diff --git a/entityreference.module b/entityreference.module
index bdcb562..3cf6488 100644
--- a/entityreference.module
+++ b/entityreference.module
@@ -1255,7 +1255,31 @@ function entityreference_field_formatter_view($entity_type, $entity, $field, $in
       break;
 
     case 'entityreference_entity_view':
+      // Initialize circular rendering check
+      static $recursive = array();
+      // Add current entity.
+      if (empty($recursive)) {
+        $wrapper = entity_metadata_wrapper($entity_type, $entity);
+        $recursive[] = array(
+          'type' => $entity_type,
+          'id' => $wrapper->getIdentifier(),
+        );
+        unset ($wrapper);
+      }
       foreach ($items as $delta => $item) {
+        // Check circular rendering.
+        foreach ($recursive as $previous) {
+          // If found, don't add this item to the view.
+          if ($previous['type'] == $field['settings']['target_type'] && $previous['id'] == $item['target_id']) {
+            continue 2;
+          }
+          else {
+            $recursive[] = array(
+              'type' => $field['settings']['target_type'],
+              'id' => $item['target_id'],
+            );
+          }
+        }
         // Protect ourselves from recursive rendering.
         static $depth = 0;
         $depth++;