diff --git a/fixtures/05_Reading/jackalopeFetchDepth.xml b/fixtures/05_Reading/jackalopeFetchDepth.xml
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+++ b/fixtures/05_Reading/jackalopeFetchDepth.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<sv:node
+        xmlns:mix="http://www.jcp.org/jcr/mix/1.0"
+        xmlns:nt="http://www.jcp.org/jcr/nt/1.0"
+        xmlns:jcr="http://www.jcp.org/jcr/1.0"
+        xmlns:sv="http://www.jcp.org/jcr/sv/1.0"
+
+        sv:name="tests_read_jackalope_fetch_depth">
+    <sv:property sv:name="jcr:primaryType" sv:type="Name">
+        <sv:value>nt:unstructured</sv:value>
+    </sv:property>
+
+    <sv:node sv:name="deepExample">
+        <sv:property sv:name="jcr:primaryType" sv:type="Name">
+            <sv:value>nt:unstructured</sv:value>
+        </sv:property>
+
+        <sv:node sv:name="deepExample">
+            <sv:property sv:name="jcr:primaryType" sv:type="Name">
+                <sv:value>nt:unstructured</sv:value>
+            </sv:property>
+
+            <sv:node sv:name="deepExample">
+                <sv:property sv:name="jcr:primaryType" sv:type="Name">
+                    <sv:value>nt:unstructured</sv:value>
+                </sv:property>
+
+                <sv:node sv:name="deepExample">
+                    <sv:property sv:name="jcr:primaryType" sv:type="Name">
+                        <sv:value>nt:unstructured</sv:value>
+                    </sv:property>
+
+                    <sv:node sv:name="deepExample">
+                        <sv:property sv:name="jcr:primaryType" sv:type="Name">
+                            <sv:value>nt:unstructured</sv:value>
+                        </sv:property>
+                    </sv:node>
+
+                </sv:node>
+            </sv:node>
+        </sv:node>
+    </sv:node>
+</sv:node>
diff --git a/tests/05_Reading/JackalopeFetchDepthTest.php b/tests/05_Reading/JackalopeFetchDepthTest.php
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+<?php
+namespace PHPCR\Tests\Reading;
+
+require_once(__DIR__ . '/../../inc/BaseCase.php');
+
+/**
+ * functional tests for Jackalope fetch depth
+ */
+class JackalopeFetchDepthTest extends \PHPCR\Test\BaseCase
+{
+
+    public static function setupBeforeClass($fixtures = '05_Reading/jackalopeFetchDepth')
+    {
+        parent::setupBeforeClass($fixtures);
+    }
+
+    public function setUp()
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+        $this->renewSession();
+    }
+
+    public function testGetNodeWithFetchDepth()
+    {
+        if (!$this->session instanceof \Jackalope\Session) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $node = $this->rootNode->getNode('tests_read_jackalope_fetch_depth');
+
+        $this->session->setSessionOption(\Jackalope\Session::OPTION_FETCH_DEPTH, 5);
+        $deepExample = $node->getNode('deepExample');
+        $this->assertEquals(array('deepExample'), (array) $deepExample->getNodeNames());
+
+        $deepExample = $deepExample->getNode('deepExample');
+        $this->assertEquals(array('deepExample'), (array) $deepExample->getNodeNames());
+
+        $deepExample = $deepExample->getNode('deepExample');
+        $this->assertEquals(array('deepExample'), (array) $deepExample->getNodeNames());
+
+        $deepExample = $deepExample->getNode('deepExample');
+        $this->assertEquals(array('deepExample'), (array) $deepExample->getNodeNames());
+   }
+
+    public function testGetNodesWithFetchDepth()
+    {
+        if (!$this->session instanceof \Jackalope\Session) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $node = $this->rootNode->getNode('tests_read_jackalope_fetch_depth');
+
+        $this->session->setSessionOption(\Jackalope\Session::OPTION_FETCH_DEPTH, 5);
+        $deepExamples = $node->getNodes('deepExample');
+        $deepExample = $deepExamples->current();
+        $this->assertEquals(array('deepExample'), (array) $deepExample->getNodeNames());
+
+        $deepExamples = $node->getNodes('deepExample');
+        $deepExample = $deepExamples->current();
+        $this->assertEquals(array('deepExample'), (array) $deepExample->getNodeNames());
+
+        $deepExamples = $node->getNodes('deepExample');
+        $deepExample = $deepExamples->current();
+        $this->assertEquals(array('deepExample'), (array) $deepExample->getNodeNames());
+
+        $deepExamples = $node->getNodes('deepExample');
+        $deepExample = $deepExamples->current();
+        $this->assertEquals(array('deepExample'), (array) $deepExample->getNodeNames());
+    }
+}