diff --git a/src/Juvix/Compiler/Asm/Extra.hs b/src/Juvix/Compiler/Asm/Extra.hs
index d3f37d22b5..d4faa04ef6 100644
--- a/src/Juvix/Compiler/Asm/Extra.hs
+++ b/src/Juvix/Compiler/Asm/Extra.hs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import Juvix.Compiler.Asm.Language
 validateCode :: forall r. Member (Error AsmError) r => InfoTable -> Arguments -> Code -> Sem r ()
 validateCode tab args = void . recurse sig args
   where
-    sig :: RecursorSig r ()
+    sig :: RecursorSig Memory r ()
     sig =
       RecursorSig
         { _recursorInfoTable = tab,
@@ -30,11 +30,49 @@ validateCode tab args = void . recurse sig args
 validateFunction :: Member (Error AsmError) r => InfoTable -> FunctionInfo -> Sem r ()
 validateFunction tab fi = validateCode tab (argumentsFromFunctionInfo fi) (fi ^. functionCode)
 
-validateInfoTable :: Member (Error AsmError) r => InfoTable -> Sem r ()
-validateInfoTable tab = mapM_ (validateFunction tab) (HashMap.elems (tab ^. infoFunctions))
+validateInfoTable :: Member (Error AsmError) r => InfoTable -> Sem r InfoTable
+validateInfoTable tab = do
+  mapM_ (validateFunction tab) (HashMap.elems (tab ^. infoFunctions))
+  return tab
 
 validate :: InfoTable -> Maybe AsmError
 validate tab =
   case run $ runError $ validateInfoTable tab of
     Left err -> Just err
     _ -> Nothing
+
+computeFunctionStackUsage :: Member (Error AsmError) r => InfoTable -> FunctionInfo -> Sem r FunctionInfo
+computeFunctionStackUsage tab fi = do
+  ps <- snd <$> recurseS sig initialStackInfo (fi ^. functionCode)
+  let maxValueStack = maximum (map fst ps)
+      maxTempStack = maximum (map snd ps)
+  return
+    fi
+      { _functionMaxValueStackHeight = maxValueStack,
+        _functionMaxTempStackHeight = maxTempStack
+      }
+  where
+    sig :: RecursorSig StackInfo r (Int, Int)
+    sig =
+      RecursorSig
+        { _recursorInfoTable = tab,
+          _recurseInstr = \si _ -> return (si ^. stackInfoValueStackHeight, si ^. stackInfoTempStackHeight),
+          _recurseBranch = \si _ l r ->
+            return
+              ( max (si ^. stackInfoValueStackHeight) (max (maximum (map fst l)) (maximum (map fst r))),
+                max (si ^. stackInfoTempStackHeight) (max (maximum (map snd l)) (maximum (map snd r)))
+              ),
+          _recurseCase = \si _ cs md ->
+            return
+              ( max (si ^. stackInfoValueStackHeight) (max (maximum (map (maximum . map fst) cs)) (maybe 0 (maximum . map fst) md)),
+                max (si ^. stackInfoTempStackHeight) (max (maximum (map (maximum . map snd) cs)) (maybe 0 (maximum . map snd) md))
+              )
+        }
+
+computeStackUsage :: Member (Error AsmError) r => InfoTable -> Sem r InfoTable
+computeStackUsage tab = do
+  fns <- mapM (computeFunctionStackUsage tab) (tab ^. infoFunctions)
+  return tab {_infoFunctions = fns}
+
+computeStackUsage' :: InfoTable -> Either AsmError InfoTable
+computeStackUsage' tab = run $ runError $ computeStackUsage tab
diff --git a/src/Juvix/Compiler/Asm/Extra/Recursors.hs b/src/Juvix/Compiler/Asm/Extra/Recursors.hs
index 05ba93ea7c..09ac50e18e 100644
--- a/src/Juvix/Compiler/Asm/Extra/Recursors.hs
+++ b/src/Juvix/Compiler/Asm/Extra/Recursors.hs
@@ -14,22 +14,22 @@ import Juvix.Compiler.Asm.Language
 import Juvix.Compiler.Asm.Pretty
 
 -- | Recursor signature. Contains read-only recursor parameters.
-data RecursorSig r a = RecursorSig
+data RecursorSig m r a = RecursorSig
   { _recursorInfoTable :: InfoTable,
-    _recurseInstr :: Memory -> CmdInstr -> Sem r a,
-    _recurseBranch :: Memory -> CmdBranch -> [a] -> [a] -> Sem r a,
-    _recurseCase :: Memory -> CmdCase -> [[a]] -> Maybe [a] -> Sem r a
+    _recurseInstr :: m -> CmdInstr -> Sem r a,
+    _recurseBranch :: m -> CmdBranch -> [a] -> [a] -> Sem r a,
+    _recurseCase :: m -> CmdCase -> [[a]] -> Maybe [a] -> Sem r a
   }
 
 makeLenses ''RecursorSig
 
-recurseFun :: Member (Error AsmError) r => RecursorSig r a -> FunctionInfo -> Sem r [a]
+recurseFun :: Member (Error AsmError) r => RecursorSig Memory r a -> FunctionInfo -> Sem r [a]
 recurseFun sig fi = recurse sig (argumentsFromFunctionInfo fi) (fi ^. functionCode)
 
-recurse :: Member (Error AsmError) r => RecursorSig r a -> Arguments -> Code -> Sem r [a]
+recurse :: Member (Error AsmError) r => RecursorSig Memory r a -> Arguments -> Code -> Sem r [a]
 recurse sig args = fmap snd . recurse' sig (mkMemory args)
 
-recurse' :: forall r a. Member (Error AsmError) r => RecursorSig r a -> Memory -> Code -> Sem r (Memory, [a])
+recurse' :: forall r a. Member (Error AsmError) r => RecursorSig Memory r a -> Memory -> Code -> Sem r (Memory, [a])
 recurse' sig = go True
   where
     go :: Bool -> Memory -> Code -> Sem r (Memory, [a])
@@ -276,3 +276,159 @@ recurse' sig = go True
         )
         $ throw
         $ AsmError loc "temporary stack height changed after branching"
+
+data StackInfo = StackInfo
+  { _stackInfoValueStackHeight :: Int,
+    _stackInfoTempStackHeight :: Int
+  }
+  deriving stock (Eq)
+
+makeLenses ''StackInfo
+
+initialStackInfo :: StackInfo
+initialStackInfo = StackInfo {_stackInfoValueStackHeight = 0, _stackInfoTempStackHeight = 0}
+
+-- | A simplified recursor which doesn't perform validity checking and only
+-- computes stack height information. This makes a significant performance
+-- difference, since we'll have many passes recursing over the entire JuvixAsm
+-- program code which need only stack height information. Also, the code using
+-- the simplified recursor can itself be simpler if it doesn't need the extra
+-- info provided by the full recursor.
+recurseS :: forall r a. Member (Error AsmError) r => RecursorSig StackInfo r a -> StackInfo -> Code -> Sem r (StackInfo, [a])
+recurseS sig = go
+  where
+    go :: StackInfo -> Code -> Sem r (StackInfo, [a])
+    go si = \case
+      [] -> return (si, [])
+      h : t -> case h of
+        Instr x -> do
+          goNextCmd (goInstr si x) t
+        Branch x ->
+          goNextCmd (goBranch si x) t
+        Case x ->
+          goNextCmd (goCase si x) t
+
+    goNextCmd :: Sem r (StackInfo, a) -> Code -> Sem r (StackInfo, [a])
+    goNextCmd mp t = do
+      (si', r) <- mp
+      (si'', rs) <- go si' t
+      return (si'', r : rs)
+
+    goInstr :: StackInfo -> CmdInstr -> Sem r (StackInfo, a)
+    goInstr stackInfo cmd = do
+      a <- (sig ^. recurseInstr) stackInfo cmd
+      si' <- fixStackInstr stackInfo (cmd ^. cmdInstrInstruction)
+      return (si', a)
+      where
+        fixStackInstr :: StackInfo -> Instruction -> Sem r StackInfo
+        fixStackInstr si instr =
+          case instr of
+            Binop IntAdd ->
+              fixStackBinOp si
+            Binop IntSub ->
+              fixStackBinOp si
+            Binop IntMul ->
+              fixStackBinOp si
+            Binop IntDiv ->
+              fixStackBinOp si
+            Binop IntMod ->
+              fixStackBinOp si
+            Binop IntLt ->
+              fixStackBinOp si
+            Binop IntLe ->
+              fixStackBinOp si
+            Binop ValEq ->
+              fixStackBinOp si
+            Push {} -> do
+              return (stackInfoPushValueStack 1 si)
+            Pop -> do
+              return (stackInfoPopValueStack 1 si)
+            PushTemp -> do
+              return $ stackInfoPushTempStack 1 (stackInfoPopValueStack 1 si)
+            PopTemp -> do
+              return $ stackInfoPopTempStack 1 si
+            Trace ->
+              return si
+            Dump ->
+              return si
+            Failure ->
+              return si
+            AllocConstr tag -> do
+              let ci = getConstrInfo (sig ^. recursorInfoTable) tag
+                  n = ci ^. constructorArgsNum
+              return $
+                stackInfoPopValueStack (n - 1) si
+            AllocClosure InstrAllocClosure {..} -> do
+              return $
+                stackInfoPopValueStack (_allocClosureArgsNum - 1) si
+            ExtendClosure InstrExtendClosure {..} ->
+              return $
+                stackInfoPopValueStack (_extendClosureArgsNum - 1) si
+            Call x ->
+              fixStackCall si x
+            TailCall x ->
+              fixStackCall si x
+            CallClosures x ->
+              fixStackCallClosures si x
+            TailCallClosures x ->
+              fixStackCallClosures si x
+            Return ->
+              return si
+
+        fixStackBinOp :: StackInfo -> Sem r StackInfo
+        fixStackBinOp si = return $ stackInfoPopValueStack 1 si
+
+        fixStackCall :: StackInfo -> InstrCall -> Sem r StackInfo
+        fixStackCall si InstrCall {..} = do
+          return $ stackInfoPopValueStack (_callArgsNum + (if _callType == CallClosure then 1 else 0) - 1) si
+
+        fixStackCallClosures :: StackInfo -> InstrCallClosures -> Sem r StackInfo
+        fixStackCallClosures si InstrCallClosures {..} = do
+          return $ stackInfoPopValueStack (_callClosuresArgsNum - 1) si
+
+    goBranch :: StackInfo -> CmdBranch -> Sem r (StackInfo, a)
+    goBranch si cmd@CmdBranch {..} = do
+      let si0 = stackInfoPopValueStack 1 si
+      (si1, as1) <- go si0 _cmdBranchTrue
+      (si2, as2) <- go si0 _cmdBranchFalse
+      a' <- (sig ^. recurseBranch) si cmd as1 as2
+      checkStackInfo loc si1 si2
+      return (si1, a')
+      where
+        loc = cmd ^. cmdBranchInfo . commandInfoLocation
+
+    goCase :: StackInfo -> CmdCase -> Sem r (StackInfo, a)
+    goCase si cmd@CmdCase {..} = do
+      rs <- mapM (go si . (^. caseBranchCode)) _cmdCaseBranches
+      let sis = map fst rs
+          ass = map snd rs
+      rd <- maybe (return Nothing) (fmap Just . go si) _cmdCaseDefault
+      let sd = fmap fst rd
+          ad = fmap snd rd
+      a' <- (sig ^. recurseCase) si cmd ass ad
+      case sis of
+        [] -> return (fromMaybe si sd, a')
+        si0 : sis' -> do
+          mapM_ (checkStackInfo loc si0) sis'
+          forM_ sd (checkStackInfo loc si0)
+          return (si0, a')
+      where
+        loc = cmd ^. (cmdCaseInfo . commandInfoLocation)
+
+    checkStackInfo :: Maybe Location -> StackInfo -> StackInfo -> Sem r ()
+    checkStackInfo loc si1 si2 =
+      when (si1 /= si2) $
+        throw $
+          AsmError loc "stack height mismatch"
+
+    stackInfoPushValueStack :: Int -> StackInfo -> StackInfo
+    stackInfoPushValueStack n si = si {_stackInfoValueStackHeight = si ^. stackInfoValueStackHeight + n}
+
+    stackInfoPopValueStack :: Int -> StackInfo -> StackInfo
+    stackInfoPopValueStack n si = si {_stackInfoValueStackHeight = si ^. stackInfoValueStackHeight - n}
+
+    stackInfoPushTempStack :: Int -> StackInfo -> StackInfo
+    stackInfoPushTempStack n si = si {_stackInfoTempStackHeight = si ^. stackInfoTempStackHeight + n}
+
+    stackInfoPopTempStack :: Int -> StackInfo -> StackInfo
+    stackInfoPopTempStack n si = si {_stackInfoTempStackHeight = si ^. stackInfoTempStackHeight - n}
diff --git a/src/Juvix/Compiler/Asm/Pipeline.hs b/src/Juvix/Compiler/Asm/Pipeline.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ba5a31ea8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Juvix/Compiler/Asm/Pipeline.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+module Juvix.Compiler.Asm.Pipeline where
+
+import Juvix.Compiler.Asm.Data.InfoTable
+import Juvix.Compiler.Asm.Extra
+import Juvix.Compiler.Asm.Language
+
+-- | Perform transformations on JuvixAsm necessary before the translation to
+-- JuvixReg
+toReg :: Member (Error AsmError) r => InfoTable -> Sem r InfoTable
+toReg = validateInfoTable >=> computeStackUsage
diff --git a/src/Juvix/Compiler/Reg/Translation/FromAsm.hs b/src/Juvix/Compiler/Reg/Translation/FromAsm.hs
index f1be5bb711..42cb3a0a24 100644
--- a/src/Juvix/Compiler/Reg/Translation/FromAsm.hs
+++ b/src/Juvix/Compiler/Reg/Translation/FromAsm.hs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ fromAsmFun tab fi =
     Left err -> error (show err)
     Right code -> code
   where
-    sig :: Asm.RecursorSig (Error Asm.AsmError ': r) Instruction
+    sig :: Asm.RecursorSig Asm.Memory (Error Asm.AsmError ': r) Instruction
     sig =
       Asm.RecursorSig
         { _recursorInfoTable = tab,