diff --git a/TypedSyntax/src/show.jl b/TypedSyntax/src/show.jl
index f3bfbe05..6e086b30 100644
--- a/TypedSyntax/src/show.jl
+++ b/TypedSyntax/src/show.jl
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ end
 function Base.printstyled(io::IO, rootnode::MaybeTypedSyntaxNode;
                           type_annotations::Bool=true, iswarn::Bool=true, hide_type_stable::Bool=true,
                           with_linenumber::Bool=true,
-                          idxend = last_byte(rootnode))
+                          idxend = last_byte(rootnode)
+                          )
     rt = gettyp(rootnode)
     nd = with_linenumber ? ndigits_linenumbers(rootnode, idxend) : 0
     rootnode = get_function_def(rootnode)
@@ -116,9 +117,14 @@ end
 function show_annotation(io, @nospecialize(T), post, node, position; iswarn::Bool)
     diagnostics = get(io, :diagnostics, nothing)
     inlay_hints = get(io, :inlay_hints, nothing)
+    maxtypedepth = get(io, :maxtypedepth, nothing)
 
     print(io, post)
     T_str = string(T)
+    if maxtypedepth !== nothing
+        sz = get(io, :displaysize, displaysize(io))::Tuple{Int, Int}
+        T_str = Base.type_depth_limit(T_str, max(sz[2], 120); maxdepth=maxtypedepth)
+    end
     if iswarn && is_type_unstable(T)
         color = is_small_union_or_tunion(T) ? :yellow : :red
         printstyled(io, "::", T_str; color)
diff --git a/src/Cthulhu.jl b/src/Cthulhu.jl
index e3db6de1..0c4b6531 100644
--- a/src/Cthulhu.jl
+++ b/src/Cthulhu.jl
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ Base.@kwdef mutable struct CthulhuConfig
     inlay_types_vscode::Bool = true
     diagnostics_vscode::Bool = true
     jump_always::Bool = false
+    type_depth_limit::Union{Nothing, Int} = 2
 end
 
 """
@@ -411,6 +412,7 @@ function _descend(term::AbstractTerminal, interp::AbstractInterpreter, curs::Abs
     inlay_types_vscode::Bool              = CONFIG.inlay_types_vscode,            # default is true
     diagnostics_vscode::Bool              = CONFIG.diagnostics_vscode,            # default is true
     jump_always::Bool                     = CONFIG.jump_always,                   # default is false
+    type_depth_limit::Union{Nothing, Int} = CONFIG.type_depth_limit,              # default is 2
     )
 
     if isnothing(hide_type_stable)
@@ -651,7 +653,7 @@ function _descend(term::AbstractTerminal, interp::AbstractInterpreter, curs::Abs
                      remarks, with_effects, exception_type, inline_cost,
                      type_annotations, annotate_source,
                      inlay_types_vscode, diagnostics_vscode,
-                     jump_always)
+                     jump_always, type_depth_limit)
 
         elseif toggle === :warn
             iswarn ⊻= true
diff --git a/src/codeview.jl b/src/codeview.jl
index bc55aa42..a61078e6 100644
--- a/src/codeview.jl
+++ b/src/codeview.jl
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ function cthulhu_typed(io::IO, debuginfo::Symbol,
     debuginfo = IRShow.debuginfo(debuginfo)
     lineprinter = __debuginfo[debuginfo]
     rettype = ignorelimited(rt)
-    lambda_io = IOContext(io, :limit=>true)
+    maxtypedepth = CONFIG.type_depth_limit
+    lambda_io = IOContext(io, :limit=>true, :maxtypedepth => maxtypedepth)
 
     if annotate_source && isa(src, CodeInfo)
         tsn, _ = get_typed_sourcetext(mi, src, rt)
@@ -143,7 +144,8 @@ function cthulhu_typed(io::IO, debuginfo::Symbol,
             vscode_io = IOContext(
                 jump_always && inlay_types_vscode ? devnull : lambda_io,
                 :inlay_hints => inlay_types_vscode ? Dict{String,Vector{TypedSyntax.InlayHint}}() : nothing ,
-                :diagnostics => diagnostics_vscode ? TypedSyntax.Diagnostic[] : nothing
+                :diagnostics => diagnostics_vscode ? TypedSyntax.Diagnostic[] : nothing,
+                :maxtypedepth => maxtypedepth
             )
 
             if istruncated
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ function cthulhu_typed(io::IO, debuginfo::Symbol,
 
             callsite_diagnostics = TypedSyntax.Diagnostic[]
             if (diagnostics_vscode || inlay_types_vscode)
-                vscode_io = IOContext(devnull, :inlay_hints=>vscode_io[:inlay_hints], :diagnostics=>vscode_io[:diagnostics])
+                vscode_io = IOContext(devnull, :inlay_hints=>vscode_io[:inlay_hints], :diagnostics=>vscode_io[:diagnostics], maxtypedepth=CONFIG.type_depth_limit)
                 callsite_mis = Dict() # type annotation is a bit long so I skipped it, doesn't seem to affect performance
                 visited_mis = Set{MethodInstance}((mi,))
                 add_callsites!(callsite_mis, visited_mis, callsite_diagnostics, mi; optimize, annotate_source, interp)
@@ -186,6 +188,7 @@ function cthulhu_typed(io::IO, debuginfo::Symbol,
             show_variables(io, src, slotnames)
         end
     end
+    maxtypedepth = CONFIG.type_depth_limit
 
     # preprinter configuration
     preprinter = if src isa IRCode && inline_cost
@@ -215,7 +218,7 @@ function cthulhu_typed(io::IO, debuginfo::Symbol,
                   idx == -1 ? lpad(total_cost, nd+1) :
                   " "^(nd+1)
             str = sprint(; context=:color=>true) do @nospecialize io
-                printstyled(io, str; color=:green)
+                printstyled(io, str; color=:green, maxtypedepth)
             end
             if debuginfo === :source
                 str *= " "
@@ -263,7 +266,7 @@ function cthulhu_typed(io::IO, debuginfo::Symbol,
         function (io::IO; idx::Int, @nospecialize(kws...))
             _postprinter(io; idx, kws...)
             for i = searchsorted(pc2remarks, idx=>"", by=((idx,msg),)->idx)
-                printstyled(io, ' ', pc2remarks[i].second; color=:light_black)
+                printstyled(io, ' ', pc2remarks[i].second; color=:light_black, maxtypedepth)
             end
         end
     else
@@ -301,8 +304,9 @@ function descend_into_callsite!(io::IO, tsn::TypedSyntaxNode;
     # We empty the body when filling kwargs
     istruncated = isempty(children(body))
     idxend = istruncated ? JuliaSyntax.last_byte(sig) : lastindex(tsn.source)
+    maxtypedepth = CONFIG.type_depth_limit
     if !istruncated # If method only fills in default arguments
-        printstyled(io, tsn; type_annotations, iswarn, hide_type_stable, idxend)
+        printstyled(io, tsn; type_annotations, iswarn, hide_type_stable, idxend, maxtypedepth)
     end
 end
 
diff --git a/src/ui.jl b/src/ui.jl
index 18ff7ee9..a3fc435b 100644
--- a/src/ui.jl
+++ b/src/ui.jl
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ function build_options(callsites, with_effects::Bool, exception_type::Bool, opti
             end
             str = string(chomp(
                 sprint(node; context=:color=>true) do io, node
-                    limiter = TextWidthLimiter(io, reduced_displaysize)
+                    ioc = IOContext(io, :maxtypedepth=>CONFIG.type_depth_limit)
+                    limiter = TextWidthLimiter(ioc, reduced_displaysize)
                     if TypedSyntax.is_runtime(node)
                         if iswarn
                             printstyled(limiter, "runtime "; color=:red)
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index f956e3ef..752ce79f 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 using Test, PerformanceTestTools
 
+using Cthulhu
+Cthulhu.CONFIG.type_depth_limit = nothing # disable type-depth limit printing in tests
+
 @testset "runtests.jl" begin
     @testset "test_Cthulhu.jl" begin
         include("test_Cthulhu.jl")
diff --git a/test/test_depth_limited_type_printing.jl b/test/test_depth_limited_type_printing.jl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e9123c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_depth_limited_type_printing.jl
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#=
+using Revise; include(joinpath("test", "test_depth_limited_type_printing.jl"))
+=#
+import Cthulhu
+
+Base.@kwdef struct Nested{A,B}
+    num::Int = 1
+end
+bar(x) = rand() > 0.5 ? x : Any[0][1]
+mysum(x) = sum(y-> bar(x.num), 1:5; init=0)
+nest_val(na, nb, ::Val{1}) = Nested{na, nb}()
+nest_val(na, nb, ::Val{n}) where {n} = nest_val(Nested{na, nb}, Nested{na, nb}, Val(n-1))
+nest_val(na, nb, n::Int) = nest_val(na, nb, Val(n))
+nest_val(n) = nest_val(1, 1, n)
+const NV = nest_val(5)
+
+# f = nest_val(5)
+# a = Any[f];
+# mysum(a[1]) # make sure it runs
+# Cthulhu.@descend mysum(a[1]) # navigate to sum -> sum, and Nested will be there
+using Test
+include("setup.jl")
+@testset "hide type-stable statements" begin
+    let # optimize code
+        # f = nest_val(5)
+        # a = Any[f];
+        # mysum(a[1]) # make sure it runs
+        # Cthulhu.@descend mysum(a[1]) # navigate to sum -> sum, and Nested will be there
+        (; src, infos, mi, rt, exct, effects, slottypes) = @eval Module() begin
+            $cthulhu_info($mysum, ($(typeof(NV)),))
+        end;
+        function prints(; kwargs...)
+            io = IOBuffer()
+            ioc = IOContext(io, :maxtypedepth => Cthulhu.CONFIG.type_depth_limit)
+            Cthulhu.cthulhu_typed(ioc, :none, src, rt, exct, effects, mi; kwargs...)
+            return String(take!(io))
+        end;
+
+        let # by default, should print every statement
+            s = prints()
+            println(s)
+            # @test occursin("::Nested{Nested{…}, Nested{…}}", s)
+        end
+    end
+end