diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-lang-6/src/main/java/com/baeldung/callstack/RecursiveCallStackOverflow.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-lang-6/src/main/java/com/baeldung/callstack/RecursiveCallStackOverflow.java
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+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-lang-6/src/main/java/com/baeldung/callstack/RecursiveCallStackOverflow.java
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+package com.baeldung.callstack;
+
+public class RecursiveCallStackOverflow {
+    static int depth = 0;
+
+    private static void recursiveStackOverflow() {
+        depth++;
+        recursiveStackOverflow();
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        try {
+            recursiveStackOverflow();
+        } catch (StackOverflowError e) {
+            System.out.println("Maximum depth of the call stack is " + depth);
+        }
+    }
+
+}