diff --git a/asn1.js b/asn1.js
index 712d372..3082811 100644
--- a/asn1.js
+++ b/asn1.js
@@ -782,14 +782,19 @@ export class ASN1 {
      * @param {Stream|array|string} stream - The input data.
      * @param {number} [offset=0] - The offset to start decoding from.
      * @param {Function} [type=ASN1] - The class to instantiate.
+     * @param {Object} [options={maxDepth:100}] - Optional settings for decoding.
+     * @param {number} [depth=0] - The annidiation depth.
      * @returns {ASN1} The decoded ASN.1 element.
      * @throws {Error} If the decoding fails.
      */
-    static decode(stream, offset, type = ASN1) {
+    static decode(stream, offset, type = ASN1, options = {}, depth = 0) {
         if (!(type == ASN1 || type.prototype instanceof ASN1))
             throw new Error('Must pass a class that extends ASN1');
         if (!(stream instanceof Stream))
             stream = new Stream(stream, offset || 0);
+        const maxDepth = typeof(options.maxDepth) == 'number' ? options.maxDepth : 100;
+        if (depth > maxDepth)
+            throw new Error(`ASN.1 structure nesting exceeds maximum depth of ${maxDepth}`);
         let streamStart = new Stream(stream),
             tag = new ASN1Tag(stream),
             tagLen = stream.pos - streamStart.pos,
@@ -803,14 +808,14 @@ export class ASN1 {
                 if (len !== null) {
                     // definite length
                     while (stream.pos < end)
-                        sub[sub.length] = type.decode(stream);
+                        sub[sub.length] = type.decode(stream, null, type, options, depth + 1);
                     if (stream.pos != end)
                         throw new Error('Content size is not correct for container at offset ' + start);
                 } else {
                     // undefined length
                     try {
                         for (;;) {
-                            let s = type.decode(stream);
+                            let s = type.decode(stream, null, type, options, depth + 1);
                             if (s.tag.isEOC())
                                 break;
                             sub[sub.length] = s;
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index d5f4851..2336d36 100755
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ tests.push(new Tests('ASN.1', function (t) {
     ['181232303030313231353132333435362E313233', '2000-12-15 12:34:56.123', 'Generalized time with milliseconds'], // GitHub issue #107
     ['181832303030313231353132333435362E313233343536373839', '2000-12-15 12:34:56.123456789', 'Generalized time with nanoseconds'], // GitHub issue #107
     ['0484FFFFFFFF222222', 'Exception:\nError: Element at offset 6 has a length of 4294967295, which is past the end of the stream', 'Excessive length'], // GitHub issue #108
+    ['3081EC3081E93081E63081E33081E03081DD3081DA3081D73081D43081D13081CE3081CB3081C83081C53081C23081BF3081BC3081B93081B63081B33081B03081AD3081AA3081A73081A43081A130819E30819B30819830819530819230818F30818C308189308186308183308180307E307C307A30783076307430723070306E306C306A30683066306430623060305E305C305A30583056305430523050304E304C304A30483046304430423040303E303C303A30383036303430323030302E302C302A30283026302430223020301E301C301A30183016301430123010300E300C300A30083006300430023000', '(1 elem)', '100 nested structures'],
+    ['3081EF3081EC3081E93081E63081E33081E03081DD3081DA3081D73081D43081D13081CE3081CB3081C83081C53081C23081BF3081BC3081B93081B63081B33081B03081AD3081AA3081A73081A43081A130819E30819B30819830819530819230818F30818C308189308186308183308180307E307C307A30783076307430723070306E306C306A30683066306430623060305E305C305A30583056305430523050304E304C304A30483046304430423040303E303C303A30383036303430323030302E302C302A30283026302430223020301E301C301A30183016301430123010300E300C300A30083006300430023000', 'Exception:\nError: ASN.1 structure nesting exceeds maximum depth of 100', '101 nested structures'],
 ]));
 
 tests.push(new Tests('Length', function (t) {