diff --git a/USAGE.md b/USAGE.md
index b793d85..4142950 100644
--- a/USAGE.md
+++ b/USAGE.md
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ These are invalid:
 | Problem | Example |
 |---|---|
 | Unbalanced parentheses | `(tag:bug`, `tag:bug)` |
+| Parentheses nested more than 64 levels deep | `((((…a…))))` with 65 `(` |
 | An operator with a missing side | `bug AND`, `OR bug` |
 | Consecutive operators | `a AND OR b` |
 | A qualifier without a value | `tag:` |
diff --git a/YKanBan.Tests/Search/SearchQueryParserTests.cs b/YKanBan.Tests/Search/SearchQueryParserTests.cs
index 87fa18f..87c77d6 100644
--- a/YKanBan.Tests/Search/SearchQueryParserTests.cs
+++ b/YKanBan.Tests/Search/SearchQueryParserTests.cs
@@ -227,6 +227,33 @@ public class SearchQueryParserTests
         AssertSyntaxError("a)");
     }
 
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void NestingAtTheDepthLimitParses()
+    {
+        int depth = SearchQueryParser.MaxNestingDepth;
+        AssertParsesTo(new SearchNode.FreeText("a"), new string('(', depth) + "a" + new string(')', depth));
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void NestingBeyondTheDepthLimitIsAnError()
+    {
+        int depth = SearchQueryParser.MaxNestingDepth + 1;
+        AssertSyntaxError(new string('(', depth) + "a" + new string(')', depth));
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void SequentialGroupsDoNotCountTowardsTheDepthLimit()
+    {
+        string groups = string.Join(" ", Enumerable.Repeat("(a)", SearchQueryParser.MaxNestingDepth + 1));
+        Assert.IsNotNull(SearchQueryParser.Parse(groups));
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void VeryDeepNestingIsAnErrorRatherThanACrash()
+    {
+        AssertSyntaxError(new string('(', 100_000) + "a" + new string(')', 100_000));
+    }
+
     [TestMethod]
     public void EmptyParensAreAnError()
     {
diff --git a/YKanBan/Search/SearchQueryParser.cs b/YKanBan/Search/SearchQueryParser.cs
index b020c72..f1880c2 100644
--- a/YKanBan/Search/SearchQueryParser.cs
+++ b/YKanBan/Search/SearchQueryParser.cs
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ namespace YKanBan.Search;
 /// (unbalanced parentheses, dangling or consecutive operators, unterminated
 /// phrases, invalid escapes, a backslash in a bare word, unknown qualifier
 /// keys, qualifiers without a value, unquoted values containing ':' or equal
-/// to AND/OR, and id values that are not an unquoted positive integer with an
-/// optional '#') raises <see cref="SearchSyntaxException"/>.
+/// to AND/OR, id values that are not an unquoted positive integer with an
+/// optional '#', and parentheses nested deeper than <see cref="MaxNestingDepth"/>)
+/// raises <see cref="SearchSyntaxException"/>.
 ///
 /// Only uppercase AND/OR are operators (lowercase ones are plain words); AND —
 /// explicit or by adjacency — binds tighter than OR; parentheses group. Blank
@@ -18,6 +19,12 @@ namespace YKanBan.Search;
 /// </summary>
 public static class SearchQueryParser
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Deepest accepted parenthesis nesting. The parser recurses once per level,
+    /// so an unbounded depth would overflow the stack and kill the process.
+    /// </summary>
+    public const int MaxNestingDepth = 64;
+
     /// <summary>The recognized qualifier keys; add new entries here to extend the grammar.</summary>
     private static readonly (string Key, QualifierKind Kind)[] QualifierTable =
     [
@@ -114,6 +121,7 @@ public static class SearchQueryParser
         try
         {
             List<SearchToken> tokens = SearchLexer.Tokenize(text).ToList();
+            EnsureNestingWithinLimit(tokens);
             return Query.ParseOrThrow(tokens);
         }
         catch (ParseException exception)
@@ -122,6 +130,28 @@ public static class SearchQueryParser
         }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Rejects parenthesis nesting deeper than <see cref="MaxNestingDepth"/>
+    /// before the recursive parser sees it. Balance itself is left to the parser.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="tokens">The token stream.</param>
+    /// <exception cref="SearchSyntaxException">The nesting is too deep.</exception>
+    private static void EnsureNestingWithinLimit(IEnumerable<SearchToken> tokens)
+    {
+        int depth = 0;
+        foreach (SearchToken token in tokens)
+        {
+            if (token is SearchToken.OpenParen && ++depth > MaxNestingDepth)
+            {
+                throw new SearchSyntaxException($"Parentheses are nested more than {MaxNestingDepth} levels deep.");
+            }
+            if (token is SearchToken.CloseParen && depth > 0)
+            {
+                depth--;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     #region Atom construction
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/YKanBan/Search/SearchSyntaxException.cs b/YKanBan/Search/SearchSyntaxException.cs
index 483d89a..a8f5b78 100644
--- a/YKanBan/Search/SearchSyntaxException.cs
+++ b/YKanBan/Search/SearchSyntaxException.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ namespace YKanBan.Search;
 /// </summary>
 public sealed class SearchSyntaxException : Exception
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes the exception with a descriptive English message.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="message">The English diagnostic message.</param>
+    public SearchSyntaxException(string message)
+        : base(message)
+    {
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Initializes the exception with a descriptive English message.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/docs/PLAN.md b/docs/PLAN.md
index 3fc195a..4bfe3aa 100644
--- a/docs/PLAN.md
+++ b/docs/PLAN.md
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ phrase  := '"' 任意文本 '"'   （内部支持转义：\" → 字面引号，
 - 短语内部转义：`\"` → 字面引号，`\\` → 字面反斜杠；搜索含空格/保留字符/字面 `AND` 等特殊标签名时，用（必要时转义的）引号值（写入文档）
 - **严格校验**：非法表达式弹出错误对话框，不执行搜索。非法集合：
   - 括号不配对
+  - 括号嵌套超过 64 层（防止递归解析栈溢出；顺序并列的括号组不计入深度）
   - 运算符悬空（`bug AND`）、连续运算符（`a AND OR b`）
   - 限定符无值（`tag:`）、限定符值为裸 `AND`/`OR`（`tag:AND`，须写 `tag:"AND"`）
   - 短语引号未闭合、无效转义（`tag:"a\x"`）、裸词中出现 `\`