diff --git a/dag/dot.go b/dag/dot.go
index 2deb7ccd3..7e6d2af3b 100644
--- a/dag/dot.go
+++ b/dag/dot.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (g *marshalGraph) Dot(opts *DotOpts) []byte {
 	return w.Bytes()
 }
 
-func (v *marshalVertex) dot(g *marshalGraph) []byte {
+func (v *marshalVertex) dot(g *marshalGraph, opts *DotOpts) []byte {
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 	graphName := g.Name
 	if graphName == "" {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func (v *marshalVertex) dot(g *marshalGraph) []byte {
 	name := v.Name
 	attrs := v.Attrs
 	if v.graphNodeDotter != nil {
-		node := v.graphNodeDotter.DotNode(name, nil)
+		node := v.graphNodeDotter.DotNode(name, opts)
 		if node == nil {
 			return []byte{}
 		}
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func (g *marshalGraph) writeBody(opts *DotOpts, w *indentWriter) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		w.Write(v.dot(g))
+		w.Write(v.dot(g, opts))
 	}
 
 	var dotEdges []string
diff --git a/dag/dot_test.go b/dag/dot_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c28ae68a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dag/dot_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package dag
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestGraphDot_opts(t *testing.T) {
+	var v testDotVertex
+	var g Graph
+	g.Add(&v)
+
+	opts := &DotOpts{MaxDepth: 42}
+	actual := g.Dot(opts)
+	if len(actual) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("should not be empty")
+	}
+
+	if !v.DotNodeCalled {
+		t.Fatal("should call DotNode")
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(v.DotNodeOpts, opts) {
+		t.Fatalf("bad; %#v", v.DotNodeOpts)
+	}
+}
+
+type testDotVertex struct {
+	DotNodeCalled bool
+	DotNodeTitle  string
+	DotNodeOpts   *DotOpts
+	DotNodeReturn *DotNode
+}
+
+func (v *testDotVertex) DotNode(title string, opts *DotOpts) *DotNode {
+	v.DotNodeCalled = true
+	v.DotNodeTitle = title
+	v.DotNodeOpts = opts
+	return v.DotNodeReturn
+}