diff --git a/netbox/dcim/tests/test_views.py b/netbox/dcim/tests/test_views.py
index e1ba63ded..21d9e80aa 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/tests/test_views.py
@@ -986,6 +986,59 @@ inventory-items:
         ii1 = InventoryItemTemplate.objects.first()
         self.assertEqual(ii1.name, 'Inventory Item 1')
 
+    @override_settings(EXEMPT_VIEW_PERMISSIONS=['*'])
+    def test_import_error_numbering(self):
+        # Add all required permissions to the test user
+        self.add_permissions(
+            'dcim.view_devicetype',
+            'dcim.add_devicetype',
+            'dcim.add_consoleporttemplate',
+            'dcim.add_consoleserverporttemplate',
+            'dcim.add_powerporttemplate',
+            'dcim.add_poweroutlettemplate',
+            'dcim.add_interfacetemplate',
+            'dcim.add_frontporttemplate',
+            'dcim.add_rearporttemplate',
+            'dcim.add_modulebaytemplate',
+            'dcim.add_devicebaytemplate',
+            'dcim.add_inventoryitemtemplate',
+        )
+
+        import_data = '''
+---
+manufacturer: Manufacturer 1
+model: TEST-2001
+slug: test-2001
+u_height: 1
+module-bays:
+  - name: Module Bay 1-1
+  - name: Module Bay 1-2
+---
+- manufacturer: Manufacturer 1
+  model: TEST-2002
+  slug: test-2002
+  u_height: 1
+  module-bays:
+    - name: Module Bay 2-1
+    - name: Module Bay 2-2
+    - not_name: Module Bay 2-3
+- manufacturer: Manufacturer 1
+  model: TEST-2003
+  slug: test-2003
+  u_height: 1
+  module-bays:
+    - name: Module Bay 3-1
+'''
+        form_data = {
+            'data': import_data,
+            'format': 'yaml'
+        }
+
+        response = self.client.post(reverse('dcim:devicetype_bulk_import'), data=form_data, follow=True)
+        self.assertHttpStatus(response, 200)
+        # TODO record index should be 2
+        self.assertContains(response, "Record 3 module-bays[3].name: This field is required.")
+
     def test_export_objects(self):
         url = reverse('dcim:devicetype_list')
         self.add_permissions('dcim.view_devicetype')
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/views/generic/bulk_views.py b/netbox/netbox/views/generic/bulk_views.py
index 36c8ce1c4..228e79d7c 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/views/generic/bulk_views.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/views/generic/bulk_views.py
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ class BulkImportView(GetReturnURLMixin, BaseMultiObjectView):
         for field_name, related_object_form in self.related_object_forms.items():
 
             related_obj_pks = []
-            for i, rel_obj_data in enumerate(model_form.data.get(field_name, list())):
+            for i, rel_obj_data in enumerate(model_form.data.get(field_name, list()), start=1):
                 rel_obj_data = self.prep_related_object_data(obj, rel_obj_data)
                 f = related_object_form(rel_obj_data)