diff --git a/src/_pytest/recwarn.py b/src/_pytest/recwarn.py
index 62c9158fb..5adc42d26 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/recwarn.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/recwarn.py
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ class WarningsRecorder(warnings.catch_warnings):
         if six.PY2:
 
             def warn(*args, **kwargs):
+                kwargs.setdefault("stacklevel", 1)
+                kwargs["stacklevel"] += 1
                 return self._saved_warn(*args, **kwargs)
 
             warnings.warn, self._saved_warn = warn, warnings.warn
diff --git a/testing/test_recwarn.py b/testing/test_recwarn.py
index 3ae543248..e1d44f174 100644
--- a/testing/test_recwarn.py
+++ b/testing/test_recwarn.py
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ import pytest
 from _pytest.recwarn import WarningsRecorder
 
 
+def test_recwarn_stacklevel(recwarn):
+    warnings.warn("hello")
+    warn = recwarn.pop()
+    assert warn.filename == __file__
+
+
 def test_recwarn_functional(testdir):
     testdir.makepyfile(
         """