diff --git a/example/lib/pages/section_page.dart b/example/lib/pages/section_page.dart
index cdcec0e30..bd35ca256 100644
--- a/example/lib/pages/section_page.dart
+++ b/example/lib/pages/section_page.dart
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@ class _SectionPageState extends State<SectionPage> {
         DummySection(width: 300),
         YaruSection(
           width: sectionWidth,
-          headline: 'Headline',
-          headerWidget: SizedBox(
-            child: CircularProgressIndicator(),
-            height: 20,
-            width: 20,
-          ),
           children: [
             YaruRow(
               enabled: true,
diff --git a/lib/src/yaru_section.dart b/lib/src/yaru_section.dart
index d372dbc87..0008e6e83 100644
--- a/lib/src/yaru_section.dart
+++ b/lib/src/yaru_section.dart
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ class YaruSection extends StatelessWidget {
   /// [Widgets] as children.
   const YaruSection({
     Key? key,
-    required this.headline,
+    this.headline,
     required this.children,
     this.width,
     this.headerWidget,
   }) : super(key: key);
 
   /// Text that is placed above the list of `children`.
-  final String headline;
+  final String? headline;
 
   ///  Creates a vertical list of widgets.
   ///  All children will be of type [Widget],
@@ -43,28 +43,30 @@ class YaruSection extends StatelessWidget {
               ),
               borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(6.0),
             ),
-            child: Column(
-              children: [
-                Padding(
-                  padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
-                  child: Align(
-                    alignment: Alignment.topLeft,
-                    child: Row(
-                      mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceBetween,
-                      children: [
-                        Text(
-                          headline,
-                          style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.headline6,
-                          textAlign: TextAlign.left,
+            child: headline != null && headerWidget != null
+                ? Column(
+                    children: [
+                      Padding(
+                        padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8),
+                        child: Align(
+                          alignment: Alignment.topLeft,
+                          child: Row(
+                            mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceBetween,
+                            children: [
+                              Text(
+                                headline!,
+                                style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.headline6,
+                                textAlign: TextAlign.left,
+                              ),
+                              headerWidget ?? const SizedBox()
+                            ],
+                          ),
                         ),
-                        headerWidget ?? const SizedBox()
-                      ],
-                    ),
-                  ),
-                ),
-                Column(children: children)
-              ],
-            ),
+                      ),
+                      Column(children: children)
+                    ],
+                  )
+                : Column(children: children),
           )),
     );
   }