diff --git a/query/query_facets_test.go b/query/query_facets_test.go
index e31f0b4db65..fd9fcf627e3 100644
--- a/query/query_facets_test.go
+++ b/query/query_facets_test.go
@@ -840,7 +840,13 @@ func TestRecurseFacetOrder(t *testing.T) {
 	}
   `
 	js := processQueryNoErr(t, query)
-	require.JSONEq(t, `{"data":{"me":[{"friend":[{"uid":"0x19","name":"Daryl Dixon","friend|since":"2007-05-02T15:04:05Z"},{"friend":[{"friend|since":"2006-01-02T15:04:05Z"}],"uid":"0x17","name":"Rick Grimes","friend|since":"2006-01-02T15:04:05Z"},{"uid":"0x1f","name":"Andrea","friend|since":"2006-01-02T15:04:05Z"},{"uid":"0x65","friend|since":"2005-05-02T15:04:05Z"},{"uid":"0x18","name":"Glenn Rhee","friend|since":"2004-05-02T15:04:05Z"}],"uid":"0x1","name":"Michonne"}]}}`, js)
+	require.JSONEq(t, `{"data":{"me":[{"friend":[
+			{"uid":"0x19","name":"Daryl Dixon","friend|since":"2007-05-02T15:04:05Z"},
+			{"uid":"0x17","name":"Rick Grimes","friend|since":"2006-01-02T15:04:05Z"},
+			{"uid":"0x1f","name":"Andrea","friend|since":"2006-01-02T15:04:05Z"},
+			{"uid":"0x65","friend|since":"2005-05-02T15:04:05Z"},
+			{"uid":"0x18","name":"Glenn Rhee","friend|since":"2004-05-02T15:04:05Z"}],
+		"uid":"0x1","name":"Michonne"}]}}`, js)
 
 	query = `
     {
@@ -852,7 +858,13 @@ func TestRecurseFacetOrder(t *testing.T) {
 	}
   `
 	js = processQueryNoErr(t, query)
-	require.JSONEq(t, `{"data":{"me":[{"friend":[{"uid":"0x18","name":"Glenn Rhee","friend|since":"2004-05-02T15:04:05Z"},{"uid":"0x65","friend|since":"2005-05-02T15:04:05Z"},{"friend":[{"friend|since":"2006-01-02T15:04:05Z"}],"uid":"0x17","name":"Rick Grimes","friend|since":"2006-01-02T15:04:05Z"},{"uid":"0x1f","name":"Andrea","friend|since":"2006-01-02T15:04:05Z"},{"uid":"0x19","name":"Daryl Dixon","friend|since":"2007-05-02T15:04:05Z"}],"uid":"0x1","name":"Michonne"}]}}`, js)
+	require.JSONEq(t, `{"data":{"me":[{"friend":[
+			{"uid":"0x18","name":"Glenn Rhee","friend|since":"2004-05-02T15:04:05Z"},
+			{"uid":"0x65","friend|since":"2005-05-02T15:04:05Z"},
+			{"uid":"0x17","name":"Rick Grimes","friend|since":"2006-01-02T15:04:05Z"},
+			{"uid":"0x1f","name":"Andrea","friend|since":"2006-01-02T15:04:05Z"},
+			{"uid":"0x19","name":"Daryl Dixon","friend|since":"2007-05-02T15:04:05Z"}],
+		"uid":"0x1","name":"Michonne"}]}}`, js)
 }
 
 func TestFacetsAlias(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/query/recurse.go b/query/recurse.go
index 7c724e1c481..f2bddd723b4 100644
--- a/query/recurse.go
+++ b/query/recurse.go
@@ -68,6 +68,16 @@ func (start *SubGraph) expandRecurse(ctx context.Context, maxDepth uint64) error
 		}
 		depth++
 
+		// When the maximum depth has been reached, avoid retrieving any facets as
+		// the nodes at the other end of the edge will not be a part of this query.
+		// Otherwise, the facets will be included in the query without any other
+		// information about the node, which is quite counter-intuitive.
+		if depth == maxDepth {
+			for _, sg := range exec {
+				sg.Params.Facet = nil
+			}
+		}
+
 		rrch := make(chan error, len(exec))
 		for _, sg := range exec {
 			go ProcessGraph(ctx, sg, dummy, rrch)