diff --git a/kernel/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/kernel/pdf/PdfResources.java b/kernel/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/kernel/pdf/PdfResources.java
index 0ac507bf7e..a87fb9d416 100644
--- a/kernel/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/kernel/pdf/PdfResources.java
+++ b/kernel/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/kernel/pdf/PdfResources.java
@@ -484,6 +484,8 @@ protected void addResource(PdfObject resource, PdfName resType, PdfName resName)
         PdfDictionary resourceCategory = getPdfObject().getAsDictionary(resType);
         if (resourceCategory == null) {
             getPdfObject().put(resType, resourceCategory = new PdfDictionary());
+        } else {
+          resourceCategory.setModified();
         }
         resourceCategory.put(resName, resource);
         setModified();
diff --git a/kernel/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/kernel/pdf/PdfXrefTable.java b/kernel/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/kernel/pdf/PdfXrefTable.java
index d4cc381299..bb81ddf5cd 100644
--- a/kernel/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/kernel/pdf/PdfXrefTable.java
+++ b/kernel/src/main/java/com/itextpdf/kernel/pdf/PdfXrefTable.java
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ protected void writeXrefTableAndTrailer(PdfDocument document, PdfObject fileId,
             if (crypto != null)
                 xrefStream.put(PdfName.Encrypt, crypto);
             xrefStream.put(PdfName.Size, new PdfNumber(this.size()));
+	    sections = createSections(document, false);
 
             int offsetSize = getOffsetSize(Math.max(startxref, size()));
             xrefStream.put(PdfName.W, new PdfArray(