diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/instances/QInstanceEnricher.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/instances/QInstanceEnricher.java
index 84016c21..f3afb6af 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/instances/QInstanceEnricher.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/instances/QInstanceEnricher.java
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.processes.implementations.bulk.insert.Bulk
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.processes.implementations.etl.streamedwithfrontend.ExtractViaQueryStep;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.processes.implementations.etl.streamedwithfrontend.StreamedETLWithFrontendProcess;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.CollectionUtils;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.ListingHash;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.StringUtils;
 
 
@@ -531,11 +532,70 @@ public class QInstanceEnricher
          enrichAppSection(section);
       }
 
+      ensureAppSectionMembersAreAppChildren(app);
+
       enrichPermissionRules(app);
    }
 
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private void ensureAppSectionMembersAreAppChildren(QAppMetaData app)
+   {
+      ListingHash<Class<? extends QAppChildMetaData>, String> childrenByType = new ListingHash<>();
+      childrenByType.put(QTableMetaData.class, new ArrayList<>());
+      childrenByType.put(QProcessMetaData.class, new ArrayList<>());
+      childrenByType.put(QReportMetaData.class, new ArrayList<>());
+
+      for(QAppChildMetaData qAppChildMetaData : CollectionUtils.nonNullList(app.getChildren()))
+      {
+         childrenByType.add(qAppChildMetaData.getClass(), qAppChildMetaData.getName());
+      }
+
+      for(QAppSection section : CollectionUtils.nonNullList(app.getSections()))
+      {
+         for(String tableName : CollectionUtils.nonNullList(section.getTables()))
+         {
+            if(!childrenByType.get(QTableMetaData.class).contains(tableName))
+            {
+               QTableMetaData table = qInstance.getTable(tableName);
+               if(table != null)
+               {
+                  app.withChild(table);
+               }
+            }
+         }
+
+         for(String processName : CollectionUtils.nonNullList(section.getProcesses()))
+         {
+            if(!childrenByType.get(QProcessMetaData.class).contains(processName))
+            {
+               QProcessMetaData process = qInstance.getProcess(processName);
+               if(process != null)
+               {
+                  app.withChild(process);
+               }
+            }
+         }
+
+         for(String reportName : CollectionUtils.nonNullList(section.getReports()))
+         {
+            if(!childrenByType.get(QReportMetaData.class).contains(reportName))
+            {
+               QReportMetaData report = qInstance.getReport(reportName);
+               if(report != null)
+               {
+                  app.withChild(report);
+               }
+            }
+         }
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
     *******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/instances/QInstanceEnricherTest.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/instances/QInstanceEnricherTest.java
index 2e3ff3ec..22e0da84 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/instances/QInstanceEnricherTest.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/instances/QInstanceEnricherTest.java
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.joins.JoinOn;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.joins.JoinType;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.joins.QJoinMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.layout.QAppMetaData;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.layout.QAppSection;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.processes.QProcessMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.ExposedJoin;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QFieldSection;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QTableMetaData;
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.TestUtils.APP_NAME_GREETINGS;
 import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.TestUtils.APP_NAME_MISCELLANEOUS;
 import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.TestUtils.APP_NAME_PEOPLE;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
@@ -258,6 +261,50 @@ class QInstanceEnricherTest extends BaseTest
 
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testAppSectionMembersBecomeAppChildren()
+   {
+      QInstance qInstance = new QInstance();
+      qInstance.addTable(new QTableMetaData().withName("table1"));
+      qInstance.addProcess(new QProcessMetaData().withName("process1"));
+      qInstance.addApp(new QAppMetaData().withName("app1")
+         .withSection(new QAppSection().withTable("table1").withProcess("process1")));
+
+      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // first, show that the list of children was empty //
+      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      assertThat(qInstance.getApp("app1").getChildren()).isNullOrEmpty();
+
+      /////////////////////////////
+      // now enrich the instance //
+      /////////////////////////////
+      new QInstanceEnricher(qInstance).enrich();
+
+      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // and now the table & process should be children of the app //
+      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      assertThat(qInstance.getApp("app1").getChildren())
+         .contains(qInstance.getTable("table1"), qInstance.getProcess("process1"));
+
+      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // make sure that re-enhancement doesn't duplicate the children //
+      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      new QInstanceEnricher(qInstance).enrich();
+      assertThat(qInstance.getApp("app1").getChildren()).hasSize(2);
+
+      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // add a non-existing table - make sure we don't blow up, and in this case, it won't be added as a child //
+      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      qInstance.getApp("app1").getSections().get(0).withTable("notATable");
+      new QInstanceEnricher(qInstance).enrich();
+      assertThat(qInstance.getApp("app1").getChildren()).hasSize(2);
+   }
+
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
     *******************************************************************************/