diff --git a/resources/elcode_english.html b/resources/elcode_english.html
index 7707c63e..3daf8c00 100755
--- a/resources/elcode_english.html
+++ b/resources/elcode_english.html
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ The size of the text in pixels ranges from 1 to 29. Here are some examples:
 
 <tr><td bgcolor=#D0D0FF width=200><b>[center]</b>Hello<b>[/center]</b><td bgcolor=#FFFFFF><center>will put the text in the center</center></tr>
 
+<tr><td bgcolor=#D0D0FF width=200>
+<b>[h1]</b>Hello<b>[/h1]</b><br>
+<b>[h2]</b>Hello<b>[/h2]</b><br>
+<b>[h3]</b>Hello<b>[/h3]</b>
+<td bgcolor=#FFFFFF>will become a heading of <font size=6><b>level 1</b></font>, <font size=5><b>level 2</b></font> or <font size=4><b>level 3</b></font></tr>
+
 </table><p>
 
 Tags can be nested, such as<p>
diff --git a/scripts/elcode.js b/scripts/elcode.js
index ef1dd6a1..d8f704b3 100755
--- a/scripts/elcode.js
+++ b/scripts/elcode.js
@@ -90,3 +90,11 @@ function queryURL(text)
    linkURL = prompt(linkURL_prompt, 'http://');
    elcode1(text, 'URL',	linkURL, linkText);
 }
+
+function queryHeading(text)
+{
+   selection =	getSelection(text);
+   heading = prompt(linkHeading_prompt, '');
+   tag = 'H' + heading;
+   elcode1(text, tag, '', selection);
+}
diff --git a/src/elogd.c b/src/elogd.c
index 5a676668..1da8d1b8 100755
--- a/src/elogd.c
+++ b/src/elogd.c
@@ -5532,6 +5532,14 @@ PATTERN_LIST pattern_list[] = {
    {"[/list]", "</ul>"},
    {"[list=", "<ol type=\"%s\">"},
 
+   /* headings */
+   {"[h1]", "<h1>"},
+   {"[/h1]", "</h1>"},
+   {"[h2]", "<h2>"},
+   {"[/h2]", "</h2>"},
+   {"[h3]", "<h3>"},
+   {"[/h3]", "</h3>"},
+
    /* URLs */
    {"[url=", "<a href=\"%#\">%s</a>"},
    {"[url]", "<a href=\"%#\">%s</a>"},
@@ -8740,6 +8748,7 @@ void show_edit_form(LOGBOOK * lbs, int message_id, BOOL breply, BOOL bedit, BOOL
    /* strings for elcode.js */
    rsprintf("linkText_prompt = '%s';\n", loc("Enter name of hyperlink"));
    rsprintf("linkURL_prompt  = '%s';\n", loc("Enter URL of hyperlink"));
+   rsprintf("linkHeading_prompt  = '%s';\n", loc("Enter heading level (1, 2 or 3)"));
    if (stristr(browser, "MSIE") && !stristr(browser, "opera"))
       rsprintf("browser = 'MSIE';\n");
    else if (stristr(browser, "Mozilla") && !stristr(browser, "opera") && !stristr(browser, "konqueror"))
@@ -9308,6 +9317,7 @@ void show_edit_form(LOGBOOK * lbs, int message_id, BOOL breply, BOOL bedit, BOOL
       rsprintf(" ");
       ricon("quote", loc("insert quote"), "elcode(document.form1.Text, 'QUOTE','')");
       ricon("list", loc("insert list"), "elcode(document.form1.Text, 'LIST','')");
+      ricon("heading", loc("insert heading"), "queryHeading(document.form1.Text)");
 
       rsprintf(" ");
       ricon("code", loc("insert code"), "elcode(document.form1.Text, 'CODE','')");