diff --git a/.nycrc b/.nycrc
index 1e3c3b1e22..d5f12ccbc3 100644
--- a/.nycrc
+++ b/.nycrc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
   "check-coverage": true,
-  "lines": 92.34,
-  "functions": 88.27,
+  "lines": 92.35,
+  "functions": 88.28,
   "branches": 84.64,
-  "statements": 92.15,
+  "statements": 92.16,
   "include": [
     "src/**/*.ts"
   ],
diff --git a/src/file/document/body/body.spec.ts b/src/file/document/body/body.spec.ts
index b63a95dcd1..a5bc222fb4 100644
--- a/src/file/document/body/body.spec.ts
+++ b/src/file/document/body/body.spec.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ describe("Body", () => {
 
             expect(tree).to.deep.equal({
                 "w:body": [
+                    {
+                        "w:p": {},
+                    },
                     {
                         "w:sectPr": [
                             { "w:pgSz": { _attr: { "w:w": 10000, "w:h": 10000, "w:orient": "portrait" } } },
diff --git a/src/file/document/body/body.ts b/src/file/document/body/body.ts
index c79edfc132..e91b72d59a 100644
--- a/src/file/document/body/body.ts
+++ b/src/file/document/body/body.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { IXmlableObject, XmlComponent } from "file/xml-components";
-import { TableOfContents } from "../..";
+import { Paragraph, ParagraphProperties, TableOfContents } from "../..";
 import { SectionProperties, SectionPropertiesOptions } from "./section-properties/section-properties";
 
 export class Body extends XmlComponent {
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ export class Body extends XmlComponent {
      * @param options new section options
      */
     public addSection(options: SectionPropertiesOptions): void {
+        const currentSection = this.sections.pop() as SectionProperties;
+        this.root.push(this.createSectionParagraph(currentSection));
+
         this.sections.push(new SectionProperties(options));
     }
 
@@ -36,4 +39,12 @@ export class Body extends XmlComponent {
     public getTablesOfContents(): TableOfContents[] {
         return this.root.filter((child) => child instanceof TableOfContents) as TableOfContents[];
     }
+
+    private createSectionParagraph(section: SectionProperties): Paragraph {
+        const paragraph = new Paragraph({});
+        const properties = new ParagraphProperties({});
+        properties.addChildElement(section);
+        paragraph.addChildElement(properties);
+        return paragraph;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/file/file.spec.ts b/src/file/file.spec.ts
index 59b42e009c..b82748ca54 100644
--- a/src/file/file.spec.ts
+++ b/src/file/file.spec.ts
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ describe("File", () => {
 
             const tree = new Formatter().format(doc.Document.Body);
 
-            expect(tree["w:body"][0]["w:sectPr"][4]["w:headerReference"]._attr["w:type"]).to.equal("default");
-            expect(tree["w:body"][0]["w:sectPr"][5]["w:footerReference"]._attr["w:type"]).to.equal("default");
+            expect(tree["w:body"][1]["w:sectPr"][4]["w:headerReference"]._attr["w:type"]).to.equal("default");
+            expect(tree["w:body"][1]["w:sectPr"][5]["w:footerReference"]._attr["w:type"]).to.equal("default");
         });
 
         it("should create with correct headers and footers", () => {
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ describe("File", () => {
 
             const tree = new Formatter().format(doc.Document.Body);
 
-            expect(tree["w:body"][0]["w:sectPr"][4]["w:headerReference"]._attr["w:type"]).to.equal("default");
-            expect(tree["w:body"][0]["w:sectPr"][5]["w:footerReference"]._attr["w:type"]).to.equal("default");
+            expect(tree["w:body"][1]["w:sectPr"][4]["w:headerReference"]._attr["w:type"]).to.equal("default");
+            expect(tree["w:body"][1]["w:sectPr"][5]["w:footerReference"]._attr["w:type"]).to.equal("default");
         });
 
         it("should create with first headers and footers", () => {
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ describe("File", () => {
 
             const tree = new Formatter().format(doc.Document.Body);
 
-            expect(tree["w:body"][0]["w:sectPr"][5]["w:headerReference"]._attr["w:type"]).to.equal("first");
-            expect(tree["w:body"][0]["w:sectPr"][7]["w:footerReference"]._attr["w:type"]).to.equal("first");
+            expect(tree["w:body"][1]["w:sectPr"][5]["w:headerReference"]._attr["w:type"]).to.equal("first");
+            expect(tree["w:body"][1]["w:sectPr"][7]["w:footerReference"]._attr["w:type"]).to.equal("first");
         });
 
         it("should create with correct headers", () => {
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ describe("File", () => {
 
             const tree = new Formatter().format(doc.Document.Body);
 
-            expect(tree["w:body"][0]["w:sectPr"][4]["w:headerReference"]._attr["w:type"]).to.equal("default");
-            expect(tree["w:body"][0]["w:sectPr"][5]["w:headerReference"]._attr["w:type"]).to.equal("first");
-            expect(tree["w:body"][0]["w:sectPr"][6]["w:headerReference"]._attr["w:type"]).to.equal("even");
+            expect(tree["w:body"][1]["w:sectPr"][4]["w:headerReference"]._attr["w:type"]).to.equal("default");
+            expect(tree["w:body"][1]["w:sectPr"][5]["w:headerReference"]._attr["w:type"]).to.equal("first");
+            expect(tree["w:body"][1]["w:sectPr"][6]["w:headerReference"]._attr["w:type"]).to.equal("even");
 
-            expect(tree["w:body"][0]["w:sectPr"][7]["w:footerReference"]._attr["w:type"]).to.equal("default");
-            expect(tree["w:body"][0]["w:sectPr"][8]["w:footerReference"]._attr["w:type"]).to.equal("first");
-            expect(tree["w:body"][0]["w:sectPr"][9]["w:footerReference"]._attr["w:type"]).to.equal("even");
+            expect(tree["w:body"][1]["w:sectPr"][7]["w:footerReference"]._attr["w:type"]).to.equal("default");
+            expect(tree["w:body"][1]["w:sectPr"][8]["w:footerReference"]._attr["w:type"]).to.equal("first");
+            expect(tree["w:body"][1]["w:sectPr"][9]["w:footerReference"]._attr["w:type"]).to.equal("even");
         });
     });