diff --git a/packages/widget/src/components/Header/Header.style.ts b/packages/widget/src/components/Header/Header.style.ts
index f42b02ed4..3efc45908 100644
--- a/packages/widget/src/components/Header/Header.style.ts
+++ b/packages/widget/src/components/Header/Header.style.ts
@@ -43,12 +43,6 @@ export const Container = styled(Box, {
   };
 });
 
-export const ContainerPlaceholder = styled(Box)(({ theme }) => {
-  return {
-    ...(theme.header?.position === 'fixed' ? {} : { display: 'none' }),
-  };
-});
-
 export const WalletButton = styled(Button, {
   shouldForwardProp: (prop) => prop !== 'subvariant',
 })<{ subvariant?: WidgetSubvariant }>(({ subvariant, theme }) => ({
diff --git a/packages/widget/src/hooks/useHeaderHeight.ts b/packages/widget/src/hooks/useHeaderHeight.ts
index 0d693a7bd..306b78a54 100644
--- a/packages/widget/src/hooks/useHeaderHeight.ts
+++ b/packages/widget/src/hooks/useHeaderHeight.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,23 @@
+import { useHasExternalWalletProvider } from '../providers/WalletProvider/useHasExternalWalletProvider.js';
 import { useWidgetConfig } from '../providers/WidgetProvider/WidgetProvider.js';
 
 export const minHeaderHeight = 64;
 export const maxHeaderHeight = 108;
 export const maxHeaderHeightSubvariantSplit = 136;
 
+// We use fixed position on the header when Widget is in Full Height layout.
+// We do this to get it to work like the sticky header does in the other layout modes.
+// As the header is position fixed its not in the document flow anymore.
+// To prevent the remaining page content from appearing behind the header we need to
+// pass the headers height so that the position of the page content can be adjusted
 export const useHeaderHeight = () => {
   const { hiddenUI, subvariant } = useWidgetConfig();
+  const { hasExternalProvider } = useHasExternalWalletProvider();
 
   const headerHeight =
     subvariant === 'split'
       ? maxHeaderHeightSubvariantSplit
-      : hiddenUI?.includes('walletMenu')
+      : hiddenUI?.includes('walletMenu') || hasExternalProvider
         ? minHeaderHeight
         : maxHeaderHeight;