diff --git a/php/ext/google/protobuf/php-upb.c b/php/ext/google/protobuf/php-upb.c
index 128821482c..a9301d28ce 100644
--- a/php/ext/google/protobuf/php-upb.c
+++ b/php/ext/google/protobuf/php-upb.c
@@ -7619,19 +7619,23 @@ static upb_DecodeStatus upb_Decoder_Decode(upb_Decoder* const decoder,
   return decoder->status;
 }
 
+uint16_t upb_DecodeOptions_GetEffectiveMaxDepth(uint32_t options) {
+  uint16_t max_depth = upb_DecodeOptions_GetMaxDepth(options);
+  return max_depth ? max_depth : kUpb_WireFormat_DefaultDepthLimit;
+}
+
 upb_DecodeStatus upb_Decode(const char* buf, size_t size, upb_Message* msg,
                             const upb_MiniTable* mt,
                             const upb_ExtensionRegistry* extreg, int options,
                             upb_Arena* arena) {
   UPB_ASSERT(!upb_Message_IsFrozen(msg));
   upb_Decoder decoder;
-  unsigned depth = (unsigned)options >> 16;
 
   upb_EpsCopyInputStream_Init(&decoder.input, &buf, size,
                               options & kUpb_DecodeOption_AliasString);
 
   decoder.extreg = extreg;
-  decoder.depth = depth ? depth : kUpb_WireFormat_DefaultDepthLimit;
+  decoder.depth = upb_DecodeOptions_GetEffectiveMaxDepth(options);
   decoder.end_group = DECODE_NOGROUP;
   decoder.options = (uint16_t)options;
   decoder.missing_required = false;
@@ -8341,19 +8345,23 @@ static upb_EncodeStatus upb_Encoder_Encode(upb_encstate* const encoder,
   return encoder->status;
 }
 
+uint16_t upb_EncodeOptions_GetEffectiveMaxDepth(uint32_t options) {
+  uint16_t max_depth = upb_EncodeOptions_GetMaxDepth(options);
+  return max_depth ? max_depth : kUpb_WireFormat_DefaultDepthLimit;
+}
+
 static upb_EncodeStatus _upb_Encode(const upb_Message* msg,
                                     const upb_MiniTable* l, int options,
                                     upb_Arena* arena, char** buf, size_t* size,
                                     bool prepend_len) {
   upb_encstate e;
-  unsigned depth = (unsigned)options >> 16;
 
   e.status = kUpb_EncodeStatus_Ok;
   e.arena = arena;
   e.buf = NULL;
   e.limit = NULL;
   e.ptr = NULL;
-  e.depth = depth ? depth : kUpb_WireFormat_DefaultDepthLimit;
+  e.depth = upb_EncodeOptions_GetEffectiveMaxDepth(options);
   e.options = options;
   _upb_mapsorter_init(&e.sorter);
 
diff --git a/php/ext/google/protobuf/php-upb.h b/php/ext/google/protobuf/php-upb.h
index 52940da9c7..c101c60208 100644
--- a/php/ext/google/protobuf/php-upb.h
+++ b/php/ext/google/protobuf/php-upb.h
@@ -5414,6 +5414,8 @@ UPB_INLINE uint16_t upb_DecodeOptions_GetMaxDepth(uint32_t options) {
   return options >> 16;
 }
 
+uint16_t upb_DecodeOptions_GetEffectiveMaxDepth(uint32_t options);
+
 // Enforce an upper bound on recursion depth.
 UPB_INLINE int upb_Decode_LimitDepth(uint32_t decode_options, uint32_t limit) {
   uint32_t max_depth = upb_DecodeOptions_GetMaxDepth(decode_options);
@@ -5514,6 +5516,8 @@ UPB_INLINE uint16_t upb_EncodeOptions_GetMaxDepth(uint32_t options) {
   return options >> 16;
 }
 
+uint16_t upb_EncodeOptions_GetEffectiveMaxDepth(uint32_t options);
+
 // Enforce an upper bound on recursion depth.
 UPB_INLINE int upb_Encode_LimitDepth(uint32_t encode_options, uint32_t limit) {
   uint32_t max_depth = upb_EncodeOptions_GetMaxDepth(encode_options);
diff --git a/ruby/ext/google/protobuf_c/ruby-upb.c b/ruby/ext/google/protobuf_c/ruby-upb.c
index 747d85d396..35c858182e 100644
--- a/ruby/ext/google/protobuf_c/ruby-upb.c
+++ b/ruby/ext/google/protobuf_c/ruby-upb.c
@@ -7619,19 +7619,23 @@ static upb_DecodeStatus upb_Decoder_Decode(upb_Decoder* const decoder,
   return decoder->status;
 }
 
+uint16_t upb_DecodeOptions_GetEffectiveMaxDepth(uint32_t options) {
+  uint16_t max_depth = upb_DecodeOptions_GetMaxDepth(options);
+  return max_depth ? max_depth : kUpb_WireFormat_DefaultDepthLimit;
+}
+
 upb_DecodeStatus upb_Decode(const char* buf, size_t size, upb_Message* msg,
                             const upb_MiniTable* mt,
                             const upb_ExtensionRegistry* extreg, int options,
                             upb_Arena* arena) {
   UPB_ASSERT(!upb_Message_IsFrozen(msg));
   upb_Decoder decoder;
-  unsigned depth = (unsigned)options >> 16;
 
   upb_EpsCopyInputStream_Init(&decoder.input, &buf, size,
                               options & kUpb_DecodeOption_AliasString);
 
   decoder.extreg = extreg;
-  decoder.depth = depth ? depth : kUpb_WireFormat_DefaultDepthLimit;
+  decoder.depth = upb_DecodeOptions_GetEffectiveMaxDepth(options);
   decoder.end_group = DECODE_NOGROUP;
   decoder.options = (uint16_t)options;
   decoder.missing_required = false;
@@ -8341,19 +8345,23 @@ static upb_EncodeStatus upb_Encoder_Encode(upb_encstate* const encoder,
   return encoder->status;
 }
 
+uint16_t upb_EncodeOptions_GetEffectiveMaxDepth(uint32_t options) {
+  uint16_t max_depth = upb_EncodeOptions_GetMaxDepth(options);
+  return max_depth ? max_depth : kUpb_WireFormat_DefaultDepthLimit;
+}
+
 static upb_EncodeStatus _upb_Encode(const upb_Message* msg,
                                     const upb_MiniTable* l, int options,
                                     upb_Arena* arena, char** buf, size_t* size,
                                     bool prepend_len) {
   upb_encstate e;
-  unsigned depth = (unsigned)options >> 16;
 
   e.status = kUpb_EncodeStatus_Ok;
   e.arena = arena;
   e.buf = NULL;
   e.limit = NULL;
   e.ptr = NULL;
-  e.depth = depth ? depth : kUpb_WireFormat_DefaultDepthLimit;
+  e.depth = upb_EncodeOptions_GetEffectiveMaxDepth(options);
   e.options = options;
   _upb_mapsorter_init(&e.sorter);
 
diff --git a/ruby/ext/google/protobuf_c/ruby-upb.h b/ruby/ext/google/protobuf_c/ruby-upb.h
index 4db8083784..d8ccd46d3f 100755
--- a/ruby/ext/google/protobuf_c/ruby-upb.h
+++ b/ruby/ext/google/protobuf_c/ruby-upb.h
@@ -5416,6 +5416,8 @@ UPB_INLINE uint16_t upb_DecodeOptions_GetMaxDepth(uint32_t options) {
   return options >> 16;
 }
 
+uint16_t upb_DecodeOptions_GetEffectiveMaxDepth(uint32_t options);
+
 // Enforce an upper bound on recursion depth.
 UPB_INLINE int upb_Decode_LimitDepth(uint32_t decode_options, uint32_t limit) {
   uint32_t max_depth = upb_DecodeOptions_GetMaxDepth(decode_options);
@@ -5516,6 +5518,8 @@ UPB_INLINE uint16_t upb_EncodeOptions_GetMaxDepth(uint32_t options) {
   return options >> 16;
 }
 
+uint16_t upb_EncodeOptions_GetEffectiveMaxDepth(uint32_t options);
+
 // Enforce an upper bound on recursion depth.
 UPB_INLINE int upb_Encode_LimitDepth(uint32_t encode_options, uint32_t limit) {
   uint32_t max_depth = upb_EncodeOptions_GetMaxDepth(encode_options);