diff --git a/providers/os/resources/files.go b/providers/os/resources/files.go
index 4f66d8e85..27ac507f2 100644
--- a/providers/os/resources/files.go
+++ b/providers/os/resources/files.go
@@ -87,7 +87,13 @@ func (l *mqlFilesFind) list() ([]interface{}, error) {
 			perm = &p
 		}
 
-		foundFiles, err = fsSearch.Find(l.From.Data, compiledRegexp, l.Type.Data, perm, nil)
+		var depth *int
+		if l.Depth.IsSet() {
+			d := int(l.Depth.Data)
+			depth = &d
+		}
+
+		foundFiles, err = fsSearch.Find(l.From.Data, compiledRegexp, l.Type.Data, perm, depth)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -124,6 +130,11 @@ func (l *mqlFilesFind) list() ([]interface{}, error) {
 			call.WriteString(l.Name.Data)
 		}
 
+		if l.Depth.IsSet() {
+			call.WriteString(" -maxdepth ")
+			call.WriteString(octal2string(l.Depth.Data))
+		}
+
 		rawCmd, err := CreateResource(l.MqlRuntime, "command", map[string]*llx.RawData{
 			"command": llx.StringData(call.String()),
 		})
diff --git a/providers/os/resources/os.lr b/providers/os/resources/os.lr
index caa3d844b..39d701854 100644
--- a/providers/os/resources/os.lr
+++ b/providers/os/resources/os.lr
@@ -426,6 +426,8 @@ files.find {
   permissions int
   // Search name
   name string
+  // The depth of the file search.
+  depth int
 }
 
 // Parse INI files
diff --git a/providers/os/resources/os.lr.go b/providers/os/resources/os.lr.go
index 2708b29bf..96ff8bc9e 100644
--- a/providers/os/resources/os.lr.go
+++ b/providers/os/resources/os.lr.go
@@ -990,6 +990,9 @@ var getDataFields = map[string]func(r plugin.Resource) *plugin.DataRes{
 	"files.find.name": func(r plugin.Resource) *plugin.DataRes {
 		return (r.(*mqlFilesFind).GetName()).ToDataRes(types.String)
 	},
+	"files.find.depth": func(r plugin.Resource) *plugin.DataRes {
+		return (r.(*mqlFilesFind).GetDepth()).ToDataRes(types.Int)
+	},
 	"files.find.list": func(r plugin.Resource) *plugin.DataRes {
 		return (r.(*mqlFilesFind).GetList()).ToDataRes(types.Array(types.Resource("file")))
 	},
@@ -3008,6 +3011,10 @@ var setDataFields = map[string]func(r plugin.Resource, v *llx.RawData) bool {
 		r.(*mqlFilesFind).Name, ok = plugin.RawToTValue[string](v.Value, v.Error)
 		return
 	},
+	"files.find.depth": func(r plugin.Resource, v *llx.RawData) (ok bool) {
+		r.(*mqlFilesFind).Depth, ok = plugin.RawToTValue[int64](v.Value, v.Error)
+		return
+	},
 	"files.find.list": func(r plugin.Resource, v *llx.RawData) (ok bool) {
 		r.(*mqlFilesFind).List, ok = plugin.RawToTValue[[]interface{}](v.Value, v.Error)
 		return
@@ -7461,6 +7468,7 @@ type mqlFilesFind struct {
 	Regex plugin.TValue[string]
 	Permissions plugin.TValue[int64]
 	Name plugin.TValue[string]
+	Depth plugin.TValue[int64]
 	List plugin.TValue[[]interface{}]
 }
 
@@ -7525,6 +7533,10 @@ func (c *mqlFilesFind) GetName() *plugin.TValue[string] {
 	return &c.Name
 }
 
+func (c *mqlFilesFind) GetDepth() *plugin.TValue[int64] {
+	return &c.Depth
+}
+
 func (c *mqlFilesFind) GetList() *plugin.TValue[[]interface{}] {
 	return plugin.GetOrCompute[[]interface{}](&c.List, func() ([]interface{}, error) {
 		if c.MqlRuntime.HasRecording {
diff --git a/providers/os/resources/os.lr.manifest.yaml b/providers/os/resources/os.lr.manifest.yaml
index cbfc76548..87fc897ab 100644
--- a/providers/os/resources/os.lr.manifest.yaml
+++ b/providers/os/resources/os.lr.manifest.yaml
@@ -375,6 +375,8 @@ resources:
     min_mondoo_version: latest
   files.find:
     fields:
+      depth:
+        min_mondoo_version: 9.0.0
       from: {}
       list:
         min_mondoo_version: latest