diff --git a/_install-and-configure/configuring-opensearch/index-settings.md b/_install-and-configure/configuring-opensearch/index-settings.md
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--- a/_install-and-configure/configuring-opensearch/index-settings.md
+++ b/_install-and-configure/configuring-opensearch/index-settings.md
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ OpenSearch supports the following dynamic index-level index settings:
 
 - `index.query.default_field` (List): A field or list of fields that OpenSearch uses in queries in case a field isn't specified in the parameters.
 
+- `index.query.max_nested_depth` (Integer): The maximum levels of nesting for `nested` queries. Default is 20, minimum is 1 means single `nested` query.
+
 - `index.routing.allocation.enable` (String): Specifies options for the index’s shard allocation. Available options are `all` (allow allocation for all shards), `primaries` (allow allocation only for primary shards), `new_primaries` (allow allocation only for new primary shards), and `none` (do not allow allocation). Default is `all`.
 
 - `index.routing.rebalance.enable` (String): Enables shard rebalancing for the index. Available options are `all` (allow rebalancing for all shards), `primaries` (allow rebalancing only for primary shards), `replicas` (allow rebalancing only for replicas), and `none` (do not allow rebalancing). Default is `all`.