diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ea6f5e07..c84b99e2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ var value = <{
     out result;
 }
 ```
+- `recursive_call_limit` build option limit recursive calls (default to 200)
 
 ## Changed
 - Map type notation has changed from `{K, V}` to `{K: V}`. Similarly map expression with specified typed went from `{<K, V>, ...}` to `{<K: V>, ...}` (https://github.com/buzz-language/buzz/issues/253)
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index f430f7ec..bb248788 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ const BuzzBuildOptions = struct {
     jit: BuzzJITOptions,
     target: Build.ResolvedTarget,
     cycle_limit: ?u128,
+    recursive_call_limit: u32,
 
     pub fn step(self: @This(), b: *Build) *Build.Module {
         var options = b.addOptions();
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ const BuzzBuildOptions = struct {
         options.addOption(@TypeOf(self.sha), "sha", self.sha);
         options.addOption(@TypeOf(self.mimalloc), "mimalloc", self.mimalloc);
         options.addOption(@TypeOf(self.cycle_limit), "cycle_limit", self.cycle_limit);
+        options.addOption(@TypeOf(self.recursive_call_limit), "recursive_call_limit", self.recursive_call_limit);
 
         self.debug.step(options);
         self.gc.step(options);
@@ -147,6 +149,11 @@ pub fn build(b: *Build) !void {
             "cycle_limit",
             "Amount of bytecode (x 1000) the script is allowed to run (WARNING: this disables JIT compilation)",
         ) orelse null,
+        .recursive_call_limit = b.option(
+            u32,
+            "recursive_call_limit",
+            "Maximum depth for recursive calls",
+        ) orelse 200,
         .mimalloc = b.option(
             bool,
             "mimalloc",
diff --git a/src/buzz_api.zig b/src/buzz_api.zig
index 44c346b3..53a02809 100644
--- a/src/buzz_api.zig
+++ b/src/buzz_api.zig
@@ -1175,6 +1175,21 @@ export fn bz_context(ctx: *NativeCtx, closure_value: Value, new_ctx: *NativeCtx,
     else
         null;
 
+    // If recursive call, update counter
+    ctx.vm.current_fiber.recursive_count = if (closure != null and closure.?.function == ctx.vm.current_fiber.current_compiled_function)
+        ctx.vm.current_fiber.recursive_count + 1
+    else
+        0;
+
+    if (ctx.vm.current_fiber.recursive_count > BuildOptions.recursive_call_limit) {
+        ctx.vm.throw(
+            VM.Error.ReachedMaximumRecursiveCall,
+            (ctx.vm.gc.copyString("Maximum recursive call reached") catch @panic("Maximum recursive call reached")).toValue(),
+            null,
+            null,
+        ) catch @panic("Maximum recursive call reached");
+    }
+
     // If bound method, replace closure on the stack by the receiver
     if (bound != null) {
         (ctx.vm.current_fiber.stack_top - arg_count - 1)[0] = bound.?.receiver;
@@ -1192,6 +1207,10 @@ export fn bz_context(ctx: *NativeCtx, closure_value: Value, new_ctx: *NativeCtx,
         ctx.vm.jit.?.compileFunction(ctx.vm.current_ast, closure.?) catch @panic("Failed compiling function");
     }
 
+    if (closure) |cls| {
+        ctx.vm.current_fiber.current_compiled_function = cls.function;
+    }
+
     return if (closure) |cls| cls.function.native_raw.? else native.?.native;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vm.zig b/src/vm.zig
index dece25a0..faf6b4d1 100644
--- a/src/vm.zig
+++ b/src/vm.zig
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ pub const Fiber = struct {
 
     frames: std.ArrayList(CallFrame),
     frame_count: u64 = 0,
+    recursive_count: u32 = 0,
+    current_compiled_function: ?*ObjFunction = null,
 
     stack: []Value,
     stack_top: [*]Value,
@@ -333,6 +335,7 @@ pub const VM = struct {
         BadNumber,
         ReachedMaximumMemoryUsage,
         ReachedMaximumCPUUsage,
+        ReachedMaximumRecursiveCall,
         Custom, // TODO: remove when user can use this set directly in buzz code
     } || Allocator.Error || std.fmt.BufPrintError;
 
@@ -3802,6 +3805,23 @@ pub const VM = struct {
     fn call(self: *Self, closure: *ObjClosure, arg_count: u8, catch_value: ?Value, in_fiber: bool) JIT.Error!void {
         closure.function.call_count += 1;
 
+        // If recursive call, update counter
+        self.current_fiber.recursive_count = if (self.currentFrame() != null and self.currentFrame().?.closure.function == closure.function)
+            self.current_fiber.recursive_count + 1
+        else
+            0;
+
+        if (self.current_fiber.recursive_count > BuildOptions.recursive_call_limit) {
+            try self.throw(
+                VM.Error.ReachedMaximumRecursiveCall,
+                (try self.gc.copyString("Maximum recursive call reached")).toValue(),
+                null,
+                null,
+            );
+
+            return;
+        }
+
         var native = closure.function.native;
         if (self.jit) |*jit| {
             jit.call_count += 1;
diff --git a/tests/compile_errors/027-recursive-call.buzz b/tests/compile_errors/027-recursive-call.buzz
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..668a5410
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/compile_errors/027-recursive-call.buzz
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+| Maximum recursive call reached
+fun eternal() > void {
+    eternal();
+}
+
+test "recursive call limit" {
+    eternal();
+}
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