diff --git a/infer/src/base/Config.ml b/infer/src/base/Config.ml
index fa068c6fc..52b196bf3 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/Config.ml
+++ b/infer/src/base/Config.ml
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ let issues_fields_symbols =
 
 type os_type = Unix | Win32 | Cygwin
 
+type compilation_database_dependencies =
+  | Deps of int option
+  (* get the compilation database of the dependencies up to depth n
+     by [Deps (Some n)], or all by [Deps None]  *)
+  | NoDeps
+  [@@deriving compare]
+
 (** Constant configuration values *)
 
 let anonymous_block_num_sep = "______"
@@ -725,11 +732,17 @@ and buck_build_args =
     ~in_help:CLOpt.([(Capture, manual_buck_flavors)])
     "Pass values as command-line arguments to invocations of $(i,`buck build`)"
 
+and buck_compilation_database_depth =
+  CLOpt.mk_int_opt ~long:"buck-compilation-database-depth"
+    ~in_help:CLOpt.([(Capture, manual_buck_compilation_db)])
+    "Depth of dependencies used by the $(b,--buck-compilation-database deps) option. By default, all recursive dependencies are captured."
+    ~meta:"int"
+
 and buck_compilation_database =
   CLOpt.mk_symbol_opt ~long:"buck-compilation-database" ~deprecated:["-use-compilation-database"]
     ~in_help:CLOpt.([(Capture, manual_buck_compilation_db)])
     "Buck integration using the compilation database, with or without dependencies."
-    ~symbols:[("deps", `Deps); ("no-deps", `NoDeps)]
+    ~symbols:[("no-deps", `NoDeps); ("deps", `DepsTmp)]
 
 and buck_out =
   CLOpt.mk_path_opt ~long:"buck-out"
@@ -1878,7 +1891,14 @@ and buck_build_args = !buck_build_args
 
 and buck_cache_mode = !buck && not !debug
 
-and buck_compilation_database = !buck_compilation_database
+and buck_compilation_database =
+  match !buck_compilation_database with
+  | Some `DepsTmp
+   -> Some (Deps !buck_compilation_database_depth)
+  | Some `NoDeps
+   -> Some NoDeps
+  | None
+   -> None
 
 and buck_out = !buck_out
 
diff --git a/infer/src/base/Config.mli b/infer/src/base/Config.mli
index 5d395328f..9a5e41c7d 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/Config.mli
+++ b/infer/src/base/Config.mli
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ val issues_fields_symbols :
 
 type os_type = Unix | Win32 | Cygwin
 
+type compilation_database_dependencies =
+  | Deps of int option
+  (** get the compilation database of the dependencies up to depth n
+     by [Deps (Some n)], or all by [Deps None]  *)
+  | NoDeps
+  [@@deriving compare]
+
 type dynamic_dispatch_policy = [`None | `Interface | `Sound | `Lazy]
 
 val env_inside_maven : Unix.env
@@ -282,7 +289,7 @@ val buck_build_args : string list
 
 val buck_cache_mode : bool
 
-val buck_compilation_database : [`Deps | `NoDeps] option
+val buck_compilation_database : compilation_database_dependencies option
 
 val buck_out : string option
 
diff --git a/infer/src/integration/Buck.ml b/infer/src/integration/Buck.ml
index 4df16874d..56b8cbfc1 100644
--- a/infer/src/integration/Buck.ml
+++ b/infer/src/integration/Buck.ml
@@ -63,9 +63,14 @@ let add_flavors_to_buck_command build_cmd =
   if not found_one_target then no_targets_found_error_and_exit build_cmd ;
   cmd'
 
-let get_dependency_targets_and_add_flavors targets =
+let get_dependency_targets_and_add_flavors targets ~depth =
   let build_deps_string targets =
-    List.map targets ~f:(fun target -> Printf.sprintf "deps('%s')" target)
+    List.map targets ~f:(fun target ->
+        match depth with
+        | None (* full depth *)
+         -> Printf.sprintf "deps('%s')" target
+        | Some n
+         -> Printf.sprintf "deps('%s', %d)" target n )
     |> String.concat ~sep:" union "
   in
   let buck_query =
@@ -75,6 +80,7 @@ let get_dependency_targets_and_add_flavors targets =
       ^ build_deps_string targets ^ ")\"" ) ]
   in
   let buck_query_cmd = String.concat buck_query ~sep:" " in
+  Logging.(debug Linters Medium) "*** Executing command:@\n*** %s@." buck_query_cmd ;
   let output, exit_or_signal = Utils.with_process_in buck_query_cmd In_channel.input_lines in
   match exit_or_signal with
   | Error _ as status
diff --git a/infer/src/integration/Buck.mli b/infer/src/integration/Buck.mli
index a01836a6b..d653a2b2e 100644
--- a/infer/src/integration/Buck.mli
+++ b/infer/src/integration/Buck.mli
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ val add_flavors_to_buck_command : string list -> string list
     buck build //foo/bar:baz#infer-capture-all,some,flavor
 *)
 
-val get_dependency_targets_and_add_flavors : string list -> string list
+val get_dependency_targets_and_add_flavors : string list -> depth:int option -> string list
 (** Runs buck query to get the dependency targets of the given targets
 [get_dependency_targets args] = targets with dependent targets, other args *)
diff --git a/infer/src/integration/CaptureCompilationDatabase.ml b/infer/src/integration/CaptureCompilationDatabase.ml
index 8309deefc..fec347b2a 100644
--- a/infer/src/integration/CaptureCompilationDatabase.ml
+++ b/infer/src/integration/CaptureCompilationDatabase.ml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ let run_compilation_database compilation_database should_capture_file =
     if Config.linters_ignore_clang_failures then false
     else
       match Config.buck_compilation_database with
-      | Some `NoDeps
+      | Some NoDeps
        -> Config.clang_frontend_do_lint
       | _
        -> false
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ let get_compilation_database_files_buck ~prog ~args =
   let targets, no_targets = List.partition_tf ~f:Buck.is_target_string args in
   let targets =
     match Config.buck_compilation_database with
-    | Some `Deps
-     -> Buck.get_dependency_targets_and_add_flavors targets
+    | Some Deps depth
+     -> Buck.get_dependency_targets_and_add_flavors targets ~depth
     | _
      -> Buck.add_flavors_to_buck_command targets
   in