diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0fc90d2..0f5708b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # [unreleased](https://github.com/tingerrr/hydra/releases/tags/)
 ## Added
+- `use-last` parameter on `hydra` for a more LaTeX style heading look up, thanks @freundTech!
+  - `hydra` now has a new `use-last` parameter
+  - `context` now has a new `use-last` field
+  - **BREAKING CHANGE** `candidates` now has a new `last` field containiing a suitable match for the last primary candidate on this page
 
 ## Removed
 
diff --git a/doc/chapters/3-reference.typ b/doc/chapters/3-reference.typ
index 4201e04..08276ee 100644
--- a/doc/chapters/3-reference.typ
+++ b/doc/chapters/3-reference.typ
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Defines the candidates that have been found in a specific context.
 
 ```typc
 (
-  primary: (prev: content | none, next: content | none),
+  primary: (prev: content | none, next: content | none, last: content | none),
   ancestor: (prev: content | none, next: content | none),
 )
 ```
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ displaying.
   next-filter: (context, candidates) => bool,
   display: (context, content) => content,
   skip-starting: bool,
+  use-last: bool,
   book: bool,
   anchor: label | none,
   anchor-loc: location,
diff --git a/doc/manual.pdf b/doc/manual.pdf
index 0d8ee98..b0c205b 100644
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diff --git a/src/core.typ b/src/core.typ
index 7c3b2f4..f2e5816 100644
--- a/src/core.typ
+++ b/src/core.typ
@@ -84,43 +84,48 @@
 #let get-candidates(ctx, scope-prev: true, scope-next: true) = {
   let look-prev = selector(ctx.primary.target).before(ctx.anchor-loc)
   let look-next = selector(ctx.primary.target).after(ctx.anchor-loc)
+  let look-last = look-next
 
   let prev-ancestor = none
   let next-ancestor = none
 
   if ctx.ancestors != none {
-    let prev = query(selector(ctx.ancestors.target).before(ctx.anchor-loc))
-    let next = query(selector(ctx.ancestors.target).after(ctx.anchor-loc))
+    let prev-ancestors = query(selector(ctx.ancestors.target).before(ctx.anchor-loc))
+    let next-ancestors = query(selector(ctx.ancestors.target).after(ctx.anchor-loc))
 
     if ctx.ancestors.filter != none {
-      prev = prev.filter(x => (ctx.ancestors.filter)(ctx, x))
-      next = next.filter(x => (ctx.ancestors.filter)(ctx, x))
+      prev-ancestors = prev-ancestors.filter(x => (ctx.ancestors.filter)(ctx, x))
+      next-ancestors = next-ancestors.filter(x => (ctx.ancestors.filter)(ctx, x))
     }
 
-    if scope-prev and prev != () {
-      prev-ancestor = prev.last()
+    if scope-prev and prev-ancestors != () {
+      prev-ancestor = prev-ancestors.last()
       look-prev = look-prev.after(prev-ancestor.location())
     }
 
-    if scope-next and next != () {
-      next-ancestor = next.first()
+    if scope-next and next-ancestors != () {
+      next-ancestor = next-ancestors.first()
       look-next = look-next.before(next-ancestor.location())
     }
   }
 
-  let prev = query(look-prev)
-  let next = query(look-next)
+  let prev-targets = query(look-prev)
+  let next-targets = query(look-next)
+  let last-targets = query(look-last)
 
   if ctx.primary.filter != none {
-    prev = prev.filter(x => (ctx.primary.filter)(ctx, x))
-    next = next.filter(x => (ctx.primary.filter)(ctx, x))
+    prev-targets = prev-targets.filter(x => (ctx.primary.filter)(ctx, x))
+    next-targets = next-targets.filter(x => (ctx.primary.filter)(ctx, x))
+    last-targets = last-targets.filter(x => (ctx.primary.filter)(ctx, x))
   }
+  last-targets = last-targets.filter(x => x.location().page() == ctx.anchor-loc.page())
 
-  let prev = if prev != () { prev.last() }
-  let next = if next != () { next.first() }
+  let prev = if prev-targets != () { prev-targets.last() }
+  let next = if next-targets != () { next-targets.first() }
+  let last = if last-targets != () { last-targets.last() }
 
   (
-    primary: (prev: prev, next: next),
+    primary: (prev: prev, next: next, last: last),
     ancestor: (prev: prev-ancestor, next: next-ancestor),
   )
 }
@@ -231,11 +236,18 @@
   let candidates = get-candidates(ctx)
   let prev-eligible = candidates.primary.prev != none and (ctx.prev-filter)(ctx, candidates)
   let next-eligible = candidates.primary.next != none and (ctx.next-filter)(ctx, candidates)
+  let last-eligible = candidates.primary.last != none and (ctx.next-filter)(ctx, candidates)
   let active-redundant = is-active-redundant(ctx, candidates)
 
-  if prev-eligible and not active-redundant {
+  if active-redundant and ctx.skip-starting {
+    return
+  }
+
+  if ctx.use-last and last-eligible {
+    (ctx.display)(ctx, candidates.primary.last)
+  } else if prev-eligible and not active-redundant {
     (ctx.display)(ctx, candidates.primary.prev)
-  } else if next-eligible and not ctx.skip-starting {
+  } else if next-eligible {
     (ctx.display)(ctx, candidates.primary.next)
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.typ b/src/lib.typ
index 52ead0b..c1b0f68 100644
--- a/src/lib.typ
+++ b/src/lib.typ
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 ///   display. If this is `auto`, the default implementaion will be used.
 /// - skip-starting (bool): Whether `hydra` should show the current candidate even if it's on top of
 ///   the current page.
+/// - use-last (bool): If hydra should show the name of the first or last candidate on the page.
+//    Defaults to false.
 /// - dir (direction, auto): The reading direction of the document. If this is `auto`, the text
 ///   direction is used. Be cautious about leaving this option on `auto` if you switch text
 ///   direction mid-page and use hydra outside of footers or headers.
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@
   next-filter: auto,
   display: auto,
   skip-starting: true,
+  use-last: false,
   dir: auto,
   binding: auto,
   book: false,
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@
   util.assert.types("next-filter", next-filter, function, auto)
   util.assert.types("display", display, function, auto)
   util.assert.types("skip-starting", skip-starting, bool)
+  util.assert.types("use-last", use-last, bool)
   util.assert.enum("dir", dir, ltr, rtl, auto)
   util.assert.enum("binding", binding, left, right, auto)
   util.assert.types("book", book, bool)
@@ -78,6 +82,7 @@
     next-filter: util.auto-or(next-filter, () => default-filter),
     display: util.auto-or(display, () => core.display),
     skip-starting: skip-starting,
+    use-last: use-last,
     dir: dir,
     binding: binding,
     book: book,
diff --git a/tests/features/use-last/.gitignore b/tests/features/use-last/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ecdc7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/features/use-last/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# added by typst-test
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diff --git a/tests/features/use-last/basic/test.typ b/tests/features/use-last/basic/test.typ
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fda5f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/features/use-last/basic/test.typ
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Synopsis:
+// - Setting use-last to true makes hydra use show the last candidate on a page instead of the first
+
+#import "/src/lib.typ": hydra
+
+#set page(
+  paper: "a7",
+  header: context hydra(use-last: true),
+)
+#set heading(numbering: "1.1")
+#show heading.where(level: 1): it => pagebreak(weak: true) + it
+#set par(justify: true)
+
+= Introduction
+#lorem(200)
+
+= Content
+== First Section
+#lorem(50)
+== Second Section
+#lorem(100)
+== Third section
+#lorem(100)
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diff --git a/tests/features/use-last/multiple-ancestors/test.typ b/tests/features/use-last/multiple-ancestors/test.typ
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e72ed2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/features/use-last/multiple-ancestors/test.typ
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Synopsis:
+// - When there are multiple ancestors on one page hydra should still show the last heading
+
+#import "/src/lib.typ": hydra
+
+#set page(
+  paper: "a7",
+  header: context hydra(2, use-last: true),
+)
+#set heading(numbering: "1.1")
+#set par(justify: true)
+
+
+= Introduction
+== First Section
+#lorem(50)
+== Second Section
+#lorem(100)
+== Third section
+#lorem(50)
+
+= Other
+#lorem(10)
+== test
+#lorem(10)
+= More
+#lorem(5)
+== more tests
+#lorem(10)