diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/management/commands/dump_to_neo4j.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/management/commands/dump_to_neo4j.py
index 65cabcb459..32f96ccad4 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/management/commands/dump_to_neo4j.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/management/commands/dump_to_neo4j.py
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ class ModuleStoreSerializer(object):
         items = modulestore().get_items(course_id)
 
         # create nodes
-        nodes = []
         for item in items:
             fields, block_type = self.serialize_item(item)
 
@@ -121,19 +120,20 @@ class ModuleStoreSerializer(object):
                 fields[field_name] = self.coerce_types(value)
 
             node = Node(block_type, 'item', **fields)
-            nodes.append(node)
             location_to_node[item.location] = node
 
         # create relationships
         relationships = []
         for item in items:
-            for child_loc in item.get_children():
+            for index, child_loc in enumerate(item.get_children()):
                 parent_node = location_to_node.get(item.location)
                 child_node = location_to_node.get(child_loc.location)
+                child_node["index"] = index
                 if parent_node is not None and child_node is not None:
                     relationship = Relationship(parent_node, "PARENT_OF", child_node)
                     relationships.append(relationship)
 
+        nodes = location_to_node.values()
         return nodes, relationships
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/management/commands/tests/test_dump_to_neo4j.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/management/commands/tests/test_dump_to_neo4j.py
index 0eb9f5d620..3b69cbac09 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/management/commands/tests/test_dump_to_neo4j.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/coursegraph/management/commands/tests/test_dump_to_neo4j.py
@@ -230,6 +230,23 @@ class TestModuleStoreSerializer(TestDumpToNeo4jCommandBase):
         self.assertEqual(len(nodes), 9)
         self.assertEqual(len(relationships), 7)
 
+    def test_nodes_have_indices(self):
+        """
+        Test that we add index values on nodes
+        """
+        nodes, relationships = self.mss.serialize_course(self.course.id)
+
+        # the html node should have 0 index, and the problem should have 1
+        html_nodes = [node for node in nodes if node['block_type'] == 'html']
+        self.assertEqual(len(html_nodes), 1)
+        problem_nodes = [node for node in nodes if node['block_type'] == 'problem']
+        self.assertEqual(len(problem_nodes), 1)
+        html_node = html_nodes[0]
+        problem_node = problem_nodes[0]
+
+        self.assertEqual(html_node['index'], 0)
+        self.assertEqual(problem_node['index'], 1)
+
     @ddt.data(
         (1, 1),
         (object, "<type 'object'>"),