diff --git a/addons/actions/src/index.js b/addons/actions/src/index.js
index 2634da6e8a3..0748d769c9b 100644
--- a/addons/actions/src/index.js
+++ b/addons/actions/src/index.js
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ export const ADDON_ID = 'storybook/actions';
 export const PANEL_ID = `${ADDON_ID}/actions-panel`;
 export const EVENT_ID = `${ADDON_ID}/action-event`;
 
-export { action, decorateAction } from './preview';
+export * from './preview';
diff --git a/addons/actions/src/lib/retrocycle.js b/addons/actions/src/lib/retrocycle.js
index 0951445b362..ca57b41c53c 100644
--- a/addons/actions/src/lib/retrocycle.js
+++ b/addons/actions/src/lib/retrocycle.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import reviver from './reviver';
 import { muteProperty } from './util';
 import { CYCLIC_KEY } from './';
 
-// eslint-disable-next-line no-control-regex
 const pathReg = /^\$(?:\[(?:\d+|"(?:[^\\"\u0000-\u001f]|\\([\\"/bfnrt]|u[0-9a-zA-Z]{4}))*")])*$/;
 
 export default function retrocycle(json) {
diff --git a/addons/actions/src/lib/util/prepareArguments.js b/addons/actions/src/lib/util/prepareArguments.js
index 7ecd75e118b..8789edce1bc 100644
--- a/addons/actions/src/lib/util/prepareArguments.js
+++ b/addons/actions/src/lib/util/prepareArguments.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { decycle } from '../index';
 
-export default function prepareArguments(arg) {
+export default function prepareArguments(arg, depth) {
   try {
-    return JSON.stringify(decycle(arg));
+    return JSON.stringify(decycle(arg, depth));
   } catch (error) {
     return error.toString(); // IE still cyclic.
   }
diff --git a/addons/actions/src/preview/__tests__/action.test.js b/addons/actions/src/preview/__tests__/action.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fd5c301bb59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/actions/src/preview/__tests__/action.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import addons from '@storybook/addons';
+import { action, configureActions } from '../../';
+
+jest.mock('@storybook/addons');
+
+const getChannelData = channel =>
+  channel.emit.mock.calls[channel.emit.mock.calls.length - 1][1].data;
+
+describe('Action', () => {
+  const channel = { emit: jest.fn() };
+  addons.getChannel.mockReturnValue(channel);
+
+  it('with one argument', () => {
+    action('test-action')('one');
+
+    expect(getChannelData(channel).args[0]).toEqual('"one"');
+  });
+
+  it('with multiple arguments', () => {
+    action('test-action')('one', 'two', 'three');
+
+    expect(getChannelData(channel).args).toEqual(['"one"', '"two"', '"three"']);
+  });
+
+  it('with global depth configuration', () => {
+    const depth = 1;
+
+    configureActions({
+      depth,
+    });
+
+    action('test-action')({
+      root: {
+        one: {
+          two: 'foo',
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(getChannelData(channel).args[0]).toEqual(
+      JSON.stringify({
+        '$___storybook.objectName': 'Object',
+        root: {
+          '$___storybook.objectName': 'Object',
+          one: {
+            '$___storybook.objectName': 'Object',
+          },
+        },
+      })
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('per action depth option overrides global config', () => {
+    configureActions({
+      depth: 1,
+    });
+
+    action('test-action', { depth: 3 })({
+      root: {
+        one: {
+          two: {
+            three: {
+              four: {
+                five: 'foo',
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(getChannelData(channel).args[0]).toEqual(
+      JSON.stringify({
+        '$___storybook.objectName': 'Object',
+        root: {
+          '$___storybook.objectName': 'Object',
+          one: {
+            '$___storybook.objectName': 'Object',
+            two: {
+              '$___storybook.objectName': 'Object',
+              three: {
+                '$___storybook.objectName': 'Object',
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      })
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/addons/actions/src/preview/__tests__/configureActions.test.js b/addons/actions/src/preview/__tests__/configureActions.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..299d8f802c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/actions/src/preview/__tests__/configureActions.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { config } from '../configureActions';
+import { configureActions } from '../../';
+
+describe('Configure Actions', () => {
+  it('can configure actions', () => {
+    const depth = 100;
+
+    configureActions({
+      depth,
+    });
+
+    expect(config).toEqual({
+      depth,
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/addons/actions/src/preview/action.js b/addons/actions/src/preview/action.js
index 414300bfeed..3c036da7d4d 100644
--- a/addons/actions/src/preview/action.js
+++ b/addons/actions/src/preview/action.js
@@ -2,11 +2,17 @@ import uuid from 'uuid/v1';
 import addons from '@storybook/addons';
 import { EVENT_ID } from '../';
 import { canConfigureName, prepareArguments } from '../lib/util';
+import { config } from './configureActions';
+
+export default function action(name, options = {}) {
+  const actionOptions = {
+    ...config,
+    ...options,
+  };
 
-export default function action(name) {
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-shadow
   const handler = function action(..._args) {
-    const args = _args.map(prepareArguments);
+    const args = _args.map(arg => prepareArguments(arg, actionOptions.depth));
     const channel = addons.getChannel();
     const id = uuid();
     channel.emit(EVENT_ID, {
diff --git a/addons/actions/src/preview/configureActions.js b/addons/actions/src/preview/configureActions.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4c76554b6a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/actions/src/preview/configureActions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export const config = {
+  depth: 10,
+};
+
+export function configureActions(options = {}) {
+  Object.assign(config, options);
+}
diff --git a/addons/actions/src/preview/decorateAction.js b/addons/actions/src/preview/decorateAction.js
index 83ab6fc0486..90ed85d870d 100644
--- a/addons/actions/src/preview/decorateAction.js
+++ b/addons/actions/src/preview/decorateAction.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { action } from '../preview';
 
 export default function decorateAction(decorators) {
-  return name => {
-    const callAction = action(name);
+  return (name, options) => {
+    const callAction = action(name, options);
     return (..._args) => {
       const decorated = decorators.reduce((args, fn) => fn(args), _args);
       callAction(...decorated);
diff --git a/addons/actions/src/preview/index.js b/addons/actions/src/preview/index.js
index 94212d2f8f7..ea207b3fd4d 100644
--- a/addons/actions/src/preview/index.js
+++ b/addons/actions/src/preview/index.js
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export { default as action } from './action';
+export { configureActions } from './configureActions';
 export { default as decorateAction } from './decorateAction';