diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 30b8f880..4c1f64be 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ Property | Type | Default | Description
 `requireConfig` | String | null | RequireJS config for resolving aliased modules
 `webpackConfig` | String | null | Webpack config for resolving aliased modules
 `tsConfig` | String\|Object | null | TypeScript config for resolving aliased modules - Either a path to a tsconfig file or an object containing the config
+`depth` | Number | null | Maximum dependency depth from source files to display
 `layout` | String | dot | Layout to use in the graph
 `rankdir` | String | LR | Sets the [direction](https://graphviz.gitlab.io/_pages/doc/info/attrs.html#d:rankdir) of the graph layout
 `fontName` | String | Arial | Font name to use in the graph
diff --git a/bin/cli.js b/bin/cli.js
index 99b53370..c57e1db3 100755
--- a/bin/cli.js
+++ b/bin/cli.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ program
 	.option('--require-config <file>', 'path to RequireJS config')
 	.option('--webpack-config <file>', 'path to webpack config')
 	.option('--ts-config <file>', 'path to typescript config')
+	.option('--depth <integer>', 'maximum depth from source files to draw')
 	.option('--include-npm', 'include shallow NPM modules', false)
 	.option('--no-color', 'disable color in output and image', false)
 	.option('--no-spinner', 'disable progress spinner', false)
@@ -113,6 +114,17 @@ if (program.tsConfig) {
 	config.tsConfig = program.tsConfig;
 }
 
+if (program.depth) {
+	config.depth = Number(program.depth);
+}
+
+if (config.depth) {
+	if (!Number.isInteger(config.depth) || config.depth < 0) {
+		console.log('%s %s', chalk.red('✖'), 'Invalid depth');
+		process.exit(1);
+	}
+}
+
 if (program.includeNpm) {
 	config.includeNpm = program.includeNpm;
 }
diff --git a/lib/api.js b/lib/api.js
index 26773624..c7e5c826 100644
--- a/lib/api.js
+++ b/lib/api.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const defaultConfig = {
 	requireConfig: null,
 	webpackConfig: null,
 	tsConfig: null,
+	depth: null,
 	rankdir: 'LR',
 	layout: 'dot',
 	fontName: 'Arial',
diff --git a/lib/tree.js b/lib/tree.js
index 2db6de2a..0298460c 100644
--- a/lib/tree.js
+++ b/lib/tree.js
@@ -114,10 +114,6 @@ class Tree {
 		const pathCache = {};
 
 		files.forEach((file) => {
-			if (visited[file]) {
-				return;
-			}
-
 			Object.assign(depTree, dependencyTree({
 				filename: file,
 				directory: this.baseDir,
@@ -148,7 +144,7 @@ class Tree {
 			}));
 		});
 
-		let tree = this.convertTree(depTree, {}, pathCache, npmPaths);
+		let tree = this.convertTree(visited, depTree, this.config.depth);
 
 		for (const npmKey in npmPaths) {
 			const id = this.processPath(npmKey, pathCache);
@@ -171,27 +167,56 @@ class Tree {
 	/**
 	 * Convert deep tree produced by dependency-tree to a
 	 * shallow (one level deep) tree used by madge.
-	 * @param  {Object} depTree
+	 * @param  {Object} modules
 	 * @param  {Object} tree
-	 * @param  {Object} pathCache
+	 * @param  {number} [depthLimit]
 	 * @return {Object}
 	 */
-	convertTree(depTree, tree, pathCache) {
-		for (const key in depTree) {
-			const id = this.processPath(key, pathCache);
-
-			if (!tree[id]) {
-				tree[id] = [];
-
-				for (const dep in depTree[key]) {
-					tree[id].push(this.processPath(dep, pathCache));
+	convertTree(modules, tree, depthLimit) {
+		const self = this;
+		const depths = {};
+		const deepDependencies = {};
+
+		function calculateDepths(tree, depth) {
+			if (depth <= depthLimit) {
+				for (const dependency in tree) {
+					depths[dependency] = true;
+					calculateDepths(modules[dependency], depth + 1);
 				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		function getDeepDependencies(dependency) {
+			if (deepDependencies[dependency] === null) {
+				return [];
+			}
 
-				this.convertTree(depTree[key], tree, pathCache);
+			if (!(dependency in deepDependencies)) {
+				deepDependencies[dependency] = null;
+				deepDependencies[dependency] = [...new Set(Object.keys(modules[dependency]).flatMap(
+					(dependency) => dependency in depths ? [dependency] : getDeepDependencies(dependency)
+				))];
 			}
+
+			return deepDependencies[dependency];
+		}
+
+		const pathCache = {};
+		const result = {};
+
+		if (!Number.isInteger(depthLimit)) {
+			Object.entries(modules).forEach(([module, dependencies]) => {
+				result[self.processPath(module, pathCache)] = Object.keys(dependencies).map((dependency) => self.processPath(dependency, pathCache));
+			});
+		} else {
+			calculateDepths(tree, 0);
+
+			Object.keys(depths).forEach((module) => {
+				result[self.processPath(module, pathCache)] = getDeepDependencies(module).map((dependency) => self.processPath(dependency, pathCache));
+			});
 		}
 
-		return tree;
+		return result;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/test/api.js b/test/api.js
index 2afd3f74..77da00d7 100644
--- a/test/api.js
+++ b/test/api.js
@@ -336,4 +336,52 @@ describe('API', () => {
 				.catch(done);
 		});
 	});
+
+	describe('output depth limit', () => {
+		const baseDir = path.join(__dirname, 'deep-dependencies');
+		const entryFile = path.join(baseDir, 'a.js');
+
+		it('limits the output depth to 0', async () => {
+			const res = await madge(entryFile, {depth: 0});
+
+			res.obj().should.eql({
+				'a.js': []
+			});
+		});
+
+		it('limits the output depth to 1', async () => {
+			const res = await madge(entryFile, {depth: 1});
+
+			res.obj().should.eql({
+				'a.js': ['b.js', 'c.js'],
+				'b.js': [],
+				'c.js': ['b.js', 'c.js']
+			});
+		});
+
+		it('limits the output depth to 2', async () => {
+			const res = await madge(entryFile, {depth: 2});
+
+			res.obj().should.eql({
+				'a.js': ['b.js', 'c.js'],
+				'b.js': [],
+				'c.js': ['d.js', 'e.js'],
+				'd.js': [],
+				'e.js': ['b.js', 'c.js']
+			});
+		});
+
+		it('limits the output depth to 3', async () => {
+			const res = await madge(entryFile, {depth: 3});
+
+			res.obj().should.eql({
+				'a.js': ['b.js', 'c.js'],
+				'b.js': [],
+				'c.js': ['d.js', 'e.js'],
+				'd.js': [],
+				'e.js': ['f.js'],
+				'f.js': ['b.js', 'c.js']
+			});
+		});
+	});
 });
diff --git a/test/deep-dependencies/a.js b/test/deep-dependencies/a.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ebd87797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/deep-dependencies/a.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import 'b.js';
+import 'c.js';
diff --git a/test/deep-dependencies/b.js b/test/deep-dependencies/b.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/test/deep-dependencies/c.js b/test/deep-dependencies/c.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf5025aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/deep-dependencies/c.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import 'd.js';
+import 'e.js';
diff --git a/test/deep-dependencies/d.js b/test/deep-dependencies/d.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/test/deep-dependencies/e.js b/test/deep-dependencies/e.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..67494ad9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/deep-dependencies/e.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import 'f.js';
diff --git a/test/deep-dependencies/f.js b/test/deep-dependencies/f.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e4f1086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/deep-dependencies/f.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import 'c.js';
+import 'g.js';
diff --git a/test/deep-dependencies/g.js b/test/deep-dependencies/g.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d3f9dfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/deep-dependencies/g.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import 'b.js';