diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/TechDraw/CMakeLists.txt
index e26b111cb1..cc46644550 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ SET(TDTest_SRCS
     TDTest/DrawViewSymbolTest.py
     TDTest/DrawViewDimensionTest.py
     TDTest/DrawViewPartTest.py
-    TDTest/DVSectionTest.py
+    TDTest/DrawViewSectionTest.py
     TDTest/DVBalloonTest.py
     TDTest/TechDrawTestUtilities.py
 )
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/TDTest/DVSectionTest.py b/src/Mod/TechDraw/TDTest/DVSectionTest.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 15a1624b74..0000000000
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/TDTest/DVSectionTest.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-# test script for TechDraw module
-# creates a page, 1 view and 1 section view
-from __future__ import print_function
-
-import FreeCAD
-import os
-
-
-def DVSectionTest():
-    path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-    print("TDSection path: " + path)
-    templateFileSpec = path + "/TestTemplate.svg"
-
-    FreeCAD.newDocument("TDSection")
-    FreeCAD.setActiveDocument("TDSection")
-    FreeCAD.ActiveDocument = FreeCAD.getDocument("TDSection")
-
-    box = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Part::Box", "Box")
-
-    page = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("TechDraw::DrawPage", "Page")
-    FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("TechDraw::DrawSVGTemplate", "Template")
-    FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.Template.Template = templateFileSpec
-    FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.Page.Template = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.Template
-    page.Scale = 5.0
-    # page.ViewObject.show()    # unit tests run in console mode
-    print("page created")
-
-    view = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("TechDraw::DrawViewPart", "View")
-    rc = page.addView(view)
-    view.Source = [box]
-    view.Direction = (0.0, 0.0, 1.0)
-    view.Rotation = 0.0
-    view.X = 30.0
-    view.Y = 150.0
-    print("view created")
-
-    section = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("TechDraw::DrawViewSection", "Section")
-    rc = page.addView(section)
-    section.Source = [box]
-    section.BaseView = view
-    section.Direction = (0.0, 1.0, 0.0)
-    section.SectionNormal = (0.0, 1.0, 0.0)
-    section.SectionOrigin = (5.0, 5.0, 5.0)
-    view.touch()
-    print("section created")
-
-    FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.recompute()
-    rc = False
-    if ("Up-to-date" in view.State) and ("Up-to-date" in section.State):
-        rc = True
-
-    FreeCAD.closeDocument("TDSection")
-    return rc
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    DVSectionTest()
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/TDTest/DrawViewSectionTest.py b/src/Mod/TechDraw/TDTest/DrawViewSectionTest.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..43a5158fe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/TDTest/DrawViewSectionTest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import FreeCAD
+import unittest
+from .TechDrawTestUtilities import createPageWithSVGTemplate
+
+
+class DrawViewSectionTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        """Creates a page and a view"""
+        FreeCAD.newDocument("TDSection")
+        FreeCAD.setActiveDocument("TDSection")
+        FreeCAD.ActiveDocument = FreeCAD.getDocument("TDSection")
+
+        self.box = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Part::Box", "Box")
+
+        self.page = createPageWithSVGTemplate()
+        self.page.Scale = 5.0
+        # page.ViewObject.show()    # unit tests run in console mode
+        print("page created")
+
+        self.view = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("TechDraw::DrawViewPart", "View")
+        self.page.addView(self.view)
+        self.view.Source = [self.box]
+        self.view.Direction = (0.0, 0.0, 1.0)
+        self.view.Rotation = 0.0
+        self.view.X = 30.0
+        self.view.Y = 150.0
+        print("view created")
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        FreeCAD.closeDocument("TDSection")
+
+    def testMakeDrawViewSection(self):
+        """Tests if a DrawViewSection can be added to page"""
+        section = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject(
+            "TechDraw::DrawViewSection", "Section"
+        )
+        self.page.addView(section)
+        section.Source = [self.box]
+        section.BaseView = self.view
+        section.Direction = (0.0, 1.0, 0.0)
+        section.SectionNormal = (0.0, 1.0, 0.0)
+        section.SectionOrigin = (5.0, 5.0, 5.0)
+        self.view.touch()
+        print("section created")
+
+        FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.recompute()
+        self.assertTrue("Up-to-date" in section.State)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/TestTechDrawApp.py b/src/Mod/TechDraw/TestTechDrawApp.py
index 8305b0ac0b..a3409d3dd9 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/TestTechDrawApp.py
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/TestTechDrawApp.py
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ from TDTest.DrawHatchTest import DrawHatchTest  # noqa: F401
 from TDTest.DrawViewAnnotationTest import DrawViewAnnotationTest  # noqa: F401
 from TDTest.DrawViewDimensionTest import DrawViewDimensionTest  # noqa: F401
 from TDTest.DrawViewImageTest import DrawViewImageTest  # noqa: F401
+from TDTest.DrawViewSectionTest import DrawViewSectionTest  # noqa: F401
 from TDTest.DrawViewSymbolTest import DrawViewSymbolTest  # noqa: F401
 from TDTest.DrawViewPartTest import DrawViewPartTest  # noqa: F401
 from TDTest.DProjGroupTest import DProjGroupTest
-from TDTest.DVSectionTest import DVSectionTest
 from TDTest.DVBalloonTest import DVBalloonTest
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -46,14 +46,6 @@ class TechDrawTestCases(unittest.TestCase):
         else:
             print("TD DrawProjGroup test failed")
 
-    def testSectionCase(self):
-        print("starting TD DrawViewSection test")
-        rc = DVSectionTest()
-        if rc:
-            print("TD DrawViewSection test passed")
-        else:
-            print("TD DrawViewSection test failed")
-
     def testBalloonCase(self):
         print("starting TD DrawViewBalloon test")
         rc = DVBalloonTest()