diff --git a/docs/api/config/maxDepth.md b/docs/api/config/maxDepth.md
index 4a0f9b470..3121fd68a 100644
--- a/docs/api/config/maxDepth.md
+++ b/docs/api/config/maxDepth.md
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ In the HTML Reporter, the depth up-to which an object will be serialized during
 </tr>
 </table>
 
-To disable the depth limit, use a value of `-1`.
+To disable the depth limit and allow infinite depth, use a value of `0`.
 
 This is used by [`QUnit.dump.parse()`](../extension/QUnit.dump.parse.md).
+
+## Changelog
+
+| [QUnit 1.18](https://github.com/qunitjs/qunit/releases/tag/1.18.0) | Introduce `QUnit.config.maxDepth` to enable setting via [preconfig](./index.md). Temporary changes at runtime must change `QUnit.dump.maxDepth` instead.
+| [QUnit 1.16](https://github.com/qunitjs/qunit/releases/tag/1.16.0) | Introduce `QUnit.dump.maxDepth`.
diff --git a/src/core/config.js b/src/core/config.js
index 9071bb730..79f2ffc08 100644
--- a/src/core/config.js
+++ b/src/core/config.js
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ if (preConfig) {
 // Apply QUnit.urlParams
 // in accordance with /docs/api/config.index.md#order
 readFlatPreconfigString(urlParams.filter, 'filter');
+readFlatPreconfigNumber(urlParams.maxDepth, 'maxDepth');
 readFlatPreconfigString(urlParams.module, 'module');
 if (urlParams.moduleId) {
   config.moduleId = [].concat(urlParams.moduleId);
diff --git a/src/reporters/HtmlReporter.js b/src/reporters/HtmlReporter.js
index fb5ad0310..749b07e80 100644
--- a/src/reporters/HtmlReporter.js
+++ b/src/reporters/HtmlReporter.js
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ export default class HtmlReporter {
           'Diff suppressed as the depth of object is more than current max depth (' +
           this.config.maxDepth + ').<p>Hint: Use <code>QUnit.dump.maxDepth</code> to ' +
           ' run with a higher max depth or <a href="' +
-          escapeText(this.makeUrl({ maxDepth: -1 })) + "'>" +
+          escapeText(this.makeUrl({ maxDepth: 0 })) + "'>" +
           'Rerun</a> without max depth.</p></td></tr>';
       } else {
         message += '<tr class="test-message"><th>Message: </th><td>' +
diff --git a/test/main/dump.js b/test/main/dump.js
index 8513dc2de..44991bc2e 100644
--- a/test/main/dump.js
+++ b/test/main/dump.js
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 /* globals document, Symbol */
 
 QUnit.module('dump', {
+  beforeEach: function () {
+    // Run most tests without a limit
+    QUnit.dump.maxDepth = 0;
+  },
   afterEach: function () {
     // Restore default
-    QUnit.dump.maxDepth = null;
+    QUnit.dump.maxDepth = 5;
   }
 });