diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/RTBItem.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/RTBItem.cs
index 2bed74d0..f3f8cbe4 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/RTBItem.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/RTBItem.cs
@@ -167,7 +167,11 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 					Invalidate();
 					if (MyItemInfo.MyTab.Offset == 0)
 					{
-						if (MyItemInfo.FormatStepData == null || MyItemInfo.FormatStepData.TabData.IdentEdit.Contains("{Section Prefix}") || !MyItemInfo.IsHigh)
+						// In the following if statement, the last part, 'IsHigh & PageBreakOnStep' (PageBreakOnStep
+						// flags background steps and IsHigh is for the HLS - Cautions/Notes were ok), was added
+						// for hls in background documents - without this, the tab gets overwritten by the rtb.
+						if (MyItemInfo.FormatStepData == null || MyItemInfo.FormatStepData.TabData.IdentEdit.Contains("{Section Prefix}") || !MyItemInfo.IsHigh ||
+							(MyItemInfo.IsHigh && MyItemInfo.FormatStepData.PageBreakOnStep))
 							_MyStepRTB.Left = lblTab.Left + lblTab.Width;
 						_MyStepRTB.Width = Width - _MyStepRTB.Left - RTBMargin - CheckOffMargin;
 					}