diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Http/Resources/JsonApi/Concerns/ResolvesJsonApiElements.php b/src/Illuminate/Http/Resources/JsonApi/Concerns/ResolvesJsonApiElements.php
index 4209cd96ae3a..5cb26268313f 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Http/Resources/JsonApi/Concerns/ResolvesJsonApiElements.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Http/Resources/JsonApi/Concerns/ResolvesJsonApiElements.php
@@ -45,6 +45,19 @@ trait ResolvesJsonApiElements
      */
     protected array $loadedRelationshipIdentifiers = [];
 
+    /**
+     * The maximum relationship depth.
+     */
+    public static int $maxRelationshipDepth = 5;
+
+    /**
+     * Specify the maximum relationship depth.
+     */
+    public static function maxRelationshipDepth(int $depth): void
+    {
+        static::$maxRelationshipDepth = max(0, $depth);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Resolves `data` for the resource.
      */
@@ -197,7 +210,9 @@ protected function compileResourceRelationships(JsonApiRequest $request): void
                 $relatedResourceClass = $relationResolver->resourceClass();
 
                 if (! is_null($relatedModels) && $this->includesPreviouslyLoadedRelationships === false) {
-                    $relatedModels->loadMissing($request->sparseIncluded($relationName));
+                    if (! empty($relations = $request->sparseIncluded($relationName))) {
+                        $relatedModels->loadMissing($relations);
+                    }
                 }
 
                 yield from $this->compileResourceRelationshipUsingResolver(
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Http/Resources/JsonApi/JsonApiRequest.php b/src/Illuminate/Http/Resources/JsonApi/JsonApiRequest.php
index c869f1382578..075f52ce312b 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Http/Resources/JsonApi/JsonApiRequest.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Http/Resources/JsonApi/JsonApiRequest.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Illuminate\Http\Resources\JsonApi;
 
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 
 class JsonApiRequest extends Request
@@ -59,7 +60,12 @@ public function sparseIncluded(?string $key = null): ?array
         }
 
         return transform($this->cachedSparseIncluded[$key] ?? null, function ($value) {
-            return array_filter($value);
+            return (new Collection(Arr::wrap($value)))
+                ->transform(function ($item) {
+                    $item = implode('.', Arr::take(explode('.', $item), JsonApiResource::$maxRelationshipDepth - 1));
+
+                    return ! empty($item) ? $item : null;
+                })->filter()->all();
         }) ?? [];
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Http/Resources/JsonApi/JsonApiResource.php b/src/Illuminate/Http/Resources/JsonApi/JsonApiResource.php
index fa00c3e93e14..06100158d7f1 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Http/Resources/JsonApi/JsonApiResource.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Http/Resources/JsonApi/JsonApiResource.php
@@ -250,5 +250,6 @@ public static function flushState()
         parent::flushState();
 
         static::$jsonApiInformation = [];
+        static::$maxRelationshipDepth = 3;
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Http/Resources/JsonApi/JsonApiRequestTest.php b/tests/Integration/Http/Resources/JsonApi/JsonApiRequestTest.php
index 38f02fa07219..ff96ec1f7879 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/Http/Resources/JsonApi/JsonApiRequestTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/Http/Resources/JsonApi/JsonApiRequestTest.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Illuminate\Tests\Integration\Http\Resources\JsonApi;
 
 use Illuminate\Http\Resources\JsonApi\JsonApiRequest;
+use Illuminate\Http\Resources\JsonApi\JsonApiResource;
 
 class JsonApiRequestTest extends TestCase
 {
@@ -41,6 +42,20 @@ public function testItCanResolveSparseIncluded()
         $this->assertSame(['user.profile'], $request->sparseIncluded('profile'));
     }
 
+    public function testItCanREsolveSparseIncludedWithMaxRelationshipNesting()
+    {
+        JsonApiResource::maxRelationshipDepth(2);
+
+        $request = JsonApiRequest::create(uri: '/?'.http_build_query([
+            'include' => 'teams,posts.author,posts.comments,profile.user.profile',
+        ]));
+
+        $this->assertSame(['teams', 'posts', 'profile'], $request->sparseIncluded());
+        $this->assertSame([], $request->sparseIncluded('teams'));
+        $this->assertSame(['author', 'comments'], $request->sparseIncluded('posts'));
+        $this->assertSame(['user'], $request->sparseIncluded('profile'));
+    }
+
     public function testItCanResolveEmptySparseIncluded()
     {
         $request = JsonApiRequest::create(uri: '/');
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Http/Resources/JsonApi/JsonApiResourceTest.php b/tests/Integration/Http/Resources/JsonApi/JsonApiResourceTest.php
index fca806565c39..1d73038fcbfd 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/Http/Resources/JsonApi/JsonApiResourceTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/Http/Resources/JsonApi/JsonApiResourceTest.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Illuminate\Tests\Integration\Http\Resources\JsonApi;
 
+use Illuminate\Http\Resources\JsonApi\JsonApiResource;
 use Illuminate\Tests\Integration\Http\Resources\JsonApi\Fixtures\Comment;
 use Illuminate\Tests\Integration\Http\Resources\JsonApi\Fixtures\Post;
 use Illuminate\Tests\Integration\Http\Resources\JsonApi\Fixtures\Profile;
@@ -465,6 +466,63 @@ public function testItCanResolveRelationshipWithRecursiveNestedRelationship()
             ->assertJsonMissing(['jsonapi']);
     }
 
+    public function testItCanResolveRelationshipWithRecursiveNestedRelationshipLimitedToDepthConfiguration()
+    {
+        JsonApiResource::maxRelationshipDepth(2);
+
+        $now = $this->freezeSecond();
+
+        $user = User::factory()->create();
+
+        $profile = Profile::factory()->create([
+            'user_id' => $user->getKey(),
+            'date_of_birth' => '2011-06-09',
+            'timezone' => 'America/Chicago',
+        ]);
+
+        $this->getJson("/users/{$user->getKey()}?".http_build_query(['include' => 'profile.user.profile']))
+            ->assertHeader('Content-type', 'application/vnd.api+json')
+            ->assertExactJson([
+                'data' => [
+                    'attributes' => [
+                        'email' => $user->email,
+                        'name' => $user->name,
+                    ],
+                    'id' => (string) $user->getKey(),
+                    'type' => 'users',
+                    'relationships' => [
+                        'profile' => [
+                            'data' => ['id' => (string) $profile->getKey(), 'type' => 'profiles'],
+                        ],
+                    ],
+                ],
+                'included' => [
+                    [
+                        'attributes' => [
+                            'date_of_birth' => '2011-06-09',
+                            'timezone' => 'America/Chicago',
+                        ],
+                        'id' => (string) $profile->getKey(),
+                        'type' => 'profiles',
+                        'relationships' => [
+                            'user' => [
+                                'data' => ['id' => (string) $user->getKey(), 'type' => 'users'],
+                            ],
+                        ],
+                    ],
+                    [
+                        'attributes' => [
+                            'email' => $user->email,
+                            'name' => $user->name,
+                        ],
+                        'id' => (string) $user->getKey(),
+                        'type' => 'users',
+                    ],
+                ],
+            ])
+            ->assertJsonMissing(['jsonapi']);
+    }
+
     public function testItCanResolveRelationshipWithoutRedundantIncludedRelationship()
     {
         $now = $this->freezeSecond();