diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b202db78..d48f36b6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ target_sources(ccls PRIVATE
   src/messages/ccls_freshenIndex.cc
   src/messages/ccls_inheritanceHierarchy.cc
   src/messages/ccls_memberHierarchy.cc
+  src/messages/ccls_navigate.cc
   src/messages/ccls_vars.cc
   src/messages/exit.cc
   src/messages/initialize.cc
diff --git a/src/messages/ccls_navigate.cc b/src/messages/ccls_navigate.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..921ffae1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/messages/ccls_navigate.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+/* Copyright 2017-2018 ccls Authors
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+==============================================================================*/
+
+#include "message_handler.h"
+#include "pipeline.hh"
+#include "query_utils.h"
+using namespace ccls;
+
+namespace {
+MethodType kMethodType = "$ccls/navigate";
+
+struct In_CclsNavigate : public RequestInMessage {
+  MethodType GetMethodType() const override { return kMethodType; }
+  struct Params {
+    lsTextDocumentIdentifier textDocument;
+    lsPosition position;
+    std::string direction;
+  } params;
+};
+MAKE_REFLECT_STRUCT(In_CclsNavigate::Params, textDocument, position, direction);
+MAKE_REFLECT_STRUCT(In_CclsNavigate, id, params);
+REGISTER_IN_MESSAGE(In_CclsNavigate);
+
+struct Handler_CclsNavigate : BaseMessageHandler<In_CclsNavigate> {
+  MethodType GetMethodType() const override { return kMethodType; }
+  void Run(In_CclsNavigate *request) override {
+    auto &params = request->params;
+    QueryFile *file;
+    if (!FindFileOrFail(db, project, request->id,
+                        params.textDocument.uri.GetPath(), &file))
+      return;
+
+    WorkingFile *wfile =
+        working_files->GetFileByFilename(file->def->path);
+    lsPosition ls_pos = request->params.position;
+    if (wfile && wfile->index_lines.size())
+      if (auto line = wfile->GetIndexPosFromBufferPos(
+          ls_pos.line, &ls_pos.character, false))
+        ls_pos.line = *line;
+    Position pos{(int16_t)ls_pos.line, (int16_t)ls_pos.character};
+
+    Maybe<Range> res;
+    switch (params.direction[0]) {
+    case 'D': {
+      Maybe<Range> parent;
+      for (auto [sym, refcnt] : file->outline2refcnt)
+        if (refcnt > 0 && sym.range.start <= pos && pos < sym.range.end &&
+            (!parent || parent->start < sym.range.start))
+          parent = sym.range;
+      for (auto [sym, refcnt] : file->outline2refcnt)
+        if (refcnt > 0 && pos < sym.range.start &&
+            (!parent || sym.range.end <= parent->end) &&
+            (!res || sym.range.start < res->start))
+          res = sym.range;
+      break;
+    }
+    case 'L':
+      for (auto [sym, refcnt] : file->outline2refcnt)
+        if (refcnt > 0 && sym.range.end <= pos &&
+            (!res || (res->end == sym.range.end ? sym.range.start < res->start
+                                                : res->end < sym.range.end)))
+          res = sym.range;
+      break;
+    case 'R': {
+      Maybe<Range> parent;
+      for (auto [sym, refcnt] : file->outline2refcnt)
+        if (refcnt > 0 && sym.range.start <= pos && pos < sym.range.end &&
+            (!parent || parent->start < sym.range.start))
+          parent = sym.range;
+      if (parent && parent->start.line == pos.line && pos < parent->end) {
+        pos = parent->end;
+        if (pos.column)
+          pos.column--;
+      }
+      for (auto [sym, refcnt] : file->outline2refcnt)
+        if (refcnt > 0 && pos < sym.range.start &&
+            (!res ||
+             (sym.range.start == res->start ? res->end < sym.range.end
+                                            : sym.range.start < res->start)))
+          res = sym.range;
+      break;
+    }
+    case 'U':
+    default:
+      for (auto [sym, refcnt] : file->outline2refcnt)
+        if (refcnt > 0 && sym.range.start < pos && pos < sym.range.end &&
+            (!res || res->start < sym.range.start))
+          res = sym.range;
+      break;
+    }
+    Out_LocationList out;
+    out.id = request->id;
+    if (res)
+      if (auto ls_range = GetLsRange(wfile, *res)) {
+        lsLocationEx &ls_loc = out.result.emplace_back();
+        ls_loc.uri = params.textDocument.uri;
+        ls_loc.range = *ls_range;
+      }
+    pipeline::WriteStdout(kMethodType, out);
+  }
+};
+REGISTER_MESSAGE_HANDLER(Handler_CclsNavigate);
+} // namespace
diff --git a/src/messages/textDocument_definition.cc b/src/messages/textDocument_definition.cc
index 234a0a16..1b616c80 100644
--- a/src/messages/textDocument_definition.cc
+++ b/src/messages/textDocument_definition.cc
@@ -75,14 +75,17 @@ struct Handler_TextDocumentDefinition
     Out_TextDocumentDefinition out;
     out.id = request->id;
 
+    Maybe<Range> range;
     Maybe<Use> on_def;
-    bool has_symbol = false;
     WorkingFile *wfile = working_files->GetFileByFilename(file->def->path);
     lsPosition &ls_pos = params.position;
 
     for (SymbolRef sym : FindSymbolsAtLocation(wfile, file, ls_pos)) {
+      if (!range)
+        range = sym.range;
+      else if (!(*range == sym.range))
+        break;
       // Found symbol. Return definition.
-      has_symbol = true;
 
       // Special cases which are handled:
       //  - symbol has declaration but no definition (ie, pure virtual)
@@ -130,12 +133,12 @@ struct Handler_TextDocumentDefinition
           lsLocationEx result;
           result.uri = lsDocumentUri::FromPath(include.resolved_path);
           out.result.push_back(result);
-          has_symbol = true;
+          range = {{0, 0}, {0, 0}};
           break;
         }
       }
       // Find the best match of the identifier at point.
-      if (!has_symbol) {
+      if (!range) {
         lsPosition position = request->params.position;
         const std::string &buffer = wfile->buffer_content;
         std::string_view query = LexIdentifierAroundPos(position, buffer);
diff --git a/src/position.h b/src/position.h
index 110676ca..5ff53515 100644
--- a/src/position.h
+++ b/src/position.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ struct Position {
       return line < o.line;
     return column < o.column;
   }
+  bool operator<=(const Position &o) const { return !(o < *this); }
 };
 MAKE_HASHABLE(Position, t.line, t.column);