diff --git nice_menus.module nice_menus.module
index 4334daa..a4a8099 100644
--- nice_menus.module
+++ nice_menus.module
@@ -429,13 +429,17 @@ function theme_nice_menus_build($menu, $depth = -1, $trail = NULL) {
       if ($trail && in_array($mlid, $trail)) {
         $class .= ' active-trail';
       }
+
+      // Add menu item depth.
+      $item_depth = ' depth-'. $menu_item['link']['depth'];
+
       // If it has children build a nice little tree under it.
       if ((!empty($menu_item['link']['has_children'])) && (!empty($menu_item['below'])) && $depth != 0) {
         // Keep passing children into the function 'til we get them all.
         $children = theme('nice_menus_build', $menu_item['below'], $depth, $trail);
         // Set the class to parent only of children are displayed.
         $parent_class = $children ? 'menuparent ' : '';
-        $output .= '<li class="menu-' . $mlid . ' ' . $parent_class . $class . $first_class . $oddeven_class . $last_class .'">'. theme('menu_item_link', $menu_item['link']);
+        $output .= '<li class="menu-' . $mlid . ' ' . $parent_class . $class . $first_class . $oddeven_class . $last_class . $item_depth .'">'. theme('menu_item_link', $menu_item['link']);
         // Check our depth parameters.
         if ($menu_item['link']['depth'] <= $depth || $depth == -1) {
           // Build the child UL only if children are displayed for the user.
@@ -448,7 +452,7 @@ function theme_nice_menus_build($menu, $depth = -1, $trail = NULL) {
         $output .= "</li>\n";
       }
       else {
-        $output .= '<li class="menu-' . $mlid . ' ' . $class . $first_class . $oddeven_class . $last_class .'">'. theme('menu_item_link', $menu_item['link']) .'</li>'."\n";
+        $output .= '<li class="menu-' . $mlid . ' ' . $class . $first_class . $oddeven_class . $last_class . $item_depth .'">'. theme('menu_item_link', $menu_item['link']) .'</li>'."\n";
       }
     }
   }