diff --git a/flow-server/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/HasSize.java b/flow-server/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/HasSize.java
index e0510915129..6021502950a 100644
--- a/flow-server/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/HasSize.java
+++ b/flow-server/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/HasSize.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import com.vaadin.flow.dom.Element;
 import com.vaadin.flow.dom.ElementConstants;
+import com.vaadin.flow.server.Constants;
 
 /**
  * Any component implementing this interface supports setting the size of the
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ public interface HasSize extends HasElement {
      */
     default void setWidth(String width) {
         getElement().getStyle().setWidth(width);
+        getElement().removeAttribute(Constants.ATTRIBUTE_WIDTH_FULL);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -194,6 +196,7 @@ default Optional<Unit> getWidthUnit() {
      */
     default void setHeight(String height) {
         getElement().getStyle().setHeight(height);
+        getElement().removeAttribute(Constants.ATTRIBUTE_HEIGHT_FULL);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -332,20 +335,47 @@ default Optional<Unit> getHeightUnit() {
      * This is just a convenience method which delegates its call to the
      * {@link #setWidth(String)} and {@link #setHeight(String)} methods with
      * {@literal "100%"} as the argument value
+     * <p>
+     * When adding full-size components as a child of a Vaadin layout component
+     * that is based on CSS Flexbox, such as HorizontalLayout or VerticalLayout,
+     * this can result in unexpected behavior. For example, other components
+     * with a fixed size may shrink to allow the full-size component to take up
+     * as much space as possible, or the full-size component may cause the
+     * layout to overflow. To improve this, you can enable the
+     * {@code com.vaadin.experimental.layoutComponentImprovements} feature flag
+     * to effectively make full-size components take up the <b>remaining</b>
+     * space in the layout, rather than explicitly using 100% size of the
+     * layout. This applies additional CSS styles that allow the component to
+     * shrink below 100% if there are other components with fixed or relative
+     * sizes in the layout.
      */
     default void setSizeFull() {
-        setWidth("100%");
-        setHeight("100%");
+        setWidthFull();
+        setHeightFull();
     }
 
     /**
      * Sets the width of the component to "100%".
      * <p>
      * This is just a convenience method which delegates its call to the
-     * {@link #setWidth(String)} with {@literal "100%"} as the argument value
+     * {@link #setWidth(String)} with {@literal "100%"} as the argument value.
+     * <p>
+     * When adding full-size components as a child of a Vaadin layout component
+     * that is based on CSS Flexbox, such as HorizontalLayout or VerticalLayout,
+     * this can result in unexpected behavior. For example, other components
+     * with a fixed size may shrink to allow the full-size component to take up
+     * as much space as possible, or the full-size component may cause the
+     * layout to overflow. To improve this, you can enable the
+     * {@code com.vaadin.experimental.layoutComponentImprovements} feature flag
+     * to effectively make full-size components take up the <b>remaining</b>
+     * space in the layout, rather than explicitly using 100% size of the
+     * layout. This applies additional CSS styles that allow the component to
+     * shrink below 100% if there are other components with fixed or relative
+     * sizes in the layout.
      */
     default void setWidthFull() {
         setWidth("100%");
+        getElement().setAttribute(Constants.ATTRIBUTE_WIDTH_FULL, true);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -353,9 +383,23 @@ default void setWidthFull() {
      * <p>
      * This is just a convenience method which delegates its call to the
      * {@link #setHeight(String)} with {@literal "100%"} as the argument value
+     * <p>
+     * When adding full-size components as a child of a Vaadin layout component
+     * that is based on CSS Flexbox, such as HorizontalLayout or VerticalLayout,
+     * this can result in unexpected behavior. For example, other components
+     * with a fixed size may shrink to allow the full-size component to take up
+     * as much space as possible, or the full-size component may cause the
+     * layout to overflow. To improve this, you can enable the
+     * {@code com.vaadin.experimental.layoutComponentImprovements} feature flag
+     * to effectively make full-size components take up the <b>remaining</b>
+     * space in the layout, rather than explicitly using 100% size of the
+     * layout. This applies additional CSS styles that allow the component to
+     * shrink below 100% if there are other components with fixed or relative
+     * sizes in the layout.
      */
     default void setHeightFull() {
         setHeight("100%");
+        getElement().setAttribute(Constants.ATTRIBUTE_HEIGHT_FULL, true);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/flow-server/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/server/Constants.java b/flow-server/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/server/Constants.java
index 9c3a33e00c7..f53f76e7124 100644
--- a/flow-server/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/server/Constants.java
+++ b/flow-server/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/server/Constants.java
@@ -396,6 +396,18 @@ public final class Constants implements Serializable {
      */
     public static final String DISABLE_PREPARE_FRONTEND_CACHE = "disable.prepare.frontend.cache";
 
+    /**
+     * Attribute used by HasSize to mark elements that have been set to full
+     * width.
+     */
+    public static final String ATTRIBUTE_WIDTH_FULL = "data-width-full";
+
+    /**
+     * Attribute used by HasSize to mark elements that have been set to full
+     * height.
+     */
+    public static final String ATTRIBUTE_HEIGHT_FULL = "data-height-full";
+
     private Constants() {
         // prevent instantiation constants class only
     }
diff --git a/flow-server/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/HasSizeTest.java b/flow-server/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/HasSizeTest.java
index 03a430dd53a..e91533a2433 100644
--- a/flow-server/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/HasSizeTest.java
+++ b/flow-server/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/HasSizeTest.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package com.vaadin.flow.component;
 
+import com.vaadin.flow.server.Constants;
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -136,6 +137,47 @@ public void setSizeFull() {
         Assert.assertEquals("100%", component.getHeight());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void setSizeFull_addsDataAttribute() {
+        HasSizeComponent component = new HasSizeComponent();
+        component.setSizeFull();
+
+        Assert.assertTrue(component.getElement()
+                .hasAttribute(Constants.ATTRIBUTE_WIDTH_FULL));
+        Assert.assertTrue(component.getElement()
+                .hasAttribute(Constants.ATTRIBUTE_HEIGHT_FULL));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void setSizeFull_setSize_removesDataAttribute() {
+        HasSizeComponent component = new HasSizeComponent();
+        component.setSizeFull();
+
+        component.setWidth("10px");
+        Assert.assertFalse(component.getElement()
+                .hasAttribute(Constants.ATTRIBUTE_WIDTH_FULL));
+        Assert.assertTrue(component.getElement()
+                .hasAttribute(Constants.ATTRIBUTE_HEIGHT_FULL));
+
+        component.setHeight("10px");
+        Assert.assertFalse(component.getElement()
+                .hasAttribute(Constants.ATTRIBUTE_WIDTH_FULL));
+        Assert.assertFalse(component.getElement()
+                .hasAttribute(Constants.ATTRIBUTE_HEIGHT_FULL));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void setSizeFull_setSizeUndefined_removesDataAttribute() {
+        HasSizeComponent component = new HasSizeComponent();
+        component.setSizeFull();
+        component.setSizeUndefined();
+
+        Assert.assertFalse(component.getElement()
+                .hasAttribute(Constants.ATTRIBUTE_WIDTH_FULL));
+        Assert.assertFalse(component.getElement()
+                .hasAttribute(Constants.ATTRIBUTE_HEIGHT_FULL));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void setWidthFull() {
         HasSizeComponent component = new HasSizeComponent();
@@ -144,6 +186,29 @@ public void setWidthFull() {
         Assert.assertEquals("100%", component.getWidth());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void setWidthFull_addsDataAttribute() {
+        HasSizeComponent component = new HasSizeComponent();
+        component.setWidthFull();
+
+        Assert.assertTrue(component.getElement()
+                .hasAttribute(Constants.ATTRIBUTE_WIDTH_FULL));
+        Assert.assertFalse(component.getElement()
+                .hasAttribute(Constants.ATTRIBUTE_HEIGHT_FULL));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void setWidthFull_setWidth_removesDataAttribute() {
+        HasSizeComponent component = new HasSizeComponent();
+        component.setWidthFull();
+        component.setWidth("10px");
+
+        Assert.assertFalse(component.getElement()
+                .hasAttribute(Constants.ATTRIBUTE_WIDTH_FULL));
+        Assert.assertFalse(component.getElement()
+                .hasAttribute(Constants.ATTRIBUTE_HEIGHT_FULL));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void setHeightFull() {
         HasSizeComponent component = new HasSizeComponent();
@@ -152,6 +217,29 @@ public void setHeightFull() {
         Assert.assertEquals("100%", component.getHeight());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void setHeightFull_addsDataAttribute() {
+        HasSizeComponent component = new HasSizeComponent();
+        component.setHeightFull();
+
+        Assert.assertFalse(component.getElement()
+                .hasAttribute(Constants.ATTRIBUTE_WIDTH_FULL));
+        Assert.assertTrue(component.getElement()
+                .hasAttribute(Constants.ATTRIBUTE_HEIGHT_FULL));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void setHeightFull_setHeight_removesDataAttribute() {
+        HasSizeComponent component = new HasSizeComponent();
+        component.setHeightFull();
+        component.setHeight("10px");
+
+        Assert.assertFalse(component.getElement()
+                .hasAttribute(Constants.ATTRIBUTE_WIDTH_FULL));
+        Assert.assertFalse(component.getElement()
+                .hasAttribute(Constants.ATTRIBUTE_HEIGHT_FULL));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void setSizeUndefined() {
         HasSizeComponent component = new HasSizeComponent();