diff --git a/core/variant_parser.cpp b/core/variant_parser.cpp
index e620c883ced..cca1125cb63 100644
--- a/core/variant_parser.cpp
+++ b/core/variant_parser.cpp
@@ -1588,7 +1588,7 @@ static String rtos_fix(double p_value) {
 	}
 }
 
-Error VariantWriter::write(const Variant &p_variant, StoreStringFunc p_store_string_func, void *p_store_string_ud, EncodeResourceFunc p_encode_res_func, void *p_encode_res_ud) {
+Error VariantWriter::write(const Variant &p_variant, StoreStringFunc p_store_string_func, void *p_store_string_ud, EncodeResourceFunc p_encode_res_func, void *p_encode_res_ud, int p_recursion_count) {
 	switch (p_variant.get_type()) {
 		case Variant::NIL: {
 			p_store_string_func(p_store_string_ud, "null");
@@ -1705,6 +1705,13 @@ Error VariantWriter::write(const Variant &p_variant, StoreStringFunc p_store_str
 		} break;
 
 		case Variant::OBJECT: {
+			if (unlikely(p_recursion_count > MAX_RECURSION)) {
+				ERR_PRINT("Max recursion reached");
+				p_store_string_func(p_store_string_ud, "null");
+				return OK;
+			}
+			p_recursion_count++;
+
 			Object *obj = p_variant;
 
 			if (!obj) {
@@ -1754,7 +1761,7 @@ Error VariantWriter::write(const Variant &p_variant, StoreStringFunc p_store_str
 					}
 
 					p_store_string_func(p_store_string_ud, "\"" + E->get().name + "\":");
-					write(obj->get(E->get().name), p_store_string_func, p_store_string_ud, p_encode_res_func, p_encode_res_ud);
+					write(obj->get(E->get().name), p_store_string_func, p_store_string_ud, p_encode_res_func, p_encode_res_ud, p_recursion_count);
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -1763,6 +1770,13 @@ Error VariantWriter::write(const Variant &p_variant, StoreStringFunc p_store_str
 		} break;
 
 		case Variant::DICTIONARY: {
+			if (unlikely(p_recursion_count > MAX_RECURSION)) {
+				ERR_PRINT("Max recursion reached");
+				p_store_string_func(p_store_string_ud, "{}");
+				return OK;
+			}
+			p_recursion_count++;
+
 			Dictionary dict = p_variant;
 
 			List<Variant> keys;
@@ -1775,9 +1789,9 @@ Error VariantWriter::write(const Variant &p_variant, StoreStringFunc p_store_str
 				if (!_check_type(dict[E->get()]))
 					continue;
 				*/
-				write(E->get(), p_store_string_func, p_store_string_ud, p_encode_res_func, p_encode_res_ud);
+				write(E->get(), p_store_string_func, p_store_string_ud, p_encode_res_func, p_encode_res_ud, p_recursion_count);
 				p_store_string_func(p_store_string_ud, ": ");
-				write(dict[E->get()], p_store_string_func, p_store_string_ud, p_encode_res_func, p_encode_res_ud);
+				write(dict[E->get()], p_store_string_func, p_store_string_ud, p_encode_res_func, p_encode_res_ud, p_recursion_count);
 				if (E->next()) {
 					p_store_string_func(p_store_string_ud, ",\n");
 				} else {
@@ -1789,6 +1803,13 @@ Error VariantWriter::write(const Variant &p_variant, StoreStringFunc p_store_str
 
 		} break;
 		case Variant::ARRAY: {
+			if (unlikely(p_recursion_count > MAX_RECURSION)) {
+				ERR_PRINT("Max recursion reached");
+				p_store_string_func(p_store_string_ud, "[]");
+				return OK;
+			}
+			p_recursion_count++;
+
 			p_store_string_func(p_store_string_ud, "[ ");
 			Array array = p_variant;
 			int len = array.size();
@@ -1796,7 +1817,7 @@ Error VariantWriter::write(const Variant &p_variant, StoreStringFunc p_store_str
 				if (i > 0) {
 					p_store_string_func(p_store_string_ud, ", ");
 				}
-				write(array[i], p_store_string_func, p_store_string_ud, p_encode_res_func, p_encode_res_ud);
+				write(array[i], p_store_string_func, p_store_string_ud, p_encode_res_func, p_encode_res_ud, p_recursion_count);
 			}
 			p_store_string_func(p_store_string_ud, " ]");
 
@@ -1927,6 +1948,7 @@ Error VariantWriter::write(const Variant &p_variant, StoreStringFunc p_store_str
 			p_store_string_func(p_store_string_ud, " )");
 
 		} break;
+
 		default: {
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/core/variant_parser.h b/core/variant_parser.h
index 124287ed8a4..7ef6280425c 100644
--- a/core/variant_parser.h
+++ b/core/variant_parser.h
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public:
 	typedef Error (*StoreStringFunc)(void *ud, const String &p_string);
 	typedef String (*EncodeResourceFunc)(void *ud, const RES &p_resource);
 
-	static Error write(const Variant &p_variant, StoreStringFunc p_store_string_func, void *p_store_string_ud, EncodeResourceFunc p_encode_res_func, void *p_encode_res_ud);
+	static Error write(const Variant &p_variant, StoreStringFunc p_store_string_func, void *p_store_string_ud, EncodeResourceFunc p_encode_res_func, void *p_encode_res_ud, int p_recursion_count = 0);
 	static Error write_to_string(const Variant &p_variant, String &r_string, EncodeResourceFunc p_encode_res_func = nullptr, void *p_encode_res_ud = nullptr);
 };