diff --git a/limereport/bands/lrsubdetailband.h b/limereport/bands/lrsubdetailband.h
index 7c16d51..72967b3 100644
--- a/limereport/bands/lrsubdetailband.h
+++ b/limereport/bands/lrsubdetailband.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class SubDetailBand : public DataBandDesignIntf
 public:
     SubDetailBand(QObject* owner = 0, QGraphicsItem* parent=0);
     bool isUnique() const {return false;}
+    int  bandNestingLevel(){ return 1;}
     bool isHasHeader() const;
     bool isHasFooter() const;
 private:
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ public:
     SubDetailHeaderBand(QObject* owner = 0, QGraphicsItem* parent=0);
     bool isUnique() const;
     bool isHeader() const {return true;}
+    int  bandNestingLevel(){ return 1;}
 protected:
     QColor bandColor() const;
 private:
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ public:
     SubDetailFooterBand(QObject* owner = 0, QGraphicsItem* parent=0);
     virtual bool isUnique() const;
     bool isFooter() const{return true;}
+    int  bandNestingLevel(){ return 1;}
 protected:
     QColor bandColor() const;
 private:
diff --git a/limereport/lrbanddesignintf.h b/limereport/lrbanddesignintf.h
index 1e60a13..5b71de3 100644
--- a/limereport/lrbanddesignintf.h
+++ b/limereport/lrbanddesignintf.h
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool isHeader() const {return false;}
     virtual bool isGroupHeader() const {return false;}
     virtual bool isData() const {return false;}
+    virtual int  bandNestingLevel(){return 0;}
     bool isBand(){return true;}
 
     void setTryToKeepTogether(bool value);
diff --git a/limereport/lrreportrender.cpp b/limereport/lrreportrender.cpp
index 3992408..fe211a7 100644
--- a/limereport/lrreportrender.cpp
+++ b/limereport/lrreportrender.cpp
@@ -880,7 +880,8 @@ bool ReportRender::registerBand(BandDesignIntf *band, bool registerInChildren)
         }
     }
 
-    if ( (band->columnsCount()>1) && !band->isHeader()){
+    if ( (band->columnsCount()>1) &&
+         (!band->isHeader() || (band->bandNestingLevel()>0 && band->columnsFillDirection() != BandDesignIntf::Horizontal ))){
 
         if (m_maxHeightByColumn.size()!=band->columnsCount()){
             for(int i=1;i<band->columnsCount();++i){
@@ -908,7 +909,8 @@ bool ReportRender::registerBand(BandDesignIntf *band, bool registerInChildren)
             m_maxHeightByColumn[m_currentColumn]-=band->height();
         }
 
-        if (band->isHeader() && band->columnsCount()>1){
+        if ( (band->columnsCount()>1) &&
+             (band->isHeader() && (band->bandNestingLevel()==0 || band->columnsFillDirection()==BandDesignIntf::Horizontal))){
 
             qreal bandPos = m_currentStartDataPos[m_currentColumn];
             m_currentStartDataPos[m_currentColumn]+=band->height();