diff --git a/graphify/extractors/blade.py b/graphify/extractors/blade.py
index 63e4fac9a..73101f0c5 100644
--- a/graphify/extractors/blade.py
+++ b/graphify/extractors/blade.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from graphify.extractors.base import _make_id
 
 
 def extract_blade(path: Path) -> dict:
-    """Extract @include, <livewire:> components, and wire:click bindings from Blade templates."""
+    """Extract @extends, @include, <livewire:> components, and wire:click bindings from Blade templates."""
     import re
     try:
         src = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace")
@@ -19,6 +19,20 @@ def extract_blade(path: Path) -> dict:
               "source_file": str(path), "source_location": None}]
     edges = []
 
+    # @extends('layouts.app') — template inheritance: this view renders inside
+    # the named parent layout. It is the primary structural relationship in a
+    # Blade view (most page templates extend a layout), so dropping it left the
+    # child disconnected from its layout in the graph.
+    for m in re.finditer(r"@extends\(['\"]([^'\"]+)['\"]", src):
+        tgt = m.group(1).replace(".", "/")
+        tgt_nid = _make_id(tgt)
+        if tgt_nid not in {n["id"] for n in nodes}:
+            nodes.append({"id": tgt_nid, "label": m.group(1), "file_type": "code",
+                          "source_file": str(path), "source_location": None})
+        edges.append({"source": file_nid, "target": tgt_nid, "relation": "extends",
+                      "confidence": "EXTRACTED", "confidence_score": 1.0,
+                      "source_file": str(path), "source_location": None, "weight": 1.0})
+
     # @include('path.to.partial') or @include("path.to.partial")
     for m in re.finditer(r"@include\(['\"]([^'\"]+)['\"]", src):
         tgt = m.group(1).replace(".", "/")
diff --git a/tests/test_blade_extractor.py b/tests/test_blade_extractor.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3dffd3d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_blade_extractor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+"""Extraction coverage for Laravel Blade templates."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from graphify.extract import extract
+
+
+def _edge_labels(result: dict, relation: str) -> set[tuple[str, str]]:
+    labels = {node["id"]: node["label"] for node in result["nodes"]}
+    return {
+        (labels.get(edge["source"], edge["source"]), labels.get(edge["target"], edge["target"]))
+        for edge in result["edges"]
+        if edge["relation"] == relation
+    }
+
+
+def test_blade_extends_links_view_to_its_layout(tmp_path):
+    # @extends is template inheritance — the primary structural relationship in a
+    # Blade view. Before the fix only @include was recognised, so a page that
+    # extends a layout produced no edge to that layout at all.
+    page = tmp_path / "page.blade.php"
+    page.write_text(
+        "@extends('layouts.app')\n"
+        "@section('content')\n"
+        "    @include('partials.nav')\n"
+        "@endsection\n",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    result = extract([page], cache_root=tmp_path)
+
+    assert ("page.blade.php", "layouts.app") in _edge_labels(result, "extends")
+    # existing @include behaviour is preserved
+    assert ("page.blade.php", "partials.nav") in _edge_labels(result, "includes")