diff --git a/packages/foam-vscode/src/core/markdown-provider.test.ts b/packages/foam-vscode/src/core/markdown-provider.test.ts
index d6a75716..52007f66 100644
--- a/packages/foam-vscode/src/core/markdown-provider.test.ts
+++ b/packages/foam-vscode/src/core/markdown-provider.test.ts
@@ -199,6 +199,17 @@ this note has a title
     expect(note.title).toBe('Page A');
   });
 
+  it('should support wikilinks and urls in title', () => {
+    const note = createNoteFromMarkdown(
+      '/page-a.md',
+      `
+# Page A with [[wikilink]] and a [url](https://google.com)
+this note has a title
+    `
+    );
+    expect(note.title).toBe('Page A with wikilink and a url');
+  });
+
   it('should default to file name if heading does not exist', () => {
     const note = createNoteFromMarkdown(
       '/page-d.md',
@@ -487,6 +498,24 @@ This is the content of section 2.
     expect(note.sections[2].label).toEqual('Section 2');
     expect(note.sections[2].range).toEqual(Range.create(9, 0, 13, 0));
   });
+
+  it('should support wikilinks and links in the section label', () => {
+    const note = createNoteFromMarkdown(
+      '/dir1/section-with-links.md',
+      `
+# Section with [[wikilink]]
+
+This is the content of section with wikilink
+
+## Section with [url](https://google.com)
+
+This is the content of section with url
+      `
+    );
+    expect(note.sections).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(note.sections[0].label).toEqual('Section with wikilink');
+    expect(note.sections[1].label).toEqual('Section with url');
+  });
 });
 
 describe('parser plugins', () => {
diff --git a/packages/foam-vscode/src/core/markdown-provider.ts b/packages/foam-vscode/src/core/markdown-provider.ts
index cc0e00f1..53b523cb 100644
--- a/packages/foam-vscode/src/core/markdown-provider.ts
+++ b/packages/foam-vscode/src/core/markdown-provider.ts
@@ -177,9 +177,9 @@ export class MarkdownResourceProvider implements ResourceProvider {
  */
 const getTextFromChildren = (root: Node): string => {
   let text = '';
-  visit(root, 'text', node => {
-    if (node.type === 'text') {
-      text = text + (node as any).value;
+  visit(root, node => {
+    if (node.type === 'text' || node.type === 'wikiLink') {
+      text = text + ((node as any).value || '');
     }
   });
   return text;
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ const sectionsPlugin: ParserPlugin = {
   visit: (node, note) => {
     if (node.type === 'heading') {
       const level = (node as any).depth;
-      const label = ((node as Parent)!.children?.[0] as any)?.value;
+      const label = getTextFromChildren(node);
       if (!label || !level) {
         return;
       }
@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@ const titlePlugin: ParserPlugin = {
       node.type === 'heading' &&
       (node as any).depth === 1
     ) {
-      note.title =
-        ((node as Parent)!.children?.[0] as any)?.value || note.title;
+      const title = getTextFromChildren(node);
+      note.title = title.length > 0 ? title : note.title;
     }
   },
   onDidFindProperties: (props, note) => {