diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/EPUB.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/EPUB.hs
index dfe70bccb..13c5478e6 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/EPUB.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/EPUB.hs
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ writeEPUB version opts doc@(Pandoc meta _) = do
   let mkEntry path content = toEntry path epochtime content
   let opts' = opts{ writerEmailObfuscation = NoObfuscation
                   , writerStandalone = True
+                  , writerSectionDivs = True
                   , writerHTMLMathMethod =
                        if epub3
                           then MathML Nothing