diff --git a/crates/oxc_minifier/examples/minifier.rs b/crates/oxc_minifier/examples/minifier.rs
index 591cbd12811b7..ca478e1ecef5e 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_minifier/examples/minifier.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_minifier/examples/minifier.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 //! - `--nospace`: Remove extra whitespace
 //! - `--twice`: Test idempotency by running twice
 //! - `--sourcemap`: Generate source maps
+//! - `--max-iterations <u8>`: Set the maximum number of compress pass iterations
 
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     let nospace = args.contains("--nospace");
     let twice = args.contains("--twice");
     let sourcemap = args.contains("--sourcemap");
+    let max_iterations = args
+        .opt_value_from_str::<&str, u8>("--max-iterations")
+        .expect("Invalid number for --max-iterations");
     let name = args.free_from_str().unwrap_or_else(|_| "test.js".to_string());
 
     let path = Path::new(&name);
@@ -49,7 +53,15 @@ fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     let source_map_path = sourcemap.then(|| path.to_path_buf());
 
     let mut allocator = Allocator::default();
-    let ret = minify(&allocator, &source_text, source_type, source_map_path, mangle, nospace);
+    let ret = minify(
+        &allocator,
+        &source_text,
+        source_type,
+        source_map_path,
+        mangle,
+        nospace,
+        max_iterations,
+    );
     let printed = ret.code;
     println!("{printed}");
 
@@ -61,7 +73,7 @@ fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
 
     if twice {
         allocator.reset();
-        let printed2 = minify(&allocator, &printed, source_type, None, mangle, nospace).code;
+        let printed2 = minify(&allocator, &printed, source_type, None, mangle, nospace, None).code;
         println!("{printed2}");
         println!("same = {}", printed == printed2);
     }
@@ -76,12 +88,13 @@ fn minify(
     source_map_path: Option<PathBuf>,
     mangle: bool,
     nospace: bool,
+    max_iterations: Option<u8>,
 ) -> CodegenReturn {
     let ret = Parser::new(allocator, source_text, source_type).parse();
     let mut program = ret.program;
     let options = MinifierOptions {
         mangle: mangle.then(MangleOptions::default),
-        compress: Some(CompressOptions::smallest()),
+        compress: Some(CompressOptions { max_iterations, ..CompressOptions::smallest() }),
     };
     let ret = Minifier::new(options).minify(allocator, &mut program);
     Codegen::new()
diff --git a/crates/oxc_minifier/src/compressor.rs b/crates/oxc_minifier/src/compressor.rs
index 154710ca6e051..1f21715118aa6 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_minifier/src/compressor.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_minifier/src/compressor.rs
@@ -30,12 +30,13 @@ impl<'a> Compressor<'a> {
         scoping: Scoping,
         options: CompressOptions,
     ) -> u8 {
+        let max_iterations = options.max_iterations;
         let state = MinifierState::new(program.source_type, options);
         let mut ctx = ReusableTraverseCtx::new(state, scoping, self.allocator);
         let normalize_options =
             NormalizeOptions { convert_while_to_fors: true, convert_const_to_let: true };
         Normalize::new(normalize_options).build(program, &mut ctx);
-        PeepholeOptimizations::new().run_in_loop(program, &mut ctx)
+        PeepholeOptimizations::new(max_iterations).run_in_loop(program, &mut ctx)
     }
 
     pub fn dead_code_elimination(self, program: &mut Program<'a>, options: CompressOptions) -> u8 {
diff --git a/crates/oxc_minifier/src/options.rs b/crates/oxc_minifier/src/options.rs
index 70cfcaa7d7c12..fe8405e6a1c61 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_minifier/src/options.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_minifier/src/options.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ pub struct CompressOptions {
     /// Treeshake Options .
     /// <https://rollupjs.org/configuration-options/#treeshake>
     pub treeshake: TreeShakeOptions,
+
+    /// Limit the maximum number of iterations for debugging purpose.
+    pub max_iterations: Option<u8>,
 }
 
 impl Default for CompressOptions {
@@ -64,6 +67,7 @@ impl CompressOptions {
             sequences: true,
             unused: CompressOptionsUnused::Remove,
             treeshake: TreeShakeOptions::default(),
+            max_iterations: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -77,6 +81,7 @@ impl CompressOptions {
             sequences: true,
             unused: CompressOptionsUnused::Keep,
             treeshake: TreeShakeOptions::default(),
+            max_iterations: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -90,6 +95,7 @@ impl CompressOptions {
             sequences: false,
             unused: CompressOptionsUnused::Remove,
             treeshake: TreeShakeOptions::default(),
+            max_iterations: None,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/oxc_minifier/src/peephole/mod.rs b/crates/oxc_minifier/src/peephole/mod.rs
index 0f4b7b3c9770e..9a9cfb017e55b 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_minifier/src/peephole/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_minifier/src/peephole/mod.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ use crate::{
 pub use self::normalize::{Normalize, NormalizeOptions};
 
 pub struct PeepholeOptimizations {
+    max_iterations: Option<u8>,
     /// Walk the ast in a fixed point loop until no changes are made.
     /// `prev_function_changed`, `functions_changed` and `current_function` track changes
     /// in top level and each function. No minification code are run if the function is not changed
@@ -41,8 +42,8 @@ pub struct PeepholeOptimizations {
 }
 
 impl<'a> PeepholeOptimizations {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self { iteration: 0, changed: false }
+    pub fn new(max_iterations: Option<u8>) -> Self {
+        Self { max_iterations, iteration: 0, changed: false }
     }
 
     fn run_once(
@@ -64,7 +65,11 @@ impl<'a> PeepholeOptimizations {
             if !self.changed {
                 break;
             }
-            if self.iteration > 10 {
+            if let Some(max_iterations) = self.max_iterations {
+                if self.iteration >= max_iterations {
+                    break;
+                }
+            } else if self.iteration > 10 {
                 debug_assert!(false, "Ran loop more than 10 times.");
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/napi/minify/src/options.rs b/napi/minify/src/options.rs
index 24288646682e1..af8a91672c87b 100644
--- a/napi/minify/src/options.rs
+++ b/napi/minify/src/options.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ impl TryFrom<&CompressOptions> for oxc_minifier::CompressOptions {
             unused: oxc_minifier::CompressOptionsUnused::Keep,
             keep_names: o.keep_names.as_ref().map(Into::into).unwrap_or_default(),
             treeshake: TreeShakeOptions::default(),
+            max_iterations: None,
         })
     }
 }