diff --git a/ivy-xref.el b/ivy-xref.el
index 8a0dc5a..2531483 100644
--- a/ivy-xref.el
+++ b/ivy-xref.el
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
         (let* ((line (xref-location-line location))
                (file (xref-location-group location))
                (candidate
+                (counsel--normalize-grep-match
                  (concat
                   (propertize
                    (concat
@@ -66,13 +67,13 @@
                         file
                       (file-name-nondirectory file))
                     (if (integerp line)
-                        (format ":%d: " line)
-                      ": "))
+                        (format ":%d:" line)
+                      ":"))
                    'face 'compilation-info)
                   (progn
                     (when ivy-xref-remove-text-properties
                       (set-text-properties 0 (length summary) nil summary))
-                    summary))))
+                    summary)))))
           (push `(,candidate . ,location) collection))))
     (nreverse collection)))
 
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@
                     ;; Emacs 27
                     (or (assoc-default 'fetched-xrefs alist)
                         (funcall fetcher))
-                    fetcher))
+                  fetcher))
          (buffer (xref--show-xref-buffer fetcher alist)))
     (quit-window)
     (let ((orig-buf (current-buffer))
@@ -97,24 +98,28 @@
       (ivy-read "xref: " (ivy-xref-make-collection xrefs)
                 :require-match t
                 :action (lambda (candidate)
-                          (setq done (eq 'ivy-done this-command))
-                          (condition-case err
-                              (let* ((marker (xref-location-marker (cdr candidate)))
-                                     (buf (marker-buffer marker)))
-                                (with-current-buffer buffer
-                                  (select-window
-                                   ;; function signature changed in
-                                   ;; 2a973edeacefcabb9fd8024188b7e167f0f9a9b6
-                                   (if (version< emacs-version "26.0.90")
-                                       (xref--show-pos-in-buf marker buf t)
-                                     (xref--show-pos-in-buf marker buf)))))
-                            (user-error (message (error-message-string err)))))
+                          (let ((candidate (or candidate
+                                               (with-current-buffer (ivy--find-occur-buffer)
+                                                 (get-text-property (line-beginning-position)
+                                                                    'ivy-xref-candidate)))))
+                            (setq done (eq 'ivy-done this-command))
+                            (condition-case err
+                                (let* ((marker (xref-location-marker (cdr candidate)))
+                                       (buf (marker-buffer marker)))
+                                  (with-current-buffer buffer
+                                    (select-window
+                                     ;; function signature changed in
+                                     ;; 2a973edeacefcabb9fd8024188b7e167f0f9a9b6
+                                     (if (version< emacs-version "26.0.90")
+                                         (xref--show-pos-in-buf marker buf t)
+                                       (xref--show-pos-in-buf marker buf)))))
+                              (user-error (message (error-message-string err))))))
                 :unwind (lambda ()
                           (unless done
                             (switch-to-buffer orig-buf)
                             (goto-char orig-pos)))
                 :caller 'ivy-xref-show-xrefs))
-    ;; honor the contact of xref--show-xref-buffer by returning its original
+    ;; honor the contract of xref--show-xref-buffer by returning its original
     ;; return value
     buffer))
 
@@ -132,5 +137,48 @@ Will jump to the definition if only one is found."
                            (cons (cons 'fetched-xrefs xrefs)
                                  alist))))))
 
+(defun ivy-xref--occur-insert-lines (cands)
+  "Insert CANDS into `ivy-occur' buffer."
+  (font-lock-mode -1)
+  (dolist (cand cands)
+    (let ((cand-list (assoc cand (ivy-state-collection ivy-last) #'string=)))
+      (setq cand
+            (if (string-match "\\`\\(.*:[0-9]+:\\)\\(.*\\)\\'" cand)
+                (let ((file-and-line (match-string 1 cand))
+                      (grep-line (match-string 2 cand)))
+                  (concat
+                   (propertize file-and-line 'face 'ivy-grep-info)
+                   (ivy--highlight-fuzzy grep-line)))
+              (ivy--highlight-fuzzy (copy-sequence cand))))
+      (add-text-properties
+       0 (length cand)
+       `(mouse-face
+         highlight
+         help-echo "mouse-1: call ivy-action"
+         ivy-xref-candidate ,cand-list)
+       cand)
+      (insert (if (ivy--starts-with-dotslash cand) "" "    ")
+              cand ?\n))))
+
+(defun ivy-xref--occur-make-buffer (cands)
+  (let ((inhibit-read-only t))
+    ;; Need precise number of header lines for `wgrep' to work.
+    (insert (format "-*- mode:grep; default-directory: %S -*-\n\n\n"
+                    default-directory))
+    (insert (format "%d candidates:\n" (length cands)))
+    (ivy-xref--occur-insert-lines cands)
+    (goto-char (point-min))
+    (forward-line 4)))
+
+(defun ivy-xref-show-xrefs-occur (&optional cands)
+  "Generate a custom occur buffer for `ivy-xref-show-xrefs'"
+  (unless (eq major-mode 'ivy-occur-grep-mode)
+    (ivy-occur-grep-mode)
+    (setq default-directory (ivy-state-directory ivy-last)))
+  (ivy-xref--occur-make-buffer cands))
+
+(ivy-configure 'ivy-xref-show-xrefs
+  :occur #'ivy-xref-show-xrefs-occur)
+
 (provide 'ivy-xref)
 ;;; ivy-xref.el ends here