diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/t_swift_generator.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/t_swift_generator.cc
index 56411a15d1b..9a1139db57c 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/t_swift_generator.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/t_swift_generator.cc
@@ -1044,6 +1044,8 @@ void t_swift_generator::generate_swift_union_reader(ostream& out, t_struct* tstr
   indent(out) << "public static func read(from proto: TProtocol) throws -> "
               << tstruct->get_name();
   block_open(out);
+  indent(out) << "try proto.incrementRecursionDepth()" << '\n';
+  indent(out) << "defer { proto.decrementRecursionDepth() }" << '\n';
   indent(out) << "_ = try proto.readStructBegin()" << '\n';
 
   indent(out) << "var ret: " << tstruct->get_name() << "?";
@@ -1139,6 +1141,8 @@ void t_swift_generator::generate_swift_struct_reader(ostream& out,
                << tstruct->get_name();
 
     block_open(out);
+    indent(out) << "try proto.incrementRecursionDepth()" << '\n';
+    indent(out) << "defer { proto.decrementRecursionDepth() }" << '\n';
     indent(out) << "_ = try proto.readStructBegin()" << '\n';
 
     const vector<t_field*>& fields = tstruct->get_members();
diff --git a/lib/swift/Sources/TBinaryProtocol.swift b/lib/swift/Sources/TBinaryProtocol.swift
index 766027e729a..318e2dd8f7b 100644
--- a/lib/swift/Sources/TBinaryProtocol.swift
+++ b/lib/swift/Sources/TBinaryProtocol.swift
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ public struct TBinaryProtocolVersion {
 
 public class TBinaryProtocol: TProtocol {
   public var messageSizeLimit: UInt32  = 0
-  
+  public var recursionDepth: Int = 0
+
   public var transport: TTransport
   
   // class level properties for setting global config (useful for server in lieu of Factory design)
diff --git a/lib/swift/Sources/TCompactProtocol.swift b/lib/swift/Sources/TCompactProtocol.swift
index 9400faf2070..e2d13765459 100644
--- a/lib/swift/Sources/TCompactProtocol.swift
+++ b/lib/swift/Sources/TCompactProtocol.swift
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public class TCompactProtocol: TProtocol {
   static let maxVarintBytes = 10 // ceil(64/7); matches protobuf wire format
 
   public var transport: TTransport
+  public var recursionDepth: Int = 0
   
   var lastField: [UInt8] = []
   var lastFieldId: UInt8 = 0
diff --git a/lib/swift/Sources/TJSONProtocol.swift b/lib/swift/Sources/TJSONProtocol.swift
index b1e41c74559..a9f960b9f7d 100644
--- a/lib/swift/Sources/TJSONProtocol.swift
+++ b/lib/swift/Sources/TJSONProtocol.swift
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public class TJSONProtocol: TProtocol {
     static let Version: Int = 1
 
     public var transport: TTransport
+    public var recursionDepth: Int = 0
 
     // Temporary buffer used by several methods
     private var tempBuffer: [UInt8] = [0,0,0,0]
diff --git a/lib/swift/Sources/TProtocol.swift b/lib/swift/Sources/TProtocol.swift
index e3a7a0ec408..725d22333d1 100644
--- a/lib/swift/Sources/TProtocol.swift
+++ b/lib/swift/Sources/TProtocol.swift
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ public enum TType: Int32 {
   case uuid     = 16
 }
 
-public protocol TProtocol {
+public protocol TProtocol: AnyObject {
   var transport: TTransport { get set }
+  var recursionDepth: Int { get set }
   init(on transport: TTransport)
   // Reading Methods
   
@@ -132,6 +133,18 @@ public extension TProtocol {
     try writeMessageEnd()
   }
   
+  func incrementRecursionDepth() throws {
+    recursionDepth += 1
+    if recursionDepth > 64 {
+      recursionDepth -= 1
+      throw TProtocolError(error: .depthLimit, message: "Maximum recursion depth exceeded")
+    }
+  }
+
+  func decrementRecursionDepth() {
+    recursionDepth -= 1
+  }
+
   func skip(type: TType) throws {
     try skip(type: type, depth: 0)
   }
diff --git a/lib/swift/Sources/TProtocolDecorator.swift b/lib/swift/Sources/TProtocolDecorator.swift
index e831f27a8a0..bb77a9ca496 100644
--- a/lib/swift/Sources/TProtocolDecorator.swift
+++ b/lib/swift/Sources/TProtocolDecorator.swift
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ class TProtocolDecorator: TProtocol {
   private let proto: TProtocol
   var transport: TTransport
 
+  var recursionDepth: Int {
+    get { proto.recursionDepth }
+    set { proto.recursionDepth = newValue }
+  }
+
   init(proto: TProtocol) {
     self.proto = proto
     self.transport = proto.transport
diff --git a/lib/swift/Sources/TStruct.swift b/lib/swift/Sources/TStruct.swift
index d0a1a4bcd21..e603b6837fa 100644
--- a/lib/swift/Sources/TStruct.swift
+++ b/lib/swift/Sources/TStruct.swift
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ public extension TStruct {
   static var thriftType: TType { return .struct }
   
   func write(to proto: TProtocol) throws {
+    try proto.incrementRecursionDepth()
+    defer { proto.decrementRecursionDepth() }
     // Write struct name first
     try proto.writeStructBegin(name: Self.structName)
     
diff --git a/lib/swift/Sources/TWrappedProtocol.swift b/lib/swift/Sources/TWrappedProtocol.swift
index 8e47bd58e88..6a47232c0b1 100644
--- a/lib/swift/Sources/TWrappedProtocol.swift
+++ b/lib/swift/Sources/TWrappedProtocol.swift
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ open class TWrappedProtocol<Protocol: TProtocol> : TProtocol {
     }
   }
 
+  public var recursionDepth: Int {
+    get { concreteProtocol.recursionDepth }
+    set { concreteProtocol.recursionDepth = newValue }
+  }
+
   public required init(on transport: TTransport) {
     self.concreteProtocol = Protocol(on: transport)
   }
diff --git a/lib/swift/Tests/LinuxMain.swift b/lib/swift/Tests/LinuxMain.swift
index a1c3f92105f..83b921152ce 100644
--- a/lib/swift/Tests/LinuxMain.swift
+++ b/lib/swift/Tests/LinuxMain.swift
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ XCTMain([
      testCase(ThriftTests.allTests),
      testCase(TBinaryProtocolTests.allTests),
      testCase(TCompactProtocolTests.allTests),
+     testCase(TRecursionDepthTests.allTests),
 ])
diff --git a/lib/swift/Tests/ThriftTests/TRecursionDepthTests.swift b/lib/swift/Tests/ThriftTests/TRecursionDepthTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..adb39a44939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/swift/Tests/ThriftTests/TRecursionDepthTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+import XCTest
+@testable import Thrift
+
+class TRecursionDepthTests: XCTestCase {
+
+  var transport: TMemoryBufferTransport!
+  var proto: TBinaryProtocol!
+
+  override func setUp() {
+    super.setUp()
+    transport = TMemoryBufferTransport(flushHandler: { $0.reset(readBuffer: $1) })
+    proto = TBinaryProtocol(on: transport)
+  }
+
+  func testInitialDepthIsZero() {
+    XCTAssertEqual(proto.recursionDepth, 0)
+  }
+
+  func testIncrementAllowsUpToLimit() {
+    XCTAssertNoThrow(try {
+      for _ in 0..<64 {
+        try self.proto.incrementRecursionDepth()
+      }
+    }())
+    XCTAssertEqual(proto.recursionDepth, 64)
+  }
+
+  func testIncrementThrowsAtLimitPlusOne() {
+    for _ in 0..<64 { try? proto.incrementRecursionDepth() }
+    XCTAssertThrowsError(try proto.incrementRecursionDepth()) { error in
+      guard let err = error as? TProtocolError else {
+        XCTFail("Expected TProtocolError, got \(error)")
+        return
+      }
+      if case .depthLimit = err.error { } else {
+        XCTFail("Expected .depthLimit, got \(err.error)")
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  func testDepthStaysAtLimitAfterFailedIncrement() {
+    for _ in 0..<64 { try? proto.incrementRecursionDepth() }
+    try? proto.incrementRecursionDepth()
+    XCTAssertEqual(proto.recursionDepth, 64)
+  }
+
+  func testDecrementRestoresCapacity() {
+    for _ in 0..<64 { try? proto.incrementRecursionDepth() }
+    proto.decrementRecursionDepth()
+    XCTAssertEqual(proto.recursionDepth, 63)
+    XCTAssertNoThrow(try proto.incrementRecursionDepth())
+  }
+
+  static var allTests = [
+    ("testInitialDepthIsZero", testInitialDepthIsZero),
+    ("testIncrementAllowsUpToLimit", testIncrementAllowsUpToLimit),
+    ("testIncrementThrowsAtLimitPlusOne", testIncrementThrowsAtLimitPlusOne),
+    ("testDepthStaysAtLimitAfterFailedIncrement", testDepthStaysAtLimitAfterFailedIncrement),
+    ("testDecrementRestoresCapacity", testDecrementRestoresCapacity),
+  ]
+}