diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/blockeditormodelobject.service.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/blockeditormodelobject.service.js
index 94dc295878..661c7f6c44 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/blockeditormodelobject.service.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/blockeditormodelobject.service.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
          */
         function getBlockLabel(blockObject) {
             if (blockObject.labelInterpolator !== undefined) {
-                var labelVars = Object.assign({"$settings": blockObject.settingsData || {}, "$layout": blockObject.layout || {}, "$index": blockObject.index || 0}, blockObject.data);
+                var labelVars = Object.assign({"$settings": blockObject.settingsData || {}, "$layout": blockObject.layout || {}, "$index": (blockObject.index || 0)+1 }, blockObject.data);
                 return blockObject.labelInterpolator(labelVars);
             }
             return blockObject.content.contentTypeName;