diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5546637..a7ba858 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ namespace cpptrace {
         std::vector<stacktrace_frame> frames;
         explicit stacktrace();
         explicit stacktrace(std::vector<stacktrace_frame>&& frames);
-        static stacktrace current(std::uint32_t skip = 0); // here as a drop-in for std::stacktrace
+        static stacktrace current(std::uint_least32_t skip = 0); // here as a drop-in for std::stacktrace
+        static stacktrace current(std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth);
         void print() const;
         void print(std::ostream& stream) const;
         void print(std::ostream& stream, bool color) const;
@@ -152,7 +153,8 @@ namespace cpptrace {
         /* operator<<(ostream, ..), std::format support, and iterators exist for this object */
     };
 
-    stacktrace generate_trace(std::uint32_t skip = 0);
+    stacktrace generate_trace(std::uint_least32_t skip = 0);
+    stacktrace generate_trace(std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth);
 }
 ```
 
@@ -174,14 +176,16 @@ namespace cpptrace {
     struct object_trace {
         std::vector<object_frame> frames;
         explicit object_trace(std::vector<object_frame>&& frames);
-        static object_trace current(std::uint32_t skip = 0);
+        static object_trace current(std::uint_least32_t skip = 0);
+        static object_trace current(std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth);
         stacktrace resolve() const;
         void clear();
         bool empty() const noexcept;
         /* iterators exist for this object */
     };
 
-    object_trace generate_object_trace(std::uint32_t skip = 0);
+    object_trace generate_object_trace(std::uint_least32_t skip = 0);
+    object_trace generate_object_trace(std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth);
 }
 ```
 
@@ -197,7 +201,8 @@ namespace cpptrace {
     struct raw_trace {
         std::vector<uintptr_t> frames;
         explicit raw_trace(std::vector<uintptr_t>&& frames);
-        static raw_trace current(std::uint32_t skip = 0);
+        static raw_trace current(std::uint_least32_t skip = 0);
+        static raw_trace current(std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth);
         object_trace resolve_object_trace() const;
         stacktrace resolve() const;
         void clear();
@@ -205,7 +210,8 @@ namespace cpptrace {
         /* iterators exist for this object */
     };
 
-    raw_trace generate_raw_trace(std::uint32_t skip = 0);
+    raw_trace generate_raw_trace(std::uint_least32_t skip = 0);
+    raw_trace generate_raw_trace(std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth);
 }
 ```
 
@@ -236,7 +242,8 @@ namespace cpptrace {
         mutable raw_trace trace;
         mutable stacktrace resolved_trace;
         mutable std::string resolved_what;
-        explicit exception(uint32_t skip) noexcept;
+        explicit exception(std::uint_least32_t skip) noexcept;
+        explicit exception(std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth) noexcept;
         const stacktrace& get_resolved_trace() const noexcept;
         virtual const std::string& get_resolved_what() const noexcept;
     public:
@@ -249,7 +256,8 @@ namespace cpptrace {
 
     class exception_with_message : public exception {
         mutable std::string message;
-        explicit exception_with_message(std::string&& message_arg, uint32_t skip) noexcept;
+        explicit exception_with_message(std::string&& message_arg, std::uint_least32_t skip) noexcept;
+        explicit exception_with_message(std::string&& message_arg, std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth) noexcept;
         const std::string& get_resolved_what() const noexcept override;
     public:
         explicit exception_with_message(std::string&& message_arg);
diff --git a/include/cpptrace/cpptrace.hpp b/include/cpptrace/cpptrace.hpp
index 5eec394..4b3db7f 100644
--- a/include/cpptrace/cpptrace.hpp
+++ b/include/cpptrace/cpptrace.hpp
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ namespace cpptrace {
     struct raw_trace {
         std::vector<uintptr_t> frames;
         explicit raw_trace(std::vector<uintptr_t>&& frames_) : frames(frames_) {}
-        CPPTRACE_API static raw_trace current(std::uint32_t skip = 0);
+        CPPTRACE_API static raw_trace current(std::uint_least32_t skip = 0);
+        CPPTRACE_API static raw_trace current(std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth);
         CPPTRACE_API object_trace resolve_object_trace() const;
         CPPTRACE_API stacktrace resolve() const;
         CPPTRACE_API void clear();
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ namespace cpptrace {
     struct object_trace {
         std::vector<object_frame> frames;
         explicit object_trace(std::vector<object_frame>&& frames_) : frames(frames_) {}
-        CPPTRACE_API static object_trace current(std::uint32_t skip = 0);
+        CPPTRACE_API static object_trace current(std::uint_least32_t skip = 0);
+        CPPTRACE_API static object_trace current(std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth);
         CPPTRACE_API stacktrace resolve() const;
         CPPTRACE_API void clear();
         CPPTRACE_API bool empty() const noexcept;
@@ -91,7 +93,8 @@ namespace cpptrace {
         std::vector<stacktrace_frame> frames;
         explicit stacktrace() {}
         explicit stacktrace(std::vector<stacktrace_frame>&& frames_) : frames(frames_) {}
-        CPPTRACE_API static stacktrace current(std::uint32_t skip = 0);
+        CPPTRACE_API static stacktrace current(std::uint_least32_t skip = 0);
+        CPPTRACE_API static stacktrace current(std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth);
         CPPTRACE_API void print() const;
         CPPTRACE_API void print(std::ostream& stream) const;
         CPPTRACE_API void print(std::ostream& stream, bool color) const;
@@ -110,9 +113,12 @@ namespace cpptrace {
         CPPTRACE_API void print(std::ostream& stream, bool color, bool newline_at_end) const;
     };
 
-    CPPTRACE_API raw_trace generate_raw_trace(std::uint32_t skip = 0);
-    CPPTRACE_API object_trace generate_object_trace(std::uint32_t skip = 0);
-    CPPTRACE_API stacktrace generate_trace(std::uint32_t skip = 0);
+    CPPTRACE_API raw_trace generate_raw_trace(std::uint_least32_t skip = 0);
+    CPPTRACE_API raw_trace generate_raw_trace(std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth);
+    CPPTRACE_API object_trace generate_object_trace(std::uint_least32_t skip = 0);
+    CPPTRACE_API object_trace generate_object_trace(std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth);
+    CPPTRACE_API stacktrace generate_trace(std::uint_least32_t skip = 0);
+    CPPTRACE_API stacktrace generate_trace(std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth);
 
     // utilities:
     CPPTRACE_API std::string demangle(const std::string& name);
@@ -127,9 +133,10 @@ namespace cpptrace {
         mutable raw_trace trace;
         mutable stacktrace resolved_trace;
         mutable std::string resolved_what;
-        explicit exception(uint32_t skip) noexcept : trace([skip] () noexcept {
+        explicit exception(std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth) noexcept
+            : trace([skip, max_depth] () noexcept {
                 try {
-                    return generate_raw_trace(skip + 2);
+                    return generate_raw_trace(skip + 2, max_depth);
                 } catch(const std::exception& e) {
                     if(!detail::should_absorb_trace_exceptions()) {
                         fprintf(
@@ -141,6 +148,7 @@ namespace cpptrace {
                     return raw_trace({});
                 }
             } ()) {}
+        explicit exception(std::uint_least32_t skip) noexcept : exception(skip + 1, UINT_LEAST32_MAX) {}
         const stacktrace& get_resolved_trace() const noexcept {
             // I think a non-empty raw trace can never resolve as empty, so this will accurately prevent resolving more
             // than once. Either way the raw trace is cleared.
@@ -186,8 +194,15 @@ namespace cpptrace {
     class exception_with_message : public exception {
     protected:
         mutable std::string message;
-        explicit exception_with_message(std::string&& message_arg, uint32_t skip) noexcept
-            : exception(skip + 1), message(std::move(message_arg)) {}
+        explicit exception_with_message(
+            std::string&& message_arg,
+            uint32_t skip
+        ) noexcept : exception(skip + 1), message(std::move(message_arg)) {}
+        explicit exception_with_message(
+            std::string&& message_arg,
+            uint_least32_t skip,
+            uint_least32_t max_depth
+        ) noexcept : exception(skip + 1, max_depth), message(std::move(message_arg)) {}
         const std::string& get_resolved_what() const noexcept override {
             if(resolved_what.empty()) {
                 resolved_what = message + "\n" + get_resolved_trace().to_string();
diff --git a/src/cpptrace.cpp b/src/cpptrace.cpp
index 3cd642b..756b9bb 100644
--- a/src/cpptrace.cpp
+++ b/src/cpptrace.cpp
@@ -31,10 +31,15 @@ namespace cpptrace {
     }
 
     CPPTRACE_FORCE_NO_INLINE CPPTRACE_API
-    raw_trace raw_trace::current(std::uint32_t skip) {
+    raw_trace raw_trace::current(std::uint_least32_t skip) {
         return generate_raw_trace(skip + 1);
     }
 
+    CPPTRACE_FORCE_NO_INLINE CPPTRACE_API
+    raw_trace raw_trace::current(std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth) {
+        return generate_raw_trace(skip + 1, max_depth);
+    }
+
     CPPTRACE_API
     object_trace raw_trace::resolve_object_trace() const {
         return object_trace(detail::get_frames_object_info(frames));
@@ -60,10 +65,15 @@ namespace cpptrace {
     }
 
     CPPTRACE_FORCE_NO_INLINE CPPTRACE_API
-    object_trace object_trace::current(std::uint32_t skip) {
+    object_trace object_trace::current(std::uint_least32_t skip) {
         return generate_object_trace(skip + 1);
     }
 
+    CPPTRACE_FORCE_NO_INLINE CPPTRACE_API
+    object_trace object_trace::current(std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth) {
+        return generate_object_trace(skip + 1, max_depth);
+    }
+
     CPPTRACE_API
     stacktrace object_trace::resolve() const {
         return stacktrace(detail::resolve_frames(frames));
@@ -114,6 +124,11 @@ namespace cpptrace {
         return generate_trace(skip + 1);
     }
 
+    CPPTRACE_FORCE_NO_INLINE CPPTRACE_API
+    stacktrace stacktrace::current(std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth) {
+        return generate_trace(skip + 1, max_depth);
+    }
+
     CPPTRACE_API
     void stacktrace::print() const {
         print(std::cerr, true);
@@ -206,18 +221,33 @@ namespace cpptrace {
     }
 
     CPPTRACE_FORCE_NO_INLINE CPPTRACE_API
-    raw_trace generate_raw_trace(std::uint32_t skip) {
-        return raw_trace(detail::capture_frames(skip + 1));
+    raw_trace generate_raw_trace(std::uint_least32_t skip) {
+        return raw_trace(detail::capture_frames(skip + 1, UINT_LEAST32_MAX));
     }
 
     CPPTRACE_FORCE_NO_INLINE CPPTRACE_API
-    object_trace generate_object_trace(std::uint32_t skip) {
-        return object_trace(detail::get_frames_object_info(detail::capture_frames(skip + 1)));
+    raw_trace generate_raw_trace(std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth) {
+        return raw_trace(detail::capture_frames(skip + 1, max_depth));
     }
 
     CPPTRACE_FORCE_NO_INLINE CPPTRACE_API
-    stacktrace generate_trace(std::uint32_t skip) {
-        std::vector<uintptr_t> frames = detail::capture_frames(skip + 1);
+    object_trace generate_object_trace(std::uint_least32_t skip) {
+        return object_trace(detail::get_frames_object_info(detail::capture_frames(skip + 1, UINT_LEAST32_MAX)));
+    }
+
+    CPPTRACE_FORCE_NO_INLINE CPPTRACE_API
+    object_trace generate_object_trace(std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth) {
+        return object_trace(detail::get_frames_object_info(detail::capture_frames(skip + 1, max_depth)));
+    }
+
+    CPPTRACE_FORCE_NO_INLINE CPPTRACE_API
+    stacktrace generate_trace(std::uint_least32_t skip) {
+        return generate_trace(skip + 1, UINT_LEAST32_MAX);
+    }
+
+    CPPTRACE_FORCE_NO_INLINE CPPTRACE_API
+    stacktrace generate_trace(std::uint32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth) {
+        std::vector<uintptr_t> frames = detail::capture_frames(skip + 1, max_depth);
         std::vector<stacktrace_frame> trace = detail::resolve_frames(frames);
         for(auto& frame : trace) {
             frame.symbol = detail::demangle(frame.symbol);
diff --git a/src/unwind/unwind.hpp b/src/unwind/unwind.hpp
index 4eab8ea..9eeb188 100644
--- a/src/unwind/unwind.hpp
+++ b/src/unwind/unwind.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace detail {
     constexpr size_t hard_max_frames = 100;
     #endif
     CPPTRACE_FORCE_NO_INLINE
-    std::vector<uintptr_t> capture_frames(size_t skip);
+    std::vector<uintptr_t> capture_frames(size_t skip, size_t max_depth);
 }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/unwind/unwind_with_execinfo.cpp b/src/unwind/unwind_with_execinfo.cpp
index 3a3850b..836a712 100644
--- a/src/unwind/unwind_with_execinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/unwind/unwind_with_execinfo.cpp
@@ -13,15 +13,13 @@
 namespace cpptrace {
 namespace detail {
     CPPTRACE_FORCE_NO_INLINE
-    std::vector<uintptr_t> capture_frames(size_t skip) {
-        std::vector<void*> addrs(hard_max_frames + skip, nullptr);
-        const int n_frames = backtrace(addrs.data(), int(hard_max_frames + skip)); // thread safe
-        addrs.resize(n_frames);
-        addrs.erase(addrs.begin(), addrs.begin() + ptrdiff_t(std::min(skip + 1, addrs.size())));
-        addrs.shrink_to_fit();
-        std::vector<uintptr_t> frames(addrs.size(), 0);
-        for(std::size_t i = 0; i < addrs.size(); i++) {
-            frames[i] = reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(addrs[i]);
+    std::vector<uintptr_t> capture_frames(size_t skip, size_t max_depth) {
+        skip += 2; // TODO: Not sure where the other 1 comes from
+        std::vector<void*> addrs(std::min(hard_max_frames, skip + max_depth), nullptr);
+        const int n_frames = backtrace(addrs.data(), static_cast<int>(addrs.size())); // thread safe
+        std::vector<uintptr_t> frames(n_frames - skip, 0);
+        for(int i = skip; i < n_frames; i++) {
+            frames[i - skip] = reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(addrs[i]);
         }
         return frames;
     }
diff --git a/src/unwind/unwind_with_nothing.cpp b/src/unwind/unwind_with_nothing.cpp
index dfaf7fb..f1dbb5c 100644
--- a/src/unwind/unwind_with_nothing.cpp
+++ b/src/unwind/unwind_with_nothing.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 namespace cpptrace {
 namespace detail {
-    std::vector<uintptr_t> capture_frames(size_t) {
+    std::vector<uintptr_t> capture_frames(size_t skip, size_t max_depth) {
         return {};
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/unwind/unwind_with_unwind.cpp b/src/unwind/unwind_with_unwind.cpp
index ba31344..0f67513 100644
--- a/src/unwind/unwind_with_unwind.cpp
+++ b/src/unwind/unwind_with_unwind.cpp
@@ -40,18 +40,22 @@ namespace detail {
         if(!is_before_instruction && ip != uintptr_t(0)) {
             ip--;
         }
-        if (ip == uintptr_t(0) || state.count == state.vec.size()) {
+        if (ip == uintptr_t(0)) {
             return _URC_END_OF_STACK;
         } else {
             // TODO: push_back?...
             state.vec[state.count++] = ip;
-            return _URC_NO_REASON;
+            if(state.count == state.vec.size()) {
+                return _URC_END_OF_STACK;
+            } else {
+                return _URC_NO_REASON;
+            }
         }
     }
 
     CPPTRACE_FORCE_NO_INLINE
-    std::vector<uintptr_t> capture_frames(size_t skip) {
-        std::vector<uintptr_t> frames(hard_max_frames, 0);
+    std::vector<uintptr_t> capture_frames(size_t skip, size_t max_depth) {
+        std::vector<uintptr_t> frames(std::min(hard_max_frames, max_depth), 0);
         unwind_state state{skip + 1, 0, frames};
         _Unwind_Backtrace(unwind_callback, &state); // presumably thread-safe
         frames.resize(state.count);
diff --git a/src/unwind/unwind_with_winapi.cpp b/src/unwind/unwind_with_winapi.cpp
index bf918aa..11e1bc3 100644
--- a/src/unwind/unwind_with_winapi.cpp
+++ b/src/unwind/unwind_with_winapi.cpp
@@ -5,20 +5,30 @@
 #include "../platform/common.hpp"
 #include "../platform/utils.hpp"
 
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <windows.h>
 
+// Fucking windows headers
+#ifdef min
+ #undef min
+#endif
+
 namespace cpptrace {
 namespace detail {
     CPPTRACE_FORCE_NO_INLINE
-    std::vector<uintptr_t> capture_frames(size_t skip) {
-        std::vector<void*> addrs(hard_max_frames, nullptr);
-        int n_frames = CaptureStackBackTrace(static_cast<DWORD>(skip + 1), hard_max_frames, addrs.data(), NULL);
-        addrs.resize(n_frames);
-        std::vector<uintptr_t> frames(addrs.size(), 0);
-        for(std::size_t i = 0; i < addrs.size(); i++) {
+    std::vector<uintptr_t> capture_frames(size_t skip, size_t max_depth) {
+        std::vector<void*> addrs(std::min(hard_max_frames, max_depth), nullptr);
+        int n_frames = CaptureStackBackTrace(
+            static_cast<ULONG>(skip + 1),
+            static_cast<ULONG>(addrs.size()),
+            addrs.data(),
+            NULL
+        );
+        std::vector<uintptr_t> frames(n_frames, 0);
+        for(std::size_t i = 0; i < n_frames; i++) {
             frames[i] = reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(addrs[i]);
         }
         return frames;