diff --git a/plugin.go b/plugin.go
index 1196e0f..e31b221 100644
--- a/plugin.go
+++ b/plugin.go
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ var (
 	ErrPluginNotFound = errors.New("plugin: not found")
 	// ErrPluginMultipleInstances is used when a plugin is expected a single instance but has multiple
 	ErrPluginMultipleInstances = errors.New("plugin: multiple instances")
+	// ErrPluginCircularDependency is used when the graph detect a circular plugin dependency
+	ErrPluginCircularDependency = errors.New("plugin: dependency loop detected")
 
 	// ErrInvalidRequires will be thrown if the requirements for a plugin are
 	// defined in an invalid manner.
@@ -110,36 +112,43 @@ type Registry []*Registration
 // Graph computes the ordered list of registrations based on their dependencies,
 // filtering out any plugins which match the provided filter.
 func (registry Registry) Graph(filter DisableFilter) []Registration {
-	disabled := map[*Registration]bool{}
-	for _, r := range registry {
-		if filter(r) {
-			disabled[r] = true
+	handled := make(map[*Registration]struct{}, len(registry))
+	if filter != nil {
+		for _, r := range registry {
+			if filter(r) {
+				handled[r] = struct{}{}
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	ordered := make([]Registration, 0, len(registry)-len(disabled))
-	added := map[*Registration]bool{}
+	ordered := make([]Registration, 0, len(registry)-len(handled))
+	stack := make([]*Registration, 0, cap(ordered))
 	for _, r := range registry {
-		if disabled[r] {
+		if _, ok := handled[r]; ok {
 			continue
 		}
-		children(r, registry, added, disabled, &ordered)
-		if !added[r] {
-			ordered = append(ordered, *r)
-			added[r] = true
-		}
+		children(append(stack, r), registry, handled, &ordered)
+		handled[r] = struct{}{}
+		ordered = append(ordered, *r)
 	}
 	return ordered
 }
 
-func children(reg *Registration, registry []*Registration, added, disabled map[*Registration]bool, ordered *[]Registration) {
+func children(stack []*Registration, registry []*Registration, handled map[*Registration]struct{}, ordered *[]Registration) {
+	reg := stack[len(stack)-1]
 	for _, t := range reg.Requires {
 		for _, r := range registry {
-			if (t == "*" || r.Type == t) && r != reg && !disabled[r] {
-				children(r, registry, added, disabled, ordered)
-				if !added[r] {
+			if (t == "*" || r.Type == t) && r != reg {
+				if _, ok := handled[r]; !ok {
+					// Ensure not in current stack
+					for _, p := range stack[:len(stack)-1] {
+						if p == r {
+							panic(fmt.Errorf("circular plugin dependency at %s: %w", r.URI(), ErrPluginCircularDependency))
+						}
+					}
+					children(append(stack, r), registry, handled, ordered)
+					handled[r] = struct{}{}
 					*ordered = append(*ordered, *r)
-					added[r] = true
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -160,7 +169,7 @@ func (registry Registry) Register(r *Registration) Registry {
 	}
 
 	for _, requires := range r.Requires {
-		if requires == "*" && len(r.Requires) != 1 {
+		if (requires == "*" && len(r.Requires) != 1) || requires == r.Type {
 			panic(ErrInvalidRequires)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/plugin_test.go b/plugin_test.go
index 671149c..c1436ba 100644
--- a/plugin_test.go
+++ b/plugin_test.go
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ const (
 )
 
 func testRegistry() Registry {
-
 	var register Registry
 	return register.Register(&Registration{
 		Type: TaskMonitorPlugin,
@@ -517,6 +516,158 @@ func testPlugin(t Type, id string, i interface{}, err error) *Plugin {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRequiresAll(t *testing.T) {
+	var register Registry
+	register = register.Register(&Registration{
+		Type: InternalPlugin,
+		ID:   "system",
+	}).Register(&Registration{
+		Type: ServicePlugin,
+		ID:   "introspection",
+		Requires: []Type{
+			"*",
+		},
+	}).Register(&Registration{
+		Type: ServicePlugin,
+		ID:   "task",
+		Requires: []Type{
+			InternalPlugin,
+		},
+	}).Register(&Registration{
+		Type: ServicePlugin,
+		ID:   "version",
+	})
+	ordered := register.Graph(mockPluginFilter)
+	expectedURI := []string{
+		"io.containerd.internal.v1.system",
+		"io.containerd.service.v1.task",
+		"io.containerd.service.v1.version",
+		"io.containerd.service.v1.introspection",
+	}
+	cmpOrdered(t, ordered, expectedURI)
+}
+
+func TestRegisterErrors(t *testing.T) {
+
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		name     string
+		expected error
+		register func(Registry) Registry
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "duplicate",
+			expected: ErrIDRegistered,
+			register: func(r Registry) Registry {
+				return r.Register(&Registration{
+					Type: TaskMonitorPlugin,
+					ID:   "cgroups",
+				}).Register(&Registration{
+					Type: TaskMonitorPlugin,
+					ID:   "cgroups",
+				})
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "circular",
+			expected: ErrPluginCircularDependency,
+			register: func(r Registry) Registry {
+				// Circular dependencies should not loop but order will be based on registration order
+				return r.Register(&Registration{
+					Type: InternalPlugin,
+					ID:   "p1",
+					Requires: []Type{
+						RuntimePlugin,
+					},
+				}).Register(&Registration{
+					Type: RuntimePlugin,
+					ID:   "p2",
+					Requires: []Type{
+						InternalPlugin,
+					},
+				}).Register(&Registration{
+					Type: InternalPlugin,
+					ID:   "p3",
+				})
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "self",
+			expected: ErrInvalidRequires,
+			register: func(r Registry) Registry {
+				// Circular dependencies should not loop but order will be based on registration order
+				return r.Register(&Registration{
+					Type: InternalPlugin,
+					ID:   "p1",
+					Requires: []Type{
+						InternalPlugin,
+					},
+				})
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "no-type",
+			expected: ErrNoType,
+			register: func(r Registry) Registry {
+				// Circular dependencies should not loop but order will be based on registration order
+				return r.Register(&Registration{
+					Type: "",
+					ID:   "p1",
+				})
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "no-ID",
+			expected: ErrNoPluginID,
+			register: func(r Registry) Registry {
+				// Circular dependencies should not loop but order will be based on registration order
+				return r.Register(&Registration{
+					Type: InternalPlugin,
+					ID:   "",
+				})
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "bad-requires-all",
+			expected: ErrInvalidRequires,
+			register: func(r Registry) Registry {
+				// Circular dependencies should not loop but order will be based on registration order
+				return r.Register(&Registration{
+					Type: InternalPlugin,
+					ID:   "p1",
+					Requires: []Type{
+						"*",
+						InternalPlugin,
+					},
+				})
+			},
+		},
+	} {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var (
+				r        Registry
+				panicAny any
+			)
+			func() {
+				defer func() {
+					panicAny = recover()
+				}()
+
+				tc.register(r).Graph(mockPluginFilter)
+			}()
+			if panicAny == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("expected panic with error %v", tc.expected)
+			}
+			err, ok := panicAny.(error)
+			if !ok {
+				t.Fatalf("expected panic: %v, expected error %v", panicAny, tc.expected)
+			}
+			if !errors.Is(err, tc.expected) {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected error type: %v, expected %v", panicAny, tc.expected)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func BenchmarkGraph(b *testing.B) {
 	register := testRegistry()
 	b.ResetTimer()