diff --git a/include/yyjson/yyjson.c b/include/yyjson/yyjson.c
index e76f538..4bac033 100644
--- a/include/yyjson/yyjson.c
+++ b/include/yyjson/yyjson.c
@@ -329,8 +329,9 @@ uint32_t yyjson_version(void) {
 #ifndef YYJSON_DISABLE_UTF8_VALIDATION
 #define YYJSON_DISABLE_UTF8_VALIDATION 0
 #endif
-
-
+#ifndef YYJSON_READER_CONTAINER_RECURSION_LIMIT
+#define YYJSON_READER_CONTAINER_RECURSION_LIMIT 1024
+#endif
 
 /*==============================================================================
  * Macros
@@ -5798,6 +5799,8 @@ fail_character:
     return_err(cur, UNEXPECTED_CHARACTER, "unexpected character");
 fail_garbage:
     return_err(cur, UNEXPECTED_CONTENT, "unexpected content after document");
+fail_recursion:
+    return_err(cur, RECURSION_DEPTH, "array and object recursion depth exceeded");
     
 #undef return_err
 }
@@ -5854,7 +5857,8 @@ static_inline yyjson_doc *read_root_minify(u8 *hdr,
     yyjson_val *ctn_parent; /* parent of current container */
     yyjson_doc *doc; /* the JSON document, equals to val_hdr */
     const char *msg; /* error message */
-    
+
+    u32 container_depth = 0; /* limit on number of open array and map */
     bool raw; /* read number as raw */
     bool inv; /* allow invalid unicode */
     u8 *raw_end; /* raw end for null-terminator */
@@ -5889,6 +5893,11 @@ static_inline yyjson_doc *read_root_minify(u8 *hdr,
     }
     
 arr_begin:
+    container_depth++;
+    if (unlikely(container_depth >= YYJSON_READER_CONTAINER_RECURSION_LIMIT)) {
+        goto fail_recursion;
+    }
+
     /* save current container */
     ctn->tag = (((u64)ctn_len + 1) << YYJSON_TAG_BIT) |
                (ctn->tag & YYJSON_TAG_MASK);
@@ -5988,6 +5997,8 @@ arr_val_end:
     goto fail_character;
     
 arr_end:
+    container_depth--;
+
     /* get parent container */
     ctn_parent = (yyjson_val *)(void *)((u8 *)ctn - ctn->uni.ofs);
     
@@ -6006,6 +6017,11 @@ arr_end:
     }
     
 obj_begin:
+    container_depth++;
+    if (unlikely(container_depth >= YYJSON_READER_CONTAINER_RECURSION_LIMIT)) {
+        goto fail_recursion;
+    }
+
     /* push container */
     ctn->tag = (((u64)ctn_len + 1) << YYJSON_TAG_BIT) |
                (ctn->tag & YYJSON_TAG_MASK);
@@ -6134,6 +6150,8 @@ obj_val_end:
     goto fail_character;
     
 obj_end:
+    container_depth--;
+
     /* pop container */
     ctn_parent = (yyjson_val *)(void *)((u8 *)ctn - ctn->uni.ofs);
     /* point to the next value */
@@ -6185,6 +6203,8 @@ fail_character:
     return_err(cur, UNEXPECTED_CHARACTER, "unexpected character");
 fail_garbage:
     return_err(cur, UNEXPECTED_CONTENT, "unexpected content after document");
+fail_recursion:
+    return_err(cur, RECURSION_DEPTH, "array and object recursion depth exceeded");
     
 #undef val_incr
 #undef return_err
@@ -6242,7 +6262,8 @@ static_inline yyjson_doc *read_root_pretty(u8 *hdr,
     yyjson_val *ctn_parent; /* parent of current container */
     yyjson_doc *doc; /* the JSON document, equals to val_hdr */
     const char *msg; /* error message */
-    
+
+    u32 container_depth = 0; /* limit on number of open array and map */
     bool raw; /* read number as raw */
     bool inv; /* allow invalid unicode */
     u8 *raw_end; /* raw end for null-terminator */
@@ -6279,6 +6300,11 @@ static_inline yyjson_doc *read_root_pretty(u8 *hdr,
     }
     
 arr_begin:
+    container_depth++;
+    if (unlikely(container_depth >= YYJSON_READER_CONTAINER_RECURSION_LIMIT)) {
+        goto fail_recursion;
+    }
+
     /* save current container */
     ctn->tag = (((u64)ctn_len + 1) << YYJSON_TAG_BIT) |
                (ctn->tag & YYJSON_TAG_MASK);
@@ -6395,6 +6421,8 @@ arr_val_end:
     goto fail_character;
     
 arr_end:
+    container_depth--;
+
     /* get parent container */
     ctn_parent = (yyjson_val *)(void *)((u8 *)ctn - ctn->uni.ofs);
     
@@ -6414,6 +6442,11 @@ arr_end:
     }
     
 obj_begin:
+    container_depth++;
+    if (unlikely(container_depth >= YYJSON_READER_CONTAINER_RECURSION_LIMIT)) {
+        goto fail_recursion;
+    }
+
     /* push container */
     ctn->tag = (((u64)ctn_len + 1) << YYJSON_TAG_BIT) |
                (ctn->tag & YYJSON_TAG_MASK);
@@ -6562,6 +6595,8 @@ obj_val_end:
     goto fail_character;
     
 obj_end:
+    container_depth--;
+
     /* pop container */
     ctn_parent = (yyjson_val *)(void *)((u8 *)ctn - ctn->uni.ofs);
     /* point to the next value */
@@ -6614,6 +6649,8 @@ fail_character:
     return_err(cur, UNEXPECTED_CHARACTER, "unexpected character");
 fail_garbage:
     return_err(cur, UNEXPECTED_CONTENT, "unexpected content after document");
+fail_recursion:
+    return_err(cur, RECURSION_DEPTH, "array and object recursion depth exceeded");
     
 #undef val_incr
 #undef return_err
diff --git a/include/yyjson/yyjson.h b/include/yyjson/yyjson.h
index c393408..bc688e0 100644
--- a/include/yyjson/yyjson.h
+++ b/include/yyjson/yyjson.h
@@ -831,6 +831,9 @@ static const yyjson_read_code YYJSON_READ_ERROR_FILE_OPEN               = 12;
 /** Failed to read a file. */
 static const yyjson_read_code YYJSON_READ_ERROR_FILE_READ               = 13;
 
+/** Document exceeded YYJSON_READER_CONTAINER_RECURSION_LIMIT.  */
+static const yyjson_read_code YYJSON_READ_ERROR_RECURSION_DEPTH         = 14;
+
 /** Error information for JSON reader. */
 typedef struct yyjson_read_err {
     /** Error code, see `yyjson_read_code` for all possible values. */