diff --git a/heat/engine/stack.py b/heat/engine/stack.py
index 18422a1825..e0c7cee5ce 100644
--- a/heat/engine/stack.py
+++ b/heat/engine/stack.py
@@ -528,7 +528,8 @@ class Stack(collections.Mapping):
                    username=stack.username, convergence=stack.convergence,
                    current_traversal=stack.current_traversal,
                    prev_raw_template_id=stack.prev_raw_template_id,
-                   current_deps=stack.current_deps, cache_data=cache_data)
+                   current_deps=stack.current_deps, cache_data=cache_data,
+                   nested_depth=stack.nested_depth)
 
     def get_kwargs_for_cloning(self, keep_status=False, only_db=False):
         """Get common kwargs for calling Stack() for cloning.
diff --git a/heat/tests/test_stack.py b/heat/tests/test_stack.py
index 415a8483d7..66201fb213 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_stack.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_stack.py
@@ -386,7 +386,8 @@ class StackTest(common.HeatTestCase):
                              convergence=False,
                              current_traversal=self.stack.current_traversal,
                              prev_raw_template_id=None,
-                             current_deps=None, cache_data=None)
+                             current_deps=None, cache_data=None,
+                             nested_depth=0)
 
         self.m.ReplayAll()
         stack.Stack.load(self.ctx, stack_id=self.stack.id)