diff --git a/benchmark/fs/bench-glob.js b/benchmark/fs/bench-glob.js
index 74612701e218..4652a48f5241 100644
--- a/benchmark/fs/bench-glob.js
+++ b/benchmark/fs/bench-glob.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const configs = {
   dir: ['lib'],
   pattern: ['**/*', '*.js', '**/**.js'],
   mode: ['sync', 'promise', 'callback'],
+  maxDepth: ['default', '2'],
   recursive: ['true', 'false'],
 };
 
@@ -23,8 +24,11 @@ const bench = common.createBenchmark(main, configs);
 
 async function main(config) {
   const fullPath = path.resolve(benchmarkDirectory, config.dir);
-  const { pattern, recursive, mode } = config;
+  const { pattern, recursive, mode, maxDepth } = config;
   const options = { cwd: fullPath, recursive };
+  if (maxDepth !== 'default') {
+    options.maxDepth = Number(maxDepth);
+  }
   const callback = (resolve, reject) => {
     glob(pattern, options, (err, matches) => {
       if (err) {
@@ -44,7 +48,10 @@ async function main(config) {
         noDead = globSync(pattern, options);
         break;
       case 'promise':
-        noDead = await globAsync(pattern, options);
+        noDead = [];
+        for await (const match of globAsync(pattern, options)) {
+          noDead.push(match);
+        }
         break;
       case 'callback':
         noDead = await new Promise(callback);
diff --git a/doc/api/fs.md b/doc/api/fs.md
index a38a0151e0a9..a6e2ba7421fc 100644
--- a/doc/api/fs.md
+++ b/doc/api/fs.md
@@ -1400,6 +1400,9 @@ behavior is similar to `cp dir1/ dir2/`.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v22.0.0
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/64003
+    description: Add support for the `maxDepth` option.
   - version:
      - v26.1.0
      - v24.16.0
@@ -1436,6 +1439,8 @@ changes:
     not supported.
   * `followSymlinks` {boolean} When `true`, symbolic links to directories are
     followed while expanding `**` patterns. **Default:** `false`.
+  * `maxDepth` {integer} Maximum number of directory levels to traverse.
+    The `cwd` directory has a depth of `0`. **Default:** `Infinity`.
   * `withFileTypes` {boolean} `true` if the glob should return paths as Dirents,
     `false` otherwise. **Default:** `false`.
 * Returns: {AsyncIterator} An AsyncIterator that yields the paths of files
@@ -3556,6 +3561,9 @@ descriptor. See [`fs.utimes()`][].
 <!-- YAML
 added: v22.0.0
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/64003
+    description: Add support for the `maxDepth` option.
   - version:
      - v26.1.0
      - v24.16.0
@@ -3590,6 +3598,8 @@ changes:
     `true` to exclude the item, `false` to include it. **Default:** `undefined`.
   * `followSymlinks` {boolean} When `true`, symbolic links to directories are
     followed while expanding `**` patterns. **Default:** `false`.
+  * `maxDepth` {integer} Maximum number of directory levels to traverse.
+    The `cwd` directory has a depth of `0`. **Default:** `Infinity`.
   * `withFileTypes` {boolean} `true` if the glob should return paths as Dirents,
     `false` otherwise. **Default:** `false`.
 
@@ -6187,6 +6197,9 @@ Synchronous version of [`fs.futimes()`][]. Returns `undefined`.
 <!-- YAML
 added: v22.0.0
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/64003
+    description: Add support for the `maxDepth` option.
   - version:
      - v26.1.0
      - v24.16.0
@@ -6220,6 +6233,8 @@ changes:
     `true` to exclude the item, `false` to include it. **Default:** `undefined`.
   * `followSymlinks` {boolean} When `true`, symbolic links to directories are
     followed while expanding `**` patterns. **Default:** `false`.
+  * `maxDepth` {integer} Maximum number of directory levels to traverse.
+    The `cwd` directory has a depth of `0`. **Default:** `Infinity`.
   * `withFileTypes` {boolean} `true` if the glob should return paths as Dirents,
     `false` otherwise. **Default:** `false`.
 * Returns: {string\[]} paths of files that match the pattern.
diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/glob.js b/lib/internal/fs/glob.js
index 6cda2c9e6da0..50950b291a61 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/glob.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/glob.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const {
   ArrayIsArray,
   ArrayPrototypeAt,
   ArrayPrototypeFlatMap,
+  ArrayPrototypeJoin,
   ArrayPrototypeMap,
   ArrayPrototypePop,
   ArrayPrototypePush,
@@ -14,6 +15,10 @@ const {
   SafeMap,
   SafeSet,
   StringPrototypeEndsWith,
+  StringPrototypeSlice,
+  StringPrototypeSplit,
+  StringPrototypeStartsWith,
+  StringPrototypeToLowerCase,
 } = primordials;
 
 const {
@@ -22,13 +27,14 @@ const {
   realpathSync,
   statSync,
 } = require('fs');
+const realpathSyncNative = realpathSync.native;
 const {
   lstat,
   readdir,
   realpath,
   stat,
 } = require('fs/promises');
-const { join, resolve, basename, isAbsolute, dirname } = require('path');
+const { join, resolve, relative, basename, isAbsolute, dirname, parse, sep } = require('path');
 
 const {
   kEmptyObject,
@@ -37,6 +43,7 @@ const {
 } = require('internal/util');
 const {
   validateBoolean,
+  validateInteger,
   validateObject,
   validateString,
   validateStringArray,
@@ -132,10 +139,71 @@ function cloneSet(values) {
   return cloned;
 }
 
+function isOutsidePath(path) {
+  return isAbsolute(path) ||
+    path === '..' ||
+    StringPrototypeStartsWith(path, `..${sep}`);
+}
+
+function isStrictDescendant(path) {
+  return path !== '' && !isOutsidePath(path);
+}
+
+function pathDepth(path) {
+  if (path === '') {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  if (isAbsolute(path)) {
+    return Infinity;
+  }
+  return StringPrototypeSplit(path, sep).length;
+}
+
+function ancestorAtDepth(path, relativePath) {
+  let ancestor = path;
+  if (relativePath !== '') {
+    const depth = pathDepth(relativePath);
+    for (let i = 0; i < depth; i++) {
+      ancestor = dirname(ancestor);
+    }
+  }
+  return ancestor;
+}
+
+function caseSensitiveRelative(path, otherPath) {
+  const pathRoot = parse(path).root;
+  const otherPathRoot = parse(otherPath).root;
+  if (StringPrototypeToLowerCase(pathRoot) !==
+      StringPrototypeToLowerCase(otherPathRoot)) {
+    return otherPath;
+  }
+  const pathTail = StringPrototypeSlice(path, pathRoot.length);
+  const otherPathTail = StringPrototypeSlice(otherPath, otherPathRoot.length);
+  const pathParts = pathTail === '' ? [] : StringPrototypeSplit(pathTail, sep);
+  const otherPathParts = otherPathTail === '' ?
+    [] : StringPrototypeSplit(otherPathTail, sep);
+  let common = 0;
+  while (common < pathParts.length &&
+         common < otherPathParts.length &&
+         pathParts[common] === otherPathParts[common]) {
+    common++;
+  }
+  const parts = [];
+  for (let i = common; i < pathParts.length; i++) {
+    ArrayPrototypePush(parts, '..');
+  }
+  for (let i = common; i < otherPathParts.length; i++) {
+    ArrayPrototypePush(parts, otherPathParts[i]);
+  }
+  return ArrayPrototypeJoin(parts, sep);
+}
+
 class Cache {
   #cache = new SafeMap();
   #statsCache = new SafeMap();
   #followStatsCache = new SafeMap();
+  #identityCache = new SafeMap();
+  #identityRealpathCache = new SafeMap();
   #readdirCache = new SafeMap();
   #realpathCache = new SafeMap();
 
@@ -181,6 +249,57 @@ class Cache {
     this.#followStatsCache.set(path, val);
     return val;
   }
+  identity(path) {
+    const cached = this.#identityCache.get(path);
+    if (cached) {
+      return cached;
+    }
+    const promise = PromisePrototypeThen(
+      lstat(path),
+      ({ dev, ino }) => `${dev}:${ino}`,
+      () => null,
+    );
+    this.#identityCache.set(path, promise);
+    return promise;
+  }
+  identitySync(path) {
+    const cached = this.#identityCache.get(path);
+    if (cached && !(cached instanceof Promise)) {
+      return cached;
+    }
+    let val;
+    try {
+      const { dev, ino } = lstatSync(path);
+      val = `${dev}:${ino}`;
+    } catch {
+      val = null;
+    }
+    this.#identityCache.set(path, val);
+    return val;
+  }
+  identityRealpath(path) {
+    const cached = this.#identityRealpathCache.get(path);
+    if (cached) {
+      return cached;
+    }
+    const promise = PromisePrototypeThen(realpath(path), null, () => null);
+    this.#identityRealpathCache.set(path, promise);
+    return promise;
+  }
+  identityRealpathSync(path) {
+    const cached = this.#identityRealpathCache.get(path);
+    if (cached && !(cached instanceof Promise)) {
+      return cached;
+    }
+    let val;
+    try {
+      val = realpathSyncNative(path);
+    } catch {
+      val = null;
+    }
+    this.#identityRealpathCache.set(path, val);
+    return val;
+  }
   realpath(path) {
     const cached = this.#realpathCache.get(path);
     if (cached) {
@@ -245,6 +364,192 @@ class Cache {
   }
 }
 
+class DepthLimiter {
+  #root;
+  #maxDepth;
+  #cache;
+  #relativeCache = new SafeMap();
+
+  constructor(root, maxDepth, cache) {
+    this.#root = resolve(root);
+    this.#maxDepth = maxDepth;
+    this.#cache = cache;
+  }
+
+  #relativeCandidate(path) {
+    const fullpath = resolve(this.#root, path);
+    const pathFromRoot = relative(this.#root, fullpath);
+    if (isWindows && !isOutsidePath(pathFromRoot)) {
+      return {
+        __proto__: null,
+        pathFromRoot,
+        caseVariantRoot: ancestorAtDepth(fullpath, pathFromRoot),
+        differentPath: caseSensitiveRelative(this.#root, fullpath),
+      };
+    }
+    if (isMacOS && !isAbsolute(pathFromRoot) && isOutsidePath(pathFromRoot)) {
+      const foldedPathFromRoot = relative(
+        StringPrototypeToLowerCase(this.#root),
+        StringPrototypeToLowerCase(fullpath),
+      );
+      if (!isOutsidePath(foldedPathFromRoot)) {
+        return {
+          __proto__: null,
+          pathFromRoot: foldedPathFromRoot,
+          caseVariantRoot: ancestorAtDepth(fullpath, foldedPathFromRoot),
+          differentPath: pathFromRoot,
+        };
+      }
+    }
+    return { __proto__: null, pathFromRoot };
+  }
+
+  #isSamePath(path, otherPath) {
+    if (path === otherPath) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (isWindows) {
+      const realPath = this.#cache.identityRealpathSync(path);
+      return realPath !== null &&
+        realPath === this.#cache.identityRealpathSync(otherPath);
+    }
+    const identity = this.#cache.identitySync(path);
+    return identity !== null &&
+      identity === this.#cache.identitySync(otherPath);
+  }
+
+  async #isSamePathAsync(path, otherPath) {
+    if (path === otherPath) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (isWindows) {
+      const realPath = await this.#cache.identityRealpath(path);
+      return realPath !== null &&
+        realPath === await this.#cache.identityRealpath(otherPath);
+    }
+    const identity = await this.#cache.identity(path);
+    return identity !== null &&
+      identity === await this.#cache.identity(otherPath);
+  }
+
+  #relativeFromRoot(path) {
+    const cached = this.#relativeCache.get(path);
+    if (cached !== undefined && !(cached instanceof Promise)) {
+      return cached;
+    }
+    const candidate = this.#relativeCandidate(path);
+    const relativePath = candidate.caseVariantRoot === undefined ||
+        this.#isSamePath(this.#root, candidate.caseVariantRoot) ?
+      candidate.pathFromRoot :
+      candidate.differentPath;
+    this.#relativeCache.set(path, relativePath);
+    return relativePath;
+  }
+
+  #relativeFromRootAsync(path) {
+    const cached = this.#relativeCache.get(path);
+    if (cached !== undefined) {
+      return cached;
+    }
+    const candidate = this.#relativeCandidate(path);
+    if (candidate.caseVariantRoot === undefined) {
+      this.#relativeCache.set(path, candidate.pathFromRoot);
+      return candidate.pathFromRoot;
+    }
+    const promise = PromisePrototypeThen(
+      this.#isSamePathAsync(this.#root, candidate.caseVariantRoot),
+      (isSamePath) => (isSamePath ?
+        candidate.pathFromRoot :
+        candidate.differentPath),
+    );
+    this.#relativeCache.set(path, promise);
+    return promise;
+  }
+
+  #ancestorCandidate(path) {
+    const fullpath = resolve(this.#root, path);
+    const rootFromPath = relative(fullpath, this.#root);
+    if (isStrictDescendant(rootFromPath)) {
+      return { __proto__: null, fullpath, needsIdentity: isWindows };
+    }
+    if (isMacOS) {
+      const foldedRootFromPath = relative(
+        StringPrototypeToLowerCase(fullpath),
+        StringPrototypeToLowerCase(this.#root),
+      );
+      if (isStrictDescendant(foldedRootFromPath)) {
+        return { __proto__: null, fullpath, needsIdentity: true };
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  #isAncestorOfRoot(path) {
+    const candidate = this.#ancestorCandidate(path);
+    if (candidate === null) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (!candidate.needsIdentity) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    const realRoot = this.#cache.identityRealpathSync(this.#root);
+    const realFullpath = this.#cache.identityRealpathSync(candidate.fullpath);
+    if (realRoot === null || realFullpath === null) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    const realRootFromPath = isWindows ?
+      caseSensitiveRelative(realFullpath, realRoot) :
+      relative(realFullpath, realRoot);
+    return isStrictDescendant(realRootFromPath);
+  }
+
+  async #isAncestorOfRootAsync(path) {
+    const candidate = this.#ancestorCandidate(path);
+    if (candidate === null) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (!candidate.needsIdentity) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    const realRoot = await this.#cache.identityRealpath(this.#root);
+    const realFullpath =
+      await this.#cache.identityRealpath(candidate.fullpath);
+    if (realRoot === null || realFullpath === null) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    const realRootFromPath = isWindows ?
+      caseSensitiveRelative(realFullpath, realRoot) :
+      relative(realFullpath, realRoot);
+    return isStrictDescendant(realRootFromPath);
+  }
+
+  includes(path) {
+    return pathDepth(this.#relativeFromRoot(path)) <= this.#maxDepth;
+  }
+
+  async includesAsync(path) {
+    return pathDepth(await this.#relativeFromRootAsync(path)) <= this.#maxDepth;
+  }
+
+  canTraverse(path, isAbsolutePattern) {
+    return (isAbsolutePattern && this.#isAncestorOfRoot(path)) ||
+      pathDepth(this.#relativeFromRoot(path)) < this.#maxDepth;
+  }
+
+  async canTraverseAsync(path, isAbsolutePattern) {
+    return (isAbsolutePattern && await this.#isAncestorOfRootAsync(path)) ||
+      pathDepth(await this.#relativeFromRootAsync(path)) < this.#maxDepth;
+  }
+}
+
+function createDepthLimiter(root, maxDepth, cache) {
+  if (maxDepth == null || maxDepth === Infinity) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  validateInteger(maxDepth, 'options.maxDepth', 0);
+  return new DepthLimiter(root, maxDepth, cache);
+}
+
 class Pattern {
   #pattern;
   #globStrings;
@@ -252,12 +557,14 @@ class Pattern {
   symlinks;
   realpaths;
   last;
+  isAbsolute;
 
-  constructor(pattern, globStrings, indexes, symlinks, realpaths = new SafeSet()) {
+  constructor(pattern, globStrings, indexes, symlinks, isAbsolute, realpaths = new SafeSet()) {
     this.#pattern = pattern;
     this.#globStrings = globStrings;
     this.indexes = indexes;
     this.symlinks = symlinks;
+    this.isAbsolute = isAbsolute;
     this.realpaths = realpaths;
     this.last = pattern.length - 1;
   }
@@ -277,7 +584,7 @@ class Pattern {
     return ArrayPrototypeAt(this.#pattern, index);
   }
   child(indexes, symlinks = new SafeSet(), realpaths = this.realpaths) {
-    return new Pattern(this.#pattern, this.#globStrings, indexes, symlinks, realpaths);
+    return new Pattern(this.#pattern, this.#globStrings, indexes, symlinks, this.isAbsolute, realpaths);
   }
   test(index, path) {
     if (index > this.#pattern.length) {
@@ -336,15 +643,18 @@ class Glob {
   #patterns;
   #withFileTypes;
   #followSymlinks = false;
+  #depthLimiter;
   #isExcluded = () => false;
   constructor(pattern, options = kEmptyObject) {
     validateObject(options, 'options');
-    const { exclude, cwd, followSymlinks, withFileTypes } = options;
+    const { exclude, cwd, followSymlinks, maxDepth, withFileTypes } = options;
     this.#root = toPathIfFileURL(cwd) ?? '.';
     if (followSymlinks != null) {
       validateBoolean(followSymlinks, 'options.followSymlinks');
       this.#followSymlinks = followSymlinks;
     }
+    this.#depthLimiter =
+      createDepthLimiter(this.#root, maxDepth, this.#cache);
     this.#withFileTypes = !!withFileTypes;
     if (exclude != null) {
       validateStringArrayOrFunction(exclude, 'options.exclude');
@@ -371,13 +681,34 @@ class Glob {
       patterns = [pattern];
     }
     this.matchers = ArrayPrototypeMap(patterns, (pattern) => createMatcher(pattern));
-    this.#patterns = ArrayPrototypeFlatMap(this.matchers, (matcher) => ArrayPrototypeMap(matcher.set,
-                                                                                         (pattern, i) => new Pattern(
-                                                                                           pattern,
-                                                                                           matcher.globParts[i],
-                                                                                           new SafeSet().add(0),
-                                                                                           new SafeSet(),
-                                                                                         )));
+    this.#patterns = ArrayPrototypeFlatMap(this.matchers, (matcher) =>
+      ArrayPrototypeMap(matcher.set, (pattern, i) => new Pattern(
+        pattern,
+        matcher.globParts[i],
+        new SafeSet().add(0),
+        new SafeSet(),
+        isAbsolute(ArrayPrototypeJoin(matcher.globParts[i], sep)),
+      )));
+  }
+
+  #addResult(path) {
+    return (this.#depthLimiter === null ||
+      this.#depthLimiter.includes(path)) &&
+      this.#results.add(path);
+  }
+
+  async #addResultAsync(path) {
+    return await this.#depthLimiter.includesAsync(path) &&
+      this.#results.add(path);
+  }
+
+  #canTraverse(path, pattern) {
+    return this.#depthLimiter === null ||
+      this.#depthLimiter.canTraverse(path, pattern.isAbsolute);
+  }
+
+  async #canTraverseAsync(path, pattern) {
+    return this.#depthLimiter.canTraverseAsync(path, pattern.isAbsolute);
   }
 
   globSync() {
@@ -532,7 +863,7 @@ class Glob {
       const p = pattern.at(-1);
       const stat = this.#cache.statSync(join(fullpath, p));
       if (stat && (p || isDirectory)) {
-        this.#results.add(join(path, p));
+        this.#addResult(join(path, p));
       }
       if (pattern.indexes.size === 1 && pattern.indexes.has(last)) {
         return;
@@ -541,10 +872,12 @@ class Glob {
      (path !== '.' || pattern.at(0) === '.' || (last === 0 && stat))) {
       // If pattern ends with **, add to results
       // if path is ".", add it only if pattern starts with "." or pattern is exactly "**"
-      this.#results.add(path);
+      this.#addResult(path);
     }
 
-    if (!isDirectory || this.#isCyclicSync(fullpath, isDirectory, pattern)) {
+    if (!isDirectory ||
+        !this.#canTraverse(path, pattern) ||
+        this.#isCyclicSync(fullpath, isDirectory, pattern)) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -604,14 +937,14 @@ class Glob {
             subPatterns.add(index);
           } else if (!fromSymlink && index === last) {
             // If ** is last, add to results
-            this.#results.add(entryPath);
+            this.#addResult(entryPath);
           }
 
           // Any pattern after ** is also a potential pattern
           // so we can already test it here
           if (nextMatches && nextIndex === last && !isLast) {
             // If next pattern is the last one, add to results
-            this.#results.add(entryPath);
+            this.#addResult(entryPath);
           } else if (nextMatches && entryIsDirectory) {
             // Pattern matched, meaning two patterns forward
             // are also potential patterns
@@ -644,11 +977,11 @@ class Glob {
             } else {
               if (!this.#cache.seen(path, pattern, nextIndex)) {
                 this.#cache.add(path, pattern.child(new SafeSet().add(nextIndex)));
-                this.#results.add(path);
+                this.#addResult(path);
               }
               if (!this.#cache.seen(path, pattern, nextIndex) || !this.#cache.seen(parent, pattern, nextIndex)) {
                 this.#cache.add(parent, pattern.child(new SafeSet().add(nextIndex)));
-                this.#results.add(parent);
+                this.#addResult(parent);
               }
             }
           }
@@ -661,7 +994,7 @@ class Glob {
           } else if (current === '.' && pattern.test(nextIndex, entry.name)) {
             // If current pattern is ".", proceed to test next pattern
             if (nextIndex === last) {
-              this.#results.add(entryPath);
+              this.#addResult(entryPath);
             } else {
               subPatterns.add(nextIndex + 1);
             }
@@ -671,7 +1004,7 @@ class Glob {
           // If current pattern is a regex that matches entry name (e.g *.js)
           // add next pattern to potential patterns, or to results if it's the last pattern
           if (index === last) {
-            this.#results.add(entryPath);
+            this.#addResult(entryPath);
           } else if (entryIsDirectory) {
             subPatterns.add(nextIndex);
           }
@@ -708,6 +1041,7 @@ class Glob {
     const isDirectory = await this.#isDirectory(fullpath, stat, pattern);
     const isLast = pattern.isLast(isDirectory);
     const isFirst = pattern.isFirst();
+    const finiteDepth = this.#depthLimiter !== null;
 
     if (this.#isExcluded(fullpath)) {
       return;
@@ -740,7 +1074,9 @@ class Glob {
       if (stat && (p || isDirectory)) {
         const result = join(path, p);
         if (!this.#results.has(result)) {
-          if (this.#results.add(result)) {
+          if (!finiteDepth ?
+            this.#results.add(result) :
+            await this.#addResultAsync(result)) {
             yield this.#withFileTypes ? stat : result;
           }
         }
@@ -753,13 +1089,21 @@ class Glob {
       // If pattern ends with **, add to results
       // if path is ".", add it only if pattern starts with "." or pattern is exactly "**"
       if (!this.#results.has(path)) {
-        if (this.#results.add(path)) {
+        if (!finiteDepth ?
+          this.#results.add(path) :
+          await this.#addResultAsync(path)) {
           yield this.#withFileTypes ? stat : path;
         }
       }
     }
 
-    if (!isDirectory || await this.#isCyclic(fullpath, isDirectory, pattern)) {
+    let canTraverse = true;
+    if (isDirectory && finiteDepth) {
+      canTraverse = await this.#canTraverseAsync(path, pattern);
+    }
+    if (!isDirectory ||
+        !canTraverse ||
+        await this.#isCyclic(fullpath, isDirectory, pattern)) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -821,7 +1165,10 @@ class Glob {
             subPatterns.add(index);
           } else if (!fromSymlink && index === last) {
             // If ** is last, add to results
-            if (!this.#results.has(entryPath) && this.#results.add(entryPath)) {
+            if (!this.#results.has(entryPath) &&
+                (!finiteDepth ?
+                  this.#results.add(entryPath) :
+                  await this.#addResultAsync(entryPath))) {
               yield this.#withFileTypes ? entry : entryPath;
             }
           }
@@ -830,7 +1177,10 @@ class Glob {
           // so we can already test it here
           if (nextMatches && nextIndex === last && !isLast) {
             // If next pattern is the last one, add to results
-            if (!this.#results.has(entryPath) && this.#results.add(entryPath)) {
+            if (!this.#results.has(entryPath) &&
+                (!finiteDepth ?
+                  this.#results.add(entryPath) :
+                  await this.#addResultAsync(entryPath))) {
               yield this.#withFileTypes ? entry : entryPath;
             }
           } else if (nextMatches && entryIsDirectory) {
@@ -866,7 +1216,9 @@ class Glob {
               if (!this.#cache.seen(path, pattern, nextIndex)) {
                 this.#cache.add(path, pattern.child(new SafeSet().add(nextIndex)));
                 if (!this.#results.has(path)) {
-                  if (this.#results.add(path)) {
+                  if (!finiteDepth ?
+                    this.#results.add(path) :
+                    await this.#addResultAsync(path)) {
                     yield this.#withFileTypes ? this.#cache.statSync(fullpath) : path;
                   }
                 }
@@ -874,7 +1226,9 @@ class Glob {
               if (!this.#cache.seen(path, pattern, nextIndex) || !this.#cache.seen(parent, pattern, nextIndex)) {
                 this.#cache.add(parent, pattern.child(new SafeSet().add(nextIndex)));
                 if (!this.#results.has(parent)) {
-                  if (this.#results.add(parent)) {
+                  if (!finiteDepth ?
+                    this.#results.add(parent) :
+                    await this.#addResultAsync(parent)) {
                     yield this.#withFileTypes ? this.#cache.statSync(join(this.#root, parent)) : parent;
                   }
                 }
@@ -891,7 +1245,9 @@ class Glob {
             // If current pattern is ".", proceed to test next pattern
             if (nextIndex === last) {
               if (!this.#results.has(entryPath)) {
-                if (this.#results.add(entryPath)) {
+                if (!finiteDepth ?
+                  this.#results.add(entryPath) :
+                  await this.#addResultAsync(entryPath)) {
                   yield this.#withFileTypes ? entry : entryPath;
                 }
               }
@@ -905,7 +1261,9 @@ class Glob {
           // add next pattern to potential patterns, or to results if it's the last pattern
           if (index === last) {
             if (!this.#results.has(entryPath)) {
-              if (this.#results.add(entryPath)) {
+              if (!finiteDepth ?
+                this.#results.add(entryPath) :
+                await this.#addResultAsync(entryPath)) {
                 yield this.#withFileTypes ? entry : entryPath;
               }
             }
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-glob.mjs b/test/parallel/test-fs-glob.mjs
index 560b4e72e4ad..6947ec36b7e2 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-glob.mjs
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-glob.mjs
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
 import * as common from '../common/index.mjs';
 import tmpdir from '../common/tmpdir.js';
+import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
 import { resolve, dirname, sep, relative, join, isAbsolute } from 'node:path';
 import { mkdir, writeFile, symlink, glob as asyncGlob } from 'node:fs/promises';
-import { glob, globSync, Dirent, chmodSync, writeFileSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs';
+import {
+  glob,
+  globSync,
+  Dirent,
+  chmodSync,
+  writeFileSync,
+  rmSync,
+  realpathSync,
+  mkdirSync,
+  existsSync,
+} from 'node:fs';
 import { test, describe } from 'node:test';
 import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url';
 import { promisify } from 'node:util';
@@ -15,10 +26,12 @@ function assertDirents(dirents) {
 tmpdir.refresh();
 
 const fixtureDir = tmpdir.resolve('fixtures');
+const caseVariantFixtureDir = tmpdir.resolve('FIXTURES');
 const absDir = tmpdir.resolve('abs');
 
 async function setup() {
   await mkdir(fixtureDir, { recursive: true });
+  await mkdir(caseVariantFixtureDir, { recursive: true });
   await mkdir(absDir, { recursive: true });
   const files = [
     'a/.abcdef/x/y/z/a',
@@ -67,6 +80,21 @@ async function setup() {
 
 await setup();
 
+const isCaseSensitiveFileSystem =
+  realpathSync.native(fixtureDir) !== realpathSync.native(caseVariantFixtureDir);
+
+let differentWindowsVolume;
+if (common.isWindows) {
+  const currentRoot = resolve(fixtureDir).slice(0, 3).toLowerCase();
+  for (let code = 65; code <= 90; code++) {
+    const root = `${String.fromCharCode(code)}:\\`;
+    if (root.toLowerCase() !== currentRoot && existsSync(root)) {
+      differentWindowsVolume = root;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 const patterns = {
   'a/c/d/*/b': ['a/c/d/c/b'],
   'a//c//d//*//b': ['a/c/d/c/b'],
@@ -538,6 +566,234 @@ describe('fsPromises glob - exclude', function() {
   }
 });
 
+const maxDepthExpected = [
+  '.',
+  'a',
+  'a/abcdef',
+  'a/abcfed',
+  'a/b',
+  'a/bc',
+  'a/c',
+  'a/cb',
+  ...(common.isWindows ? [] : ['a/symlink']),
+  'a/x',
+  'a/z',
+  'follow',
+  'follow/cycle',
+  'follow/link',
+  'follow/target',
+].map((item) => item.replaceAll('/', sep)).sort();
+
+async function collectAsyncGlob(pattern, options) {
+  const results = [];
+  for await (const item of asyncGlob(pattern, options)) {
+    results.push(item);
+  }
+  return results;
+}
+
+const maxDepthApis = [
+  ['globSync', globSync],
+  ['fsPromises glob', collectAsyncGlob],
+];
+
+for (const [name, runGlob] of maxDepthApis) {
+  describe(`${name} - maxDepth`, function() {
+    test('limits traversal depth', async () => {
+      const actual = (await runGlob('**', { cwd: fixtureDir, maxDepth: 2 })).sort();
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(actual, maxDepthExpected);
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(
+        await runGlob('../**', { cwd: fixtureDir, maxDepth: 0 }),
+        [],
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('limits literal patterns', async () => {
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(
+        await runGlob('a/b/c/d', { cwd: fixtureDir, maxDepth: 3 }),
+        [],
+      );
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(
+        await runGlob(fixtureDir, { cwd: fixtureDir, maxDepth: 0 }),
+        [fixtureDir],
+      );
+
+      const absolutePattern = resolve(fixtureDir, 'a/b/c/d');
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(
+        await runGlob(absolutePattern, { cwd: fixtureDir, maxDepth: 3 }),
+        [],
+      );
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(
+        await runGlob(absolutePattern, { cwd: fixtureDir, maxDepth: 4 }),
+        [absolutePattern],
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('limits absolute wildcard patterns rooted above cwd', async () => {
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(
+        await runGlob(join(dirname(fixtureDir), '*'), {
+          cwd: fixtureDir,
+          maxDepth: 0,
+        }),
+        [fixtureDir],
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('supports case-variant descendants', {
+      skip: isCaseSensitiveFileSystem,
+    }, async () => {
+      const expected = [
+        join(caseVariantFixtureDir, 'a'),
+        join(caseVariantFixtureDir, 'follow'),
+      ].sort();
+      const actual = await runGlob(
+        join(caseVariantFixtureDir, '*'),
+        { cwd: fixtureDir, maxDepth: 1 },
+      );
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(actual.sort(), expected);
+    });
+
+    test('supports absolute alternatives after brace expansion', async () => {
+      const pattern = `{${join(dirname(fixtureDir), '*')},other}`;
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(
+        await runGlob(pattern, { cwd: fixtureDir, maxDepth: 0 }),
+        [fixtureDir],
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('preserves filesystem case sensitivity', {
+      skip: !isCaseSensitiveFileSystem,
+    }, async () => {
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(
+        await runGlob(join(dirname(fixtureDir), '*'), {
+          cwd: fixtureDir,
+          maxDepth: 0,
+        }),
+        [fixtureDir],
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('recognizes equivalent path casing', {
+      skip: isCaseSensitiveFileSystem,
+    }, async () => {
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(
+        await runGlob(caseVariantFixtureDir, {
+          cwd: fixtureDir,
+          maxDepth: 0,
+        }),
+        [caseVariantFixtureDir],
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('rejects paths on a different Windows volume', {
+      skip: differentWindowsVolume === undefined,
+    }, async () => {
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(
+        await runGlob(differentWindowsVolume, {
+          cwd: fixtureDir,
+          maxDepth: 100,
+        }),
+        [],
+      );
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+test('glob forwards maxDepth', async () => {
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(
+    await promisify(glob)('**', { cwd: fixtureDir, maxDepth: 0 }),
+    ['.'],
+  );
+});
+
+function runNodeScript(script) {
+  const child = spawnSync(
+    process.execPath,
+    ['--expose-internals', '-e', script],
+    { encoding: 'utf8' },
+  );
+  assert.strictEqual(child.status, 0, child.stderr || child.stdout);
+  return child.stdout;
+}
+
+test('async glob does not use synchronous path identity calls', () => {
+  const script = `
+      const fs = require('fs');
+      const path = require('path');
+      const { promisify } = require('util');
+      const fail = () => {
+        throw new Error('unexpected synchronous filesystem call');
+      };
+      fs.lstatSync = fail;
+      fs.realpathSync.native = fail;
+      (async () => {
+        const pattern = path.join(${JSON.stringify(caseVariantFixtureDir)}, '*');
+        const options = {
+          cwd: ${JSON.stringify(fixtureDir)},
+          maxDepth: 1,
+        };
+        await promisify(fs.glob)(pattern, options);
+        for await (const entry of fs.promises.glob(pattern, options)) {
+          void entry;
+        }
+      })().catch((error) => {
+        console.error(error);
+        process.exitCode = 1;
+      });
+    `;
+  runNodeScript(script);
+});
+
+function assertDoesNotTraverse(sibling, cwd) {
+  const script = `
+      const fs = require('fs');
+      const path = require('path');
+      const sibling = ${JSON.stringify(sibling)};
+      const original = fs.readdirSync;
+      let reads = 0;
+      fs.readdirSync = function(pathname, ...args) {
+        const resolved = path.resolve(pathname);
+        if (resolved === sibling || resolved.startsWith(sibling + path.sep)) {
+          reads++;
+        }
+        return Reflect.apply(original, this, [pathname, ...args]);
+      };
+      fs.globSync(path.join(sibling, '**'), {
+        cwd: ${JSON.stringify(cwd)},
+        maxDepth: 0,
+      });
+      process.stdout.write(String(reads));
+    `;
+  assert.strictEqual(runNodeScript(script), '0');
+}
+
+describe('globSync - maxDepth traversal', function() {
+  test('does not traverse absolute sibling subtrees', () => {
+    const siblingDir = tmpdir.resolve('sibling');
+    mkdirSync(join(siblingDir, 'nested'), { recursive: true });
+    assertDoesNotTraverse(siblingDir, fixtureDir);
+  });
+
+  test('does not traverse case-variant sibling subtrees', {
+    skip: !isCaseSensitiveFileSystem,
+  }, () => {
+    assertDoesNotTraverse(caseVariantFixtureDir, join(fixtureDir, 'a'));
+  });
+});
+
+test('globSync validates maxDepth', () => {
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(
+    globSync('a', { cwd: fixtureDir, maxDepth: Infinity }),
+    ['a'],
+  );
+
+  for (const maxDepth of [-1, 1.5, NaN, '1']) {
+    assert.throws(() => globSync('**', { cwd: fixtureDir, maxDepth }), {
+      code: typeof maxDepth === 'string' ? 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE' : 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
+    });
+  }
+});
+
 const followSymlinkPattern = 'follow/**';
 const followSymlinkExpected = [
   'follow',