diff --git a/components/com_content/views/featured/tmpl/default.php b/components/com_content/views/featured/tmpl/default.php
index a4efbbf8fc451..9dc401e2b9454 100644
--- a/components/com_content/views/featured/tmpl/default.php
+++ b/components/com_content/views/featured/tmpl/default.php
@@ -16,76 +16,50 @@
 // If the page class is defined, add to class as suffix.
 // It will be a separate class if the user starts it with a space
 ?>
-<div class="blog-featured<?php echo $this->pageclass_sfx;?>">
+<section class="blog-featured<?php echo $this->pageclass_sfx;?>">
 <?php if ($this->params->get('show_page_heading') != 0) : ?>
-<div class="page-header">
-	<h1>
-	<?php echo $this->escape($this->params->get('page_heading')); ?>
-	</h1>
-</div>
+
+<h1 class="page-header">
+<?php echo $this->escape($this->params->get('page_heading')); ?>
+</h1>
+
 <?php endif; ?>
 
-<?php $leadingcount = 0; ?>
 <?php if (!empty($this->lead_items)) : ?>
-<div class="items-leading">
+<section class="items-leading clearfix">
 	<?php foreach ($this->lead_items as &$item) : ?>
-		<div class="leading-<?php echo $leadingcount; ?><?php echo $item->state == 0 ? ' system-unpublished' : null; ?>">
-			<?php
-				$this->item = &$item;
-				echo $this->loadTemplate('item');
-			?>
-		</div>
-		<div class="clearfix"></div>
-		<hr class="divider-vertical" />
 		<?php
-			$leadingcount++;
+			$this->item = &$item;
+			echo $this->loadTemplate('item');
 		?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
-</div>
-<div class="clearfix"></div>
+</section>
 <?php endif; ?>
 <?php
 	$introcount = (count($this->intro_items));
 	$counter = 0;
 ?>
 <?php if (!empty($this->intro_items)) : ?>
+<section class="items-intro">
 	<?php foreach ($this->intro_items as $key => &$item) : ?>
-
 		<?php
 		$key = ($key - $leadingcount) + 1;
-		$rowcount = (((int) $key - 1) % (int) $this->columns) + 1;
-		$row = $counter / $this->columns;
-
-		if ($rowcount == 1) : ?>
-
-		<div class="items-row cols-<?php echo (int) $this->columns;?> <?php echo 'row-'.$row; ?> row-fluid">
-		<?php endif; ?>
-			<div class="item column-<?php echo $rowcount;?><?php echo $item->state == 0 ? ' system-unpublished' : null; ?> span<?php echo round((12 / $this->columns));?>">
 			<?php
 					$this->item = &$item;
 					echo $this->loadTemplate('item');
 			?>
-			</div>
-			<?php $counter++; ?>
-
-			<?php if (($rowcount == $this->columns) or ($counter == $introcount)): ?>
-
-		</div>
-		<hr class="divider-vertical" />
-		<?php endif; ?>
-
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
+</section>
 <?php endif; ?>
 
 <?php if (!empty($this->link_items)) : ?>
-	<div class="items-more">
+	<nav class="items-more">
 	<?php echo $this->loadTemplate('links'); ?>
-	</div>
-	<hr class="divider-vertical" />
+	</nav>
 <?php endif; ?>
 
 <?php if ($this->params->def('show_pagination', 2) == 1  || ($this->params->get('show_pagination') == 2 && $this->pagination->pagesTotal > 1)) : ?>
-	<div class="pagination">
+	<nav class="pagination">
 
 		<?php if ($this->params->def('show_pagination_results', 1)) : ?>
 			<p class="counter pull-right">
@@ -93,7 +67,7 @@
 			</p>
 		<?php  endif; ?>
 				<?php echo $this->pagination->getPagesLinks(); ?>
-	</div>
+	</nav>
 <?php endif; ?>
 
-</div>
+</section>
diff --git a/components/com_content/views/featured/tmpl/default_item.php b/components/com_content/views/featured/tmpl/default_item.php
index b595fd8d562c0..9576039c4dd1d 100644
--- a/components/com_content/views/featured/tmpl/default_item.php
+++ b/components/com_content/views/featured/tmpl/default_item.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 $canEdit	= $this->item->params->get('access-edit');
 ?>
 <?php if ($this->item->state == 0) : ?>
-<div class="system-unpublished">
+<section class="system-unpublished">
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php if ($params->get('show_print_icon') || $params->get('show_email_icon') || $canEdit) : ?>
 	<div class="btn-group pull-right"> <a class="btn dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#"> <i class="icon-cog"></i><span class="caret"></span> </a>
@@ -142,6 +142,6 @@
 	</a>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php if ($this->item->state == 0) : ?>
-</div>
+</section>
 <?php endif; ?>
 <?php echo $this->item->event->afterDisplayContent; ?>