diff --git a/.changeset/cuddly-colts-repeat.md b/.changeset/cuddly-colts-repeat.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8266eb7ff0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cuddly-colts-repeat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-graph': patch
+---
+
+Added maximum depth parameter to the catalogGraphParams in CatalogGraphCard.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphCard/CatalogGraphCard.test.tsx b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphCard/CatalogGraphCard.test.tsx
index adee03e298..cdd55e300f 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphCard/CatalogGraphCard.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphCard/CatalogGraphCard.test.tsx
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ describe('<CatalogGraphCard/>', () => {
     expect(button).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(button.closest('a')).toHaveAttribute(
       'href',
-      '/catalog-graph?rootEntityRefs%5B%5D=b%3Ad%2Fc&unidirectional=true&mergeRelations=true&direction=LR',
+      '/catalog-graph?rootEntityRefs%5B%5D=b%3Ad%2Fc&maxDepth=1&unidirectional=true&mergeRelations=true&direction=LR',
     );
   });
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ describe('<CatalogGraphCard/>', () => {
     expect(button).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(button.closest('a')).toHaveAttribute(
       'href',
-      '/catalog-graph?rootEntityRefs%5B%5D=b%3Ad%2Fc&unidirectional=true&mergeRelations=false&direction=LR',
+      '/catalog-graph?rootEntityRefs%5B%5D=b%3Ad%2Fc&maxDepth=2&unidirectional=true&mergeRelations=false&direction=LR',
     );
   });
 
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphCard/CatalogGraphCard.tsx b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphCard/CatalogGraphCard.tsx
index ae4ad850a4..7976fa66bb 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphCard/CatalogGraphCard.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphCard/CatalogGraphCard.tsx
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ export const CatalogGraphCard = (
   const catalogGraphParams = qs.stringify(
     {
       rootEntityRefs: [stringifyEntityRef(entity)],
+      maxDepth: maxDepth,
       unidirectional,
       mergeRelations,
       selectedKinds: kinds,