diff --git a/core/io/marshalls.cpp b/core/io/marshalls.cpp
index 48658e7e9bc..0a2be1fcb8d 100644
--- a/core/io/marshalls.cpp
+++ b/core/io/marshalls.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ static Error _decode_string(const uint8_t *&buf, int &len, int *r_len, String &r
 	return OK;
 }
 
-Error decode_variant(Variant &r_variant, const uint8_t *p_buffer, int p_len, int *r_len, bool p_allow_objects) {
+Error decode_variant(Variant &r_variant, const uint8_t *p_buffer, int p_len, int *r_len, bool p_allow_objects, int p_depth) {
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(p_depth > Variant::MAX_RECURSION_DEPTH, ERR_OUT_OF_MEMORY, "Variant is too deep. Bailing.");
 	const uint8_t *buf = p_buffer;
 	int len = p_len;
 
@@ -430,7 +431,7 @@ Error decode_variant(Variant &r_variant, const uint8_t *p_buffer, int p_len, int
 
 						Variant value;
 						int used;
-						err = decode_variant(value, buf, len, &used, p_allow_objects);
+						err = decode_variant(value, buf, len, &used, p_allow_objects, p_depth + 1);
 						if (err) {
 							return err;
 						}
@@ -473,7 +474,7 @@ Error decode_variant(Variant &r_variant, const uint8_t *p_buffer, int p_len, int
 				Variant key, value;
 
 				int used;
-				Error err = decode_variant(key, buf, len, &used, p_allow_objects);
+				Error err = decode_variant(key, buf, len, &used, p_allow_objects, p_depth + 1);
 				ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(err != OK, err, "Error when trying to decode Variant.");
 
 				buf += used;
@@ -482,7 +483,7 @@ Error decode_variant(Variant &r_variant, const uint8_t *p_buffer, int p_len, int
 					(*r_len) += used;
 				}
 
-				err = decode_variant(value, buf, len, &used, p_allow_objects);
+				err = decode_variant(value, buf, len, &used, p_allow_objects, p_depth + 1);
 				ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(err != OK, err, "Error when trying to decode Variant.");
 
 				buf += used;
@@ -515,7 +516,7 @@ Error decode_variant(Variant &r_variant, const uint8_t *p_buffer, int p_len, int
 			for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
 				int used = 0;
 				Variant v;
-				Error err = decode_variant(v, buf, len, &used, p_allow_objects);
+				Error err = decode_variant(v, buf, len, &used, p_allow_objects, p_depth + 1);
 				ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(err != OK, err, "Error when trying to decode Variant.");
 				buf += used;
 				len -= used;
diff --git a/core/io/marshalls.h b/core/io/marshalls.h
index 65096214e98..951af9881f6 100644
--- a/core/io/marshalls.h
+++ b/core/io/marshalls.h
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public:
 	EncodedObjectAsID();
 };
 
-Error decode_variant(Variant &r_variant, const uint8_t *p_buffer, int p_len, int *r_len = nullptr, bool p_allow_objects = false);
+Error decode_variant(Variant &r_variant, const uint8_t *p_buffer, int p_len, int *r_len = nullptr, bool p_allow_objects = false, int p_depth = 0);
 Error encode_variant(const Variant &p_variant, uint8_t *r_buffer, int &r_len, bool p_full_objects = false, int p_depth = 0);
 
 #endif