diff --git a/plugins/.snapshots/TestGenerateSourcePluginDocs-JSON-__tables.json b/plugins/.snapshots/TestGenerateSourcePluginDocs-JSON-__tables.json
index 67f5d496b2..4ed34ef55c 100644
--- a/plugins/.snapshots/TestGenerateSourcePluginDocs-JSON-__tables.json
+++ b/plugins/.snapshots/TestGenerateSourcePluginDocs-JSON-__tables.json
@@ -61,7 +61,36 @@
             "type": "TypeString"
           }
         ],
-        "relations": []
+        "relations": [
+          {
+            "name": "relation_relation_table",
+            "description": "Description for relational table's relation",
+            "columns": [
+              {
+                "name": "_cq_source_name",
+                "type": "TypeString"
+              },
+              {
+                "name": "_cq_sync_time",
+                "type": "TypeTimestamp"
+              },
+              {
+                "name": "_cq_id",
+                "type": "TypeUUID",
+                "is_primary_key": true
+              },
+              {
+                "name": "_cq_parent_id",
+                "type": "TypeUUID"
+              },
+              {
+                "name": "string_col",
+                "type": "TypeString"
+              }
+            ],
+            "relations": []
+          }
+        ]
       },
       {
         "name": "relation_table2",
diff --git a/plugins/.snapshots/TestGenerateSourcePluginDocs-Markdown-README.md b/plugins/.snapshots/TestGenerateSourcePluginDocs-Markdown-README.md
index 8d727ef655..5ef4c70d71 100644
--- a/plugins/.snapshots/TestGenerateSourcePluginDocs-Markdown-README.md
+++ b/plugins/.snapshots/TestGenerateSourcePluginDocs-Markdown-README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Source Plugin: test
 ## Tables
-| Name          |
-| ------------- |
-| [test_table](test_table.md) |
-| ↳ [relation_table](relation_table.md) |
-| ↳ [relation_table2](relation_table2.md) |
+- [test_table](test_table.md)
+  - [relation_table](relation_table.md)
+    - [relation_relation_table](relation_relation_table.md)
+  - [relation_table2](relation_table2.md)
diff --git a/plugins/.snapshots/TestGenerateSourcePluginDocs-Markdown-relation_relation_table.md b/plugins/.snapshots/TestGenerateSourcePluginDocs-Markdown-relation_relation_table.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4cce162a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/.snapshots/TestGenerateSourcePluginDocs-Markdown-relation_relation_table.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Table: relation_relation_table
+
+Description for relational table's relation
+
+The primary key for this table is **_cq_id**.
+
+## Relations
+This table depends on [relation_table](relation_table.md).
+
+
+## Columns
+| Name          | Type          |
+| ------------- | ------------- |
+|_cq_source_name|String|
+|_cq_sync_time|Timestamp|
+|_cq_id (PK)|UUID|
+|_cq_parent_id|UUID|
+|string_col|String|
diff --git a/plugins/.snapshots/TestGenerateSourcePluginDocs-Markdown-relation_table.md b/plugins/.snapshots/TestGenerateSourcePluginDocs-Markdown-relation_table.md
index 893eb833e7..71c4b3fae8 100644
--- a/plugins/.snapshots/TestGenerateSourcePluginDocs-Markdown-relation_table.md
+++ b/plugins/.snapshots/TestGenerateSourcePluginDocs-Markdown-relation_table.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ The primary key for this table is **_cq_id**.
 ## Relations
 This table depends on [test_table](test_table.md).
 
+The following tables depend on relation_table:
+  - [relation_relation_table](relation_relation_table.md)
+
 ## Columns
 | Name          | Type          |
 | ------------- | ------------- |
diff --git a/plugins/.snapshots/TestGenerateSourcePluginDocs-Markdown-test_table.md b/plugins/.snapshots/TestGenerateSourcePluginDocs-Markdown-test_table.md
index 38ccb4b679..9c1fd5e91a 100644
--- a/plugins/.snapshots/TestGenerateSourcePluginDocs-Markdown-test_table.md
+++ b/plugins/.snapshots/TestGenerateSourcePluginDocs-Markdown-test_table.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Description for test table
 The composite primary key for this table is (**id_col**, **id_col2**).
 
 ## Relations
+
 The following tables depend on test_table:
   - [relation_table](relation_table.md)
   - [relation_table2](relation_table2.md)
diff --git a/plugins/source_docs.go b/plugins/source_docs.go
index d77c87885b..ddc0c4d10f 100644
--- a/plugins/source_docs.go
+++ b/plugins/source_docs.go
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ func (p *SourcePlugin) renderTablesAsMarkdown(dir string) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	t, err := template.New("all_tables.md.go.tpl").ParseFS(templatesFS, "templates/all_tables.md.go.tpl")
+	t, err := template.New("all_tables.md.go.tpl").Funcs(template.FuncMap{
+		"indentToDepth": indentToDepth,
+	}).ParseFS(templatesFS, "templates/all_tables*.md.go.tpl")
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse template for README.md: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -136,3 +138,13 @@ func renderTable(table *schema.Table, dir string) error {
 func formatType(v schema.ValueType) string {
 	return strings.TrimPrefix(v.String(), "Type")
 }
+
+func indentToDepth(table *schema.Table) string {
+	s := ""
+	t := table
+	for t.Parent != nil {
+		s += "  "
+		t = t.Parent
+	}
+	return s
+}
diff --git a/plugins/source_docs_test.go b/plugins/source_docs_test.go
index 520640c814..10d1d00555 100644
--- a/plugins/source_docs_test.go
+++ b/plugins/source_docs_test.go
@@ -42,6 +42,18 @@ var testTables = []*schema.Table{
 						Type: schema.TypeString,
 					},
 				},
+				Relations: []*schema.Table{
+					{
+						Name:        "relation_relation_table",
+						Description: "Description for relational table's relation",
+						Columns: []schema.Column{
+							{
+								Name: "string_col",
+								Type: schema.TypeString,
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
 			},
 			{
 				Name:        "relation_table2",
@@ -68,7 +80,7 @@ func TestGenerateSourcePluginDocs(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected error calling GenerateSourcePluginDocs: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		expectFiles := []string{"test_table.md", "relation_table.md", "README.md"}
+		expectFiles := []string{"test_table.md", "relation_table.md", "relation_relation_table.md", "README.md"}
 		for _, exp := range expectFiles {
 			t.Run(exp, func(t *testing.T) {
 				output := path.Join(tmpdir, exp)
diff --git a/plugins/templates/all_tables.md.go.tpl b/plugins/templates/all_tables.md.go.tpl
index 741df1ff23..618559dcb4 100644
--- a/plugins/templates/all_tables.md.go.tpl
+++ b/plugins/templates/all_tables.md.go.tpl
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 # Source Plugin: {{.Name}}
 ## Tables
-| Name          |
-| ------------- |
 {{- range $table := $.Tables }}
-| [{{$table.Name}}]({{$table.Name}}.md) |
-{{- range $index, $rel := $table.Relations}}
-| ↳ [{{$rel.Name}}]({{$rel.Name}}.md) |
-{{- end}}
+{{- template "all_tables_entry.md.go.tpl" $table}}
 {{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/templates/all_tables_entry.md.go.tpl b/plugins/templates/all_tables_entry.md.go.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..166ef83be6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/templates/all_tables_entry.md.go.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+{{. | indentToDepth}}- [{{.Name}}]({{.Name}}.md)
+{{- range $index, $rel := .Relations}}
+{{- template "all_tables_entry.md.go.tpl" $rel}}
+{{- end}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/templates/table.md.go.tpl b/plugins/templates/table.md.go.tpl
index 46a416f185..de60c9a580 100644
--- a/plugins/templates/table.md.go.tpl
+++ b/plugins/templates/table.md.go.tpl
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ The composite primary key for this table is ({{ range $index, $pk := $.PrimaryKe
 {{- if $.Parent }}
 This table depends on [{{ $.Parent.Name }}]({{ $.Parent.Name }}.md).
 {{- end}}
-
-{{- if $.Relations }}
+{{ if $.Relations }}
 The following tables depend on {{.Name}}:
 {{- range $rel := $.Relations }}
   - [{{ $rel.Name }}]({{ $rel.Name }}.md)