diff --git a/__tests__/unit/client/theme-default/composables/outline.test.ts b/__tests__/unit/client/theme-default/composables/outline.test.ts
index 06180f1a..af659c9f 100644
--- a/__tests__/unit/client/theme-default/composables/outline.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/unit/client/theme-default/composables/outline.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 import { resolveHeaders } from 'client/theme-default/composables/outline'
 
+const element = {
+  classList: {
+    contains: () => false
+  }
+} as unknown as HTMLHeadElement
+
 describe('client/theme-default/composables/outline', () => {
   describe('resolveHeader', () => {
     test('levels range', () => {
@@ -9,12 +15,14 @@ describe('client/theme-default/composables/outline', () => {
             {
               level: 2,
               title: 'h2 - 1',
-              link: '#h2-1'
+              link: '#h2-1',
+              element
             },
             {
               level: 3,
               title: 'h3 - 1',
-              link: '#h3-1'
+              link: '#h3-1',
+              element
             }
           ],
           [2, 3]
@@ -28,9 +36,12 @@ describe('client/theme-default/composables/outline', () => {
             {
               level: 3,
               title: 'h3 - 1',
-              link: '#h3-1'
+              link: '#h3-1',
+              children: [],
+              element
             }
-          ]
+          ],
+          element
         }
       ])
     })
@@ -42,12 +53,14 @@ describe('client/theme-default/composables/outline', () => {
             {
               level: 2,
               title: 'h2 - 1',
-              link: '#h2-1'
+              link: '#h2-1',
+              element
             },
             {
               level: 3,
               title: 'h3 - 1',
-              link: '#h3-1'
+              link: '#h3-1',
+              element
             }
           ],
           2
@@ -56,7 +69,9 @@ describe('client/theme-default/composables/outline', () => {
         {
           level: 2,
           title: 'h2 - 1',
-          link: '#h2-1'
+          link: '#h2-1',
+          children: [],
+          element
         }
       ])
     })
@@ -68,42 +83,50 @@ describe('client/theme-default/composables/outline', () => {
             {
               level: 2,
               title: 'h2 - 1',
-              link: '#h2-1'
+              link: '#h2-1',
+              element
             },
             {
               level: 3,
               title: 'h3 - 1',
-              link: '#h3-1'
+              link: '#h3-1',
+              element
             },
             {
               level: 4,
               title: 'h4 - 1',
-              link: '#h4-1'
+              link: '#h4-1',
+              element
             },
             {
               level: 3,
               title: 'h3 - 2',
-              link: '#h3-2'
+              link: '#h3-2',
+              element
             },
             {
               level: 4,
               title: 'h4 - 2',
-              link: '#h4-2'
+              link: '#h4-2',
+              element
             },
             {
               level: 2,
               title: 'h2 - 2',
-              link: '#h2-2'
+              link: '#h2-2',
+              element
             },
             {
               level: 3,
               title: 'h3 - 3',
-              link: '#h3-3'
+              link: '#h3-3',
+              element
             },
             {
               level: 4,
               title: 'h4 - 3',
-              link: '#h4-3'
+              link: '#h4-3',
+              element
             }
           ],
           'deep'
@@ -122,9 +145,12 @@ describe('client/theme-default/composables/outline', () => {
                 {
                   level: 4,
                   title: 'h4 - 1',
-                  link: '#h4-1'
+                  link: '#h4-1',
+                  children: [],
+                  element
                 }
-              ]
+              ],
+              element
             },
             {
               level: 3,
@@ -134,11 +160,15 @@ describe('client/theme-default/composables/outline', () => {
                 {
                   level: 4,
                   title: 'h4 - 2',
-                  link: '#h4-2'
+                  link: '#h4-2',
+                  children: [],
+                  element
                 }
-              ]
+              ],
+              element
             }
-          ]
+          ],
+          element
         },
         {
           level: 2,
@@ -153,11 +183,15 @@ describe('client/theme-default/composables/outline', () => {
                 {
                   level: 4,
                   title: 'h4 - 3',
-                  link: '#h4-3'
+                  link: '#h4-3',
+                  children: [],
+                  element
                 }
-              ]
+              ],
+              element
             }
-          ]
+          ],
+          element
         }
       ])
     })
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/composables/outline.ts b/src/client/theme-default/composables/outline.ts
index ff9eca27..a3f561d0 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/composables/outline.ts
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/composables/outline.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export type MenuItem = Omit<Header, 'slug' | 'children'> & {
   children?: MenuItem[]
 }
 
-export function resolveTitle(theme: DefaultTheme.Config) {
+export function resolveTitle(theme: DefaultTheme.Config): string {
   return (
     (typeof theme.outline === 'object' &&
       !Array.isArray(theme.outline) &&
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function resolveTitle(theme: DefaultTheme.Config) {
   )
 }
 
-export function getHeaders(range: DefaultTheme.Config['outline']) {
+export function getHeaders(range: DefaultTheme.Config['outline']): MenuItem[] {
   const headers = [
     ...document.querySelectorAll('.VPDoc :where(h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)')
   ]
@@ -80,38 +80,13 @@ export function resolveHeaders(
         ? [2, 6]
         : levelsRange
 
-  headers = headers.filter((h) => h.level >= high && h.level <= low)
-  // clear previous caches
-  resolvedHeaders.length = 0
-  // update global header list for active link rendering
-  for (const { element, link } of headers) {
-    resolvedHeaders.push({ element, link })
-  }
-
-  const ret: MenuItem[] = []
-  outer: for (let i = 0; i < headers.length; i++) {
-    const cur = headers[i]
-    if (i === 0) {
-      ret.push(cur)
-    } else {
-      for (let j = i - 1; j >= 0; j--) {
-        const prev = headers[j]
-        if (prev.level < cur.level) {
-          ;(prev.children || (prev.children = [])).push(cur)
-          continue outer
-        }
-      }
-      ret.push(cur)
-    }
-  }
-
-  return ret
+  return buildTree(headers, high, low)
 }
 
 export function useActiveAnchor(
   container: Ref<HTMLElement>,
   marker: Ref<HTMLElement>
-) {
+): void {
   const { isAsideEnabled } = useAside()
 
   const onScroll = throttleAndDebounce(setActiveLink, 100)
@@ -221,3 +196,38 @@ function getAbsoluteTop(element: HTMLElement): number {
   }
   return offsetTop
 }
+
+function buildTree(data: MenuItem[], min: number, max: number): MenuItem[] {
+  resolvedHeaders.length = 0
+
+  const result: MenuItem[] = []
+  const stack: (MenuItem | { level: number; shouldIgnore: true })[] = []
+
+  data.forEach((item) => {
+    const node = { ...item, children: [] }
+    let parent = stack[stack.length - 1]
+
+    while (parent && parent.level >= node.level) {
+      stack.pop()
+      parent = stack[stack.length - 1]
+    }
+
+    if (
+      node.element.classList.contains('ignore-header') ||
+      (parent && 'shouldIgnore' in parent)
+    ) {
+      stack.push({ level: node.level, shouldIgnore: true })
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (node.level > max || node.level < min) return
+    resolvedHeaders.push({ element: node.element, link: node.link })
+
+    if (parent) parent.children!.push(node)
+    else result.push(node)
+
+    stack.push(node)
+  })
+
+  return result
+}