diff --git a/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
index b9952120b0817..c346db1a3769e 100644
--- a/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 -   `Tabs`: Animate indicator ([#60560](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/60560)).
 -   `ComboboxControl`: Introduce Combobox expandOnFocus prop ([#61705](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/61705)).
 -   `ProgressBar`: Expose as public API ([#61062](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/61062)).
+-   `ProgressBar`: Simplify default width implementation and make it more easily overridable ([#61976](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/61976)).
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/packages/components/src/progress-bar/README.md b/packages/components/src/progress-bar/README.md
index 85d2fa9127b03..07bd1d6c12071 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/progress-bar/README.md
+++ b/packages/components/src/progress-bar/README.md
@@ -26,14 +26,19 @@ const MyLoadingComponent = ( { progress } ) => {
 };
 ```
 
-You can customize its appearance by passing a custom CSS class name to `className`:
+You can customize its appearance by passing a custom CSS class name to `className`.
 
+```css
+.my-custom-progress-bar {
+	width: 100%;
+}
+```
 
 ```jsx
 import { ProgressBar } from '@wordpress/components';
 
 const MyLoadingComponent = () => {
-	return <ProgressBar className="my-custom-css-class" />;
+	return <ProgressBar className="my-custom-progress-bar" />;
 };
 ```
 
@@ -52,7 +57,7 @@ If a `value` is not specified, the progress bar will be considered indeterminate
 
 A CSS class to apply to the underlying `div` element, serving as a progress bar track.
 
-- Required: No
+-   Required: No
 
 #### Inherited props
 
diff --git a/packages/components/src/progress-bar/stories/index.story.tsx b/packages/components/src/progress-bar/stories/index.story.tsx
index 1b6bc1e36eb1e..4396c4cc48eeb 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/progress-bar/stories/index.story.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/progress-bar/stories/index.story.tsx
@@ -29,3 +29,38 @@ const Template: StoryFn< typeof ProgressBar > = ( { ...args } ) => {
 
 export const Default: StoryFn< typeof ProgressBar > = Template.bind( {} );
 Default.args = {};
+
+const withCustomWidthCustomCSS = `
+	.custom-progress-bar {
+		width: 100%;
+	}
+`;
+
+/**
+ * A progress bar with a custom width.
+ *
+ * You can override the default `width` by passing a custom CSS class via the
+ * `className` prop.
+ *
+ * This example shows a progress bar with an overriden `width` of `100%` which
+ * makes it fit all available horizontal space of the parent element. The CSS
+ * class looks like this:
+ *
+ * ```css
+ * .custom-progress-bar {
+ *   width: 100%;
+ * }
+ * ```
+ */
+export const WithCustomWidth = Template.bind( {} );
+WithCustomWidth.args = {
+	className: 'custom-progress-bar',
+};
+WithCustomWidth.decorators = [
+	( Story ) => (
+		<>
+			<style>{ withCustomWidthCustomCSS }</style>
+			<Story />
+		</>
+	),
+];
diff --git a/packages/components/src/progress-bar/styles.ts b/packages/components/src/progress-bar/styles.ts
index f04002f458c0a..0e91556b96b9d 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/progress-bar/styles.ts
+++ b/packages/components/src/progress-bar/styles.ts
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ export const INDETERMINATE_TRACK_WIDTH = 50;
 export const Track = styled.div`
 	position: relative;
 	overflow: hidden;
-	width: 100%;
-	max-width: 160px;
 	height: ${ CONFIG.borderWidthFocus };
 	/* Text color at 10% opacity */
 	background-color: color-mix(
@@ -38,6 +36,10 @@ export const Track = styled.div`
 	// Windows high contrast mode.
 	outline: 2px solid transparent;
 	outline-offset: 2px;
+
+	:where( & ) {
+		width: 160px;
+	}
 `;
 
 export const Indicator = styled.div< {