diff --git a/app/views/content_items/hmrc_manual.html.erb b/app/views/content_items/hmrc_manual.html.erb
index d5de462e5..7f0a656cb 100644
--- a/app/views/content_items/hmrc_manual.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/content_items/hmrc_manual.html.erb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <% @content_item.section_groups.each do |group| %>
     <% next unless group["child_sections"].present? %>
     <div class="subsection-collection">
-      <%= render "content_items/manuals/hmrc_sections", group: group %>
+      <%= render "content_items/manuals/hmrc_sections", group: group, heading_level: 3 %>
     </div>
   <% end %>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/content_items/hmrc_manual_section.html.erb b/app/views/content_items/hmrc_manual_section.html.erb
index b3f82e6bd..4a424c7c5 100644
--- a/app/views/content_items/hmrc_manual_section.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/content_items/hmrc_manual_section.html.erb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
   <% @content_item.section_groups.each do | group | %>
     <div class="subsection-collection govuk-grid-column-full">
-      <%= render "content_items/manuals/hmrc_sections", group: group %>
+      <%= render "content_items/manuals/hmrc_sections", group: group, heading_level: 2 %>
     </div>
   <% end %>
 
diff --git a/app/views/content_items/manuals/_hmrc_sections.html.erb b/app/views/content_items/manuals/_hmrc_sections.html.erb
index eca5cadca..34f5c156f 100644
--- a/app/views/content_items/manuals/_hmrc_sections.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/content_items/manuals/_hmrc_sections.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 <% if group["title"] %>
-  <%= group["title"] %>
+  <%= render "govuk_publishing_components/components/heading", {
+    text: group["title"],
+    font_size: "m",
+    heading_level:,
+    margin_bottom: 4,
+  } %>
 <% end %>
 
 <ol class="section-list hmrc">
diff --git a/test/integration/hmrc_manual_test.rb b/test/integration/hmrc_manual_test.rb
index a1680b4d2..fa87c2df7 100644
--- a/test/integration/hmrc_manual_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/hmrc_manual_test.rb
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ class HmrcManualTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert page.has_selector?("h2", text: I18n.t("manuals.contents_title"))
   end
 
+  test "renders sections title heading" do
+    setup_and_visit_content_item("vat-government-public-bodies")
+
+    assert page.has_selector?("h3", text: "Historic updates")
+  end
+
   test "renders section groups" do
     setup_and_visit_content_item("vat-government-public-bodies")