diff --git a/include/zfs_namecheck.h b/include/zfs_namecheck.h
index db70641db..527db92b0 100644
--- a/include/zfs_namecheck.h
+++ b/include/zfs_namecheck.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  * Use is subject to license terms.
  */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013 by Delphix. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 2016 by Delphix. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #ifndef	_ZFS_NAMECHECK_H
@@ -48,9 +48,13 @@ typedef enum {
 
 #define	ZFS_PERMSET_MAXLEN	64
 
+extern int zfs_max_dataset_nesting;
+
+int get_dataset_depth(const char *);
 int pool_namecheck(const char *, namecheck_err_t *, char *);
 int entity_namecheck(const char *, namecheck_err_t *, char *);
 int dataset_namecheck(const char *, namecheck_err_t *, char *);
+int dataset_nestcheck(const char *);
 int mountpoint_namecheck(const char *, namecheck_err_t *);
 int zfs_component_namecheck(const char *, namecheck_err_t *, char *);
 int permset_namecheck(const char *, namecheck_err_t *, char *);
diff --git a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_dataset.c b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_dataset.c
index ecbc12bfe..7f7dd1594 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_dataset.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_dataset.c
@@ -3583,8 +3583,22 @@ zfs_create_ancestors(libzfs_handle_t *hdl, const char *path)
 {
 	int prefix;
 	char *path_copy;
+	char errbuf[1024];
 	int rc = 0;
 
+	(void) snprintf(errbuf, sizeof (errbuf), dgettext(TEXT_DOMAIN,
+	    "cannot create '%s'"), path);
+
+	/*
+	 * Check that we are not passing the nesting limit
+	 * before we start creating any ancestors.
+	 */
+	if (dataset_nestcheck(path) != 0) {
+		zfs_error_aux(hdl, dgettext(TEXT_DOMAIN,
+		    "maximum name nesting depth exceeded"));
+		return (zfs_error(hdl, EZFS_INVALIDNAME, errbuf));
+	}
+
 	if (check_parents(hdl, path, NULL, B_TRUE, &prefix) != 0)
 		return (-1);
 
@@ -3623,6 +3637,12 @@ zfs_create(libzfs_handle_t *hdl, const char *path, zfs_type_t type,
 	if (!zfs_validate_name(hdl, path, type, B_TRUE))
 		return (zfs_error(hdl, EZFS_INVALIDNAME, errbuf));
 
+	if (dataset_nestcheck(path) != 0) {
+		zfs_error_aux(hdl, dgettext(TEXT_DOMAIN,
+		    "maximum name nesting depth exceeded"));
+		return (zfs_error(hdl, EZFS_INVALIDNAME, errbuf));
+	}
+
 	/* validate parents exist */
 	if (check_parents(hdl, path, &zoned, B_FALSE, NULL) != 0)
 		return (-1);
@@ -4434,6 +4454,7 @@ zfs_rename(zfs_handle_t *zhp, const char *target, boolean_t recursive,
 				    errbuf));
 			}
 		}
+
 		if (!zfs_validate_name(hdl, target, zhp->zfs_type, B_TRUE))
 			return (zfs_error(hdl, EZFS_INVALIDNAME, errbuf));
 	} else {
diff --git a/man/man5/zfs-module-parameters.5 b/man/man5/zfs-module-parameters.5
index 9125b5b1f..41be2d8ba 100644
--- a/man/man5/zfs-module-parameters.5
+++ b/man/man5/zfs-module-parameters.5
@@ -1596,6 +1596,18 @@ in bytes.
 Default value: \fB104,857,600\fR.
 .RE
 
+.sp
+.ne 2
+.na
+\fBzfs_max_dataset_nesting\fR (int)
+.ad
+.RS 12n
+The maximum depth of nested datasets.  This value can be tuned temporarily to
+fix existing datasets that exceed the predefined limit.
+.sp
+Default value: \fB50\fR.
+.RE
+
 .sp
 .ne 2
 .na
diff --git a/man/man8/zfs.8 b/man/man8/zfs.8
index db5c3f3e2..5a74c66f4 100644
--- a/man/man8/zfs.8
+++ b/man/man8/zfs.8
@@ -343,7 +343,8 @@ pool/{filesystem,volume,snapshot}
 .Pp
 where the maximum length of a dataset name is
 .Dv MAXNAMELEN
-.Pq 256 bytes .
+.Pq 256 bytes
+and the maximum amount of nesting allowed in a path is 50 levels deep.
 .Pp
 A dataset can be one of the following:
 .Bl -tag -width "file system"
diff --git a/module/zcommon/zfs_namecheck.c b/module/zcommon/zfs_namecheck.c
index aefde9087..58b23b0e0 100644
--- a/module/zcommon/zfs_namecheck.c
+++ b/module/zcommon/zfs_namecheck.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  * Use is subject to license terms.
  */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013 by Delphix. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 2016 by Delphix. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 /*
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
  * name is invalid.  In the kernel, we only care whether it's valid or not.
  * Each routine therefore takes a 'namecheck_err_t' which describes exactly why
  * the name failed to validate.
- *
- * Each function returns 0 on success, -1 on error.
  */
 
 #if !defined(_KERNEL)
@@ -48,6 +46,14 @@
 #include "zfs_namecheck.h"
 #include "zfs_deleg.h"
 
+/*
+ * Deeply nested datasets can overflow the stack, so we put a limit
+ * in the amount of nesting a path can have. zfs_max_dataset_nesting
+ * can be tuned temporarily to fix existing datasets that exceed our
+ * predefined limit.
+ */
+int zfs_max_dataset_nesting = 50;
+
 static int
 valid_char(char c)
 {
@@ -57,11 +63,36 @@ valid_char(char c)
 	    c == '-' || c == '_' || c == '.' || c == ':' || c == ' ');
 }
 
+/*
+ * Looks at a path and returns its level of nesting (depth).
+ */
+int
+get_dataset_depth(const char *path)
+{
+	const char *loc = path;
+	int nesting = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * Keep track of nesting until you hit the end of the
+	 * path or found the snapshot/bookmark seperator.
+	 */
+	for (int i = 0; loc[i] != '\0' &&
+	    loc[i] != '@' &&
+	    loc[i] != '#'; i++) {
+		if (loc[i] == '/')
+			nesting++;
+	}
+
+	return (nesting);
+}
+
 /*
  * Snapshot names must be made up of alphanumeric characters plus the following
  * characters:
  *
- * 	[-_.: ]
+ *	[-_.: ]
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, -1 on error.
  */
 int
 zfs_component_namecheck(const char *path, namecheck_err_t *why, char *what)
@@ -97,6 +128,8 @@ zfs_component_namecheck(const char *path, namecheck_err_t *why, char *what)
  * Permissions set name must start with the letter '@' followed by the
  * same character restrictions as snapshot names, except that the name
  * cannot exceed 64 characters.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, -1 on error.
  */
 int
 permset_namecheck(const char *path, namecheck_err_t *why, char *what)
@@ -118,29 +151,41 @@ permset_namecheck(const char *path, namecheck_err_t *why, char *what)
 	return (zfs_component_namecheck(&path[1], why, what));
 }
 
+/*
+ * Dataset paths should not be deeper than zfs_max_dataset_nesting
+ * in terms of nesting.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, -1 on error.
+ */
+int
+dataset_nestcheck(const char *path)
+{
+	return ((get_dataset_depth(path) < zfs_max_dataset_nesting) ? 0 : -1);
+}
+
 /*
  * Entity names must be of the following form:
  *
- * 	[component/]*[component][(@|#)component]?
+ *	[component/]*[component][(@|#)component]?
  *
  * Where each component is made up of alphanumeric characters plus the following
  * characters:
  *
- * 	[-_.:%]
+ *	[-_.:%]
  *
  * We allow '%' here as we use that character internally to create unique
  * names for temporary clones (for online recv).
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, -1 on error.
  */
 int
 entity_namecheck(const char *path, namecheck_err_t *why, char *what)
 {
-	const char *start, *end;
-	int found_delim;
+	const char *end;
 
 	/*
 	 * Make sure the name is not too long.
 	 */
-
 	if (strlen(path) >= ZFS_MAX_DATASET_NAME_LEN) {
 		if (why)
 			*why = NAME_ERR_TOOLONG;
@@ -160,8 +205,8 @@ entity_namecheck(const char *path, namecheck_err_t *why, char *what)
 		return (-1);
 	}
 
-	start = path;
-	found_delim = 0;
+	const char *start = path;
+	boolean_t found_delim = B_FALSE;
 	for (;;) {
 		/* Find the end of this component */
 		end = start;
@@ -196,7 +241,7 @@ entity_namecheck(const char *path, namecheck_err_t *why, char *what)
 				return (-1);
 			}
 
-			found_delim = 1;
+			found_delim = B_TRUE;
 		}
 
 		/* Zero-length components are not allowed */
@@ -248,6 +293,8 @@ dataset_namecheck(const char *path, namecheck_err_t *why, char *what)
  * mountpoint names must be of the following form:
  *
  *	/[component][/]*[component][/]
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, -1 on error.
  */
 int
 mountpoint_namecheck(const char *path, namecheck_err_t *why)
@@ -292,6 +339,8 @@ mountpoint_namecheck(const char *path, namecheck_err_t *why)
  * dataset names, with the additional restriction that the pool name must begin
  * with a letter.  The pool names 'raidz' and 'mirror' are also reserved names
  * that cannot be used.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, -1 on error.
  */
 int
 pool_namecheck(const char *pool, namecheck_err_t *why, char *what)
@@ -351,4 +400,10 @@ pool_namecheck(const char *pool, namecheck_err_t *why, char *what)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pool_namecheck);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dataset_namecheck);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(zfs_component_namecheck);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dataset_nestcheck);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_dataset_depth);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(zfs_max_dataset_nesting);
+
+module_param(zfs_max_dataset_nesting, int, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(zfs_max_dataset_nesting, "Maximum depth of nested datasets");
 #endif
diff --git a/module/zfs/dmu_objset.c b/module/zfs/dmu_objset.c
index 445f63e5d..07b00ffdf 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dmu_objset.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dmu_objset.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 #include <sys/spa_impl.h>
 #include <sys/dmu_send.h>
 #include <sys/zfs_project.h>
+#include "zfs_namecheck.h"
 
 /*
  * Needed to close a window in dnode_move() that allows the objset to be freed
@@ -1098,6 +1099,9 @@ dmu_objset_create_check(void *arg, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 	if (strlen(doca->doca_name) >= ZFS_MAX_DATASET_NAME_LEN)
 		return (SET_ERROR(ENAMETOOLONG));
 
+	if (dataset_nestcheck(doca->doca_name) != 0)
+		return (SET_ERROR(ENAMETOOLONG));
+
 	error = dsl_dir_hold(dp, doca->doca_name, FTAG, &pdd, &tail);
 	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);
diff --git a/module/zfs/dsl_dir.c b/module/zfs/dsl_dir.c
index 519c94b64..75c40c68c 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dsl_dir.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dsl_dir.c
@@ -1854,16 +1854,28 @@ typedef struct dsl_dir_rename_arg {
 	cred_t *ddra_cred;
 } dsl_dir_rename_arg_t;
 
+typedef struct dsl_valid_rename_arg {
+	int char_delta;
+	int nest_delta;
+} dsl_valid_rename_arg_t;
+
 /* ARGSUSED */
 static int
 dsl_valid_rename(dsl_pool_t *dp, dsl_dataset_t *ds, void *arg)
 {
-	int *deltap = arg;
+	dsl_valid_rename_arg_t *dvra = arg;
 	char namebuf[ZFS_MAX_DATASET_NAME_LEN];
 
 	dsl_dataset_name(ds, namebuf);
 
-	if (strlen(namebuf) + *deltap >= ZFS_MAX_DATASET_NAME_LEN)
+	ASSERT3U(strnlen(namebuf, ZFS_MAX_DATASET_NAME_LEN),
+	    <, ZFS_MAX_DATASET_NAME_LEN);
+	int namelen = strlen(namebuf) + dvra->char_delta;
+	int depth = get_dataset_depth(namebuf) + dvra->nest_delta;
+
+	if (namelen >= ZFS_MAX_DATASET_NAME_LEN)
+		return (SET_ERROR(ENAMETOOLONG));
+	if (dvra->nest_delta > 0 && depth >= zfs_max_dataset_nesting)
 		return (SET_ERROR(ENAMETOOLONG));
 	return (0);
 }
@@ -1874,9 +1886,9 @@ dsl_dir_rename_check(void *arg, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 	dsl_dir_rename_arg_t *ddra = arg;
 	dsl_pool_t *dp = dmu_tx_pool(tx);
 	dsl_dir_t *dd, *newparent;
+	dsl_valid_rename_arg_t dvra;
 	const char *mynewname;
 	int error;
-	int delta = strlen(ddra->ddra_newname) - strlen(ddra->ddra_oldname);
 
 	/* target dir should exist */
 	error = dsl_dir_hold(dp, ddra->ddra_oldname, FTAG, &dd, NULL);
@@ -1905,10 +1917,19 @@ dsl_dir_rename_check(void *arg, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 		return (SET_ERROR(EEXIST));
 	}
 
+	ASSERT3U(strnlen(ddra->ddra_newname, ZFS_MAX_DATASET_NAME_LEN),
+	    <, ZFS_MAX_DATASET_NAME_LEN);
+	ASSERT3U(strnlen(ddra->ddra_oldname, ZFS_MAX_DATASET_NAME_LEN),
+	    <, ZFS_MAX_DATASET_NAME_LEN);
+	dvra.char_delta = strlen(ddra->ddra_newname)
+	    - strlen(ddra->ddra_oldname);
+	dvra.nest_delta = get_dataset_depth(ddra->ddra_newname)
+	    - get_dataset_depth(ddra->ddra_oldname);
+
 	/* if the name length is growing, validate child name lengths */
-	if (delta > 0) {
+	if (dvra.char_delta > 0 || dvra.nest_delta > 0) {
 		error = dmu_objset_find_dp(dp, dd->dd_object, dsl_valid_rename,
-		    &delta, DS_FIND_CHILDREN | DS_FIND_SNAPSHOTS);
+		    &dvra, DS_FIND_CHILDREN | DS_FIND_SNAPSHOTS);
 		if (error != 0) {
 			dsl_dir_rele(newparent, FTAG);
 			dsl_dir_rele(dd, FTAG);
diff --git a/scripts/zfs.sh b/scripts/zfs.sh
index 5ff181fb9..d975eca97 100755
--- a/scripts/zfs.sh
+++ b/scripts/zfs.sh
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ stack_clear() {
 stack_check() {
 	STACK_MAX_SIZE=/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/stack_max_size
 	STACK_TRACE=/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/stack_trace
-	STACK_LIMIT=7600
+	STACK_LIMIT=15362
 
 	if [ -e "$STACK_MAX_SIZE" ]; then
 		STACK_SIZE=$(cat "$STACK_MAX_SIZE")
diff --git a/tests/runfiles/linux.run b/tests/runfiles/linux.run
index bd301e328..056b1dddb 100644
--- a/tests/runfiles/linux.run
+++ b/tests/runfiles/linux.run
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ tests = ['zfs_rename_001_pos', 'zfs_rename_002_pos', 'zfs_rename_003_pos',
     'zfs_rename_004_neg', 'zfs_rename_005_neg', 'zfs_rename_006_pos',
     'zfs_rename_007_pos', 'zfs_rename_008_pos', 'zfs_rename_009_neg',
     'zfs_rename_010_neg', 'zfs_rename_011_pos', 'zfs_rename_012_neg',
-    'zfs_rename_013_pos', 'zfs_rename_encrypted_child',
+    'zfs_rename_013_pos', 'zfs_rename_014_neg', 'zfs_rename_encrypted_child',
     'zfs_rename_to_encrypted']
 tags = ['functional', 'cli_root', 'zfs_rename']
 
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_create/zfs_create.cfg b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_create/zfs_create.cfg
index c97e44d87..b96908ce1 100644
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_create/zfs_create.cfg
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_create/zfs_create.cfg
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #
 
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2012 by Delphix. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2012, 2016 by Delphix. All rights reserved.
 #
 
 export BYND_MAX_NAME="byondmaxnamelength\
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ export BYND_MAX_NAME="byondmaxnamelength\
 012345678901234567890123456789\
 012345678901234567890123456789"
 
+export BYND_NEST_LIMIT="a/a/a/\
+a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/\
+a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/\
+a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/\
+a/a"
+
 # There're 3 different prompt messages while create
 # a volume that great than 1TB on 32-bit
 #       - volume size exceeds limit for this system. (happy gate)
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_create/zfs_create_009_neg.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_create/zfs_create_009_neg.ksh
index 28c6f0cc2..b8190626c 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_create/zfs_create_009_neg.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_create/zfs_create_009_neg.ksh
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #	*Beyond maximal name length.
 #	*Same property set multiple times via '-o property=value'
 #	*Volume's property set on filesystem
+#	*Exceeding maximum name nesting
 #
 # STRATEGY:
 # 1. Create an array of <filesystem> arguments
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ set -A args  "$TESTPOOL/" "$TESTPOOL//blah" "$TESTPOOL/@blah" \
 	"$TESTPOOL/blah*blah" "$TESTPOOL/blah blah" \
 	"-s $TESTPOOL/$TESTFS1" "-b 1092 $TESTPOOL/$TESTFS1" \
 	"-b 64k $TESTPOOL/$TESTFS1" "-s -b 32k $TESTPOOL/$TESTFS1" \
-	"$TESTPOOL/$BYND_MAX_NAME"
+	"$TESTPOOL/$BYND_MAX_NAME" "$TESTPOOL/$BYND_NEST_LIMIT"
 
 log_assert "Verify 'zfs create <filesystem>' fails with bad <filesystem> argument."
 
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_rename/Makefile.am b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_rename/Makefile.am
index 352d6d5fe..974538dd9 100644
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_rename/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_rename/Makefile.am
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ dist_pkgdata_SCRIPTS = \
 	zfs_rename_011_pos.ksh \
 	zfs_rename_012_neg.ksh \
 	zfs_rename_013_pos.ksh \
+	zfs_rename_014_neg.ksh \
 	zfs_rename_encrypted_child.ksh \
 	zfs_rename_to_encrypted.ksh
 
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_rename/zfs_rename_014_neg.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_rename/zfs_rename_014_neg.ksh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7d99e9f69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_rename/zfs_rename_014_neg.ksh
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+#!/bin/ksh -p
+#
+# CDDL HEADER START
+#
+# The contents of this file are subject to the terms of the
+# Common Development and Distribution License (the "License").
+# You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#
+# You can obtain a copy of the license at usr/src/OPENSOLARIS.LICENSE
+# or http://www.opensolaris.org/os/licensing.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions
+# and limitations under the License.
+#
+# When distributing Covered Code, include this CDDL HEADER in each
+# file and include the License file at usr/src/OPENSOLARIS.LICENSE.
+# If applicable, add the following below this CDDL HEADER, with the
+# fields enclosed by brackets "[]" replaced with your own identifying
+# information: Portions Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner]
+#
+# CDDL HEADER END
+#
+
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2016 by Delphix. All rights reserved.
+#
+
+. $STF_SUITE/include/libtest.shlib
+
+#
+# DESCRIPTION:
+#	zfs rename should work on existing datasets that exceed
+#	zfs_max_dataset_nesting (our nesting limit) except in the
+#	scenario that we try to rename it to something deeper
+#	than it already is.
+#
+# STRATEGY:
+#	1. Create a set of ZFS datasets within our nesting limit.
+#	2. Try renaming one of them on top of the other so its
+#	   children pass the limit - it should fail.
+#	3. Increase the nesting limit.
+#	4. Check that renaming a dataset on top of the other
+#	   cannot exceed the new nesting limit but can exceed
+#	   the old one.
+#	5. Bring back the old nesting limit so you can simulate
+#	   the scenario of existing datasets that exceed our
+#	   nesting limit.
+#	6. Make sure that 'zfs rename' can work only if we are
+#	   trying to keep existing datasets that exceed the limit
+#	   at the same nesting level or less. Making it even
+#	   deeper should not work.
+#
+
+verify_runnable "both"
+
+dsA01="a"
+dsA02="a/a"
+dsA49=$(printf 'a/%.0s' {1..48})"a"
+
+dsB01="b"
+dsB49=$(printf 'b/%.0s' {1..48})"b"
+
+dsC01="c"
+dsC16=$(printf 'c/%.0s' {1..15})"c"
+
+dsB16A=$(printf 'b/%.0s' {1..16})"a"
+dsB15A=$(printf 'b/%.0s' {1..15})"a"
+
+dsB15A47A=$(printf 'b/%.0s' {1..15})$(printf 'a/%.0s' {1..47})"a"
+dsB15A47C=$(printf 'b/%.0s' {1..15})$(printf 'a/%.0s' {1..47})"c"
+
+dsB15A40B=$(printf 'b/%.0s' {1..15})$(printf 'a/%.0s' {1..40})"b"
+dsB15A47B=$(printf 'b/%.0s' {1..15})$(printf 'a/%.0s' {1..47})"b"
+
+function nesting_cleanup
+{
+	log_must zfs destroy -fR $TESTPOOL/$dsA01
+	log_must zfs destroy -fR $TESTPOOL/$dsB01
+	log_must zfs destroy -fR $TESTPOOL/$dsC01
+
+	# If the test fails after increasing the limit and
+	# before resetting it, it will be left at the modified
+	# value for the remaining tests. That's the reason
+	# we reset it again here just in case.
+	log_must set_tunable_impl zfs_max_dataset_nesting 50 Z zcommon
+}
+
+log_onexit nesting_cleanup
+
+log_must zfs create -p $TESTPOOL/$dsA49
+log_must zfs create -p $TESTPOOL/$dsB49
+log_must zfs create -p $TESTPOOL/$dsC16
+
+log_mustnot zfs rename $TESTPOOL/$dsA02 $TESTPOOL/$dsB15A
+
+# extend limit
+log_must set_tunable_impl zfs_max_dataset_nesting 64 Z zcommon
+
+log_mustnot zfs rename $TESTPOOL/$dsA02 $TESTPOOL/$dsB16A
+log_must zfs rename $TESTPOOL/$dsA02 $TESTPOOL/$dsB15A
+
+# bring back old limit
+log_must set_tunable_impl zfs_max_dataset_nesting 50 Z zcommon
+
+log_mustnot zfs rename $TESTPOOL/$dsC01 $TESTPOOL/$dsB15A47C
+log_must zfs rename $TESTPOOL/$dsB15A47A $TESTPOOL/$dsB15A47B
+log_must zfs rename $TESTPOOL/$dsB15A47B $TESTPOOL/$dsB15A40B
+
+log_pass "Verify 'zfs rename' limits datasets so they don't pass " \
+	"the nesting limit. For existing ones that do, it should " \
+	"not allow them to grow anymore."