diff --git a/mwparserfromhell/wikicode.py b/mwparserfromhell/wikicode.py
index 365eab7..f258921 100644
--- a/mwparserfromhell/wikicode.py
+++ b/mwparserfromhell/wikicode.py
@@ -335,34 +335,36 @@ class Wikicode(StringMixIn):
         """
         return list(self.ifilter(recursive, matches, flags, forcetype))
 
-    def get_sections(self, flat=True, matches=None, levels=None, flags=FLAGS,
-                     include_headings=True):
+    def get_sections(self, levels=None, matches=None, flags=FLAGS,
+                     include_lead=True, include_headings=True):
         """Return a list of sections within the page.
 
         Sections are returned as :py:class:`~.Wikicode` objects with a shared
         node list (implemented using :py:class:`~.SmartList`) so that changes
         to sections are reflected in the parent Wikicode object.
 
-        With *flat* as ``True``, each returned section contains all of its
-        subsections within the :py:class:`~.Wikicode`; otherwise, the returned
-        sections contain only the section up to the next heading, regardless of
-        its size. If *matches* is given, it should be a regex to be matched
-        against the titles of section headings; only sections whose headings
-        match the regex will be included. If *levels* is given, it should be a
-        iterable of integers; only sections whose heading levels are within it
-        will be returned. If *include_headings* is ``True``, the section's
-        beginning :py:class:`~.Heading` object will be included in returned
-        :py:class:`~.Wikicode` objects; otherwise, this is skipped.
+        Each section contains all of its subsections. If *levels* is given, it
+        should be a iterable of integers; only sections whose heading levels
+        are within it will be returned.If *matches* is given, it should be a
+        regex to be matched against the titles of section headings; only
+        sections whose headings match the regex will be included. *flags* can
+        be used to override the default regex flags (see :py:meth:`ifilter`) if
+        *matches* is used.
+
+        If *include_lead* is ``True``, the first, lead section (without a
+        heading) will be included in the list. If *include_headings* is
+        ``True``, the section's beginning :py:class:`~.Heading` object will be
+        included; otherwise, this is skipped.
         """
         if matches:
             matches = r"^(=+?)\s*" + matches + r"\s*\1$"
-        headings = self.filter(recursive=True, matches=matches, flags=flags,
-                                forcetype=Heading)
+        headings = self.filter_headings(recursive=True, matches=matches,
+                                        flags=flags)
         if levels:
             headings = [head for head in headings if head.level in levels]
 
         sections = []
-        buffers = [(maxsize, 0)]
+        buffers = [(maxsize, 0)] if include_lead else []
         i = 0
         while i < len(self.nodes):
             if self.nodes[i] in headings:
diff --git a/tests/test_wikicode.py b/tests/test_wikicode.py
index 69600c4..4aa07f1 100644
--- a/tests/test_wikicode.py
+++ b/tests/test_wikicode.py
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ from types import GeneratorType
 import unittest
 
 from mwparserfromhell.nodes import (Argument, Comment, Heading, HTMLEntity,
-                                    Tag, Template, Text, Wikilink)
+                                    Node, Tag, Template, Text, Wikilink)
 from mwparserfromhell.smart_list import SmartList
 from mwparserfromhell.wikicode import Wikicode
 from mwparserfromhell import parse
-from mwparserfromhell.compat import str
+from mwparserfromhell.compat import py3k, str
 
 from ._test_tree_equality import TreeEqualityTestCase, wrap, wraptext
 
@@ -276,7 +276,37 @@ class TestWikicode(TreeEqualityTestCase):
 
     def test_get_sections(self):
         """test Wikicode.get_sections()"""
-        pass
+        page1 = ""
+        page2 = "==Heading=="
+        page3 = "===Heading===\nFoo bar baz\n====Gnidaeh====\n"
+        page4 = """
+This is a lead.
+== Section I ==
+Section I body. {{and a|template}}
+=== Section I.A ===
+Section I.A [[body]].
+=== Section I.B ===
+==== Section I.B.1 ====
+Section I.B.1 body.
+
+&bull;Some content.
+
+== Section II ==
+Section II body.
+
+== Section III ==
+=== Section III.A ===
+Text.
+===== Section III.A.1.a =====
+More text.
+==== Section III.A.2 ====
+Even more text.
+======= section III.A.2.a.i.1 =======
+An invalid section!"""
+
+        self.assertEqual([], parse(page1).get_sections())
+        self.assertEqual(["==Heading=="], parse(page2).get_sections())
+        self.assertEqual(["===Heading===\nFoo bar baz\n", "====Gnidaeh====\n"], parse(page2).get_sections())
 
     def test_strip_code(self):
         """test Wikicode.strip_code()"""
@@ -284,7 +314,13 @@ class TestWikicode(TreeEqualityTestCase):
 
     def test_get_tree(self):
         """test Wikicode.get_tree()"""
-        pass
+        # Since individual nodes have test cases for their __showtree___
+        # methods, and the docstring covers all possibilities, this doesn't
+        # need to test anything other than it:
+        code = parse("Lorem ipsum {{foo|bar|{{baz}}|spam=eggs}}")
+        expected = "Lorem ipsum \n{{\n\t  foo\n\t| 1\n\t= bar\n\t| 2\n\t= " + \
+                   "{{\n\t\t\tbaz\n\t  }}\n\t| spam\n\t= eggs\n}}"
+        self.assertEqual(expected.expandtabs(4), code.get_tree())
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main(verbosity=2)