diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/glob.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/glob.rs
index d6243bbc32..219853f6cb 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/glob.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/glob.rs
@@ -171,8 +171,12 @@ impl Command for Glob {
 
         let folder_depth = if let Some(depth) = depth {
             depth
-        } else {
+        } else if glob_pattern.contains("**") {
             usize::MAX
+        } else if glob_pattern.contains(std::path::MAIN_SEPARATOR) {
+            glob_pattern.split(std::path::MAIN_SEPARATOR).count() + 1
+        } else {
+            1
         };
 
         let (prefix, glob) = match WaxGlob::new(&glob_pattern) {