diff --git a/src/runtime/utils/index.ts b/src/runtime/utils/index.ts
index f6d573990..9b28d2819 100644
--- a/src/runtime/utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/utils/index.ts
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ export function findPageBreadcrumb(navigation?: ContentNavigationItem[], path?:
   }, [])
 }
 
-type FindPageChildrenOptions = { indexAsChild?: boolean }
+type FindPageOptions = { indexAsChild?: boolean }
 
-export function findPageChildren(navigation?: ContentNavigationItem[], path?: string | undefined | null, options?: FindPageChildrenOptions): ContentNavigationItem[] {
+export function findPageChildren(navigation?: ContentNavigationItem[], path?: string | undefined | null, options?: FindPageOptions): ContentNavigationItem[] {
   if (!navigation?.length || !path) {
     return []
   }
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export function findPageChildren(navigation?: ContentNavigationItem[], path?: st
   }, [])
 }
 
-export function findPageSiblings(navigation?: ContentNavigationItem[], path?: string | undefined | null, options?: FindPageChildrenOptions): ContentNavigationItem[] {
+export function findPageSiblings(navigation?: ContentNavigationItem[], path?: string | undefined | null, options?: FindPageOptions): ContentNavigationItem[] {
   if (!navigation?.length || !path) {
     return []
   }
@@ -50,3 +50,39 @@ export function findPageSiblings(navigation?: ContentNavigationItem[], path?: st
 
   return findPageChildren(navigation, parentPath, options).filter(c => c.path !== path)
 }
+
+export function findPageHeadline(navigation?: ContentNavigationItem[], path?: string | undefined | null, options?: FindPageOptions): string | undefined {
+  if (!navigation?.length || !path) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  for (const link of navigation) {
+    if (options?.indexAsChild) {
+      if (link.children) {
+        const headline = findPageHeadline(link.children, path, options)
+        if (headline) {
+          return headline
+        }
+        for (const child of link.children) {
+          if (child.path === path) {
+            return link.title
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    else {
+      if (link.children) {
+        for (const child of link.children) {
+          const isIndex = child.stem?.endsWith('/index')
+          if (child.path === path && !isIndex) {
+            return link.title
+          }
+        }
+        const headline = findPageHeadline(link.children, path, options)
+        if (headline) {
+          return headline
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/utils.test.ts b/test/unit/utils.test.ts
index dd630f2ec..d9b90b322 100644
--- a/test/unit/utils.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/utils.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
-import { findPageBreadcrumb, findPageChildren, findPageSiblings } from '@nuxt/content/utils'
+import { findPageBreadcrumb, findPageChildren, findPageSiblings, findPageHeadline } from '@nuxt/content/utils'
 
 describe('utils', () => {
   const navigation = [
@@ -32,6 +32,48 @@ describe('utils', () => {
     },
   ]
 
+  const navigation2 = [
+    {
+      title: 'Guide Dir',
+      path: '/guide',
+      stem: 'guide',
+      children: [
+        {
+          title: 'Guide Index',
+          path: '/guide',
+          stem: 'guide/index',
+        },
+        {
+          title: 'Getting Started Dir',
+          path: '/guide/getting-started',
+          stem: 'guide/getting-started',
+          children: [
+            {
+              title: 'Getting Started Index',
+              path: '/guide/getting-started',
+              stem: 'guide/getting-started/index',
+            },
+            {
+              title: 'Getting Started 1',
+              path: '/guide/getting-started/1',
+              stem: 'guide/getting-started/1',
+            },
+            {
+              title: 'Getting Started 2',
+              path: '/guide/getting-started/2',
+              stem: 'guide/getting-started/2',
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          title: 'Introduction',
+          path: '/guide/introduction',
+          stem: 'guide/introduction',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  ]
+
   function removeChildren(array) {
     return array.map((obj) => {
       const { children, ...rest } = obj
@@ -116,9 +158,9 @@ describe('utils', () => {
   })
 
   it('findPageChildren', async () => {
-    const breadcrumb = removeChildren(findPageChildren(navigation, '/guide'))
+    const pages = removeChildren(findPageChildren(navigation, '/guide'))
 
-    expect(breadcrumb).toEqual([
+    expect(pages).toEqual([
       {
         title: 'Getting Started',
         path: '/guide/getting-started',
@@ -133,9 +175,9 @@ describe('utils', () => {
   })
 
   it('findPageChildren with indexAsChild option', async () => {
-    const breadcrumb = removeChildren(findPageChildren(navigation, '/guide', { indexAsChild: true }))
+    const pages = removeChildren(findPageChildren(navigation, '/guide', { indexAsChild: true }))
 
-    expect(breadcrumb).toEqual([
+    expect(pages).toEqual([
       {
         title: 'Guide Index',
         path: '/guide',
@@ -155,9 +197,9 @@ describe('utils', () => {
   })
 
   it('findPageSiblings', async () => {
-    const breadcrumb = removeChildren(findPageSiblings(navigation, '/guide/getting-started'))
+    const pages = removeChildren(findPageSiblings(navigation, '/guide/getting-started'))
 
-    expect(breadcrumb).toEqual([
+    expect(pages).toEqual([
       {
         title: 'Introduction',
         path: '/guide/introduction',
@@ -167,9 +209,9 @@ describe('utils', () => {
   })
 
   it('findPageSiblings with indexAsChild option', async () => {
-    const breadcrumb = removeChildren(findPageSiblings(navigation, '/guide/getting-started', { indexAsChild: true }))
+    const pages = removeChildren(findPageSiblings(navigation, '/guide/getting-started', { indexAsChild: true }))
 
-    expect(breadcrumb).toEqual([
+    expect(pages).toEqual([
       {
         title: 'Guide Index',
         path: '/guide',
@@ -182,4 +224,30 @@ describe('utils', () => {
       },
     ])
   })
+
+  it('findPageHeadline', async () => {
+    const headline = findPageHeadline(navigation2, '/guide/getting-started')
+
+    expect(headline).toEqual('Guide Dir')
+  })
+
+  it('findPageHeadline for index with indexAsChild', async () => {
+    const headline = findPageHeadline(navigation2, '/guide', { indexAsChild: true })
+
+    expect(headline).toEqual('Guide Dir')
+
+    const headline2 = findPageHeadline(navigation2, '/guide/getting-started', { indexAsChild: true })
+
+    expect(headline2).toEqual('Getting Started Dir')
+  })
+
+  it('findPageHeadline for index without indexAsChild', async () => {
+    const headline = findPageHeadline(navigation2, '/guide')
+
+    expect(headline).toEqual(undefined)
+
+    const headline2 = findPageHeadline(navigation2, '/guide/getting-started')
+
+    expect(headline2).toEqual('Guide Dir')
+  })
 })