diff --git a/include/msgpack/unpack.hpp b/include/msgpack/unpack.hpp
index 1621024c..aaa4d05c 100644
--- a/include/msgpack/unpack.hpp
+++ b/include/msgpack/unpack.hpp
@@ -149,6 +149,15 @@ struct ext_size_overflow : public size_overflow {
 #endif
 };
 
+struct depth_size_overflow : public size_overflow {
+    depth_size_overflow(const std::string& msg)
+        :size_overflow(msg) {}
+#if !defined(MSGPACK_USE_CPP03)
+    depth_size_overflow(const char* msg)
+        :size_overflow(msg) {}
+#endif
+};
+
 class unpack_limit {
 public:
     unpack_limit(
@@ -156,17 +165,20 @@ public:
         std::size_t map = 0xffffffff,
         std::size_t str = 0xffffffff,
         std::size_t bin = 0xffffffff,
-        std::size_t ext = 0xffffffff)
+        std::size_t ext = 0xffffffff,
+        std::size_t depth = 0xffffffff)
         :array_(array),
          map_(map),
          str_(str),
          bin_(bin),
-         ext_(ext) {}
+         ext_(ext),
+         depth_(depth) {}
     std::size_t array() const { return array_; }
     std::size_t map() const { return map_; }
     std::size_t str() const { return str_; }
     std::size_t bin() const { return bin_; }
     std::size_t ext() const { return ext_; }
+    std::size_t depth() const { return depth_; }
 
 private:
     std::size_t array_;
@@ -174,6 +186,7 @@ private:
     std::size_t str_;
     std::size_t bin_;
     std::size_t ext_;
+    std::size_t depth_;
 };
 
 namespace detail {
@@ -492,7 +505,12 @@ private:
         else {
             m_stack.back().set_container_type(container_type);
             m_stack.back().set_count(tmp);
-            m_stack.push_back(unpack_stack());
+            if (m_stack.size() <= m_user.limit().depth()) {
+                m_stack.push_back(unpack_stack());
+            }
+            else {
+                throw msgpack::depth_size_overflow("depth size overflow");
+            }
             m_cs = MSGPACK_CS_HEADER;
             ++m_current;
         }
diff --git a/test/limit.cpp b/test/limit.cpp
index e8483f1a..3f95c2ad 100644
--- a/test/limit.cpp
+++ b/test/limit.cpp
@@ -269,6 +269,52 @@ TEST(limit, unpack_ext_no_over_64_bit)
     }
 }
 
+TEST(limit, unpack_depth_no_over)
+{
+    std::stringstream ss;
+    std::vector<int> inner;
+    inner.push_back(1);
+    std::vector<std::vector<int> > outer;
+    outer.push_back(inner);
+    msgpack::pack(ss, outer);
+    try {
+        msgpack::unpacked unp;
+        msgpack::unpack(unp, ss.str().c_str(), ss.str().size(), nullptr, nullptr,
+                        msgpack::unpack_limit(1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2));
+        EXPECT_TRUE(true);
+    }
+    catch(msgpack::depth_size_overflow const&) {
+        EXPECT_TRUE(false);
+    }
+    catch(...) {
+        EXPECT_TRUE(false);
+    }
+}
+
+TEST(limit, unpack_depth_over)
+{
+    std::stringstream ss;
+    std::vector<int> inner;
+    inner.push_back(1);
+    std::vector<std::vector<int> > outer;
+    outer.push_back(inner);
+    msgpack::pack(ss, outer);
+    try {
+        msgpack::unpacked unp;
+        msgpack::unpack(unp, ss.str().c_str(), ss.str().size(), nullptr, nullptr,
+                        msgpack::unpack_limit(1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1));
+        EXPECT_TRUE(false);
+    }
+    catch(msgpack::depth_size_overflow const&) {
+        EXPECT_TRUE(true);
+    }
+    catch(...) {
+        EXPECT_TRUE(false);
+    }
+}
+
+
+
 #if !defined(MSGPACK_USE_CPP03)
 
 TEST(limit, unpack_array_over_cpp11_no_off_no_ref)