diff --git a/lib/ocaml/baseline/expected.json b/lib/ocaml/baseline/expected.json
index fe1185bc..9057ae65 100644
--- a/lib/ocaml/baseline/expected.json
+++ b/lib/ocaml/baseline/expected.json
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
   "zip_unzip.ml": 1000,
   "sieve.ml": 15,
   "sum_squares.ml": 385,
+  "tree_depth.ml": 4,
   "triangle.ml": 11,
   "twosum.ml": 5,
   "unique_set.ml": 9,
diff --git a/lib/ocaml/baseline/tree_depth.ml b/lib/ocaml/baseline/tree_depth.ml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c29d9707
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ocaml/baseline/tree_depth.ml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+type tree = Leaf | Node of int * tree * tree
+
+let rec depth t = match t with
+  | Leaf -> 0
+  | Node (_, l, r) ->
+    let dl = depth l in
+    let dr = depth r in
+    1 + (if dl > dr then dl else dr)
+
+;;
+
+let t = Node (1,
+  Node (2,
+    Node (4, Leaf, Leaf),
+    Node (5,
+      Node (8, Leaf, Leaf),
+      Leaf)),
+  Node (3, Leaf, Leaf))
+in
+depth t
diff --git a/plans/ocaml-on-sx.md b/plans/ocaml-on-sx.md
index 5f4ddf4a..4d49d180 100644
--- a/plans/ocaml-on-sx.md
+++ b/plans/ocaml-on-sx.md
@@ -407,6 +407,12 @@ _Newest first._
   binary search tree (`type 'a tree = Leaf | Node of 'a * 'a tree *
   'a tree`) with insert + in-order traversal. Tests parametric ADT,
   recursive match, List.append, List.fold_left.
+- 2026-05-09 Phase 5.1 — tree_depth.ml baseline (binary tree depth,
+  longest path = 4). Same `tree = Leaf | Node of int * tree * tree`
+  ADT as iter 159, but recursion now ignores the value
+  (`Node (_, l, r)`) and returns `1 + max (depth l) (depth r)`. Uses
+  wildcard pattern in constructor, two nested let-bindings in arm,
+  and inline if-as-expression for max. 83 baseline programs total.
 - 2026-05-09 Phase 5.1 — stable_unique.ml baseline (Hashtbl-tracked
   dedupe preserving order, length+sum = 8+38 = 46). Walks input
   with `Hashtbl.mem` + `Hashtbl.add seen x ()` (unit-payload to use