diff --git a/src/core/location.cpp b/src/core/location.cpp
index 5542b34f..b85e1918 100644
--- a/src/core/location.cpp
+++ b/src/core/location.cpp
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ json LocationSection::save() const
         {"cleared", _itemCleared}
     };
 }
+
 bool LocationSection::load(json& j)
 {
     if (j.type() == json::value_t::object) {
@@ -471,6 +472,13 @@ bool LocationSection::load(json& j)
     return false;
 }
 
+bool LocationSection::operator<(const LocationSection& rhs) const
+{
+    if (this->getParentID() == rhs.getParentID())
+        return this->getName() < rhs.getName();
+    return this->getParentID() < rhs.getParentID();
+}
+
 
 #ifndef NDEBUG
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/src/core/location.h b/src/core/location.h
index b1dabd35..0f0ba7f5 100644
--- a/src/core/location.h
+++ b/src/core/location.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ class LocationSection final : public LuaInterface<LocationSection> {
     virtual nlohmann::json save() const;
     virtual bool load(nlohmann::json& j);
 
+    bool operator<(const LocationSection& rhs) const;
+
 protected: // lua interface
     static constexpr const char Lua_Name[] = "LocationSection";
     static const LuaInterface::MethodMap Lua_Methods;
diff --git a/src/core/tracker.cpp b/src/core/tracker.cpp
index 307d4176..e1ce24f9 100644
--- a/src/core/tracker.cpp
+++ b/src/core/tracker.cpp
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ bool Tracker::AddLocations(const std::string& file) {
     
     _reachableCache.clear();
     _providerCountCache.clear();
+    _sectionRefs.clear();
     for (auto& loc : Location::FromJSON(j, _locations)) {
         // find duplicate, warn and merge
 #ifdef MERGE_DUPLICATE_LOCATIONS // this should be default in the future
@@ -329,10 +330,12 @@ bool Tracker::AddLocations(const std::string& file) {
 #endif
         _locations.push_back(std::move(loc)); // TODO: move constructor
         for (auto& sec : _locations.back().getSections()) {
+            if (!sec.getRef().empty())
+                _sectionNameRefs[sec.getRef()].push_back(_locations.back().getID() + "/" + sec.getName());
             sec.onChange += {this,[this,&sec](void*){ onLocationSectionChanged.emit(this, sec); }};
         }
     }
-    
+
     onLayoutChanged.emit(this, ""); // TODO: differentiate between structure and content
     return false;
 }
@@ -570,7 +573,7 @@ Location& Tracker::getLocation(const std::string& id, bool partialMatch)
     return blankLocation;
 }
 
-LocationSection& Tracker::getLocationSection(const std::string& id)
+std::pair<Location&, LocationSection&> Tracker::getLocationAndSection(const std::string& id)
 {
     const char *start = id.c_str();
     const char *t = strrchr(start, '/');
@@ -581,11 +584,47 @@ LocationSection& Tracker::getLocationSection(const std::string& id)
         auto& loc = getLocation(locid, true);
         for (auto& sec: loc.getSections()) {
             if (sec.getName() != secname) continue;
-            return sec;
+            return {loc, sec};
         }
+    }
+    return {blankLocation, blankLocationSection};
+}
 
+LocationSection& Tracker::getLocationSection(const std::string& id)
+{
+    return getLocationAndSection(id).second;
+}
+
+const std::vector<std::pair<std::reference_wrapper<const Location>, std::reference_wrapper<const LocationSection>>>&
+Tracker::getReferencingSections(const LocationSection& sec)
+{
+    static std::vector<std::pair<std::reference_wrapper<const Location>, std::reference_wrapper<const LocationSection>>>
+    blank = {};
+
+    if (_sectionRefs.empty() && !_sectionNameRefs.empty())
+        rebuildSectionRefs();
+
+    auto it = _sectionRefs.find(sec);
+    if (it != _sectionRefs.end()) {
+        return it->second;
+    }
+    return blank;
+}
+
+void Tracker::rebuildSectionRefs()
+{
+    _sectionRefs.clear();
+    for (const auto& pair: _sectionNameRefs) {
+        const auto& target = getLocationSection(pair.first);
+        if (target.getName().empty())
+            continue;
+        for (const auto& sourceName: pair.second) {
+            const auto& source = getLocationAndSection(sourceName);
+            if (source.second.getRef().empty())
+                continue;
+            _sectionRefs[target].push_back(source);
+        }
     }
-    return blankLocationSection;
 }
 
 const Pack* Tracker::getPack() const
diff --git a/src/core/tracker.h b/src/core/tracker.h
index f3ecde3c..7b825342 100644
--- a/src/core/tracker.h
+++ b/src/core/tracker.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "signal.h"
 #include <string>
 #include <list>
+#include <functional>
 #include <cstddef> // nullptr_t
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 
@@ -81,7 +82,10 @@ class Tracker final : public LuaInterface<Tracker> {
     std::list<std::string> getMapNames() const;
     std::list< std::pair<std::string, Location::MapLocation> > getMapLocations(const std::string& mapname) const;
     Location& getLocation(const std::string& name, bool partialMatch=false);
+    std::pair<Location&, LocationSection&> getLocationAndSection(const std::string& id);
     LocationSection& getLocationSection(const std::string& id);
+    const std::vector<std::pair<std::reference_wrapper<const Location>, std::reference_wrapper<const LocationSection>>>&
+    getReferencingSections(const LocationSection& sec);
 
     nlohmann::json saveState() const;
     bool loadState(nlohmann::json& state);
@@ -114,6 +118,12 @@ class Tracker final : public LuaInterface<Tracker> {
     std::list<std::string> _bulkItemUpdates;
     bool _bulkUpdate = false;
 
+    std::map<std::string, std::vector<std::string>> _sectionNameRefs;
+    std::map<std::reference_wrapper<const LocationSection>,
+             std::vector<std::pair<std::reference_wrapper<const Location>,
+                                   std::reference_wrapper<const LocationSection>>>,
+             std::less<const LocationSection&>> _sectionRefs;
+
     std::list<std::string>* _parents = nullptr;
 
     static int _execLimit;
@@ -124,6 +134,7 @@ class Tracker final : public LuaInterface<Tracker> {
     bool isVisible(const Location& location, std::list<std::string>& parents);
     AccessibilityLevel isReachable(const std::list< std::list<std::string> >& rules, bool visibilityRules, std::list<std::string>& parents);
 
+    void rebuildSectionRefs();
 
 protected: // Lua interface implementation
     static constexpr const char Lua_Name[] = "Tracker";
diff --git a/src/ui/trackerview.cpp b/src/ui/trackerview.cpp
index fa43b87f..8b4b5a73 100644
--- a/src/ui/trackerview.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/trackerview.cpp
@@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ TrackerView::TrackerView(int x, int y, int w, int h, Tracker* tracker, const std
     }};
     _tracker->onLocationSectionChanged += {this, [this](void *s, const LocationSection& sec) {
         updateLocation(sec.getParentID());
+        for (const auto& pair: _tracker->getReferencingSections(sec))
+            updateLocation(pair.first.get().getID());
+        updateMapTooltip(); // TODO: move this into updateLocation and detect if the location is hovered
     }};
     updateLayout(layoutRoot);
     updateState("");
@@ -360,12 +363,12 @@ void TrackerView::updateLayout(const std::string& layout)
 
 void TrackerView::updateLocations()
 {
-    updateLocation("");
+    updateLocation("", true);
+    updateMapTooltip(); // TODO: move this into updateLocation and detect if the location is hovered
 }
 
-void TrackerView::updateLocation(const std::string& location)
+void TrackerView::updateLocation(const std::string& location, bool all)
 {
-    bool all = location.empty();
     for (auto& mappair: _maps) {
         for (auto& w: mappair.second) {
             for (const auto& pair : _tracker->getMapLocations(mappair.first)) {
@@ -381,7 +384,10 @@ void TrackerView::updateLocation(const std::string& location)
             }
         }
     }
+}
 
+void TrackerView::updateMapTooltip()
+{
     if (_mapTooltip && _mapTooltipOwner) {
         _mapTooltip->update(_tracker, [this](Item* w, const BaseItem& item) { updateItem(w, item); });
         // update size if visibility of an item changed
diff --git a/src/ui/trackerview.h b/src/ui/trackerview.h
index c47253c0..908d9fb3 100644
--- a/src/ui/trackerview.h
+++ b/src/ui/trackerview.h
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ class TrackerView : public SimpleContainer {
     void updateDisplay(const std::string& check);
     void updateState(const std::string& check);
     void updateLocations();
-    void updateLocation(const std::string& location);
+    void updateLocation(const std::string& location, bool all=false);
+    void updateMapTooltip();
     void updateItem(Item* w, const BaseItem& item);
 
     size_t addLayoutNodes(Container* container, const std::list<LayoutNode>& nodes, size_t depth=0);