diff --git a/modules/primer-utilities/docs/typography.md b/modules/primer-utilities/docs/typography.md
index 8c22f13f92..fa63c150c8 100644
--- a/modules/primer-utilities/docs/typography.md
+++ b/modules/primer-utilities/docs/typography.md
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ Change the line height density with these utilities.
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 ```
 
+The `lh-0` utility class sets `line-height: 0 !important`, and can be used to remove vertical spacing from elements that inherit line-height but don't contain any text.
+
 ## Typographic styles
 Change the font weight, styles, and alignment with these utilities.
 
diff --git a/modules/primer-utilities/lib/typography.scss b/modules/primer-utilities/lib/typography.scss
index 72f3ba9bd8..e2c8530f77 100644
--- a/modules/primer-utilities/lib/typography.scss
+++ b/modules/primer-utilities/lib/typography.scss
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@
 .lh-condensed { line-height: $lh-condensed !important; }
 /* Set the line height to default */
 .lh-default { line-height: $lh-default !important; }
+/* Set the line height to zero */
+.lh-0 { line-height: 0 !important; }
 
 // Text alignments
 /* Text align to the right */