diff --git a/lib/pure/json.nim b/lib/pure/json.nim
index 963ce9c1a851c..fae4915f06c31 100644
--- a/lib/pure/json.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/json.nim
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ type
     of JArray:
       elems*: seq[JsonNode]
 
+const DepthLimit = 1000
+
 proc newJString*(s: string): JsonNode =
   ## Creates a new `JString JsonNode`.
   result = JsonNode(kind: JString, str: s)
@@ -806,7 +808,7 @@ iterator mpairs*(node: var JsonNode): tuple[key: string, val: var JsonNode] =
   for key, val in mpairs(node.fields):
     yield (key, val)
 
-proc parseJson(p: var JsonParser; rawIntegers, rawFloats: bool): JsonNode =
+proc parseJson(p: var JsonParser; rawIntegers, rawFloats: bool, depth = 0): JsonNode =
   ## Parses JSON from a JSON Parser `p`.
   case p.tok
   of tkString:
@@ -842,6 +844,8 @@ proc parseJson(p: var JsonParser; rawIntegers, rawFloats: bool): JsonNode =
     result = newJNull()
     discard getTok(p)
   of tkCurlyLe:
+    if depth > DepthLimit:
+      raiseParseErr(p, "}")
     result = newJObject()
     discard getTok(p)
     while p.tok != tkCurlyRi:
@@ -850,16 +854,18 @@ proc parseJson(p: var JsonParser; rawIntegers, rawFloats: bool): JsonNode =
       var key = p.a
       discard getTok(p)
       eat(p, tkColon)
-      var val = parseJson(p, rawIntegers, rawFloats)
+      var val = parseJson(p, rawIntegers, rawFloats, depth+1)
       result[key] = val
       if p.tok != tkComma: break
       discard getTok(p)
     eat(p, tkCurlyRi)
   of tkBracketLe:
+    if depth > DepthLimit:
+      raiseParseErr(p, "]")
     result = newJArray()
     discard getTok(p)
     while p.tok != tkBracketRi:
-      result.add(parseJson(p, rawIntegers, rawFloats))
+      result.add(parseJson(p, rawIntegers, rawFloats, depth+1))
       if p.tok != tkComma: break
       discard getTok(p)
     eat(p, tkBracketRi)
diff --git a/tests/stdlib/tjson.nim b/tests/stdlib/tjson.nim
index 0b316cd4d16e0..dd71438903064 100644
--- a/tests/stdlib/tjson.nim
+++ b/tests/stdlib/tjson.nim
@@ -255,3 +255,35 @@ block: # bug #17383
   when not defined(js):
     testRoundtrip(int64.high): "9223372036854775807"
     testRoundtrip(uint64.high): "18446744073709551615"
+
+block:
+  let a = """
+    [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
+    [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
+    [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
+    [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
+    [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
+    [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
+    [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
+    [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
+    [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
+    [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
+    [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
+    [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
+    [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
+    [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
+    [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
+    [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
+    [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
+    [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
+    [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
+    [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
+    [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
+    [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
+"""
+
+  when not defined(js):
+    try:
+      discard parseJson(a)
+    except JsonParsingError:
+      doAssert getCurrentExceptionMsg().contains("] expected")