diff --git a/src/core/composer/qgscomposerattributetable.cpp b/src/core/composer/qgscomposerattributetable.cpp
index c97898ec633c..0ef0e77f5738 100644
--- a/src/core/composer/qgscomposerattributetable.cpp
+++ b/src/core/composer/qgscomposerattributetable.cpp
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ bool QgsComposerAttributeTable::getFeatureAttributes( QList<QgsAttributeMap> &at
       {
         // Lets assume it's an expression
         QgsExpression* expression = new QgsExpression(( *columnIt )->attribute() );
+        expression->setCurrentRowNumber( counter + 1 );
         expression->prepare( mVectorLayer->pendingFields() );
         QVariant value = expression->evaluate( f ) ;
         attributeMaps.last().insert( i, value.toString() );