diff --git a/xsl/latex/libtext.xsl b/xsl/latex/libtext.xsl
index e08b021..3dc9815 100644
--- a/xsl/latex/libtext.xsl
+++ b/xsl/latex/libtext.xsl
@@ -478,4 +478,16 @@
     <xsl:text>&lb;}</xsl:text>
     <xsl:text>&lb;\makeatother</xsl:text>
   </xsl:template>
+
+  <xsl:template name="text:latex-header-full-seedskips" visibility="public">
+    <xsl:text>&lb;\renewcommand*{\seedchapterbeforeskip}{\bigskip}</xsl:text>
+    <xsl:text>&lb;\renewcommand*{\seedchapterafterskip}{}</xsl:text>
+    <xsl:text>&lb;\renewcommand*{\seedsectionbeforeskip}{\bigskip}</xsl:text>
+    <xsl:text>&lb;\renewcommand*{\seedsectionafterskip}{}</xsl:text>
+    <xsl:text>&lb;\renewcommand*{\seedsubsectionbeforeskip}{\bigskip}</xsl:text>
+    <xsl:text>&lb;\renewcommand*{\seedsubsectionafterskip}{}</xsl:text>
+    <xsl:text>&lb;\renewcommand*{\seedsubsubsectionbeforeskip}{\bigskip}</xsl:text>
+    <xsl:text>&lb;\renewcommand*{\seedsubsubsectionafterskip}{}</xsl:text>
+  </xsl:template>
+
 </xsl:package>
diff --git a/xsl/projects/alea/latex/prose.xsl b/xsl/projects/alea/latex/prose.xsl
index c278048..1e0f3b1 100644
--- a/xsl/projects/alea/latex/prose.xsl
+++ b/xsl/projects/alea/latex/prose.xsl
@@ -529,6 +529,7 @@ target/bin/xslt.sh -config:saxon.he.xml -xsl:xsl/projects/alea/latex/prose.xsl -
 
     <!-- workaround for broken sectioning commands in reledmac -->
     <xsl:call-template name="text:latex-header-workaround36"/>
+    <xsl:call-template name="text:latex-header-full-seedskips"/>
     <xsl:text>&lb;\renewcommand*{\seedchapterfont}[1]{\bfseries #1}</xsl:text>
     <xsl:text>&lb;\renewcommand*{\seedsectionfont}[1]{\bfseries #1}</xsl:text>
     <xsl:text>&lb;\renewcommand*{\seedsubsectionfont}[1]{\bfseries #1}</xsl:text>