diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskComplexSection.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskComplexSection.cpp
index 0f397a47f7..9b997a18f0 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskComplexSection.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskComplexSection.cpp
@@ -561,19 +561,20 @@ void TaskComplexSection::createComplexSection()
         Command::doCommand(Command::Doc, "App.ActiveDocument.addObject('TechDraw::DrawComplexSection', '%s')",
                            m_sectionName.c_str());
 
-        std::string uniqueSuffix{m_sectionName.substr(objectName.length(), std::string::npos)};
-        std::string uniqueLabel = "Section" + uniqueSuffix;
-        Command::doCommand(Command::Doc, "App.activeDocument().%s.translateLabel('DrawComplexSection', 'Section', '%s')",
-              m_sectionName.c_str(), uniqueLabel.c_str());
-
-        Command::doCommand(Command::Doc, "App.ActiveDocument.%s.addView(App.ActiveDocument.%s)",
-                           m_page->getNameInDocument(), m_sectionName.c_str());
-
+        // section labels (Section A-A) are not unique, and are not the same as the object name (SectionView)
+        // we pluck the generated suffix from the object name and append it to "Section" to generate
+        // unique Labels
         QString qTemp = ui->leSymbol->text();
         std::string temp = Base::Tools::toStdString(qTemp);
         Command::doCommand(Command::Doc, "App.ActiveDocument.%s.SectionSymbol = '%s'",
                            m_sectionName.c_str(), temp.c_str());
 
+        Command::doCommand(Command::Doc, "App.ActiveDocument.%s.Label = '%s'",
+                           m_sectionName.c_str(),
+                           makeSectionLabel(qTemp).c_str());
+        Command::doCommand(Command::Doc, "App.ActiveDocument.%s.addView(App.ActiveDocument.%s)",
+                           m_page->getNameInDocument(), m_sectionName.c_str());
+
         Command::doCommand(Command::Doc, "App.ActiveDocument.%s.Scale = %0.6f",
                            m_sectionName.c_str(), ui->sbScale->value());
         int scaleType = ui->cmbScaleType->currentIndex();
@@ -646,10 +647,12 @@ void TaskComplexSection::updateComplexSection()
         std::string temp = Base::Tools::toStdString(qTemp);
         Command::doCommand(Command::Doc, "App.ActiveDocument.%s.SectionSymbol = '%s'",
                            m_sectionName.c_str(), temp.c_str());
-        std::string lblText = std::string(m_section->Label.getValue()) + " " + temp + " - " + temp;
-        Command::doCommand(Command::Doc, "App.ActiveDocument.%s.Label = '%s'",
-                           m_sectionName.c_str(), lblText.c_str());
 
+        Command::doCommand(Command::Doc, "App.ActiveDocument.%s.Label = '%s'",
+                           m_sectionName.c_str(),
+                           makeSectionLabel(qTemp).c_str());
+        Command::doCommand(Command::Doc, "App.activeDocument().%s.translateLabel('DrawViewSection', 'Section', '%s')",
+              m_sectionName.c_str(), makeSectionLabel(qTemp).c_str());
 
         Command::doCommand(Command::Doc, "App.ActiveDocument.%s.Scale = %0.6f",
                            m_sectionName.c_str(), ui->sbScale->value());
@@ -684,6 +687,15 @@ void TaskComplexSection::updateComplexSection()
     Gui::Command::commitCommand();
 }
 
+std::string TaskComplexSection::makeSectionLabel(QString symbol)
+{
+    const std::string objectName{QT_TR_NOOP("ComplexSection")};
+    std::string uniqueSuffix{m_sectionName.substr(objectName.length(), std::string::npos)};
+    std::string uniqueLabel = "Section" + uniqueSuffix;
+    std::string temp = Base::Tools::toStdString(symbol);
+    return ( uniqueLabel + " " + temp + " - " + temp );
+}
+
 void TaskComplexSection::failNoObject(void)
 {
     QString qsectionName = Base::Tools::fromStdString(m_sectionName);
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskComplexSection.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskComplexSection.h
index 4adaeb1a1b..9a95780ea7 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskComplexSection.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskComplexSection.h
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ protected Q_SLOTS:
 
 private:
     double requiredRotation(double inputAngle);
+    std::string makeSectionLabel(QString symbol);
 
     void createComplexSection();
     void updateComplexSection();