Index: Core/LocationInfo.cs
===================================================================
--- Core/LocationInfo.cs	(revision 1225075)
+++ Core/LocationInfo.cs	(working copy)
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 	/// </remarks>
 	/// <author>Nicko Cadell</author>
 	/// <author>Gert Driesen</author>
+    /// <author>Adam Davies</author>
 #if !NETCF
 	[Serializable]
 #endif
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@
 						stackFramesList.CopyTo(m_stackFrames, 0);
 						
 						// now frameIndex is the first 'user' caller frame
-						StackFrame locationFrame = st.GetFrame(frameIndex);
+                        StackFrame locationFrame = m_stackFrames[0];
 
 						if (locationFrame != null)
 						{
@@ -182,6 +183,61 @@
 				':' + m_lineNumber + ')';
 		}
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Constructor
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="frames">StackFrames</param>
+        /// <param name="offset">Index for the start location of the Stackframe</param>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// <para>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="LocationInfo" />
+        /// class with the specified data.
+        /// </para>
+        /// </remarks>
+        public LocationInfo(StackFrame[] frames, int offset)
+        {
+            if (frames == null)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (offset > frames.Length - 1)
+            {
+                offset = frames.Length - 1;
+            }
+
+            int adjustedFrameCount = frames.Length - offset;
+            ArrayList stackFramesList = new ArrayList(adjustedFrameCount);
+            m_stackFrames = new StackFrame[adjustedFrameCount];
+            for (int i = offset; i < frames.Length; i++)
+            {
+                stackFramesList.Add(frames[i]);
+            }
+
+            stackFramesList.CopyTo(m_stackFrames, 0);
+
+            StackFrame locationFrame = m_stackFrames[0];
+
+            if (locationFrame != null)
+            {
+                System.Reflection.MethodBase method = locationFrame.GetMethod();
+
+                if (method != null)
+                {
+                    m_methodName = method.Name;
+                    if (method.DeclaringType != null)
+                    {
+                        m_className = method.DeclaringType.FullName;
+                    }
+                }
+                m_fileName = locationFrame.GetFileName();
+                m_lineNumber = locationFrame.GetFileLineNumber().ToString(System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
+
+                // Combine all location info
+                m_fullInfo = m_className + '.' + m_methodName + '(' + m_fileName + ':' + m_lineNumber + ')';
+            }
+        }
+
 		#endregion Public Instance Constructors
 
 		#region Public Instance Properties
Index: Layout/XMLLayout.cs
===================================================================
--- Layout/XMLLayout.cs	(revision 1225075)
+++ Layout/XMLLayout.cs	(working copy)
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 	/// </remarks>
 	/// <author>Nicko Cadell</author>
 	/// <author>Gert Driesen</author>
+    /// /// <author>Adam Davies</author>
 	public class XmlLayout : XmlLayoutBase
 	{
 		#region Public Instance Constructors
@@ -297,7 +298,10 @@
 			if (LocationInfo)
 			{ 
 				LocationInfo locationInfo = loggingEvent.LocationInformation;
-
+                if (LocationOffset > 0)
+                {
+                    locationInfo = new LocationInfo(loggingEvent.LocationInformation.StackFrames, LocationOffset);
+                }
 				writer.WriteStartElement(m_elmLocation);
 				writer.WriteAttributeString(ATTR_CLASS, locationInfo.ClassName);
 				writer.WriteAttributeString(ATTR_METHOD, locationInfo.MethodName);
Index: Layout/XMLLayoutBase.cs
===================================================================
--- Layout/XMLLayoutBase.cs	(revision 1225075)
+++ Layout/XMLLayoutBase.cs	(working copy)
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 	/// </remarks>
 	/// <author>Nicko Cadell</author>
 	/// <author>Gert Driesen</author>
+    /// <author>Adam Davies</author>
 	abstract public class XmlLayoutBase : LayoutSkeleton
 	{
 		#region Protected Instance Constructors
@@ -86,6 +87,31 @@
 
 		#region Public Instance Properties
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a value indicating where to begin reading the stacktrace 
+        /// as relative to its current position.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>
+        /// <c>0</c> to begin at current stack location; otherwise, <c>index</c> to begin at the 
+        /// current stack + index.
+        /// </value>
+        public int LocationOffset
+        {
+            get { return m_locationOffset; }
+            set
+            {
+                //Ignore values less than zero
+                if (value >= 0)
+                {
+                    m_locationOffset = value;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    m_locationOffset = 0;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Gets a value indicating whether to include location information in 
 		/// the XML events.
@@ -231,7 +257,12 @@
 		#endregion Protected Instance Methods
 
 		#region Private Instance Fields
-  
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Indicates the stacktrace offset (requires m_locationinfo == true)
+        /// </summary>
+        private int m_locationOffset = 0;
+        
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Flag to indicate if location information should be included in
 		/// the XML events.