diff --git a/plugins/facetapi/widget_links.inc b/plugins/facetapi/widget_links.inc
index 81075b2..b665d1d 100644
--- a/plugins/facetapi/widget_links.inc
+++ b/plugins/facetapi/widget_links.inc
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@
 class FacetapiWidgetLinks extends FacetapiWidget {
 
   /**
+   * Whether to put rel=nofollow attribute on active and inactive facet items.
+   *
+   * @var bool
+   */
+  protected $nofollowActive, $nofollowInactive;
+
+  /**
    * Overrides FacetapiWidget::__construct().
    *
    * For links, it is better to use the machine name of the facet as opposed to
@@ -87,10 +94,7 @@ class FacetapiWidgetLinks extends FacetapiWidget {
    */
   function buildListItems($build) {
     $settings = $this->settings->settings;
-
-    // Initializes links attributes, adds rel="nofollow" if configured.
-    $attributes = ($settings['nofollow']) ? array('rel' => 'nofollow') : array();
-    $attributes += array('class' => $this->getItemClasses());
+    $attributes = array('class' => $this->getItemClasses());
 
     // Builds rows.
     $items = array();
@@ -109,6 +113,10 @@ class FacetapiWidgetLinks extends FacetapiWidget {
         ),
       );
 
+      if ($this->itemGetsNoFollow($item)) {
+        $variables['options']['attributes']['rel'] = 'nofollow';
+      }
+
       // Adds the facetapi-zero-results class to items that have no results.
       if (!$item['#count']) {
         $variables['options']['attributes']['class'][] = 'facetapi-zero-results';
@@ -146,6 +154,32 @@ class FacetapiWidgetLinks extends FacetapiWidget {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Determines whether the rel attribute should be set to nofollow for an item.
+   *
+   * @param $item
+   *   The current item.
+   *
+   * @return bool
+   *   Whether the rel attribute should be set to nofollow.
+   */
+  function itemGetsNoFollow($item) {
+
+    if (!isset($this->nofollowActive)) {
+      $settings = $this->settings->settings;
+      // BC support.
+      if (empty($settings['nofollow_depth'])) {
+        $settings['nofollow_depth'] = !empty($settings['nofollow']) ? 0 : 100;
+      }
+
+      $current_depth = count($this->facet->getAdapter()->getAllActiveItems());
+      $this->nofollowInactive = $current_depth + 1 > $settings['nofollow_depth'];
+      $this->nofollowActive = $current_depth - 1 > $settings['nofollow_depth'];
+    }
+
+    return ($item['#active'] && $this->nofollowActive || !$item['#active'] && $this->nofollowInactive);
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Gets the base class array for a facet item.
    *
    * Classes that extend FacetapiWidgetLinks will often overide this method to
@@ -179,12 +213,20 @@ class FacetapiWidgetLinks extends FacetapiWidget {
       ),
     );
 
+    $options = array('0' => t('All links'));
+    for ($n = 1; $n <= 10; $n++) {
+      $options[$n] = t('for >@n active facets', array('@n' => $n));
+    }
+    $options[100] = t('disabled');
+
     // @see http://drupal.org/node/1370342
-    $form['widget']['widget_settings']['links'][$this->id]['nofollow'] = array(
-      '#type' => 'checkbox',
-      '#title' => t('Prevent crawlers from following facet links'),
-      '#default_value' => !empty($this->settings->settings['nofollow']),
-      '#description' => t('Add the <code>rel="nofollow"</code> attribute to facet links to maximize SEO by preventing crawlers from indexing duplicate content and getting stuck in loops.'),
+    $form['widget']['widget_settings']['links'][$this->id]['nofollow_depth'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'select',
+      '#title' => t('Set nofollow on facet links'),
+      // We support the nofollow setting for BC.
+      '#default_value' => isset($this->settings->settings['nofollow_depth']) ? $this->settings->settings['nofollow_depth'] : (!empty($this->settings->settings['nofollow']) ? 0 : 100),
+      '#description' => t('Adding the <code>rel="nofollow"</code> attribute to facet links to maximize SEO by preventing crawlers from indexing duplicate content and getting stuck in loops.'),
+      '#options' => $options,
       '#states' => array(
         'visible' => array(
           'select[name="widget"]' => array('value' => $this->id),