diff --git a/pkg/index/index.go b/pkg/index/index.go
index c62217c5d..7f7001778 100644
--- a/pkg/index/index.go
+++ b/pkg/index/index.go
@@ -554,9 +554,44 @@ func (x *Index) GetFileInfo(fileRef *blobref.BlobRef) (*search.FileInfo, error)
 	return fi, nil
 }
 
-func (x *Index) EdgesTo(ref *blobref.BlobRef, opts *search.EdgesToOpts) ([]*search.Edge, error) {
-	// unimplemented.
-	return nil, errors.New("TODO: implement")
+func (x *Index) EdgesTo(ref *blobref.BlobRef, opts *search.EdgesToOpts) (edges []*search.Edge, err error) {
+	it := x.queryPrefix(keyEdgeBackward, ref)
+	defer closeIterator(it, &err)
+	permanodeParents := map[string]*blobref.BlobRef{} // blobref key => blobref set
+	for it.Next() {
+		keyPart := strings.Split(it.Key(), "|")[1:]
+		if len(keyPart) < 2 {
+			continue
+		}
+		parent := keyPart[1]
+		parentRef := blobref.Parse(parent)
+		if parentRef == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		valPart := strings.Split(it.Value(), "|")
+		if len(valPart) < 2 {
+			continue
+		}
+		parentType, parentName := valPart[0], valPart[1]
+		if parentType == "permanode" {
+			permanodeParents[parent] = parentRef
+		} else {
+			edges = append(edges, &search.Edge{
+				From:      parentRef,
+				FromType:  parentType,
+				FromTitle: parentName,
+				To:        ref,
+			})
+		}
+	}
+	for _, parentRef := range permanodeParents {
+		edges = append(edges, &search.Edge{
+			From:      parentRef,
+			FromType:  "permanode",
+			To:        ref,
+                })
+	}
+	return edges, nil
 }
 
 func (x *Index) Storage() IndexStorage { return x.s }
diff --git a/pkg/index/index_test.go b/pkg/index/index_test.go
index 2f7e6d078..d804542ac 100644
--- a/pkg/index/index_test.go
+++ b/pkg/index/index_test.go
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ func TestFiles_Memory(t *testing.T) {
 	indextest.Files(t, index.NewMemoryIndex)
 }
 
+func TestEdgesTo_Memory(t *testing.T) {
+	indextest.EdgesTo(t, index.NewMemoryIndex)
+}
+
 var (
 	// those dirs are not packages implementing indexers,
 	// hence we do not want to check them.
@@ -62,7 +66,7 @@ var (
 	// A map is used in hasAllRequiredTests to note which required
 	// tests have been found in a package, by setting the corresponding
 	// booleans to true. Those are the keys for this map.
-	requiredTests = []string{"TestIndex_", "TestPathsOfSignerTarget_", "TestFiles_"}
+	requiredTests = []string{"TestIndex_", "TestPathsOfSignerTarget_", "TestFiles_", "TestEdgesTo_"}
 )
 
 // This function checks that all the functions using the tests
diff --git a/pkg/index/indextest/tests.go b/pkg/index/indextest/tests.go
index 809fd1a24..9345838ee 100644
--- a/pkg/index/indextest/tests.go
+++ b/pkg/index/indextest/tests.go
@@ -488,3 +488,37 @@ func Files(t *testing.T, initIdx func() *index.Index) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func EdgesTo(t *testing.T, initIdx func() *index.Index) {
+	idx := initIdx()
+	id := NewIndexDeps(idx)
+	id.Fataler = t
+
+	// pn1 ---member---> pn2
+	pn1 := id.NewPermanode()
+	pn2 := id.NewPermanode()
+	id.AddAttribute(pn1, "camliMember", pn2.String())
+
+	t.Logf("edge %s --> %s", pn1, pn2)
+
+	id.dumpIndex(t)
+
+	// Look for pn1
+	{
+		edges, err := idx.EdgesTo(pn2, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if len(edges) != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("num edges = %d; want 1", len(edges))
+		}
+		wantEdge := &search.Edge{
+			From: pn1,
+			To: pn2,
+			FromType: "permanode",
+		}
+		if got, want := edges[0].String(), wantEdge.String(); got != want {
+			t.Errorf("Wrong edge.\n GOT: %v\nWANT: %v", got, want)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/index/keys.go b/pkg/index/keys.go
index f0a4c66b2..658ea3d65 100644
--- a/pkg/index/keys.go
+++ b/pkg/index/keys.go
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ var (
 	keyEdgeBackward = &keyType{
 		"edgeback",
 		[]part{
-			{"child", typeBlobRef},  // the thing we want to find parent(s) of
-			{"parent", typeBlobRef}, // the parent (e.g. permanode blobref)
+			{"child", typeBlobRef},  // the edge target; thing we want to find parent(s) of
+			{"parent", typeBlobRef}, // the parent / edge source (e.g. permanode blobref)
 			// the blobref is the blob establishing the relationship
 			// (for a permanode: the claim; for static: often same as parent)
 			{"blobref", typeBlobRef},
diff --git a/pkg/index/mongo/mongoindex_test.go b/pkg/index/mongo/mongoindex_test.go
index b2a3cb899..2bcb46875 100644
--- a/pkg/index/mongo/mongoindex_test.go
+++ b/pkg/index/mongo/mongoindex_test.go
@@ -93,3 +93,7 @@ func TestPathsOfSignerTarget_Mongo(t *testing.T) {
 func TestFiles_Mongo(t *testing.T) {
 	mongoTester{}.test(t, indextest.Files)
 }
+
+func TestEdgesTo_Mongo(t *testing.T) {
+	mongoTester{}.test(t, indextest.EdgesTo)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/index/mysql/mysql_test.go b/pkg/index/mysql/mysql_test.go
index 202239796..87fc1b00b 100644
--- a/pkg/index/mysql/mysql_test.go
+++ b/pkg/index/mysql/mysql_test.go
@@ -104,3 +104,7 @@ func TestPathsOfSignerTarget_MySQL(t *testing.T) {
 func TestFiles_MySQL(t *testing.T) {
 	mysqlTester{}.test(t, indextest.Files)
 }
+
+func TestEdgesTo_MySQL(t *testing.T) {
+	mysqlTester{}.test(t, indextest.EdgesTo)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/index/postgres/postgres_test.go b/pkg/index/postgres/postgres_test.go
index b1e76d2e2..a1d124ecf 100644
--- a/pkg/index/postgres/postgres_test.go
+++ b/pkg/index/postgres/postgres_test.go
@@ -142,3 +142,11 @@ func TestFiles_Postgres(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	postgresTester{}.test(t, indextest.Files)
 }
+
+func TestEdgesTo_Postgres(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Logf("skipping test in short mode")
+		return
+	}
+	postgresTester{}.test(t, indextest.EdgesTo)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/index/sqlite/sqlite_test.go b/pkg/index/sqlite/sqlite_test.go
index bb6a781ff..fbd42a3e7 100644
--- a/pkg/index/sqlite/sqlite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/index/sqlite/sqlite_test.go
@@ -95,3 +95,7 @@ func TestPathsOfSignerTarget_SQLite(t *testing.T) {
 func TestFiles_SQLite(t *testing.T) {
 	sqliteTester{}.test(t, indextest.Files)
 }
+
+func TestEdgesTo_SQLite(t *testing.T) {
+	sqliteTester{}.test(t, indextest.EdgesTo)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/search/search.go b/pkg/search/search.go
index e1f6bb4cf..656b13955 100644
--- a/pkg/search/search.go
+++ b/pkg/search/search.go
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ type Edge struct {
 	To        *blobref.BlobRef
 }
 
+func (e *Edge) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("[edge from:%s to:%s type:%s title:%s]", e.From, e.To, e.FromType, e.FromTitle)
+}
+
 type Index interface {
 	// dest must be closed, even when returning an error.
 	// limit is <= 0 for default.  smallest possible default is 0