diff --git a/src/html-reporter/html.js b/src/html-reporter/html.js
index 8f1c377b1..6c66dc19d 100644
--- a/src/html-reporter/html.js
+++ b/src/html-reporter/html.js
@@ -907,10 +907,10 @@ const stats = {
         expected.indexOf('[object Object]') !== -1) {
         message += "<tr class='test-message'><th>Message: </th><td>" +
         'Diff suppressed as the depth of object is more than current max depth (' +
-        QUnit.config.maxDepth + ').<p>Hint: Use <code>QUnit.dump.maxDepth</code> to ' +
+        QUnit.dump.maxDepth + ').<p>Hint: Use <code>QUnit.dump.maxDepth</code> to ' +
         " run with a higher max depth or <a href='" +
-        escapeText(setUrl({ maxDepth: -1 })) + "'>" +
-        'Rerun</a> without max depth.</p></td></tr>';
+        escapeText(setUrl({ maxDepth: 0 })) + "'>" +
+        'Rerun without max depth</a>.</p></td></tr>';
       } else {
         message += "<tr class='test-message'><th>Message: </th><td>" +
         'Diff suppressed as the expected and actual results have an equivalent' +
diff --git a/src/html-runner/urlparams.js b/src/html-runner/urlparams.js
index 4b2d180a1..8ee74cad1 100644
--- a/src/html-runner/urlparams.js
+++ b/src/html-runner/urlparams.js
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ import { window } from '../globals';
   // TODO: Move to /src/core/config.js in QUnit 3,
   // in accordance with /docs/api/config.index.md#order
   QUnit.config.filter = urlParams.filter;
+  // NOTE: Based on readFlatPreconfigNumber from QUnit 3.
+  if (/^[0-9]+$/.test(urlParams.maxDepth)) {
+    QUnit.config.maxDepth = QUnit.dump.maxDepth = +urlParams.maxDepth;
+  }
   QUnit.config.module = urlParams.module;
   QUnit.config.moduleId = [].concat(urlParams.moduleId || []);
   QUnit.config.testId = [].concat(urlParams.testId || []);
diff --git a/test/main/dump.js b/test/main/dump.js
index 725e8cdcc..ef9460146 100644
--- a/test/main/dump.js
+++ b/test/main/dump.js
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 /* eslint-disable qunit/no-conditional-assertions */
 
 QUnit.module('dump', {
+  beforeEach: function () {
+    QUnit.dump.maxDepth = 0;
+  },
   afterEach: function () {
     // Restore default
-    QUnit.dump.maxDepth = null;
+    QUnit.dump.maxDepth = 5;
   }
 });