diff --git a/core/src/avm1.rs b/core/src/avm1.rs
index 94e23f829..9ddf2c331 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1.rs
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ pub struct Avm1<'gc> {
     /// If a serious error has occured, or a user has requested it, the AVM may be halted.
     /// This will completely prevent any further actions from being executed.
     halted: bool,
+
+    /// The maximum amount of functions that can be called before a `Error::FunctionRecursionLimit`
+    /// is raised. This defaults to 256 but can be changed per movie.
+    max_recursion_depth: u16,
 }
 
 unsafe impl<'gc> gc_arena::Collect for Avm1<'gc> {
@@ -126,6 +130,7 @@ impl<'gc> Avm1<'gc> {
                 Value::Undefined,
             ],
             halted: false,
+            max_recursion_depth: 255,
         }
     }
 
@@ -377,6 +382,14 @@ impl<'gc> Avm1<'gc> {
     pub fn prototypes(&self) -> &globals::SystemPrototypes<'gc> {
         &self.prototypes
     }
+
+    pub fn max_recursion_depth(&self) -> u16 {
+        self.max_recursion_depth
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_max_recursion_depth(&mut self, max_recursion_depth: u16) {
+        self.max_recursion_depth = max_recursion_depth
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn root_error_handler<'gc>(
diff --git a/core/src/avm1/activation.rs b/core/src/avm1/activation.rs
index aea820843..9c1d3a0f8 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/activation.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/activation.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ pub struct ActivationIdentifier<'a> {
     parent: Option<&'a ActivationIdentifier<'a>>,
     name: Cow<'static, str>,
     depth: u16,
-    function_count: u8,
+    function_count: u16,
     special_count: u8,
 }
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ impl<'a> ActivationIdentifier<'a> {
             name: name.into(),
             depth: self.depth + 1,
             function_count: self.function_count,
-            special_count: self.function_count,
+            special_count: self.special_count,
         }
     }
 
@@ -135,11 +135,12 @@ impl<'a> ActivationIdentifier<'a> {
         &'a self,
         name: S,
         reason: ExecutionReason,
+        max_recursion_depth: u16,
     ) -> Result<Self, Error<'gc>> {
         let (function_count, special_count) = match reason {
             ExecutionReason::FunctionCall => {
-                if self.function_count == 255 {
-                    return Err(Error::FunctionRecursionLimit);
+                if self.function_count >= max_recursion_depth - 1 {
+                    return Err(Error::FunctionRecursionLimit(max_recursion_depth));
                 }
                 (self.function_count + 1, self.special_count)
             }
diff --git a/core/src/avm1/error.rs b/core/src/avm1/error.rs
index b42838baf..88de08199 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/error.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/error.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ pub enum Error<'gc> {
     #[error("Prototype recursion limit has been exceeded")]
     PrototypeRecursionLimit,
 
-    #[error("256 levels of function recursion were exceeded in one action list. This is probably an infinite loop.")]
-    FunctionRecursionLimit,
+    #[error("{0} levels of function recursion were exceeded in one action list. This is probably an infinite loop.")]
+    FunctionRecursionLimit(u16),
 
     #[error("66 levels of special recursion were exceeded in one action list. This is probably an infinite loop.")]
     SpecialRecursionLimit,
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ impl Error<'_> {
     pub fn is_halting(&self) -> bool {
         match self {
             Error::PrototypeRecursionLimit => true,
-            Error::FunctionRecursionLimit => true,
+            Error::FunctionRecursionLimit(_) => true,
             Error::SpecialRecursionLimit => true,
             Error::InvalidSwf(_) => true,
             Error::ThrownValue(_) => false,
diff --git a/core/src/avm1/function.rs b/core/src/avm1/function.rs
index ff4786c27..6b862d10a 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/function.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/function.rs
@@ -313,7 +313,9 @@ impl<'gc> Executable<'gc> {
 
                 let mut frame = Activation::from_action(
                     activation.avm,
-                    activation.id.function(name, reason)?,
+                    activation
+                        .id
+                        .function(name, reason, activation.avm.max_recursion_depth())?,
                     effective_ver,
                     child_scope,
                     af.constant_pool,
diff --git a/core/src/display_object/movie_clip.rs b/core/src/display_object/movie_clip.rs
index 272b0757e..79135a91d 100644
--- a/core/src/display_object/movie_clip.rs
+++ b/core/src/display_object/movie_clip.rs
@@ -325,6 +325,9 @@ impl<'gc> MovieClip<'gc> {
                     reader,
                     &mut cur_frame,
                 ),
+                TagCode::ScriptLimits => {
+                    self.0.write(context.gc_context).script_limits(reader, avm)
+                }
                 TagCode::SoundStreamHead => self
                     .0
                     .write(context.gc_context)
@@ -2065,6 +2068,20 @@ impl<'gc, 'a> MovieClipData<'gc> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    #[inline]
+    fn script_limits(
+        &mut self,
+        reader: &mut SwfStream<&'a [u8]>,
+        avm: &mut Avm1<'gc>,
+    ) -> DecodeResult {
+        let max_recursion_depth = reader.read_u16()?;
+        let _timeout_in_seconds = reader.read_u16()?;
+
+        avm.set_max_recursion_depth(max_recursion_depth);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     fn export_assets(
         &mut self,
diff --git a/core/tests/swfs/avm1/infinite_recursion_function/output.txt b/core/tests/swfs/avm1/infinite_recursion_function/output.txt
index 8e71b70a6..bccb45287 100644
--- a/core/tests/swfs/avm1/infinite_recursion_function/output.txt
+++ b/core/tests/swfs/avm1/infinite_recursion_function/output.txt
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