diff --git a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/markdown/DocumentDataParser.java b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/markdown/DocumentDataParser.java
index 750cdec..e06f371 100644
--- a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/markdown/DocumentDataParser.java
+++ b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/markdown/DocumentDataParser.java
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ public class DocumentDataParser {
     private Heading parseHeadline(Headline headline) {
 
         Heading heading = new Heading();
+        heading.setLevel(headline.getTreeId().size());
         parseTextBlock(headline.getTextBlock()).forEach(heading::appendChild);
         return heading;