diff --git a/course/format/renderer.php b/course/format/renderer.php
index bfc5641b364..ac921dc9a46 100644
--- a/course/format/renderer.php
+++ b/course/format/renderer.php
@@ -655,11 +655,12 @@ abstract class format_section_renderer_base extends plugin_renderer_base {
         $sectiontitle .= html_writer::tag('span', $sectionnavlinks['previous'], array('class' => 'mdl-left'));
         $sectiontitle .= html_writer::tag('span', $sectionnavlinks['next'], array('class' => 'mdl-right'));
         // Title attributes
-        $titleattr = 'mdl-align title';
+        $classes = 'sectionname';
         if (!$thissection->visible) {
-            $titleattr .= ' dimmed_text';
+            $classes .= ' dimmed_text';
         }
-        $sectiontitle .= html_writer::tag('div', get_section_name($course, $displaysection), array('class' => $titleattr));
+        $sectiontitle .= $this->output->heading(get_section_name($course, $displaysection), 3, $classes);
+
         $sectiontitle .= html_writer::end_tag('div');
         echo $sectiontitle;