diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/pattern/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/pattern/edit.js
index e01fb37eb849e..7befaa9cb2dee 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/pattern/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/pattern/edit.js
@@ -3,12 +3,19 @@
  */
 import { cloneBlock } from '@wordpress/blocks';
 import { useSelect, useDispatch } from '@wordpress/data';
-import { useEffect } from '@wordpress/element';
+import { useState, useEffect } from '@wordpress/element';
 import {
+	Warning,
 	store as blockEditorStore,
 	useBlockProps,
 } from '@wordpress/block-editor';
 import { store as coreStore } from '@wordpress/core-data';
+import { __, sprintf } from '@wordpress/i18n';
+
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import { useParsePatternDependencies } from './recursion-detector';
 
 const PatternEdit = ( { attributes, clientId } ) => {
 	const selectedPattern = useSelect(
@@ -32,6 +39,9 @@ const PatternEdit = ( { attributes, clientId } ) => {
 	const { getBlockRootClientId, getBlockEditingMode } =
 		useSelect( blockEditorStore );
 
+	const [ hasRecursionError, setHasRecursionError ] = useState( false );
+	const parsePatternDependencies = useParsePatternDependencies();
+
 	// Duplicated in packages/edit-site/src/components/start-template-options/index.js.
 	function injectThemeAttributeInBlockTemplateContent( block ) {
 		if (
@@ -64,7 +74,14 @@ const PatternEdit = ( { attributes, clientId } ) => {
 	// This change won't be saved.
 	// It will continue to pull from the pattern file unless changes are made to its respective template part.
 	useEffect( () => {
-		if ( selectedPattern?.blocks ) {
+		if ( ! hasRecursionError && selectedPattern?.blocks ) {
+			try {
+				parsePatternDependencies( selectedPattern );
+			} catch ( error ) {
+				setHasRecursionError( true );
+				return;
+			}
+
 			// We batch updates to block list settings to avoid triggering cascading renders
 			// for each container block included in a tree and optimize initial render.
 			// Since the above uses microtasks, we need to use a microtask here as well,
@@ -93,7 +110,8 @@ const PatternEdit = ( { attributes, clientId } ) => {
 		}
 	}, [
 		clientId,
-		selectedPattern?.blocks,
+		hasRecursionError,
+		selectedPattern,
 		__unstableMarkNextChangeAsNotPersistent,
 		replaceBlocks,
 		getBlockEditingMode,
@@ -103,6 +121,20 @@ const PatternEdit = ( { attributes, clientId } ) => {
 
 	const props = useBlockProps();
 
+	if ( hasRecursionError ) {
+		return (
+			<div { ...props }>
+				<Warning>
+					{ sprintf(
+						// translators: A warning in which %s is the name of a pattern.
+						__( 'Pattern "%s" cannot be rendered inside itself.' ),
+						selectedPattern?.name
+					) }
+				</Warning>
+			</div>
+		);
+	}
+
 	return <div { ...props } />;
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/pattern/index.php b/packages/block-library/src/pattern/index.php
index 436452f685300..70c389e4ec8db 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/pattern/index.php
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/pattern/index.php
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ function register_block_core_pattern() {
  * @return string Returns the output of the pattern.
  */
 function render_block_core_pattern( $attributes ) {
+	static $seen_refs = array();
+
 	if ( empty( $attributes['slug'] ) ) {
 		return '';
 	}
@@ -38,6 +40,17 @@ function render_block_core_pattern( $attributes ) {
 		return '';
 	}
 
+	if ( isset( $seen_refs[ $attributes['slug'] ] ) ) {
+		// WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY must only be honored when WP_DEBUG. This precedent
+		// is set in `wp_debug_mode()`.
+		$is_debug = WP_DEBUG && WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY;
+
+		return $is_debug ?
+			// translators: Visible only in the front end, this warning takes the place of a faulty block. %s represents a pattern's slug.
+			sprintf( __( '[block rendering halted for pattern "%s"]' ), $slug ) :
+			'';
+	}
+
 	$pattern = $registry->get_registered( $slug );
 	$content = $pattern['content'];
 
@@ -48,11 +61,14 @@ function render_block_core_pattern( $attributes ) {
 		$content = gutenberg_serialize_blocks( $blocks );
 	}
 
+	$seen_refs[ $attributes['slug'] ] = true;
+
 	$content = do_blocks( $content );
 
 	global $wp_embed;
 	$content = $wp_embed->autoembed( $content );
 
+	unset( $seen_refs[ $attributes['slug'] ] );
 	return $content;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/pattern/recursion-detector.js b/packages/block-library/src/pattern/recursion-detector.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f2e80087dd4b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/pattern/recursion-detector.js
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+/**
+ * THIS MODULE IS INTENTIONALLY KEPT WITHIN THE PATTERN BLOCK'S SOURCE.
+ *
+ * This is because this approach for preventing infinite loops due to
+ * recursively rendering blocks is specific to the way that the `core/pattern`
+ * block behaves in the editor. Any other block types that deal with recursion
+ * SHOULD USE THE STANDARD METHOD for avoiding loops:
+ *
+ * @see https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31455
+ * @see packages/block-editor/src/components/recursion-provider/README.md
+ */
+
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+import { useRegistry } from '@wordpress/data';
+
+/**
+ * Naming is hard.
+ *
+ * @see useParsePatternDependencies
+ *
+ * @type {WeakMap<Object, Function>}
+ */
+const cachedParsers = new WeakMap();
+
+/**
+ * Hook used by PatternEdit to parse block patterns. It returns a function that
+ * takes a pattern and returns nothing but throws an error if the pattern is
+ * recursive.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```js
+ * const parsePatternDependencies = useParsePatternDependencies();
+ * parsePatternDependencies( selectedPattern );
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @see parsePatternDependencies
+ *
+ * @return {Function} A function to parse block patterns.
+ */
+export function useParsePatternDependencies() {
+	const registry = useRegistry();
+
+	// Instead of caching maps, go straight to the point and cache bound
+	// functions. Each of those functions is bound to a different Map that will
+	// keep track of patterns in the context of the given registry.
+	if ( ! cachedParsers.has( registry ) ) {
+		const deps = new Map();
+		cachedParsers.set(
+			registry,
+			parsePatternDependencies.bind( null, deps )
+		);
+	}
+	return cachedParsers.get( registry );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parse a given pattern and traverse its contents to detect any subsequent
+ * patterns on which it may depend. Such occurrences will be added to an
+ * internal dependency graph. If a circular dependency is detected, an
+ * error will be thrown.
+ *
+ * EXPORTED FOR TESTING PURPOSES ONLY.
+ *
+ * @param {Map<string, Set<string>>} deps           Map of pattern dependencies.
+ * @param {Object}                   pattern        Pattern.
+ * @param {string}                   pattern.name   Pattern name.
+ * @param {Array}                    pattern.blocks Pattern's block list.
+ *
+ * @throws {Error} If a circular dependency is detected.
+ */
+export function parsePatternDependencies( deps, { name, blocks } ) {
+	const queue = [ ...blocks ];
+	while ( queue.length ) {
+		const block = queue.shift();
+		for ( const innerBlock of block.innerBlocks ?? [] ) {
+			queue.unshift( innerBlock );
+		}
+		if ( block.name === 'core/pattern' ) {
+			registerDependency( deps, name, block.attributes.slug );
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Declare that pattern `a` depends on pattern `b`. If a circular
+ * dependency is detected, an error will be thrown.
+ *
+ * EXPORTED FOR TESTING PURPOSES ONLY.
+ *
+ * @param {Map<string, Set<string>>} deps Map of pattern dependencies.
+ * @param {string}                   a    Slug for pattern A.
+ * @param {string}                   b    Slug for pattern B.
+ *
+ * @throws {Error} If a circular dependency is detected.
+ */
+export function registerDependency( deps, a, b ) {
+	if ( ! deps.has( a ) ) {
+		deps.set( a, new Set() );
+	}
+	deps.get( a ).add( b );
+	if ( hasCycle( deps, a ) ) {
+		throw new TypeError(
+			`Pattern ${ a } has a circular dependency and cannot be rendered.`
+		);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Determine if a given pattern has circular dependencies on other patterns.
+ * This will be determined by running a depth-first search on the current state
+ * of the graph represented by `patternDependencies`.
+ *
+ * @param {Map<string, Set<string>>} deps           Map of pattern dependencies.
+ * @param {string}                   slug           Pattern slug.
+ * @param {Set<string>}              [visitedNodes] Set to track visited nodes in the graph.
+ * @param {Set<string>}              [currentPath]  Set to track and backtrack graph paths.
+ * @return {boolean} Whether any cycle was found.
+ */
+function hasCycle(
+	deps,
+	slug,
+	visitedNodes = new Set(),
+	currentPath = new Set()
+) {
+	visitedNodes.add( slug );
+	currentPath.add( slug );
+
+	const dependencies = deps.get( slug ) ?? new Set();
+
+	for ( const dependency of dependencies ) {
+		if ( ! visitedNodes.has( dependency ) ) {
+			if ( hasCycle( deps, dependency, visitedNodes, currentPath ) ) {
+				return true;
+			}
+		} else if ( currentPath.has( dependency ) ) {
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Remove the current node from the current path when backtracking
+	currentPath.delete( slug );
+	return false;
+}
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/pattern/test/index.js b/packages/block-library/src/pattern/test/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0f682f6cce67b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/pattern/test/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import {
+	parsePatternDependencies,
+	registerDependency,
+} from '../recursion-detector';
+
+describe( 'core/pattern', () => {
+	const deps = new Map();
+
+	beforeEach( () => {
+		deps.clear();
+	} );
+
+	describe( 'parsePatternDependencies', () => {
+		it( "is silent for patterns that don't require other patterns", () => {
+			const pattern = {
+				name: 'test/benign-pattern',
+				blocks: [ { name: 'core/paragraph' } ],
+			};
+			expect( () => {
+				parsePatternDependencies( deps, pattern );
+			} ).not.toThrow();
+		} );
+		it( 'catches self-referencing patterns', () => {
+			const pattern = {
+				name: 'test/evil-pattern',
+				blocks: [ { name: 'core/pattern', slug: 'test/evil-pattern' } ],
+			};
+			expect( () => {
+				parsePatternDependencies( deps, pattern );
+			} ).toThrow();
+		} );
+	} );
+
+	describe( 'registerDependency', () => {
+		it( 'is silent for patterns with no circular dependencies', () => {
+			expect( () => {
+				registerDependency( deps, 'a', 'b' );
+			} ).not.toThrow();
+		} );
+		it( 'catches self-referencing patterns', () => {
+			expect( () => {
+				registerDependency( deps, 'a', 'a' );
+			} ).toThrow();
+		} );
+		it( 'catches mutually-referencing patterns', () => {
+			registerDependency( deps, 'a', 'b' );
+			expect( () => {
+				registerDependency( deps, 'b', 'a' );
+			} ).toThrow();
+		} );
+		it( 'catches longer cycles', () => {
+			registerDependency( deps, 'a', 'b' );
+			registerDependency( deps, 'b', 'c' );
+			registerDependency( deps, 'b', 'd' );
+			expect( () => {
+				registerDependency( deps, 'd', 'a' );
+			} ).toThrow();
+		} );
+		it( 'catches any pattern depending on a tainted one', () => {
+			registerDependency( deps, 'a', 'b' );
+			registerDependency( deps, 'b', 'c' );
+			registerDependency( deps, 'b', 'd' );
+			expect( () => {
+				registerDependency( deps, 'd', 'a' );
+			} ).toThrow();
+			expect( () => {
+				registerDependency( deps, 'e', 'd' );
+			} ).toThrow();
+		} );
+	} );
+} );
diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/plugins/pattern-recursion.php b/packages/e2e-tests/plugins/pattern-recursion.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..eb3a2051551a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/plugins/pattern-recursion.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Plugin Name: Gutenberg Test Protection Against Recursive Patterns
+ * Plugin URI: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg
+ * Author: Gutenberg Team
+ *
+ * @package gutenberg-test-pattern-recursion
+ */
+
+add_filter(
+	'init',
+	function () {
+		register_block_pattern(
+			'evil/recursive',
+			array(
+				'title'       => 'Evil recursive',
+				'description' => 'Evil recursive',
+				'content'     => '<!-- wp:paragraph --><p>Hello</p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:pattern {"slug":"evil/recursive"} /-->',
+			)
+		);
+	}
+);
diff --git a/test/e2e/specs/editor/plugins/pattern-recursion.spec.js b/test/e2e/specs/editor/plugins/pattern-recursion.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..72498bcdf9914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/specs/editor/plugins/pattern-recursion.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+const { test, expect } = require( '@wordpress/e2e-test-utils-playwright' );
+
+test.describe( 'Preventing Pattern Recursion', () => {
+	test.beforeAll( async ( { requestUtils } ) => {
+		await requestUtils.activatePlugin(
+			'gutenberg-test-protection-against-recursive-patterns'
+		);
+	} );
+
+	test.beforeEach( async ( { admin } ) => {
+		await admin.createNewPost();
+	} );
+
+	test.afterAll( async ( { requestUtils } ) => {
+		await requestUtils.deactivatePlugin(
+			'gutenberg-test-protection-against-recursive-patterns'
+		);
+	} );
+
+	test( 'prevents infinite loops due to recursive patterns', async ( {
+		editor,
+	} ) => {
+		await editor.insertBlock( {
+			name: 'core/pattern',
+			attributes: { slug: 'evil/recursive' },
+		} );
+		const warning = editor.canvas.getByText(
+			'Pattern "evil/recursive" cannot be rendered inside itself'
+		);
+		await expect( warning ).toBeVisible();
+	} );
+} );