diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/HTML.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/HTML.hs
index 6b9856b10..095d55c0e 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/HTML.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/HTML.hs
@@ -676,13 +676,15 @@ blockToHtml opts (Div (ident, "section":dclasses, dkvs)
   let attr = (ident, classes', dkvs)
   if titleSlide
      then do
-       t <- addAttrs opts attr $ secttag $ header' <> titleContents
+       t <- addAttrs opts attr $
+             secttag $ nl opts <> header' <> nl opts <> titleContents <> nl opts
        return $
-         (if slideVariant == RevealJsSlides && not (null innerSecs)
-             -- revealjs doesn't like more than one level of section nesting:
-               {- REMOVED && isNothing mbparentlevel -}
-                then H5.section
-                else id) $ nl opts <> t <> nl opts <>
+         -- ensure 2D nesting for revealjs, but only for one level;
+         -- revealjs doesn't like more than one level of nseting
+         (if slideVariant == RevealJsSlides && not (null innerSecs) &&
+             level == slideLevel - 1
+                then \z -> H5.section (nl opts <> z)
+                else id) $ t <> nl opts <>
                            if null innerSecs
                               then mempty
                               else innerContents <> nl opts
diff --git a/test/command/6030.md b/test/command/6030.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..943150432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/command/6030.md
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+```
+% pandoc -t revealjs --slide-level=3
+# One
+
+One
+
+## Two
+
+Two
+
+### Three
+
+Three
+
+#### Four
+
+Four
+^D
+<section id="one" class="title-slide slide level1">
+<h1>One</h1>
+<p>One</p>
+</section>
+<section>
+<section id="two" class="title-slide slide level2">
+<h2>Two</h2>
+<p>Two</p>
+</section>
+<section id="three" class="slide level3">
+<h3>Three</h3>
+<p>Three</p>
+<h4 id="four">Four</h4>
+<p>Four</p>
+</section>
+</section>
+```