diff --git a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
index 6ba1ace54..b976742bc 100644
--- a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ bool CmdLineParser::parseFromArgs(int argc, const char* const argv[])
             else if (std::strcmp(argv[i], "--dump") == 0)
                 mSettings->dump = true;
 
+            // max ctu depth
+            else if (std::strncmp(argv[i], "--max-ctu-depth=", 16) == 0)
+                mSettings->maxCtuDepth = std::atoi(argv[i] + 16);
+
             // (Experimental) exception handling inside cppcheck client
             else if (std::strcmp(argv[i], "--exception-handling") == 0)
                 mSettings->exceptionHandling = true;
@@ -1013,6 +1017,9 @@ void CmdLineParser::printHelp()
               "                         distributed with Cppcheck is loaded automatically.\n"
               "                         For more information about library files, read the\n"
               "                         manual.\n"
+              "    --max-ctu-depth=N    Max depth in whole program analysis. The default value\n"
+              "                         is 2. A larger value will mean more errors can be found\n"
+              "                         but also means the analysis will be slower.\n"
               "    --output-file=<file> Write results to file, rather than standard error.\n"
               "    --project=<file>     Run Cppcheck on project. The <file> can be a Visual\n"
               "                         Studio Solution (*.sln), Visual Studio Project\n"
diff --git a/lib/cppcheck.cpp b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
index 1ac478bab..c3a7a1999 100644
--- a/lib/cppcheck.cpp
+++ b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
@@ -1036,6 +1036,8 @@ void CppCheck::getErrorMessages()
 bool CppCheck::analyseWholeProgram()
 {
     bool errors = false;
+    // Init CTU
+    CTU::maxCtuDepth = mSettings.maxCtuDepth;
     // Analyse the tokens
     CTU::FileInfo ctu;
     for (const Check::FileInfo *fi : mFileInfo) {
@@ -1100,6 +1102,9 @@ void CppCheck::analyseWholeProgram(const std::string &buildDir, const std::map<s
         }
     }
 
+    // Set CTU max depth
+    CTU::maxCtuDepth = mSettings.maxCtuDepth;
+
     // Analyse the tokens
     for (Check *check : Check::instances())
         check->analyseWholeProgram(&ctuFileInfo, fileInfoList, mSettings, *this);
diff --git a/lib/ctu.cpp b/lib/ctu.cpp
index 75d897073..841d9914f 100644
--- a/lib/ctu.cpp
+++ b/lib/ctu.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ static const char ATTR_MY_ID[] = "my-id";
 static const char ATTR_MY_ARGNR[] = "my-argnr";
 static const char ATTR_MY_ARGNAME[] = "my-argname";
 
+int CTU::maxCtuDepth = 2;
 
 std::string CTU::getFunctionId(const Tokenizer *tokenizer, const Function *function)
 {
@@ -426,7 +427,7 @@ static bool findPath(const std::string &callId,
                      int index,
                      bool warning)
 {
-    if (index >= 10)
+    if (index >= CTU::maxCtuDepth || index >= 10)
         return false;
 
     const std::map<std::string, std::list<const CTU::FileInfo::CallBase *>>::const_iterator it = callsMap.find(callId);
diff --git a/lib/ctu.h b/lib/ctu.h
index 30f315066..0cd253210 100644
--- a/lib/ctu.h
+++ b/lib/ctu.h
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ namespace CTU {
                 bool warning) const;
     };
 
+    extern int maxCtuDepth;
+
     CPPCHECKLIB std::string toString(const std::list<FileInfo::UnsafeUsage> &unsafeUsage);
 
     CPPCHECKLIB std::string getFunctionId(const Tokenizer *tokenizer, const Function *function);
diff --git a/lib/settings.cpp b/lib/settings.cpp
index dd36fc308..ea5a0a262 100644
--- a/lib/settings.cpp
+++ b/lib/settings.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Settings::Settings()
       exceptionHandling(false),
       inconclusive(false),
       jointSuppressionReport(false),
+      maxCtuDepth(2),
       experimental(false),
       quiet(false),
       inlineSuppressions(false),
diff --git a/lib/settings.h b/lib/settings.h
index 4b43e8178..45d696628 100644
--- a/lib/settings.h
+++ b/lib/settings.h
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ public:
     /** @brief Is --debug-template given? */
     bool debugtemplate;
 
+    /** @brief --max-ctu-depth */
+    int maxCtuDepth;
+
     /** @brief Is --dump given? */
     bool dump;
     std::string dumpFile;
diff --git a/man/cppcheck.1.xml b/man/cppcheck.1.xml
index 77752009c..cde1f8256 100644
--- a/man/cppcheck.1.xml
+++ b/man/cppcheck.1.xml
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ man(1), man(7), http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Man-Page/
       <arg choice="opt">
         <option>--max-configs=&lt;limit&gt;</option>
       </arg>
+      <arg choice="opt">
+        <option>--max-ctu-depth=&lt;limit&gt;</option>
+      </arg>
       <arg choice="opt">
         <option>--platform=&lt;type&gt;</option>
       </arg>
@@ -457,6 +460,14 @@ There are false positives with this option. Each result must be carefully invest
           the one that is effective.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term>
+          <option>--max-ctu-depths=&lt;limit&gt;</option>
+        </term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Maximum depth in whole program analysis. Default is 2.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term>
           <option>--platform=&lt;type&gt;</option>