicator-story.js
index 24aa235a2718..84782662cadf 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/ProgressIndicator/ProgressIndicator-story.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/ProgressIndicator/ProgressIndicator-story.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import React from 'react';
 import { storiesOf } from '@storybook/react';
-import { withKnobs, number } from '@storybook/addon-knobs';
+import { withKnobs, number, boolean, text } from '@storybook/addon-knobs';
 import { action } from '@storybook/addon-actions';
 import { ProgressIndicator, ProgressStep } from '../ProgressIndicator';
 import ProgressIndicatorSkeleton from '../ProgressIndicator/ProgressIndicator.Skeleton';
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ storiesOf('ProgressIndicator', module)
     'Default',
     () => (
       <ProgressIndicator
+        vertical={boolean('Vertical', false)}
         currentIndex={number('Current progress (currentIndex)', 1)}>
         <ProgressStep
-          label="First step"
+          label={text('Label', 'First step')}
           description="Step 1: Getting started with Carbon Design System"
           secondaryLabel="Optional label"
         />
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/ProgressIndicator/ProgressIndicator.js b/packages/react/src/components/ProgressIndicator/ProgressIndicator.js
index 647dffb63e10..4ffc3d7aa035 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/ProgressIndicator/ProgressIndicator.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/ProgressIndicator/ProgressIndicator.js
@@ -195,6 +195,11 @@ export class ProgressIndicator extends Component {
      * Optional callback called if a ProgressStep is clicked on.  Returns the index of the step.
      */
     onChange: PropTypes.func,
+
+    /**
+     * Determines whether or not the ProgressIndicator should be rendered vertically.
+     */
+    vertical: PropTypes.bool,
   };
 
   static defaultProps = {
@@ -243,9 +248,10 @@ export class ProgressIndicator extends Component {
   };
 
   render() {
-    const { className, currentIndex, ...other } = this.props; // eslint-disable-line no-unused-vars
+    const { className, currentIndex, vertical, ...other } = this.props; // eslint-disable-line no-unused-vars
     const classes = classnames({
       [`${prefix}--progress`]: true,
+      [`${prefix}--progress--vertical`]: vertical,
       [className]: className,
     });
     return (