diff --git a/novelwriter/core/index.py b/novelwriter/core/index.py
index 4fd59a19..9b5f25db 100644
--- a/novelwriter/core/index.py
+++ b/novelwriter/core/index.py
@@ -396,6 +396,8 @@ class NWIndex:
             return "H1", line[3:].strip()
         elif line.startswith("##! "):
             return "H2", line[4:].strip()
+        elif line.startswith("###! "):
+            return "H3", line[5:].strip()
         return "H0", ""
 
     def _indexWordCounts(self, tHandle: str, text: str, sTitle: str) -> None:
diff --git a/novelwriter/gui/doceditor.py b/novelwriter/gui/doceditor.py
index ed0ba5fe..f041141b 100644
--- a/novelwriter/gui/doceditor.py
+++ b/novelwriter/gui/doceditor.py
@@ -1651,6 +1651,9 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QPlainTextEdit):
         elif text.startswith("##! "):
             temp = text[4:]
             offset = 4
+        elif text.startswith("###! "):
+            temp = text[5:]
+            offset = 5
         elif text.startswith(">> "):
             temp = text[3:]
             offset = 3
diff --git a/novelwriter/gui/dochighlight.py b/novelwriter/gui/dochighlight.py
index 5ead13a1..6dd2322a 100644
--- a/novelwriter/gui/dochighlight.py
+++ b/novelwriter/gui/dochighlight.py
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ class GuiDocHighlighter(QSyntaxHighlighter):
             # so we force a return here
             return
 
-        elif text.startswith(("# ", "#! ", "## ", "##! ", "### ", "#### ")):
+        elif text.startswith(("# ", "#! ", "## ", "##! ", "### ", "###! ", "#### ")):
             self.setCurrentBlockState(self.BLOCK_TITLE)
 
             if text.startswith("# "):  # Heading 1
@@ -327,6 +327,10 @@ class GuiDocHighlighter(QSyntaxHighlighter):
                 self.setFormat(0, 3, self._hStyles["head2h"])
                 self.setFormat(3, len(text), self._hStyles["header2"])
 
+            elif text.startswith("###! "):  # Hard Scene
+                self.setFormat(0, 4, self._hStyles["head3h"])
+                self.setFormat(4, len(text), self._hStyles["header3"])
+
         elif text.startswith("%"):  # Comments
             self.setCurrentBlockState(self.BLOCK_TEXT)
             cStyle, _, cPos = processComment(text)
diff --git a/novelwriter/text/counting.py b/novelwriter/text/counting.py
index c91838b3..697cf5e8 100644
--- a/novelwriter/text/counting.py
+++ b/novelwriter/text/counting.py
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ def standardCounter(text: str) -> tuple[int, int, int]:
             elif line[:4] == "##! ":
                 line = line[4:]
                 countPara = False
+            elif line[:5] == "###! ":
+                line = line[5:]
+                countPara = False
 
         wCount += len(line.split())
         cCount += len(line)