diff --git a/rector.php b/rector.php
index 997d7c85b14..b4c30dac811 100644
--- a/rector.php
+++ b/rector.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 return RectorConfig::configure()
     ->withPreparedSets(
         deadCode: true,
-        codeQuality: true,
+        // codeQuality: true,
         codingStyle: true,
         typeDeclarations: true,
         privatization: true,
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
         __DIR__ . '/build/build-preload.php',
     ])
     ->withRootFiles()
+    ->withCodeQualityLevel(120)
     ->withImportNames(removeUnusedImports: true)
     ->withSkip([
         StringClassNameToClassConstantRector::class,
diff --git a/src/Bridge/SetRectorsResolver.php b/src/Bridge/SetRectorsResolver.php
index eaa3a1a264c..f50457965bc 100644
--- a/src/Bridge/SetRectorsResolver.php
+++ b/src/Bridge/SetRectorsResolver.php
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 /**
  * @api
- * @experimental since 1.1.2
  * Utils class to ease building bridges by 3rd-party tools
  *
  * @see \Rector\Tests\Bridge\SetRectorsResolverTest
diff --git a/src/Config/RectorConfig.php b/src/Config/RectorConfig.php
index d7bc29326b4..bc1c9eaf05f 100644
--- a/src/Config/RectorConfig.php
+++ b/src/Config/RectorConfig.php
@@ -441,4 +441,12 @@ public function getRectorClasses(): array
     {
         return $this->tags[RectorInterface::class] ?? [];
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array<array{string, int, int}> $overflowLevels
+     */
+    public function setOverflowLevels(array $overflowLevels): void
+    {
+        SimpleParameterProvider::addParameter(Option::OVERFLOW_LEVELS, $overflowLevels);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Configuration/ConfigurationFactory.php b/src/Configuration/ConfigurationFactory.php
index 8bbb5737505..9c019a0a06a 100644
--- a/src/Configuration/ConfigurationFactory.php
+++ b/src/Configuration/ConfigurationFactory.php
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ public function createFromInput(InputInterface $input): Configuration
 
         $isReportingWithRealPath = SimpleParameterProvider::provideBoolParameter(Option::ABSOLUTE_FILE_PATH);
 
+        $overflowLevels = SimpleParameterProvider::provideArrayParameter(Option::OVERFLOW_LEVELS);
+
         return new Configuration(
             $isDryRun,
             $showProgressBar,
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ public function createFromInput(InputInterface $input): Configuration
             $isReportingWithRealPath,
             $onlyRule,
             $onlySuffix,
+            $overflowLevels
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Configuration/Option.php b/src/Configuration/Option.php
index 50d34a0bcf9..ca6293af602 100644
--- a/src/Configuration/Option.php
+++ b/src/Configuration/Option.php
@@ -285,4 +285,9 @@ final class Option
      * @internal To filter files by specific suffix
      */
     public const ONLY_SUFFIX = 'only-suffix';
+
+    /**
+     * @internal To report overflow levels in ->with*Level() methods
+     */
+    public const OVERFLOW_LEVELS = 'overflow_levels';
 }
diff --git a/src/Configuration/RectorConfigBuilder.php b/src/Configuration/RectorConfigBuilder.php
index fa777e37091..eb402c080dd 100644
--- a/src/Configuration/RectorConfigBuilder.php
+++ b/src/Configuration/RectorConfigBuilder.php
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 use Rector\Symfony\Set\JMSSetList;
 use Rector\Symfony\Set\SensiolabsSetList;
 use Rector\Symfony\Set\SymfonySetList;
+use Rector\ValueObject\Configuration\LevelOverflow;
 use Rector\ValueObject\PhpVersion;
 use Symfony\Component\Finder\Finder;
 use Webmozart\Assert\Assert;
@@ -41,6 +42,11 @@
  */
 final class RectorConfigBuilder
 {
+    /**
+     * @var int
+     */
+    private const MAX_LEVEL_GAP = 10;
+
     /**
      * @var string[]
      */
@@ -170,6 +176,11 @@ final class RectorConfigBuilder
      */
     private array $setProviders = [];
 
+    /**
+     * @var LevelOverflow[]
+     */
+    private array $levelOverflows = [];
+
     public function __invoke(RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void
     {
         if ($this->setGroups !== [] || $this->setProviders !== []) {
@@ -350,6 +361,10 @@ public function __invoke(RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void
         if ($this->editorUrl !== null) {
             $rectorConfig->editorUrl($this->editorUrl);
         }
+
+        if ($this->levelOverflows !== []) {
+            $rectorConfig->setOverflowLevels($this->levelOverflows);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -931,16 +946,28 @@ public function withSymfonyContainerPhp(string $symfonyContainerPhpFile): self
     }
 
     /**
-     * @experimental since 0.19.7 Raise your dead-code coverage from the safest rules
+     * Raise your type coverage from the safest type rules
      * to more affecting ones, one level at a time
      */
-    public function withDeadCodeLevel(int $level): self
+    public function withTypeCoverageLevel(int $level): self
     {
         Assert::natural($level);
 
-        $this->isDeadCodeLevelUsed = true;
+        $this->isTypeCoverageLevelUsed = true;
 
-        $levelRules = LevelRulesResolver::resolve($level, DeadCodeLevel::RULES, __METHOD__);
+        $levelRules = LevelRulesResolver::resolve($level, TypeDeclarationLevel::RULES, __METHOD__);
+
+        // too high
+        $levelRulesCount = count($levelRules);
+        if ($levelRulesCount + self::MAX_LEVEL_GAP < $level) {
+            $this->levelOverflows[] = new LevelOverflow(
+                'withTypeCoverageLevel',
+                $level,
+                $levelRulesCount,
+                'typeCoverage',
+                'TYPE_DECLARATION'
+            );
+        }
 
         $this->rules = array_merge($this->rules, $levelRules);
 
@@ -948,16 +975,28 @@ public function withDeadCodeLevel(int $level): self
     }
 
     /**
-     * @experimental since 0.19.7 Raise your type coverage from the safest type rules
+     * Raise your dead-code coverage from the safest rules
      * to more affecting ones, one level at a time
      */
-    public function withTypeCoverageLevel(int $level): self
+    public function withDeadCodeLevel(int $level): self
     {
         Assert::natural($level);
 
-        $this->isTypeCoverageLevelUsed = true;
+        $this->isDeadCodeLevelUsed = true;
 
-        $levelRules = LevelRulesResolver::resolve($level, TypeDeclarationLevel::RULES, __METHOD__);
+        $levelRules = LevelRulesResolver::resolve($level, DeadCodeLevel::RULES, __METHOD__);
+
+        // too high
+        $levelRulesCount = count($levelRules);
+        if ($levelRulesCount + self::MAX_LEVEL_GAP < $level) {
+            $this->levelOverflows[] = new LevelOverflow(
+                'withDeadCodeLevel',
+                $level,
+                $levelRulesCount,
+                'deadCode',
+                'DEAD_CODE'
+            );
+        }
 
         $this->rules = array_merge($this->rules, $levelRules);
 
@@ -965,7 +1004,7 @@ public function withTypeCoverageLevel(int $level): self
     }
 
     /**
-     * @experimental Since 1.2.5 Raise your PHP level from, one level at a time
+     * Raise your PHP level from, one level at a time
      */
     public function withPhpLevel(int $level): self
     {
@@ -1000,7 +1039,7 @@ public function withPhpLevel(int $level): self
     }
 
     /**
-     * @experimental Raise your code quality from the safest rules
+     * Raise your code quality from the safest rules
      * to more affecting ones, one level at a time
      */
     public function withCodeQualityLevel(int $level): self
@@ -1011,6 +1050,18 @@ public function withCodeQualityLevel(int $level): self
 
         $levelRules = LevelRulesResolver::resolve($level, CodeQualityLevel::RULES, __METHOD__);
 
+        // too high
+        $levelRulesCount = count($levelRules);
+        if ($levelRulesCount + self::MAX_LEVEL_GAP < $level) {
+            $this->levelOverflows[] = new LevelOverflow(
+                'withCodeQualityLevel',
+                $level,
+                $levelRulesCount,
+                'codeQuality',
+                'CODE_QUALITY'
+            );
+        }
+
         $this->rules = array_merge($this->rules, $levelRules);
 
         foreach (CodeQualityLevel::RULES_WITH_CONFIGURATION as $rectorClass => $configuration) {
@@ -1021,7 +1072,7 @@ public function withCodeQualityLevel(int $level): self
     }
 
     /**
-     * @experimental Raise your coding style from the safest rules
+     * Raise your coding style from the safest rules
      * to more affecting ones, one level at a time
      */
     public function withCodingStyleLevel(int $level): self
@@ -1032,6 +1083,18 @@ public function withCodingStyleLevel(int $level): self
 
         $levelRules = LevelRulesResolver::resolve($level, CodingStyleLevel::RULES, __METHOD__);
 
+        // too high
+        $levelRulesCount = count($levelRules);
+        if ($levelRulesCount + self::MAX_LEVEL_GAP < $level) {
+            $this->levelOverflows[] = new LevelOverflow(
+                'withCodingStyleLevel',
+                $level,
+                $levelRulesCount,
+                'codingStyle',
+                'CODING_STYLE'
+            );
+        }
+
         $this->rules = array_merge($this->rules, $levelRules);
 
         foreach (CodingStyleLevel::RULES_WITH_CONFIGURATION as $rectorClass => $configuration) {
diff --git a/src/Console/Command/ProcessCommand.php b/src/Console/Command/ProcessCommand.php
index 92ae7beece8..d32f302c36f 100644
--- a/src/Console/Command/ProcessCommand.php
+++ b/src/Console/Command/ProcessCommand.php
@@ -99,6 +99,23 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
 
         $paths = $configuration->getPaths();
 
+        // 0. warn about too high levels
+        foreach ($configuration->getLevelOverflows() as $levelOverflow) {
+            $suggestedSetMethod = PHP_VERSION_ID >= 80000 ? sprintf(
+                '->withPreparedSets(%s: true)',
+                $levelOverflow->getSuggestedRuleset()
+            ) : sprintf('->withSets(SetList::%s)', $levelOverflow->getSuggestedSetListConstant());
+
+            $this->symfonyStyle->warning(sprintf(
+                'The "->%s()" level contains only %d rules, but you set level to %d.%sYou are using the full set now! Time to switch to more efficient "%s".',
+                $levelOverflow->getConfigurationName(),
+                $levelOverflow->getRuleCount(),
+                $levelOverflow->getLevel(),
+                PHP_EOL,
+                $suggestedSetMethod,
+            ));
+        }
+
         // 1. add files and directories to static locator
         $this->dynamicSourceLocatorDecorator->addPaths($paths);
         if ($this->dynamicSourceLocatorDecorator->isPathsEmpty()) {
diff --git a/src/ValueObject/Configuration.php b/src/ValueObject/Configuration.php
index d1188e661db..82f5f72cf01 100644
--- a/src/ValueObject/Configuration.php
+++ b/src/ValueObject/Configuration.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 namespace Rector\ValueObject;
 
 use Rector\ChangesReporting\Output\ConsoleOutputFormatter;
+use Rector\ValueObject\Configuration\LevelOverflow;
 use Webmozart\Assert\Assert;
 
 final readonly class Configuration
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@
     /**
      * @param string[] $fileExtensions
      * @param string[] $paths
+     * @param LevelOverflow[] $levelOverflows
      */
     public function __construct(
         private bool $isDryRun = false,
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ public function __construct(
         private bool $reportingWithRealPath = false,
         private ?string $onlyRule = null,
         private ?string $onlySuffix = null,
+        private array $levelOverflows = []
     ) {
     }
 
@@ -113,4 +116,12 @@ public function getOnlySuffix(): ?string
     {
         return $this->onlySuffix;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return LevelOverflow[]
+     */
+    public function getLevelOverflows(): array
+    {
+        return $this->levelOverflows;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/ValueObject/Configuration/LevelOverflow.php b/src/ValueObject/Configuration/LevelOverflow.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..525793eab8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ValueObject/Configuration/LevelOverflow.php
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Rector\ValueObject\Configuration;
+
+final readonly class LevelOverflow
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private string $configurationName,
+        private int $level,
+        private int $ruleCount,
+        private string $suggestedRuleset,
+        private string $suggestedSetListConstant
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    public function getConfigurationName(): string
+    {
+        return $this->configurationName;
+    }
+
+    public function getLevel(): int
+    {
+        return $this->level;
+    }
+
+    public function getRuleCount(): int
+    {
+        return $this->ruleCount;
+    }
+
+    public function getSuggestedRuleset(): string
+    {
+        return $this->suggestedRuleset;
+    }
+
+    public function getSuggestedSetListConstant(): string
+    {
+        return $this->suggestedSetListConstant;
+    }
+}