diff --git a/src/sdk/PnP.Core/Model/SharePoint/Pages/Internal/Page.cs b/src/sdk/PnP.Core/Model/SharePoint/Pages/Internal/Page.cs
index 49c2dfc2ce..46c8c70d84 100644
--- a/src/sdk/PnP.Core/Model/SharePoint/Pages/Internal/Page.cs
+++ b/src/sdk/PnP.Core/Model/SharePoint/Pages/Internal/Page.cs
@@ -1486,15 +1486,19 @@ private void LoadFromHtml(string html, string pageHeaderHtml)
                     }
                     else if (section.Columns.Count == 3)
                     {
-                        if (section.Columns[0].ColumnFactor == 6)
+                        // Use the first non-vertical-section column for type detection,
+                        // as the vertical column (layoutIndex=2) may appear first in the list
+                        var firstMainColumn = section.Columns.Where(c => c.LayoutIndex != 2).OrderBy(c => c.Order).FirstOrDefault();
+                        var mainColumnFactor = firstMainColumn?.ColumnFactor ?? 0;
+                        if (mainColumnFactor == 6)
                         {
                             section.Type = CanvasSectionTemplate.TwoColumnVerticalSection;
                         }
-                        else if (section.Columns[0].ColumnFactor == 4)
+                        else if (mainColumnFactor == 4)
                         {
                             section.Type = CanvasSectionTemplate.TwoColumnRightVerticalSection;
                         }
-                        else if (section.Columns[0].ColumnFactor == 8)
+                        else if (mainColumnFactor == 8)
                         {
                             section.Type = CanvasSectionTemplate.TwoColumnLeftVerticalSection;
                         }