diff --git a/docling/backend/msword_backend.py b/docling/backend/msword_backend.py
index 3f235017..3d6df5ac 100644
--- a/docling/backend/msword_backend.py
+++ b/docling/backend/msword_backend.py
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@ class MsWordDocumentBackend(DeclarativeDocumentBackend):
         doc = DoclingDocument(name=self.file.stem or "file", origin=origin)
         if self.is_valid():
             assert self.docx_obj is not None
+            doc = self.walk_linear(self.docx_obj.sections[0].header._element, self.docx_obj, doc)
             doc = self.walk_linear(self.docx_obj.element.body, self.docx_obj, doc)
+            doc = self.walk_linear(self.docx_obj.sections[-1].footer._element, self.docx_obj, doc)
             return doc
         else:
             raise RuntimeError(
diff --git a/tests/data/docx/unit_test_formatting.docx b/tests/data/docx/unit_test_formatting.docx
index 2b5a0b65..da816467 100644
Binary files a/tests/data/docx/unit_test_formatting.docx and b/tests/data/docx/unit_test_formatting.docx differ