diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/XRefs.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/XRefs.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/XRefs.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/XRefs.cpp
@@ -1132,15 +1132,9 @@
 
 using RecursionProtectionSet = llvm::SmallSet<const CXXRecordDecl *, 4>;
 
-static Optional<TypeHierarchyItem>
-getTypeAncestors(const CXXRecordDecl &CXXRD, ASTContext &ASTCtx,
-                 RecursionProtectionSet &RPSet) {
-  Optional<TypeHierarchyItem> Result = declToTypeHierarchyItem(ASTCtx, CXXRD);
-  if (!Result)
-    return Result;
-
-  Result->parents.emplace();
-
+static void fillSuperTypes(const CXXRecordDecl &CXXRD, ASTContext &ASTCtx,
+                           std::vector<TypeHierarchyItem> &SuperTypes,
+                           RecursionProtectionSet &RPSet) {
   // typeParents() will replace dependent template specializations
   // with their class template, so to avoid infinite recursion for
   // certain types of hierarchies, keep the templates encountered
@@ -1149,22 +1143,22 @@
   auto *Pattern = CXXRD.getDescribedTemplate() ? &CXXRD : nullptr;
   if (Pattern) {
     if (!RPSet.insert(Pattern).second) {
-      return Result;
+      return;
     }
   }
 
   for (const CXXRecordDecl *ParentDecl : typeParents(&CXXRD)) {
     if (Optional<TypeHierarchyItem> ParentSym =
-            getTypeAncestors(*ParentDecl, ASTCtx, RPSet)) {
-      Result->parents->emplace_back(std::move(*ParentSym));
+            declToTypeHierarchyItem(ASTCtx, *ParentDecl)) {
+      ParentSym->parents.emplace();
+      fillSuperTypes(*ParentDecl, ASTCtx, *ParentSym->parents, RPSet);
+      SuperTypes.emplace_back(std::move(*ParentSym));
     }
   }
 
   if (Pattern) {
     RPSet.erase(Pattern);
   }
-
-  return Result;
 }
 
 const CXXRecordDecl *findRecordTypeAt(ParsedAST &AST, Position Pos) {
@@ -1231,12 +1225,19 @@
   if (!CXXRD)
     return llvm::None;
 
-  RecursionProtectionSet RPSet;
   Optional<TypeHierarchyItem> Result =
-      getTypeAncestors(*CXXRD, AST.getASTContext(), RPSet);
+      declToTypeHierarchyItem(AST.getASTContext(), *CXXRD);
   if (!Result)
     return Result;
 
+  if (Direction == TypeHierarchyDirection::Parents ||
+      Direction == TypeHierarchyDirection::Both) {
+    Result->parents.emplace();
+
+    RecursionProtectionSet RPSet;
+    fillSuperTypes(*CXXRD, AST.getASTContext(), *Result->parents, RPSet);
+  }
+
   if ((Direction == TypeHierarchyDirection::Children ||
        Direction == TypeHierarchyDirection::Both) &&
       ResolveLevels > 0) {
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/TypeHierarchyTests.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/TypeHierarchyTests.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/TypeHierarchyTests.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/TypeHierarchyTests.cpp
@@ -630,7 +630,8 @@
   ASSERT_TRUE(bool(Result));
   EXPECT_THAT(
       *Result,
-      AllOf(WithName("Parent"), WithKind(SymbolKind::Struct), Parents(),
+      AllOf(WithName("Parent"), WithKind(SymbolKind::Struct),
+            ParentsNotResolved(),
             Children(AllOf(WithName("Child1"), WithKind(SymbolKind::Struct),
                            ParentsNotResolved(), ChildrenNotResolved()))));