diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/data_processor/node.hpp b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/data_processor/node.hpp
index 810f40093..1fab2b429 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/data_processor/node.hpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/data_processor/node.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 #include <hex/data_processor/attribute.hpp>
 
+#include <set>
+#include <vector>
+
 namespace hex::dp {
 
     class Node {
@@ -31,10 +34,15 @@ namespace hex::dp {
                 attribute.getOutputData().reset();
         }
 
+        void resetProcessedInputs() {
+            this->m_processedInputs.clear();
+        }
+
     private:
         u32 m_id;
         std::string m_unlocalizedName;
         std::vector<Attribute> m_attributes;
+        std::set<u32> m_processedInputs;
         prv::Overlay *m_overlay = nullptr;
 
         Attribute* getConnectedInputAttribute(u32 index) {
@@ -49,6 +57,12 @@ namespace hex::dp {
             return connectedAttribute.begin()->second;
         }
 
+        void markInputProcessed(u32 index) {
+            const auto &[iter, inserted] = this->m_processedInputs.insert(index);
+            if (!inserted)
+                throwNodeError("Recursion detected!");
+        }
+
     protected:
 
         [[noreturn]] void throwNodeError(std::string_view message) {
@@ -64,6 +78,7 @@ namespace hex::dp {
             if (attribute->getType() != Attribute::Type::Buffer)
                 throwNodeError("Tried to read buffer from non-buffer attribute");
 
+            markInputProcessed(index);
             attribute->getParentNode()->process();
 
             auto &outputData = attribute->getOutputData();
@@ -83,6 +98,7 @@ namespace hex::dp {
             if (attribute->getType() != Attribute::Type::Integer)
                 throwNodeError("Tried to read integer from non-integer attribute");
 
+            markInputProcessed(index);
             attribute->getParentNode()->process();
 
             auto &outputData = attribute->getOutputData();
@@ -105,6 +121,7 @@ namespace hex::dp {
             if (attribute->getType() != Attribute::Type::Float)
                 throwNodeError("Tried to read float from non-float attribute");
 
+            markInputProcessed(index);
             attribute->getParentNode()->process();
 
             auto &outputData = attribute->getOutputData();
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/lang/evaluator.hpp b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/lang/evaluator.hpp
index c289be06e..687361fef 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/lang/evaluator.hpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/lang/evaluator.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ namespace hex::lang {
         LogConsole& getConsole() { return this->m_console; }
 
         void setDefaultEndian(std::endian endian) { this->m_defaultDataEndian = endian; }
+        void setRecursionLimit(u32 limit) { this->m_recursionLimit = limit; }
         void setProvider(prv::Provider *provider) { this->m_provider = provider; }
         [[nodiscard]] std::endian getCurrentEndian() const { return this->m_endianStack.back(); }
 
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ namespace hex::lang {
         std::vector<std::vector<PatternData*>*> m_currMembers;
         LogConsole m_console;
 
+        u32 m_recursionLimit = 16;
+        u32 m_currRecursionDepth;
 
 
         ASTNodeIntegerLiteral* evaluateScopeResolution(ASTNodeScopeResolution *node);
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/lang/pattern_language.hpp b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/lang/pattern_language.hpp
index 9156eca91..e39c0b1c1 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/lang/pattern_language.hpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/lang/pattern_language.hpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ namespace hex::lang {
 
         prv::Provider *m_provider;
         std::endian m_defaultEndian;
+        u32 m_recursionLimit;
 
         std::optional<std::pair<u32, std::string>> m_currError;
     };
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/source/lang/evaluator.cpp b/plugins/libimhex/source/lang/evaluator.cpp
index 354dc9443..228a4b5e9 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/source/lang/evaluator.cpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/source/lang/evaluator.cpp
@@ -538,6 +538,10 @@ namespace hex::lang {
 
         PatternData *pattern;
 
+        this->m_currRecursionDepth++;
+        if (this->m_currRecursionDepth > this->m_recursionLimit)
+            this->getConsole().abortEvaluation(hex::format("evaluation depth exceeds maximum of {0}. Use #pragma eval_depth <depth> to increase the maximum", this->m_recursionLimit));
+
         if (auto builtinTypeNode = dynamic_cast<ASTNodeBuiltinType*>(type); builtinTypeNode != nullptr)
             return this->evaluateBuiltinType(builtinTypeNode);
         else if (auto typeDeclNode = dynamic_cast<ASTNodeTypeDecl*>(type); typeDeclNode != nullptr)
@@ -553,6 +557,8 @@ namespace hex::lang {
         else
             this->getConsole().abortEvaluation("type could not be evaluated");
 
+        this->m_currRecursionDepth--;
+
         if (!node->getName().empty())
             pattern->setTypeName(node->getName().data());
 
@@ -752,6 +758,7 @@ namespace hex::lang {
         try {
             for (const auto& node : ast) {
                 this->m_endianStack.push_back(this->m_defaultDataEndian);
+                this->m_currRecursionDepth = 0;
 
                 if (auto variableDeclNode = dynamic_cast<ASTNodeVariableDecl*>(node); variableDeclNode != nullptr) {
                     this->m_globalMembers.push_back(this->evaluateVariable(variableDeclNode));
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/source/lang/pattern_language.cpp b/plugins/libimhex/source/lang/pattern_language.cpp
index ae6144c5d..0b7afa0ac 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/source/lang/pattern_language.cpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/source/lang/pattern_language.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@ namespace hex::lang {
             } else
                 return false;
         });
+
+        this->m_preprocessor->addPragmaHandler("eval_depth", [this](std::string value) {
+            auto limit = strtol(value.c_str(), nullptr, 0);
+
+            if (limit <= 0)
+                return false;
+
+            this->m_recursionLimit = limit;
+            return true;
+        });
         this->m_preprocessor->addDefaultPragmaHandlers();
     }
 
@@ -56,6 +66,9 @@ namespace hex::lang {
             return { };
         }
 
+        this->m_evaluator->setDefaultEndian(this->m_defaultEndian);
+        this->m_evaluator->setRecursionLimit(this->m_recursionLimit);
+
         auto tokens = this->m_lexer->lex(preprocessedCode.value());
         if (!tokens.has_value()) {
             this->m_currError = this->m_lexer->getError();
diff --git a/source/views/view_data_processor.cpp b/source/views/view_data_processor.cpp
index b44fd8cd7..0224dc8a6 100644
--- a/source/views/view_data_processor.cpp
+++ b/source/views/view_data_processor.cpp
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ namespace hex {
         try {
             for (auto &endNode : this->m_endNodes) {
                 endNode->resetOutputData();
+
+                for (auto &node : this->m_nodes)
+                    node->resetProcessedInputs();
+
                 endNode->process();
             }
         } catch (dp::Node::NodeError &e) {