diff --git a/src/qtism/runtime/tests/AssessmentTestSession.php b/src/qtism/runtime/tests/AssessmentTestSession.php
index 2b0cb6bd4..126051b50 100644
--- a/src/qtism/runtime/tests/AssessmentTestSession.php
+++ b/src/qtism/runtime/tests/AssessmentTestSession.php
@@ -2173,10 +2173,8 @@ protected function nextRouteItem($ignoreBranchings = false, $ignorePreConditions
                         if ($target === 'EXIT_TEST') {
                             $this->endTestSession();
                         } elseif ($target === 'EXIT_TESTPART') {
-                            $route->next();
                             $this->moveNextTestPart();
                         } elseif ($target === 'EXIT_SECTION') {
-                            $route->next();
                             $this->moveNextAssessmentSection();
                         } else {
                             $route->branch($branchRules[$i]->getTarget());
@@ -2240,11 +2238,7 @@ protected function moveNextTestPart()
         $from = $route->current();
 
         while ($route->valid() === true && $route->current()->getTestPart() === $from->getTestPart()) {
-            $this->nextRouteItem();
-        }
-
-        if ($this->isRunning() === true) {
-            $this->interactWithItemSession();
+            $route->next();
         }
     }
 
@@ -2267,11 +2261,7 @@ protected function moveNextAssessmentSection()
         $from = $route->current();
         
         while ($route->valid() === true && $route->current()->getAssessmentSection() === $from->getAssessmentSection()) {
-            $this->nextRouteItem();
-        }
-
-        if ($this->isRunning() === true) {
-            $this->interactWithItemSession();
+            $route->next();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/qtismtest/runtime/tests/AssessmentTestSessionExitTest.php b/test/qtismtest/runtime/tests/AssessmentTestSessionExitTest.php
index c642d14be..63427a0d8 100644
--- a/test/qtismtest/runtime/tests/AssessmentTestSessionExitTest.php
+++ b/test/qtismtest/runtime/tests/AssessmentTestSessionExitTest.php
@@ -55,6 +55,25 @@ public function testExitSectionEndOfTest() {
         $this->assertEquals(false, $itemSessions);
     }
     
+    public function testExitSectionFromEndOfSection() {
+        $url = self::samplesDir() . 'custom/runtime/exits/exitsectionfromendofsection.xml';
+        $testSession = self::instantiate($url);
+        
+        $testSession->beginTestSession();
+        
+        // If we get correct to the first question, we will EXIT_SECTION. We should
+        // be then redirected to next S02 section (Q02).
+        $testSession->beginAttempt();
+        $testSession->endAttempt(new State(array(new ResponseVariable('RESPONSE', Cardinality::SINGLE, BaseType::IDENTIFIER, new QtiIdentifier('ChoiceA')))));
+        
+        // We should be at section S02, item Q02.
+        $testSession->moveNext();
+        
+        $this->assertEquals('Q02', $testSession->getCurrentAssessmentItemRef()->getIdentifier());
+        $testSession->moveNext();
+        $this->assertEquals(AssessmentTestSessionState::CLOSED, $testSession->getState());
+    }
+    
     public function testExitSectionPreconditionsEndOfTest() {
         $url = self::samplesDir() . 'custom/runtime/exits/exitsectionpreconditions.xml';
         $testSession = self::instantiate($url);
diff --git a/test/samples/custom/runtime/exits/exitsectionfromendofsection.xml b/test/samples/custom/runtime/exits/exitsectionfromendofsection.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..520f1ee66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/samples/custom/runtime/exits/exitsectionfromendofsection.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<assessmentTest xmlns="http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imsqti_v2p1"
+    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+    xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imsqti_v2p1 http://www.taotesting.com/xsd/qticompact_v1p0.xsd"
+    identifier="exitsectionfromendofsection" title="Exit Section End of Test">
+    <!-- In this example, If Q01 is correctly responded, the candidate is redirected to the
+    to the end of the section via EXIT_SECTION. -->
+    <testPart identifier="P01" navigationMode="linear" submissionMode="individual">
+        <assessmentSection identifier="S01" title="Section1" visible="true">
+            <assessmentItemRef identifier="Q01" href="./Q01.xml" timeDependent="false">
+                <branchRule target="EXIT_SECTION">
+                    <gt>
+                        <max>
+                            <testVariables sectionIdentifier="S01" variableIdentifier="SCORE"/>
+                        </max>
+                        <baseValue baseType="float">0</baseValue>
+                    </gt>
+                </branchRule>
+                <responseDeclaration identifier="RESPONSE" cardinality="single" baseType="identifier">
+                    <correctResponse>
+                        <value>ChoiceA</value>
+                    </correctResponse>
+                </responseDeclaration>
+                <outcomeDeclaration identifier="SCORE" cardinality="single" baseType="float">
+                    <defaultValue>
+                        <value>0</value>
+                    </defaultValue>
+                </outcomeDeclaration>
+                <responseProcessing template="http://www.imsglobal.org/question/qti_v2p1/rptemplates/match_correct"/>
+            </assessmentItemRef>
+        </assessmentSection>
+        
+        <assessmentSection identifier="S02" title="Section2" visible="true">
+            <assessmentItemRef identifier="Q02" href="./Q02.xml" timeDependent="false">
+                <responseDeclaration identifier="RESPONSE" cardinality="single" baseType="identifier">
+                    <correctResponse>
+                        <value>ChoiceB</value>
+                    </correctResponse>
+                </responseDeclaration>
+                <outcomeDeclaration identifier="SCORE" cardinality="single" baseType="float">
+                    <defaultValue>
+                        <value>0</value>
+                    </defaultValue>
+                </outcomeDeclaration>
+                <responseProcessing template="http://www.imsglobal.org/question/qti_v2p1/rptemplates/match_correct"/>
+            </assessmentItemRef>
+        </assessmentSection>
+    </testPart>
+</assessmentTest>