diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagram-api/types.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagram-api/types.ts
index d4f34de70..88957b5fb 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagram-api/types.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagram-api/types.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+import type * as d3 from 'd3';
+import type { SetRequired } from 'type-fest';
 import type { Diagram } from '../Diagram.js';
 import type { BaseDiagramConfig, MermaidConfig } from '../config.type.js';
-import type * as d3 from 'd3';
 
 export interface DiagramMetadata {
   title?: string;
@@ -32,13 +33,29 @@ export interface DiagramDB {
   getDiagramTitle?: () => string;
   setAccTitle?: (title: string) => void;
   getAccTitle?: () => string;
-  setAccDescription?: (describetion: string) => void;
+  setAccDescription?: (description: string) => void;
   getAccDescription?: () => string;
 
   setDisplayMode?: (title: string) => void;
   bindFunctions?: (element: Element) => void;
 }
 
+/**
+ * DiagramDB with fields that is required for all new diagrams.
+ */
+export type DiagramDBBase<T extends BaseDiagramConfig> = {
+  getConfig: () => Required<T>;
+} & SetRequired<
+  DiagramDB,
+  | 'clear'
+  | 'getAccTitle'
+  | 'getDiagramTitle'
+  | 'getAccDescription'
+  | 'setAccDescription'
+  | 'setAccTitle'
+  | 'setDiagramTitle'
+>;
+
 // This is what is returned from getClasses(...) methods.
 // It is slightly renamed to ..StyleClassDef instead of just ClassDef because "class" is a greatly ambiguous and overloaded word.
 // It makes it clear we're working with a style class definition, even though defining the type is currently difficult.
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/db.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/db.ts
index 96648be5f..a40b71724 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/db.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/db.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
-import type { Block, PacketDB, PacketData, Row } from './types.js';
+import { getConfig as commonGetConfig } from '../../config.js';
 import type { PacketDiagramConfig } from '../../config.type.js';
 import DEFAULT_CONFIG from '../../defaultConfig.js';
-import { getConfig as commonGetConfig } from '../../config.js';
 import { cleanAndMerge } from '../../utils.js';
+import {
+  clear as commonClear,
+  getAccDescription,
+  getAccTitle,
+  getDiagramTitle,
+  setAccDescription,
+  setAccTitle,
+  setDiagramTitle,
+} from '../common/commonDb.js';
+import type { PacketDB, PacketData, Row } from './types.js';
 
 const defaultPacketData: PacketData = {
   packet: [],
@@ -10,9 +19,9 @@ const defaultPacketData: PacketData = {
 
 let data: PacketData = structuredClone(defaultPacketData);
 
-export const DEFAULT_PACKET_CONFIG: Required<PacketDiagramConfig> = DEFAULT_CONFIG.packet;
+const DEFAULT_PACKET_CONFIG: Required<PacketDiagramConfig> = DEFAULT_CONFIG.packet;
 
-export const getConfig = (): Required<PacketDiagramConfig> => {
+const getConfig = (): Required<PacketDiagramConfig> => {
   const config = cleanAndMerge({
     ...DEFAULT_PACKET_CONFIG,
     ...commonGetConfig().packet,
@@ -23,20 +32,28 @@ export const getConfig = (): Required<PacketDiagramConfig> => {
   return config;
 };
 
-export const getPacket = (): Row[] => data.packet;
+const getPacket = (): Row[] => data.packet;
 
-export const pushWord = (word: Row) => {
+const pushWord = (word: Row) => {
   if (word.length > 0) {
     data.packet.push(word);
   }
 };
 
-export const clear = () => {
+const clear = () => {
+  commonClear();
   data = structuredClone(defaultPacketData);
 };
 
 export const db: PacketDB = {
+  pushWord,
   getPacket,
   getConfig,
   clear,
+  setAccTitle,
+  getAccTitle,
+  setDiagramTitle,
+  getDiagramTitle,
+  getAccDescription,
+  setAccDescription,
 };
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/diagram.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/diagram.ts
index ae9cad452..a73a77c05 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/diagram.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/diagram.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { DiagramDefinition } from '../../diagram-api/types.js';
-import { parser } from './parser.js';
 import { db } from './db.js';
+import { parser } from './parser.js';
 import { renderer } from './renderer.js';
 import { styles } from './styles.js';
 
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/packet.spec.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/packet.spec.ts
index c4ccdba74..6ad24b75e 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/packet.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/packet.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+import { db } from './db.js';
 import { parser } from './parser.js';
-import { clear, getPacket } from './db.js';
+
+const { clear, getPacket } = db;
+
 describe('packet diagrams', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     clear();
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/parser.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/parser.ts
index 91f0a8706..db1dcde09 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/parser.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/parser.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 import type { Packet } from 'mermaid-parser';
-import type { ParserDefinition } from '../../diagram-api/types.js';
 import { parse } from 'mermaid-parser';
+import type { ParserDefinition } from '../../diagram-api/types.js';
 import { log } from '../../logger.js';
+import { populateCommonDb } from '../common/populateCommonDb.js';
+import { db } from './db.js';
 import type { Block, Row } from './types.js';
-import { clear, getConfig, getPacket, pushWord } from './db.js';
 
-const populate = ({ blocks }: { blocks: Block[] }) => {
-  clear();
+const populate = (ast: Packet) => {
+  populateCommonDb(ast, db);
   let lastByte = -1;
   let word: Row = [];
   let row = 1;
-  const { bitsPerRow } = getConfig();
-  for (let { start, end, label } of blocks) {
+  const { bitsPerRow } = db.getConfig();
+  for (let { start, end, label } of ast.blocks) {
     if (end && end < start) {
       throw new Error(`Packet block ${start} - ${end} is invalid. End must be greater than start.`);
     }
@@ -25,11 +26,11 @@ const populate = ({ blocks }: { blocks: Block[] }) => {
     lastByte = end ?? start;
     log.debug(`Packet block ${start} - ${lastByte} with label ${label}`);
 
-    while (word.length <= bitsPerRow + 1 && getPacket().length < 10_000) {
+    while (word.length <= bitsPerRow + 1 && db.getPacket().length < 10_000) {
       const [block, nextBlock] = getNextFittingBlock({ start, end, label }, row, bitsPerRow);
       word.push(block);
       if (block.end + 1 === row * bitsPerRow) {
-        pushWord(word);
+        db.pushWord(word);
         word = [];
         row++;
       }
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ const populate = ({ blocks }: { blocks: Block[] }) => {
       ({ start, end, label } = nextBlock);
     }
   }
-  pushWord(word);
+  db.pushWord(word);
 };
 
 const getNextFittingBlock = (
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/renderer.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/renderer.ts
index 172f4a202..d846de9e7 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/renderer.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/renderer.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { configureSvgSize } from '../../setupGraphViewbox.js';
+import type { Diagram } from '../../Diagram.js';
+import type { PacketDiagramConfig } from '../../config.type.js';
 import type { DrawDefinition, Group, SVG } from '../../diagram-api/types.js';
 import { selectSvgElement } from '../../rendering-util/selectSvgElement.js';
+import { configureSvgSize } from '../../setupGraphViewbox.js';
 import type { PacketDB, Row } from './types.js';
-import type { PacketDiagramConfig } from '../../config.type.js';
-import type { Diagram } from '../../Diagram.js';
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
 const draw: DrawDefinition = (_text, id, _version, diagram: Diagram) => {
@@ -11,16 +11,27 @@ const draw: DrawDefinition = (_text, id, _version, diagram: Diagram) => {
   const config = db.getConfig();
   const { rowHeight, paddingY, bitWidth, bitsPerRow } = config;
   const words = db.getPacket();
-  const svgHeight = (rowHeight + paddingY) * words.length + paddingY;
+  const title = db.getDiagramTitle();
+  const totalRowHeight = rowHeight + paddingY;
+  const svgHeight = totalRowHeight * (words.length + 1) - (title ? 0 : rowHeight);
   const svgWidth = bitWidth * bitsPerRow + 2;
-
   const svg: SVG = selectSvgElement(id);
+
   configureSvgSize(svg, svgHeight, svgWidth, true);
   svg.attr('height', svgHeight + 'px');
 
   for (const [row, packet] of words.entries()) {
     drawWord(svg, packet, row, config);
   }
+
+  svg
+    .append('text')
+    .text(title)
+    .attr('x', svgWidth / 2)
+    .attr('y', svgHeight - rowHeight)
+    .attr('dominant-baseline', 'middle')
+    .attr('text-anchor', 'middle')
+    .attr('class', 'packetTitle');
 };
 
 const drawWord = (
@@ -41,14 +52,14 @@ const drawWord = (
       .attr('y', wordY)
       .attr('width', width)
       .attr('height', rowHeight)
-      .attr('class', 'block');
+      .attr('class', 'packetBlock');
 
     // Block label
     group
       .append('text')
       .attr('x', blockX + width / 2)
       .attr('y', wordY + rowHeight / 2)
-      .attr('class', 'label')
+      .attr('class', 'packetLabel')
       .attr('dominant-baseline', 'middle')
       .attr('text-anchor', 'middle')
       .text(block.label);
@@ -63,7 +74,7 @@ const drawWord = (
       .append('text')
       .attr('x', blockX + (isSingleBlock ? width / 2 : 0))
       .attr('y', bitNumberY)
-      .attr('class', 'byte start')
+      .attr('class', 'packetByte start')
       .attr('dominant-baseline', 'auto')
       .attr('text-anchor', isSingleBlock ? 'middle' : 'start')
       .text(block.start);
@@ -74,7 +85,7 @@ const drawWord = (
         .append('text')
         .attr('x', blockX + width)
         .attr('y', bitNumberY)
-        .attr('class', 'byte end')
+        .attr('class', 'packetByte end')
         .attr('dominant-baseline', 'auto')
         .attr('text-anchor', 'end')
         .text(block.end);
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/styles.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/styles.ts
index 28292a027..101328da7 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/styles.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/styles.ts
@@ -5,20 +5,24 @@ import type { PacketStyleOptions } from './types.js';
 export const styles: DiagramStylesProvider = (options: { packet?: PacketStyleOptions } = {}) => {
   log.debug({ options });
   return `
-	.byte {
+	.packetByte {
 		font-size: ${options.packet?.byteFontSize ?? '10px'};
 	}
-	.byte.start {
+	.packetByte.start {
 		fill: ${options.packet?.startByteColor ?? 'black'};
 	}
-	.byte.end {
+	.packetByte.end {
 		fill: ${options.packet?.endByteColor ?? 'black'};
 	}
-	.label {
+	.packetLabel {
 		fill: ${options.packet?.labelColor ?? 'black'};
 		font-size: ${options.packet?.labelFontSize ?? '12px'};
 	}
-	.block {
+	.packetTitle {
+		fill: ${options.packet?.titleColor ?? 'black'};
+		font-size: ${options.packet?.titleFontSize ?? '14px'};
+	}
+	.packetBlock {
 		stroke: ${options.packet?.blockStrokeColor ?? 'black'};
 		stroke-width: ${options.packet?.blockStrokeWidth ?? '1'};
 		fill: ${options.packet?.blockFillColor ?? '#efefef'};
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/types.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/types.ts
index 6dc92215a..0a4507076 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/types.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/types.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 import type { Packet } from 'mermaid-parser';
-import type { DiagramDB } from '../../diagram-api/types.js';
 import type { PacketDiagramConfig } from '../../config.type.js';
+import type { DiagramDBBase } from '../../diagram-api/types.js';
 
 export type ArrayElement<A> = A extends readonly (infer T)[] ? T : never;
 export type Block = Pick<ArrayElement<Packet['blocks']>, 'start' | 'end' | 'label'>;
 export type Row = Required<Block>[];
 
-export interface PacketDB extends DiagramDB {
+export interface PacketDB extends DiagramDBBase<PacketDiagramConfig> {
+  pushWord: (word: Row) => void;
   getPacket: () => Row[];
-  getConfig: () => Required<PacketDiagramConfig>;
-  clear: () => void;
 }
 
 export interface PacketStyleOptions {
@@ -21,6 +20,8 @@ export interface PacketStyleOptions {
   blockStrokeColor?: string;
   blockStrokeWidth?: string;
   blockFillColor?: string;
+  titleColor?: string;
+  titleFontSize?: string;
 }
 
 export interface PacketData {