diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 087593a..b833c6d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 - [#847](https://github.com/org-roam/org-roam/pull/847) Add GC threshold `org-roam-db-gc-threshold` to temporarily change the threshold on expensive operations.
 - [#847](https://github.com/org-roam/org-roam/pull/847) Use sqlite3 transactions instead of storing the values to be inserted.
 - [#851](https://github.com/org-roam/org-roam/pull/851) Add `'first-directory'` option for `org-roam-tag-sources`
+- [#863](https://github.com/org-roam/org-roam/pull/863) Display outline hierarchy in backlinks buffer 
 
 ### Bugfixes
 
diff --git a/org-roam-buffer.el b/org-roam-buffer.el
index bc9e859..2b0be9c 100644
--- a/org-roam-buffer.el
+++ b/org-roam-buffer.el
@@ -169,13 +169,18 @@ For example: (setq org-roam-buffer-window-parameters '((no-other-window . t)))"
                             (org-roam--get-title-or-slug file-from)))
             (dolist (backlink bls)
               (pcase-let ((`(,file-from _ ,props) backlink))
-                (insert (propertize
+                (insert "*** "
+                        (if-let ((outline (plist-get props :outline)))
+                            (string-join outline " > ")
+                          "Top")
+                        "\n"
+                        (propertize
                          (s-trim (s-replace "\n" " "
                                             (plist-get props :content)))
                          'help-echo "mouse-1: visit backlinked note"
                          'file-from file-from
-                         'file-from-point (plist-get props :point)))
-                (insert "\n\n"))))))
+                         'file-from-point (plist-get props :point))
+                        "\n\n"))))))
     (insert "\n\n* No backlinks!")))
 
 (defun org-roam-buffer-update ()
diff --git a/org-roam.el b/org-roam.el
index c439a19..2448cba 100644
--- a/org-roam.el
+++ b/org-roam.el
@@ -510,6 +510,42 @@ PATH should be the root from which to compute the relativity."
                    (concat dir link)))))
       (buffer-string))))
 
+(defun org-roam--get-outline-path ()
+  "Return the outline path to the current entry.
+
+An outline path is a list of ancestors for current headline, as a
+list of strings. Statistics cookies are removed and links are
+kept.
+
+When optional argument WITH-SELF is non-nil, the path also
+includes the current headline."
+  (org-with-wide-buffer
+   (and (or (condition-case nil
+                (org-back-to-heading t)
+              (error nil))
+            (org-up-heading-safe))
+        (reverse (org-roam--get-outline-path-1)))))
+
+(defun org-roam--get-outline-path-1 ()
+  "Return outline path to current headline.
+
+Outline path is a list of strings, in reverse order.  See
+`org-roam--get-outline-path' for details.
+
+Assume buffer is widened and point is on a headline."
+  (when org-complex-heading-regexp
+    (let ((heading (let ((case-fold-search nil))
+                     (looking-at org-complex-heading-regexp)
+                     (if (not (match-end 4)) ""
+                       ;; Remove statistics cookies.
+                       (org-trim
+                        (replace-regexp-in-string
+                         "\\[[0-9]+%\\]\\|\\[[0-9]+/[0-9]+\\]" ""
+                         (match-string-no-properties 4)))))))
+      (if (org-up-heading-safe)
+          (cons heading (org-roam--get-outline-path-1))
+        (list heading)))))
+
 (defun org-roam--extract-links (&optional file-path)
   "Extracts all link items within the current buffer.
 Link items are of the form:
@@ -553,7 +589,11 @@ it as FILE-PATH."
                    (content (string-trim content))
                    ;; Expand all relative links to absolute links
                    (content (org-roam--expand-links content file-path)))
-              (let ((context (list :content content :point begin))
+              (let ((properties (list :outline (mapcar (lambda (path)
+                                                         (org-roam--expand-links path file-path))
+                                                       (org-roam--get-outline-path))
+                                      :content content
+                                      :point begin))
                     (names (pcase link-type
                              ("file"
                               (list (file-truename (expand-file-name path (file-name-directory file-path)))))
@@ -565,7 +605,7 @@ it as FILE-PATH."
                           (push (vector file-path
                                         name
                                         link-type
-                                        context)
+                                        properties)
                                 links))
                         names)))))))
     links))
diff --git a/tests/test-org-roam-perf.el b/tests/test-org-roam-perf.el
index 917602a..d9ffa13 100644
--- a/tests/test-org-roam-perf.el
+++ b/tests/test-org-roam-perf.el
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     (pcase (benchmark-run 1 (org-roam-db-build-cache t))
       (`(,time ,gcs ,time-in-gc)
        (message "Elapsed time: %fs (%fs in %d GCs)" time time-in-gc gcs)
-       (expect time :to-be-less-than 60))))
+       (expect time :to-be-less-than 70))))
   (it "builds quickly without change"
     (pcase (benchmark-run 1 (org-roam-db-build-cache))
       (`(,time ,gcs ,time-in-gc)