diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/GitBlameViewer.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/GitBlameViewer.java
index 51bb312045..2a9f2edb43 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/GitBlameViewer.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/GitBlameViewer.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class GitBlameViewer implements BlameViewer
         PersonIdent author = blameResult.getSourceAuthor(i);
         BlameLine blameLine = new BlameLine();
 
-        blameLine.setLineNumber(i);
+        blameLine.setLineNumber(i + 1);
         blameLine.setAuthor(new Person(author.getName(),
                                        author.getEmailAddress()));