diff --git a/src/lib/tree.c b/src/lib/tree.c
index 6b0ecc7f6..7d211f05c 100644
--- a/src/lib/tree.c
+++ b/src/lib/tree.c
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ int nctree_add(nctree* n, const unsigned* spec, const struct nctree_item* add){
     ++p;
     ++depth;
   }
-  if(*p >= nii->subcount){
+  // this last one can be equal to subcount; we're placing it at the end
+  if(*p > nii->subcount){
     logerror("invalid path element (%u >= %u)\n", *p, nii->subcount);
     return -1;
   }
@@ -155,15 +156,31 @@ int nctree_add(nctree* n, const unsigned* spec, const struct nctree_item* add){
     return -1;
   }
   nii->subs = tmparr;
-  if(*p != ++nii->subcount){
+  if(*p != nii->subcount++){
     memmove(&nii->subs[*p], &nii->subs[*p + 1], sizeof(*nii->subs) * (nii->subcount - *p));
   }
+  if(p - spec >= n->maxdepth){
+    unsigned max = p - spec + 1;
+    unsigned* tmp = realloc(n->currentpath, sizeof(*n->currentpath) * (max + 1));
+    if(tmp == NULL){
+      return -1;
+    }
+    n->currentpath = tmp;
+    n->currentpath[max] = UINT_MAX;
+    n->maxdepth = max;
+  }
   nii->subs[*p].subs = NULL;
   nii->subs[*p].subcount = 0;
   nii->subs[*p].curry = NULL;
+  nii->subs[*p].ncp = NULL;
   if(dup_tree_items(&nii->subs[*p], add->subs, add->subcount, depth, &n->maxdepth)){
     return -1;
   }
+  if(n->activerow == -1){
+    n->activerow = 0;
+    n->curitem = &n->items;
+    n->currentpath[0] = 0;
+  }
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -189,6 +206,10 @@ int nctree_del(nctree* n, const unsigned* spec){
               sizeof(*parent->subs) * (parent->subcount - lastelem));
     }
   }
+  if(n->items.subcount == 0){
+    n->activerow = -1;
+    n->curitem = NULL;
+  }
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -353,7 +374,6 @@ tree_path_length(const unsigned* path){
 static int
 draw_tree_item(nctree* n, nctree_int_item* nii, const unsigned* path,
                int* frontiert, int* frontierb, int distance){
-//fprintf(stderr, "drawing item ft: %d fb: %d %p\n", *frontiert, *frontierb, nii->ncp);
   if(!nii->ncp){
     const int startx = (tree_path_length(path) - 1) * n->indentcols;
     int ymin, ymax;
diff --git a/src/man/main.c b/src/man/main.c
index 808ee3519..d9065fc4e 100644
--- a/src/man/main.c
+++ b/src/man/main.c
@@ -701,13 +701,20 @@ draw_domnode(struct ncplane* p, const pagedom* dom, const pagenode* n,
   ncplane_set_fchannel(p, n->ttype->channel);
   size_t b = 0;
   switch(n->ttype->ltype){
-    case LINE_TH: /*
+    case LINE_TH:
+      if(docstructure_add(dom->ds, dom->title, ncplane_y(p), DOCSTRUCTURE_TITLE)){
+        return -1;
+      }
+      /*
       ncplane_set_styles(p, NCSTYLE_UNDERLINE);
       ncplane_printf_aligned(p, 0, NCALIGN_LEFT, "%s(%s)", dom->title, dom->section);
       ncplane_printf_aligned(p, 0, NCALIGN_RIGHT, "%s(%s)", dom->title, dom->section);
       ncplane_set_styles(p, NCSTYLE_NONE);
       */break;
     case LINE_SH: // section heading
+      if(docstructure_add(dom->ds, dom->title, ncplane_y(p), DOCSTRUCTURE_SECTION)){
+        return -1;
+      }
       if(strcmp(n->text, "NAME")){
         ncplane_puttext(p, -1, NCALIGN_LEFT, "\n\n", &b);
         ncplane_set_styles(p, NCSTYLE_BOLD | NCSTYLE_UNDERLINE);
@@ -718,6 +725,9 @@ draw_domnode(struct ncplane* p, const pagedom* dom, const pagenode* n,
       }
       break;
     case LINE_SS: // subsection heading
+      if(docstructure_add(dom->ds, dom->title, ncplane_y(p), DOCSTRUCTURE_SUBSECTION)){
+        return -1;
+      }
       ncplane_puttext(p, -1, NCALIGN_LEFT, "\n\n", &b);
       ncplane_set_styles(p, NCSTYLE_ITALIC | NCSTYLE_UNDERLINE);
       ncplane_putstr_aligned(p, -1, NCALIGN_CENTER, n->text);