diff --git a/jedi/api/__init__.py b/jedi/api/__init__.py
index 054d287e..34715f53 100644
--- a/jedi/api/__init__.py
+++ b/jedi/api/__init__.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ possible.
 import re
 import os
 import warnings
+import sys
 from itertools import chain
 
 from jedi._compatibility import next, unicode, builtins
@@ -35,6 +36,10 @@ from jedi.evaluate.helpers import FakeName
 from jedi.evaluate.finder import get_names_of_scope
 from jedi.evaluate.helpers import search_call_signatures
 
+# Jedi uses lots and lots of recursion. By setting this a little bit higher, we
+# can remove some "maximum recursion depth" errors.
+sys.setrecursionlimit(2000)
+
 
 class NotFoundError(Exception):
     """A custom error to avoid catching the wrong exceptions."""