diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs
index 3d122703..d2da2d46 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs
@@ -195,9 +195,10 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			int fromtype = Convert.ToInt32(insdata[0]);
 			int contenttype = Convert.ToInt32(insdata[1]) + 20000;
 
-			// if from type == 0, we've inserted a hls, do a after from current HLS
-			// if not at HLS, go up parents until find it.
-			if (fromtype == 0)
+			// if from type == 0, we've inserted a hls.
+			// if inserting from section, insert first child
+			// else do a after from current HLS - if not at HLS, go up parents until find it.
+			if (fromtype == 0 && !_MyStepItem.MyItemInfo.IsStepSection)
 			{
 				StepItem hlsStepItem = _MyStepItem;
 				while (!hlsStepItem.MyItemInfo.IsHigh)
@@ -339,12 +340,15 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			if (MyItemInfo.IsProcedure || MyItemInfo.IsSection)
 			{
 				btnChgTyp.Enabled = false;
-				btnInsHLS.Enabled = btnInsCaut.Enabled = btnInsNote.Enabled = btnInsRNO.Enabled = btnInsFig.Enabled =
+				
+				btnInsCaut.Enabled = btnInsNote.Enabled = btnInsRNO.Enabled = btnInsFig.Enabled =
 					btnInsTable.Enabled = btnInsSubstep.Enabled = btnInsBefore.Enabled = btnInsAfter.Enabled = false;
 				// if on a procedure or section title, don't allow for insert of ROs or Transitions:
 				// disable buttons.  Info panels for ROs and Transitions are made invisible in frmVEPROMS.cs
 				btnInsTrans.Enabled = btnCMTransition.Enabled = btnInsRO.Enabled = btnCMRO.Enabled = false;
 				btnInsAftH.Enabled = btnInsBefH.Enabled = false;
+				btnInsHLS.Enabled = (!MyItemInfo.IsStepSection) ? false : true;  // allow hls from step section
+				if (btnInsHLS.Enabled) GalleryForSubTypes(MyItemInfo.ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.StepDataList.HLS, MyItemInfo.ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.StepDataList.HLS, btnInsHLS, (int)E_FromType.Step);
 				this.Refresh();
 				return;
 			}