diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/hdftypes/SEPX.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/hdftypes/SEPX.java
index 97951e3801..8547a5a1f9 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/hdftypes/SEPX.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/hdftypes/SEPX.java
@@ -78,4 +78,13 @@ public class SEPX extends PropertyNode
     return _sed;
   }
 
+  public boolean equals(Object o)
+  {
+    SEPX sepx = (SEPX)o;
+    if (super.equals(o))
+    {
+      return sepx._sed.equals(_sed);
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/hdftypes/SectionDescriptor.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/hdftypes/SectionDescriptor.java
index 5c2d4a0ae9..8e4bf21eec 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/hdftypes/SectionDescriptor.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/hdftypes/SectionDescriptor.java
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ public class SectionDescriptor
     this.fc = fc;
   }
 
+  public boolean equals(Object o)
+  {
+    SectionDescriptor sed = (SectionDescriptor)o;
+    return sed.fn == fn && sed.fnMpr == fnMpr;
+  }
+
   public byte[] toByteArray()
   {
     int offset = 0;
diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/hdftypes/SectionTable.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/hdftypes/SectionTable.java
index 9ea3157304..85962f7ced 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/hdftypes/SectionTable.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/hdftypes/SectionTable.java
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ public class SectionTable
     }
   }
 
+  public ArrayList getSections()
+  {
+    return _sections;
+  }
+
   public void writeTo(HWPFFileSystem sys, int fcMin)
     throws IOException
   {