diff --git a/.changeset/shy-cycles-add.md b/.changeset/shy-cycles-add.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c70f2a8eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/shy-cycles-add.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-graph': patch
+---
+
+Set the default `maxDepth` prop for `EntityRelationsGraph` to a smaller value to provide better readability.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/EntityRelationsGraph.tsx b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/EntityRelationsGraph.tsx
index 72ec4b4aed..67aa230ce2 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/EntityRelationsGraph.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/EntityRelationsGraph/EntityRelationsGraph.tsx
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export const EntityRelationsGraph = (props: {
 }) => {
   const {
     rootEntityNames,
-    maxDepth = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY,
+    maxDepth = 2,
     unidirectional = true,
     mergeRelations = true,
     kinds,