diff --git a/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/requestmapping/RequestMappingIndexElement.java b/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/requestmapping/RequestMappingIndexElement.java
index f2ff26c47b..2560b7733a 100644
--- a/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/requestmapping/RequestMappingIndexElement.java
+++ b/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/requestmapping/RequestMappingIndexElement.java
@@ -10,20 +10,28 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.springframework.ide.vscode.boot.java.requestmapping;
 
+import org.eclipse.lsp4j.DocumentSymbol;
+import org.eclipse.lsp4j.Range;
+import org.eclipse.lsp4j.SymbolKind;
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.protocol.spring.AbstractSpringIndexElement;
+import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.protocol.spring.SymbolElement;
 
-public class RequestMappingIndexElement extends AbstractSpringIndexElement {
+public class RequestMappingIndexElement extends AbstractSpringIndexElement implements SymbolElement {
 
 	private final String path;
 	private final String[] httpMethods;
 	private final String[] contentTypes;
 	private final String[] acceptTypes;
+	private final String symbolLabel;
+	private final Range range;
 	
-	public RequestMappingIndexElement(String path, String[] httpMethods, String[] contentTypes, String[] acceptTypes) {
+	public RequestMappingIndexElement(String path, String[] httpMethods, String[] contentTypes, String[] acceptTypes, Range range, String symbolLabel) {
 		this.path = path;
 		this.httpMethods = httpMethods;
 		this.contentTypes = contentTypes;
 		this.acceptTypes = acceptTypes;
+		this.range = range;
+		this.symbolLabel = symbolLabel;
 	}
 	
 	public String getPath() {
@@ -42,4 +50,16 @@ public String[] getAcceptTypes() {
 		return acceptTypes;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public DocumentSymbol getDocumentSymbol() {
+		DocumentSymbol symbol = new DocumentSymbol();
+
+		symbol.setName(symbolLabel);
+		symbol.setKind(SymbolKind.Method);
+		symbol.setRange(range);
+		symbol.setSelectionRange(range);
+		
+		return symbol;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/requestmapping/RequestMappingSymbolProvider.java b/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/requestmapping/RequestMappingSymbolProvider.java
index 3ad207f620..506eca18a1 100644
--- a/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/requestmapping/RequestMappingSymbolProvider.java
+++ b/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/java/requestmapping/RequestMappingSymbolProvider.java
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.boot.java.utils.ASTUtils;
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.boot.java.utils.CachedSymbol;
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.boot.java.utils.SpringIndexerJavaContext;
+import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.protocol.spring.Bean;
+import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.protocol.spring.SpringIndexElement;
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.util.text.TextDocument;
 
 /**
@@ -77,20 +79,39 @@ protected void addSymbolsPass1(Annotation node, ITypeBinding annotationType, Col
 							context.getGeneratedSymbols().add(new CachedSymbol(context.getDocURI(), context.getLastModified(), symbol));
 	
 							// index element for request mapping
-							List<CachedBean> beans = context.getBeans();
-							if (beans.size() > 0 ) {
-								CachedBean cachedBean = beans.get(beans.size() - 1);
-								if (cachedBean.getDocURI().equals(doc.getUri())) {
-									cachedBean.getBean().addChild(new RequestMappingIndexElement(p, methods, contentTypes, acceptTypes));
-								}
+							SpringIndexElement parent = getPotentialParentIndexNode(context);
+							if (parent != null) {
+								parent.addChild(new RequestMappingIndexElement(p, methods, contentTypes, acceptTypes, location.getRange(), symbol.getName()));
+							}
+							else {
+								context.getBeans().add(new CachedBean(doc.getUri(), new RequestMappingIndexElement(p, methods, contentTypes, acceptTypes, location.getRange(), symbol.getName())));
 							}
 						});
+
 			} catch (Exception e) {
 				log.error("problem occured while scanning for request mapping symbols from " + doc.getUri(), e);
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
+	private SpringIndexElement getPotentialParentIndexNode(SpringIndexerJavaContext context) {
+		List<CachedBean> beans = context.getBeans();
+		
+		for (int i = beans.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+			CachedBean cachedBean = beans.get(i);
+			
+			if (!cachedBean.getDocURI().equals(context.getDocURI())) {
+				return null;
+			}
+			
+			if (cachedBean.getBean() instanceof Bean bean) {
+				return bean;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	private String combinePath(String parent, String path) {
 		String separator = !parent.endsWith("/") && !path.startsWith("/") && !path.isEmpty() ? "/" : "";
 		String resultPath = parent + separator + path;