diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9a9d85db..7ea7ba4e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,20 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+## [2.0.16] - 2017-11-11
+
+### Added
+
+- fs.parts
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Walk now yields Step named tuples as advertised
+
+### Added
+
+- Added max_depth parameter to fs.walk
+
 ## [2.0.15] - 2017-11-05
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/fs/_version.py b/fs/_version.py
index 343a0e1b..19a4c468 100644
--- a/fs/_version.py
+++ b/fs/_version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Version, used in module and setup.py.
 """
-__version__ = "2.0.15"
+__version__ = "2.0.16"
diff --git a/fs/path.py b/fs/path.py
index c67c180b..875e536e 100644
--- a/fs/path.py
+++ b/fs/path.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     "iteratepath",
     "join",
     "normpath",
+    "parts",
     "recursepath",
     "relativefrom",
     "relpath",
@@ -256,6 +257,29 @@ def combine(path1, path2):
     return "{}/{}".format(path1.rstrip('/'), path2.lstrip('/'))
 
 
+def parts(path):
+    """Split a path in to its component parts.
+
+    Arguments:
+        path (str): Path to split in to parts.
+
+    Returns:
+        list: List of components
+
+    Example:
+        >>> parts('/foo/bar/baz')
+        ['/', 'foo', 'bar', 'baz']
+
+    """
+    _path = normpath(path)
+    components = _path.strip('/')
+
+    _parts = ['/' if _path.startswith('/') else './']
+    if components:
+        _parts += components.split('/')
+    return _parts
+
+
 def split(path):
     """Split a path into (head, tail) pair.
 
diff --git a/fs/walk.py b/fs/walk.py
index eba38faf..ea5c754e 100644
--- a/fs/walk.py
+++ b/fs/walk.py
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ class Walker(WalkerBase):
             be returned if the final component matches one of the patterns.
         exclude_dirs (list, optional): A list of patterns that will be used
             to filter out directories from the walk. e.g. ``['*.svn', '*.git']``.
+        max_depth (int, optional): Maximum directory depth to walk.
 
     """
 
@@ -131,7 +132,8 @@ def __init__(self,
                  on_error=None,
                  search="breadth",
                  filter=None,
-                 exclude_dirs=None):
+                 exclude_dirs=None,
+                 max_depth=None):
         if search not in ('breadth', 'depth'):
             raise ValueError("search must be 'breadth' or 'depth'")
         self.ignore_errors = ignore_errors
@@ -153,6 +155,7 @@ def __init__(self,
         self.search = search
         self.filter = filter
         self.exclude_dirs = exclude_dirs
+        self.max_depth = max_depth
         super(Walker, self).__init__()
 
     @classmethod
@@ -165,6 +168,14 @@ def _raise_errors(cls, path, error):
         """Callback to re-raise dir scan errors."""
         return False
 
+    @classmethod
+    def _calculate_depth(cls, path):
+        """Calculate the 'depth' of a directory path (number of
+        components).
+        """
+        _path = path.strip('/')
+        return _path.count('/') + 1 if _path else 0
+
     @classmethod
     def bind(cls, fs):
         """Bind a `Walker` instance to a given filesystem.
@@ -208,7 +219,8 @@ def __repr__(self):
             on_error=(self.on_error, None),
             search=(self.search, 'breadth'),
             filter=(self.filter, None),
-            exclude_dirs=(self.exclude_dirs, None)
+            exclude_dirs=(self.exclude_dirs, None),
+            max_depth=(self.max_depth, None)
         )
 
     def filter_files(self, fs, infos):
@@ -232,23 +244,53 @@ def filter_files(self, fs, infos):
             if _check_file(fs, info)
         ]
 
+    def _check_open_dir(self, fs, path, info):
+        """Check if a directory should be considered in the walk.
+        """
+        if (self.exclude_dirs is not None and
+            fs.match(self.exclude_dirs, info.name)):
+            return False
+        return self.check_open_dir(fs, path, info)
 
-    def check_open_dir(self, fs, info):
+    def check_open_dir(self, fs, path, info):
         """Check if a directory should be opened.
 
         Override to exclude directories from the walk.
 
         Arguments:
             fs (FS): A filesystem instance.
-            info (Info): A resource info object.
+            path (str): Path to directory.
+            info (Info): A resource info object for the directory.
 
         Returns:
             bool: `True` if the directory should be opened.
 
         """
-        if self.exclude_dirs is None:
-            return True
-        return not fs.match(self.exclude_dirs, info.name)
+        return True
+
+    def _check_scan_dir(self, fs, path, info, depth):
+        """Check if a directory contents should be scanned."""
+        if self.max_depth is not None and depth >= self.max_depth:
+            return False
+        return self.check_scan_dir(fs, path, info)
+
+    def check_scan_dir(self, fs, path, info):
+        """Check if a directory should be scanned.
+
+        Override to omit scanning of certain directories. If a directory
+        is omitted, it will appear in the walk but its files and
+        sub-directories will not.
+
+        Arguments:
+            fs (FS): A filesystem instance.
+            path (str): Path to directory.
+            info (Info): A resource info object for the directory.
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: `True` if the directory should be scanned.
+
+        """
+        return True
 
     def check_file(self, fs, info):
         """Check if a filename should be included.
@@ -329,6 +371,7 @@ def _walk_breadth(self, fs, path, namespaces=None):
         queue = deque([path])
         push = queue.appendleft
         pop = queue.pop
+        depth = self._calculate_depth(path)
 
         while queue:
             dir_path = pop()
@@ -336,12 +379,14 @@ def _walk_breadth(self, fs, path, namespaces=None):
             files = []
             for info in self._scan(fs, dir_path, namespaces=namespaces):
                 if info.is_dir:
-                    if self.check_open_dir(fs, info):
+                    _depth = self._calculate_depth(dir_path) - depth + 1
+                    if self._check_open_dir(fs, dir_path, info):
                         dirs.append(info)
-                        push(join(dir_path, info.name))
+                        if self._check_scan_dir(fs, dir_path, info, _depth):
+                            push(join(dir_path, info.name))
                 else:
                     files.append(info)
-            yield (
+            yield Step(
                 dir_path,
                 dirs,
                 self.filter_files(fs, files)
@@ -353,8 +398,10 @@ def _walk_depth(self, fs, path, namespaces=None):
         # No recursion!
 
         def scan(path):
+            """Perform scan."""
             return self._scan(fs, path, namespaces=namespaces)
 
+        depth = self._calculate_depth(path)
         stack = [(
             path, scan(path), [], []
         )]
@@ -365,7 +412,7 @@ def scan(path):
             try:
                 info = next(iter_files)
             except StopIteration:
-                yield (
+                yield Step(
                     dir_path,
                     dirs,
                     self.filter_files(fs, files)
@@ -373,12 +420,14 @@ def scan(path):
                 del stack[-1]
             else:
                 if info.is_dir:
-                    if self.check_open_dir(fs, info):
+                    _depth = self._calculate_depth(dir_path) - depth + 1
+                    if self._check_open_dir(fs, dir_path, info):
                         dirs.append(info)
-                        _path = join(dir_path, info.name)
-                        push((
-                            _path, scan(_path), [], []
-                        ))
+                        if self._check_scan_dir(fs, dir_path, info, _depth):
+                            _path = join(dir_path, info.name)
+                            push((
+                                _path, scan(_path), [], []
+                            ))
                 else:
                     files.append(info)
 
@@ -448,6 +497,7 @@ def walk(self,
             exclude_dirs (list): A list of patterns that will be used
                 to filter out directories from the walk, e.g. ``['*.svn',
                 '*.git']``.
+            max_depth (int, optional): Maximum directory depth to walk.
 
         Returns:
             ~collections.Iterator: an iterator of ``(<path>, <dirs>, <files>)``
@@ -495,6 +545,7 @@ def files(self, path='/', **kwargs):
             exclude_dirs (list): A list of patterns that will be used
                 to filter out directories from the walk, e.g. ``['*.svn',
                 '*.git']``.
+            max_depth (int, optional): Maximum directory depth to walk.
 
         Returns:
             ~collections.Iterable: An iterable of file paths (absolute
@@ -525,6 +576,7 @@ def dirs(self, path='/', **kwargs):
             exclude_dirs (list): A list of patterns that will be used
                 to filter out directories from the walk, e.g. ``['*.svn',
                 '*.git']``.
+            max_depth (int, optional): Maximum directory depth to walk.
 
         Returns:
             ~collections.iterable: an iterable of directory paths
@@ -562,6 +614,7 @@ def info(self, path='/', namespaces=None, **kwargs):
             exclude_dirs (list): A list of patterns that will be used
                 to filter out directories from the walk, e.g. ``['*.svn',
                 '*.git']``.
+            max_depth (int, optional): Maximum directory depth to walk.
 
         Returns:
             ~collections.Iterable: an iterable yielding tuples of
diff --git a/fs/zipfs.py b/fs/zipfs.py
index b77e43f6..f439ed72 100644
--- a/fs/zipfs.py
+++ b/fs/zipfs.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import zipfile
-import stat
 
 from datetime import datetime
 
diff --git a/tests/test_path.py b/tests/test_path.py
index 9e7b1ded..af39541d 100644
--- a/tests/test_path.py
+++ b/tests/test_path.py
@@ -109,6 +109,14 @@ def test_combine(self):
         self.assertEqual(combine('', 'bar'), 'bar')
         self.assertEqual(combine('foo', 'bar'), 'foo/bar')
 
+    def test_parts(self):
+        self.assertEqual(parts('/'), ['/'])
+        self.assertEqual(parts(''), ['./'])
+        self.assertEqual(parts('/foo'), ['/', 'foo'])
+        self.assertEqual(parts('/foo/bar'), ['/', 'foo', 'bar'])
+        self.assertEqual(parts('/foo/bar/'), ['/', 'foo', 'bar'])
+        self.assertEqual(parts('./foo/bar/'), ['./', 'foo', 'bar'])
+
     def test_pathsplit(self):
         tests = [
             ("a/b", ("a", "b")),
diff --git a/tests/test_walk.py b/tests/test_walk.py
index ece95cae..f6ac58b9 100644
--- a/tests/test_walk.py
+++ b/tests/test_walk.py
@@ -53,15 +53,51 @@ def test_repr(self):
         repr(self.fs.walk)
 
     def test_walk(self):
-        walk = []
-        for path, dirs, files in self.fs.walk():
-            walk.append((
+        _walk = []
+        for step in self.fs.walk():
+            self.assertIsInstance(step, walk.Step)
+            path, dirs, files = step
+            _walk.append((
                 path,
                 [info.name for info in dirs],
                 [info.name for info in files]
             ))
         expected = [(u'/', [u'foo1', u'foo2', u'foo3'], []), (u'/foo1', [u'bar1'], [u'top1.txt', u'top2.txt']), (u'/foo2', [u'bar2'], [u'top3.txt']), (u'/foo3', [], []), (u'/foo1/bar1', [], []), (u'/foo2/bar2', [u'bar3'], []), (u'/foo2/bar2/bar3', [], [u'test.txt'])]
-        self.assertEqual(walk, expected)
+        self.assertEqual(_walk, expected)
+
+    def test_walk_directory(self):
+        _walk = []
+        for step in self.fs.walk('foo2'):
+            self.assertIsInstance(step, walk.Step)
+            path, dirs, files = step
+            _walk.append((
+                path,
+                [info.name for info in dirs],
+                [info.name for info in files]
+            ))
+        expected = [(u'/foo2', [u'bar2'], [u'top3.txt']), (u'/foo2/bar2', [u'bar3'], []), (u'/foo2/bar2/bar3', [], [u'test.txt'])]
+        self.assertEqual(_walk, expected)
+
+    def test_walk_levels_1(self):
+        results = list(self.fs.walk(max_depth=1))
+        self.assertEqual(len(results), 1)
+        dirs = sorted(info.name for info in results[0].dirs)
+        self.assertEqual(dirs, ['foo1', 'foo2', 'foo3'])
+        files = sorted(info.name for info in results[0].files)
+        self.assertEqual(files, [])
+
+    def test_walk_levels_2(self):
+        _walk = []
+        for step in self.fs.walk(max_depth=2):
+            self.assertIsInstance(step, walk.Step)
+            path, dirs, files = step
+            _walk.append((
+                path,
+                sorted(info.name for info in dirs),
+                sorted(info.name for info in files)
+            ))
+        expected = [(u'/', [u'foo1', u'foo2', u'foo3'], []), (u'/foo1', [u'bar1'], [u'top1.txt', u'top2.txt']), (u'/foo2', [u'bar2'], [u'top3.txt']), (u'/foo3', [], [])]
+        self.assertEqual(_walk, expected)
 
     def test_walk_files(self):
         files = list(self.fs.walk.files())