diff --git a/site/docs/components/drawer/index.mdx b/site/docs/components/drawer/index.mdx
index b9db4091253..47724d6cf79 100644
--- a/site/docs/components/drawer/index.mdx
+++ b/site/docs/components/drawer/index.mdx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ data:
   package:
     name: "@salt-ds/core"
     initialVersion: "1.19.0"
-  alsoKnownAs: ["Flyout", "Sheet", "Side panel"]
+  alsoKnownAs: ["Flyout", "Sheet"]
   relatedComponents:
     [
       { name: "Overlay", relationship: "similarTo" },
diff --git a/site/docs/components/drawer/usage.mdx b/site/docs/components/drawer/usage.mdx
index 75b19a6eff7..5d638886153 100644
--- a/site/docs/components/drawer/usage.mdx
+++ b/site/docs/components/drawer/usage.mdx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ data:
 
 ## Using the component
 
-Drawers are always modal. When open, the drawer displays a visual overlay, a [scrim](/salt/components/scrim) component, over the underlying content.
+Drawers cover the entire height of the viewport and are always modal. This means that the content behind them is inert and can't be interacted with. A [`Scrim`](../scrim) is used to visually obscure the content behind the drawer.
 
 Always set a logical width suitable for the content inside the drawer. Refer to Salt's [Forms](/salt/patterns/forms) pattern for information on logical forms width, and the [typography foundation](/salt/foundations/typography) for guidance on paragraph text width.
 
@@ -42,3 +42,7 @@ import { Drawer, DrawerCloseButton } from "@salt-ds/core";
 ### `DrawerCloseButton`
 
 <PropsTable packageName="core" componentName="DrawerCloseButton" />
+
+## References
+
+- [Dialog (Modal) Pattern](https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/dialog-modal/)