diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 80c148183..cd33ee2e1 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  - marked sbin scripts as executable
  - fixed #9492: Problem in passing form variables to Macro SQL inside a snippet
  - fixed #9404: Head tags for admin user with admin mode off
+ - fixed #9507: Navigation: relDepth is calculated with starting point, instead of the first displayed page
 
 7.6.8
  - added #!/usr/bin/env perl to all utility scripts
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Navigation.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Navigation.pm
index a6878d761..d653538e1 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Navigation.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Navigation.pm
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ sub view {
 		# build nav variables
 		$pageData->{"page.rank"}     = $asset->getRank;
 		$pageData->{"page.absDepth"} = $asset->getLineageLength;
-		$pageData->{"page.relDepth"} = $asset->getLineageLength - $start->getLineageLength;
+		$pageData->{"page.relDepth"} = $asset->getLineageLength - $absoluteDepthOfFirstPage;
 		$pageData->{"page.isSystem"} = $asset->get("isSystem");
 		$pageData->{"page.isHidden"} = $asset->get("isHidden");
 		$pageData->{"page.isViewable"} = $asset->canView;