diff --git a/CHANGELOG.adoc b/CHANGELOG.adoc
index 64b1e7ffac9e6ab810c4a7d0b68cc7520fbd2ddd..c5d84d39443a0557101405aa43175c8180b24155 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.adoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.adoc
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ For a detailed view of what's changed, refer to the {url-repo}/commits[commit hi
 
 * fully process document header so that implicit metadata lines are not left behind (#90)
 * copy image resources referenced by -image attributes to build directory (#89)
+* process name section when doctype of page is manpage (#95)
 * remove lines the precede doctitle when adding page to assembly
 * only suppress page title matching component version title if its the first section in the document
 
diff --git a/packages/assembler/lib/produce-assembly-file.js b/packages/assembler/lib/produce-assembly-file.js
index 82ff24c5b04a87d3de5016a6efb773c4115c3cf7..6087c478e6b22df048cc2102c20d074fa0c384af 100644
--- a/packages/assembler/lib/produce-assembly-file.js
+++ b/packages/assembler/lib/produce-assembly-file.js
@@ -282,6 +282,24 @@ function mergeAsciiDoc (
         ? it.getDocument().isNested()
         : !(it.getContext() === 'table_cell' && it.getStyle() === 'asciidoc')
     )
+    if (doc.getDoctype() === 'manpage') {
+      const firstSectionIdx = doc.hasSections() ? doc.getSections()[0].getLineNumber() - 1 : lines.length
+      for (let idx = 0; idx < firstSectionIdx; idx++) {
+        if (~ignoreLines.indexOf(idx)) continue
+        const line = lines[idx]
+        if (line.startsWith('== ') && line.length > 3) {
+          allBlocks.unshift({
+            getContext: () => 'section',
+            getDocument: () => doc,
+            getId: () => doc.getAttribute('manname-id'),
+            getLineNumber: () => idx + 1,
+            getSectionName: () => undefined,
+            level: 1,
+          })
+          break
+        }
+      }
+    }
     const refs = doc.getCatalog().refs
     allBlocks.forEach((block) => {
       const contentModel = block.content_model
@@ -310,7 +328,7 @@ function mergeAsciiDoc (
       }
     })
     let skipping
-    for (let idx = 0, len = lines.length; idx < len; idx++) {
+    for (let idx = 0, lastIdx = lines.length - 1; idx <= lastIdx; idx++) {
       if (~ignoreLines.indexOf(idx)) continue
       let line = lines[idx]
       if (line.startsWith('//')) {
diff --git a/packages/assembler/test/produce-assembly-files-test.js b/packages/assembler/test/produce-assembly-files-test.js
index e2035686c78361d7cc11b216acab8c4144176557..65ab06fe2fe03caaa632d56e95238ebf82f8c016 100644
--- a/packages/assembler/test/produce-assembly-files-test.js
+++ b/packages/assembler/test/produce-assembly-files-test.js
@@ -205,6 +205,10 @@ describe('produceAssemblyFiles()', () => {
     assert.equal(assemblyFiles[0].asciidoc.attributes.doctype, 'article')
   })
 
+  it('should process name section of manpage', async () => {
+    await runScenario('with-manpage', __dirname)
+  })
+
   it('should shift levels of multipart page not at nav root', async () => {
     await runScenario('multipart-page', __dirname)
   })
diff --git a/packages/assembler/test/scenarios/with-manpage/data.yml b/packages/assembler/test/scenarios/with-manpage/data.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a75e93d43f56db8c5c085677fb69c848d9077ed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/assembler/test/scenarios/with-manpage/data.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: the-component
+version: '1.0'
+title: The Component
+navigation:
+  items:
+  - content: xref:cli.adoc[]
+    items:
+    - content: xref:manpage.adoc[]
+files:
+- relative: cli.adoc
+  contents: |-
+    = CLI
+
+    contents
+- relative: manpage.adoc
+  contents: |-
+    = program(1)
+    Author Name
+    :doctype: manpage
+    :man manual: Program Manual
+    :man source: Program 2.0
+
+    == Name
+
+    program - does stuff
+
+    == Synopsis
+
+    *program* [_OPTION_]...
+
+    == Description
+
+    The program(1) does stuff.
diff --git a/packages/assembler/test/scenarios/with-manpage/expects/index.adoc b/packages/assembler/test/scenarios/with-manpage/expects/index.adoc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1ae927c4ed506b2a1a76330dc1039b764052cf05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/assembler/test/scenarios/with-manpage/expects/index.adoc
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+= The Component
+:revnumber: 1.0
+:doctype: book
+:underscore: _
+:page-component-name: the-component
+:page-component-version: 1.0
+:page-version: {page-component-version}
+:page-component-display-version: 1.0
+:page-component-title: The Component
+
+:docname: cli
+:page-module: ROOT
+:page-relative-src-path: cli.adoc
+:page-origin-url: https://github.com/acme/the-component
+:page-origin-start-path:
+:page-origin-refname: v1.0
+:page-origin-reftype: branch
+:page-origin-refhash: a00000000000000000000000000000000000000z
+[#cli]
+== CLI
+
+contents
+
+:docname: manpage
+:page-module: ROOT
+:page-relative-src-path: manpage.adoc
+:page-origin-url: https://github.com/acme/the-component
+:page-origin-start-path:
+:page-origin-refname: v1.0
+:page-origin-reftype: branch
+:page-origin-refhash: a00000000000000000000000000000000000000z
+:man manual: Program Manual
+:man source: Program 2.0
+[#manpage]
+=== program(1)
+
+[discrete#manpage:::_name]
+==== Name
+
+program - does stuff
+
+[discrete#manpage:::_synopsis]
+==== Synopsis
+
+*program* [_OPTION_]...
+
+[discrete#manpage:::_description]
+==== Description
+
+The program(1) does stuff.
+
+:!manmanual:
+:!mansource: