diff --git a/kernel/api/ref.go b/kernel/api/ref.go
index 075a75c5c..24939b7e9 100644
--- a/kernel/api/ref.go
+++ b/kernel/api/ref.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func getBackmentionDoc(c *gin.Context) {
 	defID := arg["defID"].(string)
 	refTreeID := arg["refTreeID"].(string)
 	keyword := arg["keyword"].(string)
-	containChildren := true
+	containChildren := false
 	if val, ok := arg["containChildren"]; ok {
 		containChildren = val.(bool)
 	}
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func getBacklinkDoc(c *gin.Context) {
 	defID := arg["defID"].(string)
 	refTreeID := arg["refTreeID"].(string)
 	keyword := arg["keyword"].(string)
-	containChildren := true
+	containChildren := false
 	if val, ok := arg["containChildren"]; ok {
 		containChildren = val.(bool)
 	}
@@ -109,7 +109,11 @@ func getBacklink2(c *gin.Context) {
 	if nil != mentionSortArg {
 		mentionSort, _ = strconv.Atoi(mentionSortArg.(string))
 	}
-	boxID, backlinks, backmentions, linkRefsCount, mentionsCount := model.GetBacklink2(id, keyword, mentionKeyword, sort, mentionSort)
+	containChildren := false
+	if val, ok := arg["containChildren"]; ok {
+		containChildren = val.(bool)
+	}
+	boxID, backlinks, backmentions, linkRefsCount, mentionsCount := model.GetBacklink2(id, keyword, mentionKeyword, sort, mentionSort, containChildren)
 	ret.Data = map[string]interface{}{
 		"backlinks":     backlinks,
 		"linkRefsCount": linkRefsCount,
@@ -141,7 +145,11 @@ func getBacklink(c *gin.Context) {
 	if nil != arg["beforeLen"] {
 		beforeLen = int(arg["beforeLen"].(float64))
 	}
-	boxID, backlinks, backmentions, linkRefsCount, mentionsCount := model.GetBacklink(id, keyword, mentionKeyword, beforeLen)
+	containChildren := false
+	if val, ok := arg["containChildren"]; ok {
+		containChildren = val.(bool)
+	}
+	boxID, backlinks, backmentions, linkRefsCount, mentionsCount := model.GetBacklink(id, keyword, mentionKeyword, beforeLen, containChildren)
 	ret.Data = map[string]interface{}{
 		"backlinks":     backlinks,
 		"linkRefsCount": linkRefsCount,
diff --git a/kernel/model/backlink.go b/kernel/model/backlink.go
index efe553632..f9bdaf9d2 100644
--- a/kernel/model/backlink.go
+++ b/kernel/model/backlink.go
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func getBacklinkRenderNodes(n *ast.Node) (ret []*ast.Node, expand bool) {
 	return
 }
 
-func GetBacklink2(id, keyword, mentionKeyword string, sortMode, mentionSortMode int) (boxID string, backlinks, backmentions []*Path, linkRefsCount, mentionsCount int) {
+func GetBacklink2(id, keyword, mentionKeyword string, sortMode, mentionSortMode int, containChildren bool) (boxID string, backlinks, backmentions []*Path, linkRefsCount, mentionsCount int) {
 	keyword = strings.TrimSpace(keyword)
 	mentionKeyword = strings.TrimSpace(mentionKeyword)
 	backlinks, backmentions = []*Path{}, []*Path{}
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func GetBacklink2(id, keyword, mentionKeyword string, sortMode, mentionSortMode
 	rootID := sqlBlock.RootID
 	boxID = sqlBlock.Box
 
-	refs := sql.QueryRefsByDefID(id, false)
+	refs := sql.QueryRefsByDefID(id, containChildren)
 	refs = removeDuplicatedRefs(refs)
 
 	linkRefs, linkRefsCount, excludeBacklinkIDs := buildLinkRefs(rootID, refs, keyword)
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ func GetBacklink2(id, keyword, mentionKeyword string, sortMode, mentionSortMode
 	return
 }
 
-func GetBacklink(id, keyword, mentionKeyword string, beforeLen int) (boxID string, linkPaths, mentionPaths []*Path, linkRefsCount, mentionsCount int) {
+func GetBacklink(id, keyword, mentionKeyword string, beforeLen int, containChildren bool) (boxID string, linkPaths, mentionPaths []*Path, linkRefsCount, mentionsCount int) {
 	linkPaths = []*Path{}
 	mentionPaths = []*Path{}
 
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ func GetBacklink(id, keyword, mentionKeyword string, beforeLen int) (boxID strin
 	boxID = sqlBlock.Box
 
 	var links []*Block
-	refs := sql.QueryRefsByDefID(id, false)
+	refs := sql.QueryRefsByDefID(id, containChildren)
 	refs = removeDuplicatedRefs(refs)
 
 	// 为了减少查询，组装好 IDs 后一次查出