diff --git a/include/net/sch_generic.h b/include/net/sch_generic.h
index 45a1e8c78222..cbc248776511 100644
--- a/include/net/sch_generic.h
+++ b/include/net/sch_generic.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ struct Qdisc {
 	struct hlist_node       hash;
 	u32			handle;
 	u32			parent;
+	int			depth;
 
 	struct netdev_queue	*dev_queue;
 
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index 668bcd60d183..65b35528d125 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -1114,6 +1114,9 @@ static int qdisc_graft(struct net_device *dev, struct Qdisc *parent,
 		unsigned int i, num_q, ingress;
 		struct netdev_queue *dev_queue;
 
+		if (new)
+			new->depth = 0;
+
 		ingress = 0;
 		num_q = dev->num_tx_queues;
 		if ((q && q->flags & TCQ_F_INGRESS) ||
@@ -1211,9 +1214,15 @@ static int qdisc_graft(struct net_device *dev, struct Qdisc *parent,
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "STAB not supported on a non root");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
+		if (new && parent->depth >= 7) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Qdisc hierarchy is too deep");
+			return -E2BIG;
+		}
 		err = cops->graft(parent, cl, new, &old, extack);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
+		if (new)
+			new->depth = parent->depth + 1;
 		notify_and_destroy(net, skb, n, classid, old, new, extack);
 	}
 	return 0;