diff --git a/crates/squawk_ide/src/ast_nav.rs b/crates/squawk_ide/src/ast_nav.rs
index 37511728..7b47bebc 100644
--- a/crates/squawk_ide/src/ast_nav.rs
+++ b/crates/squawk_ide/src/ast_nav.rs
@@ -13,23 +13,31 @@ pub(crate) fn find_cte_with_table(
     name_ref: &ast::NameRef,
     cte_name: &Name,
 ) -> Option<ast::WithTable> {
-    let with_clause = name_ref
+    let ref_start = name_ref.syntax().text_range().start();
+
+    for with_clause in name_ref
         .syntax()
         .ancestors()
-        .find_map(|query| ast::WithQuery::cast(query)?.with_clause())?;
+        .filter_map(|query| ast::WithQuery::cast(query)?.with_clause())
+    {
+        let is_recursive = with_clause.recursive_token().is_some();
+        if let Some(with_table) = with_clause
+            .with_tables()
+            // Without RECURSIVE, only CTEs before the reference are visible.
+            .filter(|with_table| {
+                is_recursive || with_table.syntax().text_range().end() <= ref_start
+            })
+            .find(|with_table| {
+                with_table
+                    .name()
+                    .is_some_and(|name| Name::from_node(&name) == *cte_name)
+            })
+        {
+            return Some(with_table);
+        }
+    }
 
-    let ref_start = name_ref.syntax().text_range().start();
-    let is_recursive = with_clause.recursive_token().is_some();
-
-    with_clause
-        .with_tables()
-        // Without RECURSIVE, only CTEs before the reference are visible.
-        .filter(|with_table| is_recursive || with_table.syntax().text_range().end() <= ref_start)
-        .find(|with_table| {
-            with_table
-                .name()
-                .is_some_and(|name| Name::from_node(&name) == *cte_name)
-        })
+    None
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn iter_values_columns(values: &ast::Values) -> impl Iterator<Item = (Name, ast::Expr)> {
diff --git a/crates/squawk_ide/src/goto_definition.rs b/crates/squawk_ide/src/goto_definition.rs
index 7a9cd3e6..40d3ba9f 100644
--- a/crates/squawk_ide/src/goto_definition.rs
+++ b/crates/squawk_ide/src/goto_definition.rs
@@ -800,6 +800,117 @@ select c$0 from a;
         ");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn goto_outer_cte_visible_inside_inner_with() {
+        assert_snapshot!(goto("
+with outer_cte as (select 1 c)
+select * from (
+  with inner_cte as (select 2 d)
+  select c$0 from outer_cte
+) s;
+"), @"
+          ╭▸ 
+        2 │ with outer_cte as (select 1 c)
+          │                             ─ 2. destination
+          ‡
+        5 │   select c from outer_cte
+          ╰╴         ─ 1. source
+        ");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn goto_inner_cte_forward_ref_falls_back_to_outer_cte() {
+        assert_snapshot!(goto("
+with t as (select 1 c)
+select * from (
+  with
+    x as (select c$0 from t),
+    t as (select 2 c)
+  select c from x
+) s;
+"), @"
+          ╭▸ 
+        2 │ with t as (select 1 c)
+          │                     ─ 2. destination
+          ‡
+        5 │     x as (select c from t),
+          ╰╴                 ─ 1. source
+        ");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn goto_recursive_inner_cte_forward_ref_shadows_outer_cte() {
+        assert_snapshot!(goto("
+with t as (select 1 c)
+select * from (
+  with recursive
+    x as (select c$0 from t),
+    t as (select 2 c)
+  select c from x
+) s;
+"), @"
+          ╭▸ 
+        5 │     x as (select c from t),
+          │                  ─ 1. source
+        6 │     t as (select 2 c)
+          ╰╴                   ─ 2. destination
+        ");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn goto_cte_forward_ref_ignored_for_qualified_star() {
+        assert_snapshot!(goto("
+create table b(c int);
+with
+  a as (select b.* from b),
+  b as (select 1 c)
+select c$0 from a;
+"), @"
+          ╭▸ 
+        2 │ create table b(c int);
+          │                ─ 2. destination
+          ‡
+        6 │ select c from a;
+          ╰╴       ─ 1. source
+        ");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn goto_cte_forward_ref_ignored_for_star_column_count() {
+        assert_snapshot!(goto("
+create table b(x int, yy int);
+with
+  a(x, yy) as (select *, 2 y, 3 z from b),
+  b as (select 1 only_col)
+select y$0 from a;
+"), @"
+          ╭▸ 
+        4 │   a(x, yy) as (select *, 2 y, 3 z from b),
+          │                            ─ 2. destination
+        5 │   b as (select 1 only_col)
+        6 │ select y from a;
+          ╰╴       ─ 1. source
+        ");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn goto_cte_forward_ref_ignored_inside_subquery_table() {
+        assert_snapshot!(goto("
+create table b(c int);
+with
+  a as (select * from (table b) q),
+  b as (select 1 c)
+select c$0 from a;
+"), @"
+          ╭▸ 
+        2 │ create table b(c int);
+          │                ─ 2. destination
+          ‡
+        6 │ select c from a;
+          ╰╴       ─ 1. source
+        ");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn goto_drop_sequence() {
         assert_snapshot!(goto("