diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 5172a71..5e7da81 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -419,6 +419,9 @@ function configure (options) {
           stack.pop()
           return `[${res}]`
         }
+        if (maximumDepth < stack.length + 1) {
+          return '"[Object]"'
+        }
         stack.push(value)
         let whitespace = ''
         if (spacer !== '') {
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 322b832..67ca667 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -910,11 +910,17 @@ test('maximumDepth config', function (assert) {
   assert.equal(result, '{"a":{"a":"[Array]","b":"[Object]"}}')
 
   const res2 = serialize(obj, ['a', 'b'])
-  assert.equal(res2, '{"a":{"a":"[Array]","b":{}}}')
+  assert.equal(res2, '{"a":{"a":"[Array]","b":"[Object]"}}')
 
   const json = JSON.stringify(obj, ['a', 'b'])
   assert.equal(json, '{"a":{"a":[1,2,3],"b":{}}}')
 
+  const serializeDepth1 = stringify.configure({
+    maximumDepth: 1
+  })
+  const resDepth1 = serializeDepth1(obj, ['a', 'b'])
+  assert.equal(resDepth1, '{"a":"[Object]"}')
+
   const res3 = serialize(obj, null, 2)
   assert.equal(res3, `{
   "a": {