diff --git a/admin/sync/exercices.go b/admin/sync/exercices.go
index 42661178..7aeebef5 100644
--- a/admin/sync/exercices.go
+++ b/admin/sync/exercices.go
@@ -151,6 +151,24 @@ func BuildExercice(i Importer, theme *fic.Theme, epath string, dmap *map[int64]*
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Process headline
+	if i.Exists(path.Join(epath, "headline.txt")) {
+		e.Headline, err = GetFileContent(i, path.Join(epath, "headline.txt"))
+	} else if i.Exists(path.Join(epath, "headline.md")) {
+		e.Headline, err = GetFileContent(i, path.Join(epath, "headline.md"))
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		errs = append(errs, NewExerciceError(e, fmt.Errorf("unable to get exercice's headline: %w", err)))
+	}
+	if e.Headline != "" {
+		// Call checks hooks
+		for _, h := range hooks.mdTextHooks {
+			for _, err := range h("headline.md", e.Language, exceptions.GetFileExceptions("headline.md", "headline.txt")) {
+				errs = append(errs, NewExerciceError(e, fmt.Errorf("headline.md: %w", err)))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Texts to format using Markdown
 	if i.Exists(path.Join(epath, "overview.txt")) {
 		e.Overview, err = GetFileContent(i, path.Join(epath, "overview.txt"))
@@ -172,11 +190,13 @@ func BuildExercice(i Importer, theme *fic.Theme, epath string, dmap *map[int64]*
 		}
 
 		var buf bytes.Buffer
-		err := goldmark.Convert([]byte(strings.Split(e.Overview, "\n")[0]), &buf)
-		if err != nil {
-			errs = append(errs, NewExerciceError(e, fmt.Errorf("overview.md: an error occurs during markdown formating of the headline: %w", err), theme))
-		} else {
-			e.Headline = string(buf.Bytes())
+		if e.Headline == "" {
+			err := goldmark.Convert([]byte(strings.Split(e.Overview, "\n")[0]), &buf)
+			if err != nil {
+				errs = append(errs, NewExerciceError(e, fmt.Errorf("overview.md: an error occurs during markdown formating of the headline: %w", err), theme))
+			} else {
+				e.Headline = string(buf.Bytes())
+			}
 		}
 
 		if e.Overview, err = ProcessMarkdown(i, e.Overview, epath); err != nil {
diff --git a/admin/sync/themes.go b/admin/sync/themes.go
index a4ab9bda..06a86b0d 100644
--- a/admin/sync/themes.go
+++ b/admin/sync/themes.go
@@ -140,8 +140,25 @@ func BuildTheme(i Importer, tdir string) (th *fic.Theme, exceptions *CheckExcept
 		th.Authors = strings.Join(authors, ", ")
 	}
 
-	var intro string
 	var err error
+	if i.Exists(path.Join(tdir, "headline.txt")) {
+		th.Headline, err = GetFileContent(i, path.Join(tdir, "headline.txt"))
+	} else if i.Exists(path.Join(tdir, "headline.md")) {
+		th.Headline, err = GetFileContent(i, path.Join(tdir, "headline.md"))
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		errs = append(errs, NewThemeError(th, fmt.Errorf("unable to get theme's headline: %w", err)))
+	}
+	if th.Headline != "" {
+		// Call checks hooks
+		for _, h := range hooks.mdTextHooks {
+			for _, err := range h("headline.md", th.Language, exceptions.GetFileExceptions("headline.md", "headline.txt")) {
+				errs = append(errs, NewThemeError(th, fmt.Errorf("headline.md: %w", err)))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	var intro string
 	if i.Exists(path.Join(tdir, "overview.txt")) {
 		intro, err = GetFileContent(i, path.Join(tdir, "overview.txt"))
 	} else if i.Exists(path.Join(tdir, "overview.md")) {
@@ -160,10 +177,12 @@ func BuildTheme(i Importer, tdir string) (th *fic.Theme, exceptions *CheckExcept
 		}
 
 		// Split headline from intro
-		ovrvw := strings.Split(fixnbsp(intro), "\n")
-		th.Headline = ovrvw[0]
-		if len(ovrvw) > 1 {
-			intro = strings.Join(ovrvw[1:], "\n")
+		if th.Headline == "" {
+			ovrvw := strings.Split(fixnbsp(intro), "\n")
+			th.Headline = ovrvw[0]
+			if len(ovrvw) > 1 {
+				intro = strings.Join(ovrvw[1:], "\n")
+			}
 		}
 
 		// Format overview (markdown)