Index: src/main/java/org/apache/maven/doxia/module/confluence/parser/SectionBlockParser.java
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--- src/main/java/org/apache/maven/doxia/module/confluence/parser/SectionBlockParser.java	(revision 588593)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/maven/doxia/module/confluence/parser/SectionBlockParser.java	(working copy)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     {
         int level = Integer.parseInt( Character.toString( line.charAt( 1 ) ) );
 
-        String title = line.substring( 3 );
+        String title = line.substring( 3 ).trim();
 
         return new SectionBlock( title, level );
     }
Index: src/test/java/org/apache/maven/doxia/module/confluence/ConfluenceParserTest.java
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--- src/test/java/org/apache/maven/doxia/module/confluence/ConfluenceParserTest.java	(revision 588593)
+++ src/test/java/org/apache/maven/doxia/module/confluence/ConfluenceParserTest.java	(working copy)
@@ -93,6 +93,59 @@
         }
     }
 
+    public void testSupportedSectionTitles()
+        throws Exception
+    {
+        StringWriter output = null;
+        Reader reader = null;
+
+        try
+        {
+            output = new StringWriter();
+            reader = getTestReader( "section", outputExtension() );
+
+            Sink sink = new TextSink( output );
+            createParser().parse( reader, sink );
+            // System.err.println( output );
+
+            for ( int i = 1; i <= 5; i++ )
+            {
+                assertTrue( "Could not locate section " + i + " title",
+                            output.toString().indexOf( "sectionTitle" + i + EOL + "text: " + "Section" + i ) != -1 );
+            }
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            output.close();
+            reader.close();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void testSectionTitleWithLeadingSpace()
+        throws Exception
+    {
+        StringWriter output = null;
+        Reader reader = null;
+
+        try
+        {
+            output = new StringWriter();
+            reader = getTestReader( "section", outputExtension() );
+
+            Sink sink = new TextSink( output );
+            createParser().parse( reader, sink );
+            System.err.println( output );
+
+            assertTrue( "Section title has leading space",
+                         output.toString().indexOf( "sectionTitle1" + EOL + "text: " + "TitleWithLeadingSpace" ) != -1 );
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            output.close();
+            reader.close();
+        }
+    }
+
     private String getLineBreakString()
     {
         StringWriter output = new StringWriter();
@@ -102,5 +155,4 @@
         return output.toString();
     }
 
-
 }
Index: src/test/resources/section.confluence
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--- src/test/resources/section.confluence	(revision 0)
+++ src/test/resources/section.confluence	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+h1. Section1
+
+h2. Section2
+h3. Section3
+
+h4. Section4
+h5. Section5
+
+h1.  TitleWithLeadingSpace