diff --git a/api/legalconsenthub.yml b/api/legalconsenthub.yml
index 05be21b..31a6ed8 100644
--- a/api/legalconsenthub.yml
+++ b/api/legalconsenthub.yml
@@ -224,10 +224,10 @@ paths:
         "503":
           $ref: "https://api.swaggerhub.com/domains/smartbear-public/ProblemDetails/1.0.0#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable"
 
-  /application-forms/{applicationFormId}/sections/{sectionId}/form-elements:
+  /application-forms/{applicationFormId}/subsections/{subsectionId}/form-elements:
     post:
-      summary: Add a new form element to a specific section
-      operationId: addFormElementToSection
+      summary: Add a new form element to a specific subsection
+      operationId: addFormElementToSubSection
       tags:
         - application-form
       parameters:
@@ -238,13 +238,13 @@ paths:
             type: string
             format: uuid
           description: The ID of the application form
-        - name: sectionId
+        - name: subsectionId
           in: path
           required: true
           schema:
             type: string
             format: uuid
-          description: The ID of the form element section
+          description: The ID of the form element subsection
         - name: position
           in: query
           required: true
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ components:
       required:
         - id
         - title
-        - formElements
+        - formElementSubSections
         - applicationFormId
       properties:
         id:
@@ -1227,10 +1227,10 @@ components:
           type: string
         description:
           type: string
-        formElements:
+        formElementSubSections:
           type: array
           items:
-            $ref: "#/components/schemas/FormElementDto"
+            $ref: "#/components/schemas/FormElementSubSectionDto"
         applicationFormId:
           type: string
           format: uuid
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ components:
       type: object
       required:
         - title
-        - elements
+        - subsections
       properties:
         title:
           type: string
@@ -1247,16 +1247,16 @@ components:
           type: string
         description:
           type: string
-        elements:
+        subsections:
           type: array
           items:
-            $ref: "#/components/schemas/FormElementSnapshotDto"
+            $ref: "#/components/schemas/FormElementSubSectionSnapshotDto"
 
     CreateFormElementSectionDto:
       type: object
       required:
         - title
-        - formElements
+        - formElementSubSections
       properties:
         id:
           type: string
@@ -1267,6 +1267,59 @@ components:
           type: string
         description:
           type: string
+        formElementSubSections:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: "#/components/schemas/CreateFormElementSubSectionDto"
+
+    FormElementSubSectionDto:
+      type: object
+      required:
+        - id
+        - title
+        - formElements
+        - formElementSectionId
+      properties:
+        id:
+          type: string
+          format: uuid
+        title:
+          type: string
+        subtitle:
+          type: string
+        formElements:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: "#/components/schemas/FormElementDto"
+        formElementSectionId:
+          type: string
+          format: uuid
+
+    FormElementSubSectionSnapshotDto:
+      type: object
+      required:
+        - title
+        - elements
+      properties:
+        title:
+          type: string
+        subtitle:
+          type: string
+        elements:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: "#/components/schemas/FormElementSnapshotDto"
+
+    CreateFormElementSubSectionDto:
+      type: object
+      required:
+        - title
+        - formElements
+      properties:
+        title:
+          type: string
+        subtitle:
+          type: string
         formElements:
           type: array
           items:
@@ -1278,7 +1331,7 @@ components:
         - id
         - options
         - type
-        - formElementSectionId
+        - formElementSubSectionId
       properties:
         id:
           type: string
@@ -1293,7 +1346,7 @@ components:
             $ref: "#/components/schemas/FormOptionDto"
         type:
           $ref: "#/components/schemas/FormElementType"
-        formElementSectionId:
+        formElementSubSectionId:
           type: string
           format: uuid
 
diff --git a/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/application_form/ApplicationForm.kt b/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/application_form/ApplicationForm.kt
index 998b11b..1c1be94 100644
--- a/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/application_form/ApplicationForm.kt
+++ b/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/application_form/ApplicationForm.kt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class ApplicationForm(
     var name: String = "",
     @OneToMany(mappedBy = "applicationForm", cascade = [CascadeType.ALL], orphanRemoval = true)
     var formElementSections: MutableList<FormElementSection> = mutableListOf(),
-    @OneToMany(mappedBy = "applicationForm", cascade = [CascadeType.ALL], orphanRemoval = true)
+    @OneToMany(mappedBy = "applicationForm", cascade = [CascadeType.ALL])
     var versions: MutableList<ApplicationFormVersion> = mutableListOf(),
     @Column(nullable = false)
     var isTemplate: Boolean,
diff --git a/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/application_form/ApplicationFormController.kt b/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/application_form/ApplicationFormController.kt
index 641ae1a..c0f97ba 100644
--- a/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/application_form/ApplicationFormController.kt
+++ b/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/application_form/ApplicationFormController.kt
@@ -113,17 +113,17 @@ class ApplicationFormController(
     @PreAuthorize(
         "hasAnyRole('CHIEF_EXECUTIVE_OFFICER', 'BUSINESS_DEPARTMENT', 'IT_DEPARTMENT', 'HUMAN_RESOURCES', 'HEAD_OF_WORKS_COUNCIL', 'WORKS_COUNCIL')",
     )
-    override fun addFormElementToSection(
+    override fun addFormElementToSubSection(
         applicationFormId: UUID,
-        sectionId: UUID,
+        subsectionId: UUID,
         position: Int,
         createFormElementDto: CreateFormElementDto,
     ): ResponseEntity<ApplicationFormDto> =
         ResponseEntity.status(201).body(
             applicationFormMapper.toApplicationFormDto(
-                applicationFormService.addFormElementToSection(
+                applicationFormService.addFormElementToSubSection(
                     applicationFormId,
-                    sectionId,
+                    subsectionId,
                     createFormElementDto,
                     position,
                 ),
diff --git a/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/application_form/ApplicationFormMapper.kt b/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/application_form/ApplicationFormMapper.kt
index 9610f66..d032eb4 100644
--- a/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/application_form/ApplicationFormMapper.kt
+++ b/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/application_form/ApplicationFormMapper.kt
@@ -34,23 +34,26 @@ class ApplicationFormMapper(
             status = applicationForm.status,
         )
 
-    fun toApplicationForm(applicationForm: ApplicationFormDto): ApplicationForm =
-        ApplicationForm(
-            id = applicationForm.id,
-            name = applicationForm.name,
-            formElementSections =
-                applicationForm.formElementSections
-                    .map {
-                        formElementSectionMapper.toFormElementSection(it)
-                    }.toMutableList(),
-            isTemplate = applicationForm.isTemplate,
-            organizationId = applicationForm.organizationId,
-            status = applicationForm.status,
-            createdBy = userMapper.toUser(applicationForm.createdBy),
-            lastModifiedBy = userMapper.toUser(applicationForm.lastModifiedBy),
-            createdAt = applicationForm.createdAt,
-            modifiedAt = applicationForm.modifiedAt,
-        )
+    fun toApplicationForm(applicationForm: ApplicationFormDto): ApplicationForm {
+        val form =
+            ApplicationForm(
+                id = applicationForm.id,
+                name = applicationForm.name,
+                isTemplate = applicationForm.isTemplate,
+                organizationId = applicationForm.organizationId,
+                status = applicationForm.status,
+                createdBy = userMapper.toUser(applicationForm.createdBy),
+                lastModifiedBy = userMapper.toUser(applicationForm.lastModifiedBy),
+                createdAt = applicationForm.createdAt,
+                modifiedAt = applicationForm.modifiedAt,
+            )
+        form.formElementSections =
+            applicationForm.formElementSections
+                .map {
+                    formElementSectionMapper.toFormElementSection(it, form)
+                }.toMutableList()
+        return form
+    }
 
     fun toApplicationForm(createApplicationFormDto: CreateApplicationFormDto): ApplicationForm {
         val currentUser = userService.getCurrentUser()
diff --git a/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/application_form/ApplicationFormService.kt b/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/application_form/ApplicationFormService.kt
index 5860f9c..2bc945f 100644
--- a/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/application_form/ApplicationFormService.kt
+++ b/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/application_form/ApplicationFormService.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub.error.ApplicationFormNotCreatedExc
 import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub.error.ApplicationFormNotDeletedException
 import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub.error.ApplicationFormNotFoundException
 import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub.error.ApplicationFormNotUpdatedException
-import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub.error.FormElementSectionNotFoundException
 import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub.form_element.FormElementMapper
 import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub.notification.NotificationService
 import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub.user.UserService
@@ -57,6 +56,8 @@ class ApplicationFormService(
 
     fun updateApplicationForm(applicationFormDto: ApplicationFormDto): ApplicationForm {
         val existingApplicationForm = getApplicationFormById(applicationFormDto.id)
+        val existingSnapshot = versionService.createSnapshot(existingApplicationForm)
+
         val applicationForm = applicationFormMapper.toApplicationForm(applicationFormDto)
         val updatedApplicationForm: ApplicationForm
 
@@ -67,7 +68,9 @@ class ApplicationFormService(
         }
 
         val currentUser = userService.getCurrentUser()
-        if (versionService.hasChanges(existingApplicationForm, updatedApplicationForm)) {
+        val newSnapshot = versionService.createSnapshot(updatedApplicationForm)
+
+        if (existingSnapshot != newSnapshot) {
             versionService.createVersion(updatedApplicationForm, currentUser)
         }
 
@@ -132,25 +135,26 @@ class ApplicationFormService(
         notificationService.createNotificationForOrganization(createNotificationDto)
     }
 
-    fun addFormElementToSection(
+    fun addFormElementToSubSection(
         applicationFormId: UUID,
-        sectionId: UUID,
+        subsectionId: UUID,
         createFormElementDto: CreateFormElementDto,
         position: Int,
     ): ApplicationForm {
         val applicationForm = getApplicationFormById(applicationFormId)
 
-        val section =
+        val subsection =
             applicationForm.formElementSections
-                .find { it.id == sectionId }
-                ?: throw FormElementSectionNotFoundException(sectionId)
+                .flatMap { it.formElementSubSections }
+                .find { it.id == subsectionId }
+                ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("FormElementSubSection with id $subsectionId not found")
 
-        val newFormElement = formElementMapper.toFormElement(createFormElementDto, section)
+        val newFormElement = formElementMapper.toFormElement(createFormElementDto, subsection)
 
-        if (position >= 0 && position < section.formElements.size) {
-            section.formElements.add(position, newFormElement)
+        if (position >= 0 && position < subsection.formElements.size) {
+            subsection.formElements.add(position, newFormElement)
         } else {
-            section.formElements.add(newFormElement)
+            subsection.formElements.add(newFormElement)
         }
 
         val updatedApplicationForm =
diff --git a/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/application_form_version/ApplicationFormVersionService.kt b/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/application_form_version/ApplicationFormVersionService.kt
index 1950ccd..2388461 100644
--- a/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/application_form_version/ApplicationFormVersionService.kt
+++ b/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/application_form_version/ApplicationFormVersionService.kt
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub.error.ApplicationFormNotFoundExcep
 import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub.error.ApplicationFormVersionNotFoundException
 import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub.form_element.FormElement
 import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub.form_element.FormElementSection
+import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub.form_element.FormElementSubSection
 import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub.form_element.FormOption
 import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub.user.User
 import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub_api.model.ApplicationFormSnapshotDto
 import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub_api.model.FormElementSectionSnapshotDto
 import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub_api.model.FormElementSnapshotDto
+import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub_api.model.FormElementSubSectionSnapshotDto
 import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub_api.model.FormOptionDto
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service
@@ -47,15 +49,6 @@ class ApplicationFormVersionService(
         return versionRepository.save(version)
     }
 
-    fun hasChanges(
-        existingForm: ApplicationForm,
-        newForm: ApplicationForm,
-    ): Boolean {
-        val existingSnapshot = createSnapshot(existingForm)
-        val newSnapshot = createSnapshot(newForm)
-        return existingSnapshot != newSnapshot
-    }
-
     fun getVersionsByApplicationFormId(applicationFormId: UUID): List<ApplicationFormVersion> =
         versionRepository.findByApplicationFormIdOrderByVersionNumberDesc(applicationFormId)
 
@@ -99,7 +92,7 @@ class ApplicationFormVersionService(
         return restoredForm
     }
 
-    private fun createSnapshot(applicationForm: ApplicationForm): ApplicationFormSnapshotDto =
+    fun createSnapshot(applicationForm: ApplicationForm): ApplicationFormSnapshotDto =
         ApplicationFormSnapshotDto(
             name = applicationForm.name,
             status = applicationForm.status,
@@ -110,19 +103,26 @@ class ApplicationFormVersionService(
                         title = section.title,
                         shortTitle = section.shortTitle,
                         description = section.description,
-                        elements =
-                            section.formElements.map { element ->
-                                FormElementSnapshotDto(
-                                    title = element.title,
-                                    description = element.description,
-                                    type = element.type,
-                                    options =
-                                        element.options.map { option ->
-                                            FormOptionDto(
-                                                value = option.value,
-                                                label = option.label,
-                                                processingPurpose = option.processingPurpose,
-                                                employeeDataCategory = option.employeeDataCategory,
+                        subsections =
+                            section.formElementSubSections.map { subsection ->
+                                FormElementSubSectionSnapshotDto(
+                                    title = subsection.title,
+                                    subtitle = subsection.subtitle,
+                                    elements =
+                                        subsection.formElements.map { element ->
+                                            FormElementSnapshotDto(
+                                                title = element.title,
+                                                description = element.description,
+                                                type = element.type,
+                                                options =
+                                                    element.options.map { option ->
+                                                        FormOptionDto(
+                                                            value = option.value,
+                                                            label = option.label,
+                                                            processingPurpose = option.processingPurpose,
+                                                            employeeDataCategory = option.employeeDataCategory,
+                                                        )
+                                                    },
                                             )
                                         },
                                 )
@@ -143,25 +143,36 @@ class ApplicationFormVersionService(
                 applicationForm = applicationForm,
             )
 
-        sectionSnapshot.elements.forEach { elementSnapshot ->
-            val element =
-                FormElement(
-                    title = elementSnapshot.title,
-                    description = elementSnapshot.description,
-                    type = elementSnapshot.type,
+        sectionSnapshot.subsections.forEach { subsectionSnapshot ->
+            val subsection =
+                FormElementSubSection(
+                    title = subsectionSnapshot.title,
+                    subtitle = subsectionSnapshot.subtitle,
                     formElementSection = section,
-                    options =
-                        elementSnapshot.options
-                            .map { optionDto ->
-                                FormOption(
-                                    value = optionDto.value,
-                                    label = optionDto.label,
-                                    processingPurpose = optionDto.processingPurpose,
-                                    employeeDataCategory = optionDto.employeeDataCategory,
-                                )
-                            }.toMutableList(),
                 )
-            section.formElements.add(element)
+
+            subsectionSnapshot.elements.forEach { elementSnapshot ->
+                val element =
+                    FormElement(
+                        title = elementSnapshot.title,
+                        description = elementSnapshot.description,
+                        type = elementSnapshot.type,
+                        formElementSubSection = subsection,
+                        options =
+                            elementSnapshot.options
+                                .map { optionDto ->
+                                    FormOption(
+                                        value = optionDto.value,
+                                        label = optionDto.label,
+                                        processingPurpose = optionDto.processingPurpose,
+                                        employeeDataCategory = optionDto.employeeDataCategory,
+                                    )
+                                }.toMutableList(),
+                    )
+                subsection.formElements.add(element)
+            }
+
+            section.formElementSubSections.add(subsection)
         }
 
         return section
diff --git a/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/form_element/FormElement.kt b/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/form_element/FormElement.kt
index d7dc016..5091bfc 100644
--- a/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/form_element/FormElement.kt
+++ b/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/form_element/FormElement.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ class FormElement(
     @Column(nullable = false)
     var type: FormElementType,
     @ManyToOne
-    @JoinColumn(name = "form_element_section_id", nullable = false)
-    var formElementSection: FormElementSection? = null,
+    @JoinColumn(name = "form_element_sub_section_id", nullable = false)
+    var formElementSubSection: FormElementSubSection? = null,
 )
diff --git a/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/form_element/FormElementMapper.kt b/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/form_element/FormElementMapper.kt
index 11f8ffd..e58fcf9 100644
--- a/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/form_element/FormElementMapper.kt
+++ b/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/form_element/FormElementMapper.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub.form_element
 
-import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub.error.FormElementSectionNotFoundException
 import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub_api.model.CreateFormElementDto
 import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub_api.model.FormElementDto
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component
@@ -8,39 +7,35 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Component
 @Component
 class FormElementMapper(
     private val formOptionMapper: FormOptionMapper,
-    private val formElementSectionRepository: FormElementSectionRepository,
 ) {
     fun toFormElementDto(formElement: FormElement): FormElementDto =
         FormElementDto(
-            id = formElement.id ?: throw IllegalStateException("ApplicationForm ID must not be null!"),
+            id = formElement.id ?: throw IllegalStateException("FormElement ID must not be null!"),
             title = formElement.title,
             description = formElement.description,
             options = formElement.options.map { formOptionMapper.toFormOptionDto(it) },
             type = formElement.type,
-            formElementSectionId =
-                formElement.formElementSection?.id
-                    ?: throw IllegalStateException("FormElementSection ID must not be null!"),
+            formElementSubSectionId =
+                formElement.formElementSubSection?.id
+                    ?: throw IllegalStateException("FormElementSubSection ID must not be null!"),
         )
 
-    fun toFormElement(formElement: FormElementDto): FormElement {
-        val formElementSection =
-            formElementSectionRepository
-                .findById(formElement.formElementSectionId)
-                .orElseThrow { FormElementSectionNotFoundException(formElement.formElementSectionId) }
-
-        return FormElement(
+    fun toFormElement(
+        formElement: FormElementDto,
+        formElementSubSection: FormElementSubSection,
+    ): FormElement =
+        FormElement(
             id = formElement.id,
             title = formElement.title,
             description = formElement.description,
             options = formElement.options.map { formOptionMapper.toFormOption(it) }.toMutableList(),
             type = formElement.type,
-            formElementSection = formElementSection,
+            formElementSubSection = formElementSubSection,
         )
-    }
 
     fun toFormElement(
         formElement: CreateFormElementDto,
-        formElementSection: FormElementSection,
+        formElementSubSection: FormElementSubSection,
     ): FormElement =
         FormElement(
             id = null,
@@ -48,6 +43,6 @@ class FormElementMapper(
             description = formElement.description,
             options = formElement.options.map { formOptionMapper.toFormOption(it) }.toMutableList(),
             type = formElement.type,
-            formElementSection = formElementSection,
+            formElementSubSection = formElementSubSection,
         )
 }
diff --git a/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/form_element/FormElementSection.kt b/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/form_element/FormElementSection.kt
index 4933237..97010fc 100644
--- a/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/form_element/FormElementSection.kt
+++ b/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/form_element/FormElementSection.kt
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ class FormElementSection(
     var shortTitle: String? = null,
     var description: String? = null,
     @OneToMany(mappedBy = "formElementSection", cascade = [CascadeType.ALL], orphanRemoval = true)
-    @OrderColumn(name = "form_element_order")
-    var formElements: MutableList<FormElement> = mutableListOf(),
+    @OrderColumn(name = "form_element_sub_section_order")
+    var formElementSubSections: MutableList<FormElementSubSection> = mutableListOf(),
     @ManyToOne
     @JoinColumn(name = "application_form_id", nullable = false)
     var applicationForm: ApplicationForm? = null,
diff --git a/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/form_element/FormElementSectionMapper.kt b/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/form_element/FormElementSectionMapper.kt
index cf3002f..98895a0 100644
--- a/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/form_element/FormElementSectionMapper.kt
+++ b/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/form_element/FormElementSectionMapper.kt
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 package com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub.form_element
 
 import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub.application_form.ApplicationForm
-import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub.application_form.ApplicationFormRepository
-import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub.error.ApplicationFormNotFoundException
 import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub_api.model.CreateFormElementSectionDto
 import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub_api.model.FormElementSectionDto
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component
 
 @Component
 class FormElementSectionMapper(
-    private val formElementMapper: FormElementMapper,
-    private val applicationFormRepository: ApplicationFormRepository,
+    private val formElementSubSectionMapper: FormElementSubSectionMapper,
 ) {
     fun toFormElementSectionDto(formElementSection: FormElementSection): FormElementSectionDto =
         FormElementSectionDto(
@@ -18,26 +15,32 @@ class FormElementSectionMapper(
             title = formElementSection.title,
             description = formElementSection.description,
             shortTitle = formElementSection.shortTitle,
-            formElements = formElementSection.formElements.map { formElementMapper.toFormElementDto(it) },
+            formElementSubSections =
+                formElementSection.formElementSubSections.map {
+                    formElementSubSectionMapper.toFormElementSubSectionDto(it)
+                },
             applicationFormId =
                 formElementSection.applicationForm?.id
                     ?: throw IllegalStateException("ApplicationForm ID must not be null!"),
         )
 
-    fun toFormElementSection(formElementSection: FormElementSectionDto): FormElementSection {
-        val applicationForm =
-            applicationFormRepository
-                .findById(formElementSection.applicationFormId)
-                .orElseThrow { ApplicationFormNotFoundException(formElementSection.applicationFormId) }
-
-        return FormElementSection(
-            id = formElementSection.id,
-            title = formElementSection.title,
-            description = formElementSection.description,
-            shortTitle = formElementSection.shortTitle,
-            formElements = formElementSection.formElements.map { formElementMapper.toFormElement(it) }.toMutableList(),
-            applicationForm = applicationForm,
-        )
+    fun toFormElementSection(
+        formElementSection: FormElementSectionDto,
+        applicationForm: ApplicationForm,
+    ): FormElementSection {
+        val section =
+            FormElementSection(
+                id = formElementSection.id,
+                title = formElementSection.title,
+                description = formElementSection.description,
+                shortTitle = formElementSection.shortTitle,
+                applicationForm = applicationForm,
+            )
+        section.formElementSubSections =
+            formElementSection.formElementSubSections
+                .map { formElementSubSectionMapper.toFormElementSubSection(it, section) }
+                .toMutableList()
+        return section
     }
 
     fun toFormElementSection(
@@ -51,9 +54,9 @@ class FormElementSectionMapper(
                 shortTitle = createFormElementSection.shortTitle,
                 applicationForm = applicationForm,
             )
-        formElementSection.formElements =
-            createFormElementSection.formElements
-                .map { formElementMapper.toFormElement(it, formElementSection) }
+        formElementSection.formElementSubSections =
+            createFormElementSection.formElementSubSections
+                .map { formElementSubSectionMapper.toFormElementSubSection(it, formElementSection) }
                 .toMutableList()
         return formElementSection
     }
diff --git a/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/form_element/FormElementSubSection.kt b/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/form_element/FormElementSubSection.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87f917d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/form_element/FormElementSubSection.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub.form_element
+
+import jakarta.persistence.CascadeType
+import jakarta.persistence.Column
+import jakarta.persistence.Entity
+import jakarta.persistence.GeneratedValue
+import jakarta.persistence.Id
+import jakarta.persistence.JoinColumn
+import jakarta.persistence.ManyToOne
+import jakarta.persistence.OneToMany
+import jakarta.persistence.OrderColumn
+import java.util.UUID
+
+@Entity
+class FormElementSubSection(
+    @Id
+    @GeneratedValue
+    var id: UUID? = null,
+    @Column(nullable = false)
+    var title: String,
+    var subtitle: String? = null,
+    @OneToMany(mappedBy = "formElementSubSection", cascade = [CascadeType.ALL], orphanRemoval = true)
+    @OrderColumn(name = "form_element_order")
+    var formElements: MutableList<FormElement> = mutableListOf(),
+    @ManyToOne
+    @JoinColumn(name = "form_element_section_id", nullable = false)
+    var formElementSection: FormElementSection? = null,
+)
diff --git a/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/form_element/FormElementSubSectionMapper.kt b/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/form_element/FormElementSubSectionMapper.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5673c9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/legalconsenthub-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/betriebsratkanzlei/legalconsenthub/form_element/FormElementSubSectionMapper.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub.form_element
+
+import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub_api.model.CreateFormElementSubSectionDto
+import com.betriebsratkanzlei.legalconsenthub_api.model.FormElementSubSectionDto
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component
+
+@Component
+class FormElementSubSectionMapper(
+    private val formElementMapper: FormElementMapper,
+) {
+    fun toFormElementSubSectionDto(formElementSubSection: FormElementSubSection): FormElementSubSectionDto =
+        FormElementSubSectionDto(
+            id = formElementSubSection.id ?: throw IllegalStateException("FormElementSubSection ID must not be null!"),
+            title = formElementSubSection.title,
+            subtitle = formElementSubSection.subtitle,
+            formElements = formElementSubSection.formElements.map { formElementMapper.toFormElementDto(it) },
+            formElementSectionId =
+                formElementSubSection.formElementSection?.id
+                    ?: throw IllegalStateException("FormElementSection ID must not be null!"),
+        )
+
+    fun toFormElementSubSection(
+        formElementSubSection: FormElementSubSectionDto,
+        formElementSection: FormElementSection,
+    ): FormElementSubSection {
+        val subsection =
+            FormElementSubSection(
+                id = formElementSubSection.id,
+                title = formElementSubSection.title,
+                subtitle = formElementSubSection.subtitle,
+                formElementSection = formElementSection,
+            )
+        subsection.formElements =
+            formElementSubSection.formElements
+                .map { formElementMapper.toFormElement(it, subsection) }
+                .toMutableList()
+        return subsection
+    }
+
+    fun toFormElementSubSection(
+        createFormElementSubSection: CreateFormElementSubSectionDto,
+        formElementSection: FormElementSection,
+    ): FormElementSubSection {
+        val formElementSubSection =
+            FormElementSubSection(
+                title = createFormElementSubSection.title,
+                subtitle = createFormElementSubSection.subtitle,
+                formElementSection = formElementSection,
+            )
+        formElementSubSection.formElements =
+            createFormElementSubSection.formElements
+                .map { formElementMapper.toFormElement(it, formElementSubSection) }
+                .toMutableList()
+        return formElementSubSection
+    }
+}
diff --git a/legalconsenthub/app/components/FormEngine.vue b/legalconsenthub/app/components/FormEngine.vue
index 9cca2df..6ac5c7e 100644
--- a/legalconsenthub/app/components/FormEngine.vue
+++ b/legalconsenthub/app/components/FormEngine.vue
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         </UDropdownMenu>
       </div>
     </div>
-    <USeparator />
+    <USeparator v-if="index < props.modelValue.length - 1" />
   </template>
 </template>
 
diff --git a/legalconsenthub/app/components/FormStepperWithNavigation.vue b/legalconsenthub/app/components/FormStepperWithNavigation.vue
index 745d971..35462d1 100644
--- a/legalconsenthub/app/components/FormStepperWithNavigation.vue
+++ b/legalconsenthub/app/components/FormStepperWithNavigation.vue
@@ -8,39 +8,49 @@
       {{ currentFormElementSection.title }}
     </h1>
 
-    <UCard variant="subtle">
-      <FormEngine
-        v-if="currentFormElementSection?.formElements"
-        v-model="currentFormElementSection.formElements"
-        :application-form-id="applicationFormId"
-        :disabled="disabled"
-        @add:input-form="handleAddInputForm"
-      />
-
-      <div class="flex gap-2 justify-between mt-4">
-        <UButton leading-icon="i-lucide-arrow-left" :disabled="!stepper?.hasPrev" @click="handleNavigate('backward')">
-          Prev
-        </UButton>
-
-        <UButton
-          v-if="stepper?.hasNext"
-          trailing-icon="i-lucide-arrow-right"
-          :disabled="!stepper?.hasNext"
-          @click="handleNavigate('forward')"
-        >
-          Next
-        </UButton>
-
-        <div v-if="!stepper?.hasNext" class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5">
-          <UButton trailing-icon="i-lucide-save" :disabled="disabled" variant="outline" @click="emit('save')">
-            Save
-          </UButton>
-          <UButton trailing-icon="i-lucide-send-horizontal" :disabled="disabled" @click="emit('submit')">
-            Submit
-          </UButton>
+    <template v-if="currentFormElementSection?.formElementSubSections">
+      <UCard
+        v-for="subsection in currentFormElementSection.formElementSubSections"
+        :key="subsection.id"
+        variant="subtle"
+        class="mb-6"
+      >
+        <div class="mb-4">
+          <h2 class="text-lg font-semibold text-highlighted">{{ subsection.title }}</h2>
+          <p v-if="subsection.subtitle" class="text-sm text-dimmed">{{ subsection.subtitle }}</p>
         </div>
+        <FormEngine
+          v-model="subsection.formElements"
+          :application-form-id="applicationFormId"
+          :disabled="disabled"
+          @add:input-form="(position) => handleAddInputForm(position, subsection.id)"
+        />
+      </UCard>
+    </template>
+
+    <div class="flex gap-2 justify-between">
+      <UButton leading-icon="i-lucide-arrow-left" :disabled="!stepper?.hasPrev" @click="handleNavigate('backward')">
+        Prev
+      </UButton>
+
+      <UButton
+        v-if="stepper?.hasNext"
+        trailing-icon="i-lucide-arrow-right"
+        :disabled="!stepper?.hasNext"
+        @click="handleNavigate('forward')"
+      >
+        Next
+      </UButton>
+
+      <div v-if="!stepper?.hasNext" class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5">
+        <UButton trailing-icon="i-lucide-save" :disabled="disabled" variant="outline" @click="emit('save')">
+          Save
+        </UButton>
+        <UButton trailing-icon="i-lucide-send-horizontal" :disabled="disabled" @click="emit('submit')">
+          Submit
+        </UButton>
       </div>
-    </UCard>
+    </div>
   </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -65,16 +75,28 @@ const { stepper, activeStepperItemIndex, stepperItems, currentFormElementSection
   computed(() => props.formElementSections)
 )
 
-const { addInputFormToApplicationForm } = useFormElementManagement(currentFormElementSection, props.applicationFormId)
-
 onMounted(() => {
   if (props.initialSectionIndex !== undefined) {
     activeStepperItemIndex.value = props.initialSectionIndex
   }
 })
 
-async function handleAddInputForm(position: number) {
-  const updatedForm = await addInputFormToApplicationForm(position)
+async function handleAddInputForm(position: number, subsectionId: string) {
+  const subsection = props.formElementSections
+    .flatMap((section) => section.formElementSubSections)
+    .find((sub) => sub.id === subsectionId)
+
+  if (!subsection) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  const { addFormElementToSubSection } = useFormElementManagement()
+  const updatedForm = await addFormElementToSubSection(
+    props.applicationFormId,
+    subsectionId,
+    subsection.formElements,
+    position
+  )
   emit('add-input-form', updatedForm)
 }
 
diff --git a/legalconsenthub/app/composables/applicationForm/useApplicationForm.ts b/legalconsenthub/app/composables/applicationForm/useApplicationForm.ts
index dd752b8..4bc3995 100644
--- a/legalconsenthub/app/composables/applicationForm/useApplicationForm.ts
+++ b/legalconsenthub/app/composables/applicationForm/useApplicationForm.ts
@@ -76,25 +76,25 @@ export function useApplicationForm() {
     }
   }
 
-  async function addFormElementToSection(
+  async function addFormElementToSubSection(
     applicationFormId: string,
-    sectionId: string,
+    subsectionId: string,
     createFormElementDto: CreateFormElementDto,
     position: number
   ): Promise<ApplicationFormDto> {
-    if (!applicationFormId || !sectionId) {
-      return Promise.reject(new Error('Application form ID or section ID missing'))
+    if (!applicationFormId || !subsectionId) {
+      return Promise.reject(new Error('Application form ID or subsection ID missing'))
     }
 
     try {
-      return await applicationFormApi.addFormElementToSection(
+      return await applicationFormApi.addFormElementToSubSection(
         applicationFormId,
-        sectionId,
+        subsectionId,
         createFormElementDto,
         position
       )
     } catch (e: unknown) {
-      console.error(`Failed adding form element to section ${sectionId}:`, e)
+      console.error(`Failed adding form element to subsection ${subsectionId}:`, e)
       return Promise.reject(e)
     }
   }
@@ -106,6 +106,6 @@ export function useApplicationForm() {
     updateApplicationForm,
     deleteApplicationFormById,
     submitApplicationForm,
-    addFormElementToSection
+    addFormElementToSubSection
   }
 }
diff --git a/legalconsenthub/app/composables/applicationForm/useApplicationFormApi.ts b/legalconsenthub/app/composables/applicationForm/useApplicationFormApi.ts
index 46cb94b..2ff12b4 100644
--- a/legalconsenthub/app/composables/applicationForm/useApplicationFormApi.ts
+++ b/legalconsenthub/app/composables/applicationForm/useApplicationFormApi.ts
@@ -54,15 +54,15 @@ export function useApplicationFormApi() {
     return applicationFormApiClient.submitApplicationForm({ id })
   }
 
-  async function addFormElementToSection(
+  async function addFormElementToSubSection(
     applicationFormId: string,
-    sectionId: string,
+    subsectionId: string,
     createFormElementDto: CreateFormElementDto,
     position: number
   ): Promise<ApplicationFormDto> {
-    return applicationFormApiClient.addFormElementToSection({
+    return applicationFormApiClient.addFormElementToSubSection({
       applicationFormId,
-      sectionId,
+      subsectionId,
       createFormElementDto,
       position
     })
@@ -75,6 +75,6 @@ export function useApplicationFormApi() {
     updateApplicationForm,
     deleteApplicationFormById,
     submitApplicationForm,
-    addFormElementToSection
+    addFormElementToSubSection
   }
 }
diff --git a/legalconsenthub/app/composables/useFormElementManagement.ts b/legalconsenthub/app/composables/useFormElementManagement.ts
index bff9739..7a943a3 100644
--- a/legalconsenthub/app/composables/useFormElementManagement.ts
+++ b/legalconsenthub/app/composables/useFormElementManagement.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,14 @@
-import type { ApplicationFormDto, CreateFormElementDto, FormElementSectionDto } from '~~/.api-client'
-import type { MaybeRefOrGetter } from 'vue'
+import type { ApplicationFormDto, CreateFormElementDto, FormElementDto } from '~~/.api-client'
 
-export function useFormElementManagement(
-  currentFormElementSection: MaybeRefOrGetter<FormElementSectionDto | undefined>,
-  applicationFormId?: string
-) {
-  const { addFormElementToSection } = useApplicationForm()
-
-  async function addInputFormToApplicationForm(position: number): Promise<ApplicationFormDto | undefined> {
-    const section = toValue(currentFormElementSection)
-    if (!section) return
-
-    const { formElements } = section
+export function useFormElementManagement() {
+  const applicationForm = useApplicationForm()
 
+  async function addFormElementToSubSection(
+    applicationFormId: string | undefined,
+    subsectionId: string,
+    formElements: FormElementDto[],
+    position: number
+  ): Promise<ApplicationFormDto | undefined> {
     const inputFormElement: CreateFormElementDto = {
       title: 'Formular ergänzen',
       description: 'Bitte fügen Sie hier Ihre Ergänzungen ein.',
@@ -29,7 +25,7 @@ export function useFormElementManagement(
 
     if (applicationFormId) {
       try {
-        return await addFormElementToSection(applicationFormId, section.id, inputFormElement, position + 1)
+        return await applicationForm.addFormElementToSubSection(applicationFormId, subsectionId, inputFormElement, position + 1)
       } catch (error) {
         console.error('Failed to add form element:', error)
         throw error
@@ -42,6 +38,6 @@ export function useFormElementManagement(
   }
 
   return {
-    addInputFormToApplicationForm
+    addFormElementToSubSection
   }
 }
diff --git a/legalconsenthub/app/pages/application-forms/[id]/[sectionIndex].vue b/legalconsenthub/app/pages/application-forms/[id]/[sectionIndex].vue
index 742d0dc..a7b6d35 100644
--- a/legalconsenthub/app/pages/application-forms/[id]/[sectionIndex].vue
+++ b/legalconsenthub/app/pages/application-forms/[id]/[sectionIndex].vue
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ const validationStatus = ref<ComplianceStatus>(ComplianceStatus.NonCritical)
 
 const allFormElements = computed(() => {
   return (
-    applicationForm.value?.formElementSections?.flatMap((section: FormElementSectionDto) => section.formElements) ?? []
+    applicationForm.value?.formElementSections?.flatMap((section: FormElementSectionDto) =>
+      section.formElementSubSections.flatMap((subsection) => subsection.formElements)
+    ) ?? []
   )
 })
 
diff --git a/legalconsenthub/app/pages/create.vue b/legalconsenthub/app/pages/create.vue
index 3e3144a..81884e4 100644
--- a/legalconsenthub/app/pages/create.vue
+++ b/legalconsenthub/app/pages/create.vue
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ const validationStatus = ref<ComplianceStatus>(ComplianceStatus.NonCritical)
 
 const allFormElements = computed(() => {
   return (
-    applicationFormTemplate.value?.formElementSections?.flatMap(
-      (section: FormElementSectionDto) => section.formElements
+    applicationFormTemplate.value?.formElementSections?.flatMap((section: FormElementSectionDto) =>
+      section.formElementSubSections.flatMap((subsection) => subsection.formElements)
     ) ?? []
   )
 })
diff --git a/legalconsenthub/app/utils/formDiff.ts b/legalconsenthub/app/utils/formDiff.ts
index 2bb51ef..8a7a480 100644
--- a/legalconsenthub/app/utils/formDiff.ts
+++ b/legalconsenthub/app/utils/formDiff.ts
@@ -72,8 +72,10 @@ export function compareApplicationForms(
 function flattenFormElements(form: ApplicationFormDto): Array<{ element: FormElementDto; sectionTitle: string }> {
   const elements: Array<{ element: FormElementDto; sectionTitle: string }> = []
   for (const section of form.formElementSections) {
-    for (const element of section.formElements) {
+    for (const subsection of section.formElementSubSections) {
+      for (const element of subsection.formElements) {
       elements.push({ element, sectionTitle: section.title })
+      }
     }
   }
   return elements
@@ -84,8 +86,10 @@ function flattenSnapshotElements(
 ): Array<{ element: FormElementSnapshotDto; sectionTitle: string }> {
   const elements: Array<{ element: FormElementSnapshotDto; sectionTitle: string }> = []
   for (const section of snapshot.sections) {
-    for (const element of section.elements) {
+    for (const subsection of section.subsections) {
+      for (const element of subsection.elements) {
       elements.push({ element, sectionTitle: section.title })
+      }
     }
   }
   return elements