diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
index 2609749e81c..5b20ae40a1d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
@@ -625,11 +625,13 @@ void QmlEngine::messageReceived(const QByteArray &message)
 
         Internal::StackFrames stackFrames;
         typedef QPair<QString, QPair<QString, qint32> > Iterator;
+        int level = 0;
         foreach (const Iterator &it, backtrace) {
             Internal::StackFrame frame;
             frame.file = it.second.first;
             frame.line = it.second.second;
             frame.function = it.first;
+            frame.level = level++;
             stackFrames.append(frame);
         }