diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ContainerBuilder.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ContainerBuilder.php
index c3aee4e6fd35..f58adfc7d07e 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ContainerBuilder.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/ContainerBuilder.php
@@ -993,8 +993,15 @@ public function findDefinition($id)
     {
         $id = $this->normalizeId($id);
 
+        $seen = array();
         while (isset($this->aliasDefinitions[$id])) {
             $id = (string) $this->aliasDefinitions[$id];
+
+            if (isset($seen[$id])) {
+                throw new ServiceCircularReferenceException($id, array_keys($seen));
+            }
+
+            $seen[$id] = true;
         }
 
         return $this->getDefinition($id);
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/ContainerBuilderTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/ContainerBuilderTest.php
index 8b905746b2e4..fd24d80d1bf1 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/ContainerBuilderTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/ContainerBuilderTest.php
@@ -1044,6 +1044,22 @@ public function testInlinedDefinitions()
         $this->assertNotSame($bar->foo, $barUser->foo);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\ServiceCircularReferenceException
+     * @expectedExceptionMessage Circular reference detected for service "app.test_class", path: "app.test_class -> App\TestClass".
+     */
+    public function testThrowsCircularExceptionForCircularAliases()
+    {
+        $builder = new ContainerBuilder();
+
+        $builder->setAliases(array(
+            'app.test_class' => new Alias('App\\TestClass'),
+            'App\\TestClass' => new Alias('app.test_class'),
+        ));
+
+        $builder->findDefinition('App\\TestClass');
+    }
+
     public function testInitializePropertiesBeforeMethodCalls()
     {
         $container = new ContainerBuilder();