diff --git a/src/plugins/section.ts b/src/plugins/section.ts
index 1a41ed9..d53fa9e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/section.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/section.ts
@@ -69,8 +69,29 @@ const sectionizeIfRequired = (node: any, ancestors: Parent[], file: VFile) => {
   const start = node;
   const depth = start.depth;
 
+  // check if it's HTML end tag without corresponding start tag in sibling nodes.
+  const isHtmlEnd = (node: any) => {
+    if (node.type === 'html' && node.value.startsWith('</')) {
+      // it's HTML end tag, check if it has corresponding start tag
+      const tag = /^<\/([^>\s]+)/.exec(node.value)?.[1];
+      const isHtmlStart = (node: any) =>
+        node.type === 'html' && /^<([^>\s]+)/.exec(node.value)?.[1] === tag;
+      const htmlStart = findAfter(parent, start, isHtmlStart);
+      if (
+        !htmlStart ||
+        parent.children.indexOf(htmlStart) > parent.children.indexOf(node)
+      ) {
+        // corresponding start tag not found in sibling nodes
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  };
+
   const isEnd = (node: any) =>
-    (node.type === 'heading' && node.depth <= depth) || node.type === 'export';
+    (node.type === 'heading' && node.depth <= depth) ||
+    node.type === 'export' ||
+    isHtmlEnd(node);
   const end = findAfter(parent, start, isEnd);
 
   const startIndex = parent.children.indexOf(start);
diff --git a/tests/section.test.ts b/tests/section.test.ts
index 9a9ae99..aed68ef 100644
--- a/tests/section.test.ts
+++ b/tests/section.test.ts
@@ -184,3 +184,38 @@ it('Sample', () => {
 `;
   expect(received).toBe(expected);
 });
+
+it('HTML block with headings', () => {
+  const md = `# Heading 1
+
+## Heading 2-1
+
+<aside class="note">
+
+### NOTE
+
+This is a note.
+
+</aside>
+
+## Heading 2-2`;
+  const received = stringify(md, { partial: true });
+  const expected = `
+<section class="level1" aria-labelledby="heading-1">
+  <h1 id="heading-1">Heading 1</h1>
+  <section class="level2" aria-labelledby="heading-2-1">
+    <h2 id="heading-2-1">Heading 2-1</h2>
+    <aside class="note">
+      <section class="level3" aria-labelledby="note">
+        <h3 id="note">NOTE</h3>
+        <p>This is a note.</p>
+      </section>
+    </aside>
+  </section>
+  <section class="level2" aria-labelledby="heading-2-2">
+    <h2 id="heading-2-2">Heading 2-2</h2>
+  </section>
+</section>
+`;
+  expect(received).toBe(expected);
+});