diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/parsers/xndes/Xop_xnde_tkn.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/parsers/xndes/Xop_xnde_tkn.java
index 644788f58..29ef3540e 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/parsers/xndes/Xop_xnde_tkn.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/parsers/xndes/Xop_xnde_tkn.java
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ public class Xop_xnde_tkn extends Xop_tkn_itm_base implements Xop_tblw_tkn {
 					cur_bfr.Add_mid(src, tag_close_bgn, tag_close_end);
 
 					// xtn is unclosed; add a </xtn> else rest of page will be gobbled; PAGE:en.w:Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada DATE:2014-11-13
-					if (tag_close_bgn == Int_.Min_value) {
+					// NOTE: must check for inline else will output trailing '</xtn>' after '<xtn/>' PAGE:en.w:National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact DATE:2017-04-10
+					if (tag_close_bgn == Int_.Min_value && closeMode != Xop_xnde_tkn.CloseMode_inline) {
 						cur_bfr.Add(tag.Xtn_end_tag());
 						cur_bfr.Add(Byte_ascii.Gt_bry);
 					}
diff --git a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/parsers/xndes/Xop_xnde_wkr__err_dangling_tst.java b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/parsers/xndes/Xop_xnde_wkr__err_dangling_tst.java
index b44ea6448..fbf199589 100644
--- a/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/parsers/xndes/Xop_xnde_wkr__err_dangling_tst.java
+++ b/400_xowa/src/gplx/xowa/parsers/xndes/Xop_xnde_wkr__err_dangling_tst.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Apache License: https://github.com/gnosygnu/xowa/blob/master/LICENSE-APACHE2.txt
 package gplx.xowa.parsers.xndes; import gplx.*; import gplx.xowa.*; import gplx.xowa.parsers.*;
 import org.junit.*; import gplx.xowa.parsers.lists.*;
 public class Xop_xnde_wkr__err_dangling_tst {
-	private final Xop_fxt fxt = new Xop_fxt();
+	private final    Xop_fxt fxt = new Xop_fxt();
 	@After public void term() {fxt.Init_para_n_();}
 	@Test  public void Basic() {
 		fxt.Init_log_(Xop_xnde_log.Dangling_xnde)
@@ -193,4 +193,12 @@ public class Xop_xnde_wkr__err_dangling_tst {
 		, " b"
 		));
 	}
+	@Test   public void Section_inline() {	// PURPOSE.FIX:do not output trailing '</xtn>' after '<xtn/>' PAGE:en.w:National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact DATE:2017-04-10
+		fxt.Init_page_create("Template:Abc", "<section begin=key/>val<section end=key/>");
+		fxt.Test_parse_page_tmpl_str(String_.Concat_lines_nl_skip_last
+		( "{{Abc}}"
+		), String_.Concat_lines_nl_skip_last
+		( "<section begin=key/>val<section end=key/>" // fails if "<section begin=key/></section>val<section end=key/></section>"
+		));
+	}
 }