diff --git a/.changeset/eleven-trains-double.md b/.changeset/eleven-trains-double.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec07372678
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eleven-trains-double.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-graph': patch
+---
+
+The link from the `CatalogGraphCard` to the `CatalogGraphPage` no longer includes an explicit `maxDepth` parameter, letting the `CatalogGraphPage` choose the initial `maxDepth` instead.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphCard/CatalogGraphCard.test.tsx b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphCard/CatalogGraphCard.test.tsx
index 27b67102e4..adee03e298 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&maxDepth=2&unidirectional=true&mergeRelations=true&direction=LR',
+      '/catalog-graph?rootEntityRefs%5B%5D=b%3Ad%2Fc&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&maxDepth=3&unidirectional=true&mergeRelations=false&direction=LR',
+      '/catalog-graph?rootEntityRefs%5B%5D=b%3Ad%2Fc&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 34d3174cb3..b9a15eb569 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphCard/CatalogGraphCard.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-graph/src/components/CatalogGraphCard/CatalogGraphCard.tsx
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ export const CatalogGraphCard = (props: {
   const catalogGraphParams = qs.stringify(
     {
       rootEntityRefs: [stringifyEntityRef(entity)],
-      maxDepth: maxDepth + 1,
       unidirectional,
       mergeRelations,
       kinds,