diff --git a/neo/elementtypes/Neo_BlockElementType.php b/neo/elementtypes/Neo_BlockElementType.php
index 333fc863..69371042 100644
--- a/neo/elementtypes/Neo_BlockElementType.php
+++ b/neo/elementtypes/Neo_BlockElementType.php
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ public function modifyElementsQuery(DbCommand $query, ElementCriteriaModel $crit
 			$query->join('neoblocktypes neoblocktypes', 'neoblocktypes.id = neoblocks.typeId');
 			$query->andWhere(DbHelper::parseParam('neoblocktypes.handle', $criteria->type, $query->params));
 		}
+
+		if($criteria->level && $criteria->level !== 'neoblocks.level')
+		{
+			$query->andWhere(DbHelper::parseParam('neoblocks.level', $criteria->level, $query->params));
+		}
 	}
 
 	public function populateElementModel($row)
diff --git a/neo/fieldtypes/NeoFieldType.php b/neo/fieldtypes/NeoFieldType.php
index 1cca5ddf..8974e24f 100644
--- a/neo/fieldtypes/NeoFieldType.php
+++ b/neo/fieldtypes/NeoFieldType.php
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ public function getInputHtml($name, $value)
 				'sortOrder' => $block->sortOrder,
 				'collapsed' => (bool) $block->collapsed,
 				'enabled' => (bool) $block->enabled,
-				'level' => $block->level,
+				'level' => intval($block->level) - 1,
 				'tabs' => $this->_getBlockHtml($block, $name),
 			];
 		}
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ public function prepValueFromPost($data)
 			$block->setOwner($this->element);
 			$block->enabled = (isset($blockData['enabled']) ? (bool) $blockData['enabled'] : true);
 			$block->collapsed = (isset($blockData['collapsed']) ? (bool) $blockData['collapsed'] : false);
-			$block->level = (isset($blockData['level']) ? intval($blockData['level']) : 0);
+			$block->level = (isset($blockData['level']) ? intval($blockData['level']) + 1 : 1);
 
 			$ownerContentPostLocation = $this->element->getContentPostLocation();
 
diff --git a/neo/migrations/m160428_202308_Neo_UpdateBlockLevels.php b/neo/migrations/m160428_202308_Neo_UpdateBlockLevels.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df62d74b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neo/migrations/m160428_202308_Neo_UpdateBlockLevels.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+namespace Craft;
+
+class m160428_202308_Neo_UpdateBlockLevels extends BaseMigration
+{
+	public function safeUp()
+	{
+		$tableName = (new Neo_BlockRecord())->getTableName();
+		craft()->db->createCommand()->update($tableName, ['level' => new \CDbExpression('level + 1')]);
+
+		return true;
+	}
+}