diff --git a/src/relation.ts b/src/relation.ts
index 6eca9d4..e800ce0 100644
--- a/src/relation.ts
+++ b/src/relation.ts
@@ -617,8 +617,27 @@ export abstract class Relation {
    */
   public getRelationsToOwner(foreignRecord: RecordType): Array<Relation> {
     const result: Array<Relation> = []
+    const isSelfReferencing = this.foreignCollections.some(
+      (foreignCollection) => {
+        return (
+          foreignCollection[kCollectionId] ===
+          this.ownerCollection[kCollectionId]
+        )
+      },
+    )
+    const ownPath = this.path.join('.')
+
+    for (const [serializedPath, relation] of foreignRecord[kRelationMap]) {
+      /**
+       * @note For self-referencing relations, the relation at the same path
+       * on the foreign record is not the inverse — it's the same logical
+       * relation pointing in the same direction. Skip it so we only return
+       * the actual inverse relation (a different path with the same role).
+       */
+      if (isSelfReferencing && serializedPath === ownPath) {
+        continue
+      }
 
-    for (const [, relation] of foreignRecord[kRelationMap]) {
       if (
         relation.foreignCollections.some((foreignCollection) => {
           return (
diff --git a/tests/relations/many-to-many.test.ts b/tests/relations/many-to-many.test.ts
index a36f714..4e1e300 100644
--- a/tests/relations/many-to-many.test.ts
+++ b/tests/relations/many-to-many.test.ts
@@ -122,3 +122,121 @@ it('scopes a nested many-to-many relation update to the targeted record', async
 
   expect(posts.all().map((post) => post.title)).toEqual(['Updated', 'Second'])
 })
+
+it('creates a self referencing many-to-many relation', async () => {
+  const userSchema = z.object({
+    id: z.number(),
+    get children() {
+      return z.array(userSchema).optional()
+    },
+    get parents() {
+      return z.array(userSchema).optional()
+    },
+  })
+
+  const users = new Collection({ schema: userSchema })
+
+  users.defineRelations(({ many }) => ({
+    children: many(users, { role: 'hierarchy' }),
+    parents: many(users, { role: 'hierarchy' }),
+  }))
+
+  {
+    const childOne = await users.create({
+      id: 1,
+    })
+
+    const parentOne = await users.create({
+      id: 2,
+      children: [childOne],
+    })
+
+    expect
+      .soft(parentOne.children)
+      .toEqual([expect.objectContaining({ id: 1 })])
+    expect.soft(parentOne.parents).toEqual([])
+
+    expect.soft(childOne.children).toEqual([])
+    expect.soft(childOne.parents).toEqual([expect.objectContaining({ id: 2 })])
+  }
+
+  {
+    const parentTwo = await users.create({ id: 3 })
+    const childTwo = await users.create({ id: 4, parents: [parentTwo] })
+
+    expect
+      .soft(parentTwo.children)
+      .toEqual([expect.objectContaining({ id: 4 })])
+    expect.soft(parentTwo.parents).toEqual([])
+
+    expect.soft(childTwo.children).toEqual([])
+    expect.soft(childTwo.parents).toEqual([expect.objectContaining({ id: 3 })])
+  }
+})
+
+it('updates a self referencing many-to-many relation', async () => {
+  const userSchema = z.object({
+    id: z.number(),
+    get children() {
+      return z.array(userSchema).optional()
+    },
+    get parents() {
+      return z.array(userSchema).optional()
+    },
+  })
+
+  const users = new Collection({ schema: userSchema })
+
+  users.defineRelations(({ many }) => ({
+    children: many(users, { role: 'hierarchy' }),
+    parents: many(users, { role: 'hierarchy' }),
+  }))
+
+  const childOne = await users.create({ id: 1 })
+  const childTwo = await users.create({ id: 2 })
+  const parent = await users.create({ id: 3, children: [childOne] })
+
+  await users.update(parent, {
+    data(draft) {
+      draft.children = [childTwo]
+    },
+  })
+
+  expect.soft(parent.children).toEqual([expect.objectContaining({ id: 2 })])
+  expect.soft(parent.parents).toEqual([])
+  expect.soft(childOne.parents).toEqual([])
+  expect.soft(childTwo.parents).toEqual([expect.objectContaining({ id: 3 })])
+})
+
+it('resolves a cyclic self referencing many-to-many relation', async () => {
+  const userSchema = z.object({
+    id: z.number(),
+    get children() {
+      return z.array(userSchema).optional()
+    },
+    get parents() {
+      return z.array(userSchema).optional()
+    },
+  })
+
+  const users = new Collection({ schema: userSchema })
+
+  users.defineRelations(({ many }) => ({
+    children: many(users, { role: 'hierarchy' }),
+    parents: many(users, { role: 'hierarchy' }),
+  }))
+
+  const alice = await users.create({ id: 1 })
+  const bob = await users.create({ id: 2, parents: [alice] })
+
+  await users.update(alice, {
+    data(draft) {
+      draft.parents = [bob]
+    },
+  })
+
+  expect.soft(alice.parents).toEqual([expect.objectContaining({ id: 2 })])
+  expect.soft(alice.children).toEqual([expect.objectContaining({ id: 2 })])
+  expect.soft(bob.parents).toEqual([expect.objectContaining({ id: 1 })])
+  expect.soft(bob.children).toEqual([expect.objectContaining({ id: 1 })])
+})
diff --git a/tests/relations/many-to-one.test.ts b/tests/relations/many-to-one.test.ts
index 4f5a08f..1bdc120 100644
--- a/tests/relations/many-to-one.test.ts
+++ b/tests/relations/many-to-one.test.ts
@@ -127,3 +127,70 @@ it("scopes nested updates to the updated owner's foreign record", async () => {
 
   expect(countries.all()).toEqual([{ code: 'uk' }, { code: 'ca' }])
 })
+
+it('creates a self referencing many-to-one relation', async () => {
+  const userSchema = z.object({
+    id: z.number(),
+    get children() {
+      return z.array(userSchema).optional()
+    },
+    get parent() {
+      return userSchema.optional()
+    },
+  })
+
+  const users = new Collection({ schema: userSchema })
+
+  users.defineRelations(({ one, many }) => ({
+    children: many(users, { role: 'hierarchy' }),
+    parent: one(users, { role: 'hierarchy' }),
+  }))
+
+  const parent = await users.create({
+    id: 2,
+  })
+
+  const child = await users.create({
+    id: 1,
+    parent,
+  })
+
+  expect.soft(parent.children).toEqual([expect.objectContaining({ id: 1 })])
+  expect.soft(parent.parent).toBeUndefined()
+
+  expect.soft(child.children).toEqual([])
+  expect.soft(child.parent).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ id: 2 }))
+})
+
+it('updates a self referencing many-to-one relation', async () => {
+  const userSchema = z.object({
+    id: z.number(),
+    get children() {
+      return z.array(userSchema).optional()
+    },
+    get parent() {
+      return userSchema.optional()
+    },
+  })
+
+  const users = new Collection({ schema: userSchema })
+
+  users.defineRelations(({ one, many }) => ({
+    children: many(users, { role: 'hierarchy' }),
+    parent: one(users, { role: 'hierarchy' }),
+  }))
+
+  const parentOne = await users.create({ id: 1 })
+  const parentTwo = await users.create({ id: 2 })
+  const child = await users.create({ id: 3, parent: parentOne })
+
+  await users.update(child, {
+    data(draft) {
+      draft.parent = parentTwo
+    },
+  })
+
+  expect.soft(child.parent).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ id: 2 }))
+  expect.soft(parentOne.children).toEqual([])
+  expect.soft(parentTwo.children).toEqual([expect.objectContaining({ id: 3 })])
+})
diff --git a/tests/relations/one-to-many.test.ts b/tests/relations/one-to-many.test.ts
index 4af7769..a8b16b0 100644
--- a/tests/relations/one-to-many.test.ts
+++ b/tests/relations/one-to-many.test.ts
@@ -539,3 +539,69 @@ it('scopes a nested one-to-many relation update to the targeted record', async (
 
   expect(posts.all().map((post) => post.title)).toEqual(['Updated', 'Second'])
 })
+
+it('creates a self referencing one-to-many relation', async () => {
+  const userSchema = z.object({
+    id: z.number(),
+    get children() {
+      return z.array(userSchema).optional()
+    },
+    get parent() {
+      return userSchema.optional()
+    },
+  })
+
+  const users = new Collection({ schema: userSchema })
+
+  users.defineRelations(({ one, many }) => ({
+    children: many(users, { role: 'hierarchy' }),
+    parent: one(users, { role: 'hierarchy' }),
+  }))
+
+  const child = await users.create({
+    id: 1,
+  })
+  const parent = await users.create({
+    id: 2,
+    children: [child],
+  })
+
+  expect.soft(parent.children).toEqual([expect.objectContaining({ id: 1 })])
+  expect.soft(parent.parent).toBeUndefined()
+
+  expect.soft(child.children).toEqual([])
+  expect.soft(child.parent).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ id: 2 }))
+})
+
+it('updates a self referencing one-to-many relation', async () => {
+  const userSchema = z.object({
+    id: z.number(),
+    get children() {
+      return z.array(userSchema).optional()
+    },
+    get parent() {
+      return userSchema.optional()
+    },
+  })
+
+  const users = new Collection({ schema: userSchema })
+
+  users.defineRelations(({ one, many }) => ({
+    children: many(users, { role: 'hierarchy' }),
+    parent: one(users, { role: 'hierarchy' }),
+  }))
+
+  const childOne = await users.create({ id: 1 })
+  const childTwo = await users.create({ id: 2 })
+  const parent = await users.create({ id: 3, children: [childOne] })
+
+  await users.update(parent, {
+    data(draft) {
+      draft.children = [childTwo]
+    },
+  })
+
+  expect.soft(parent.children).toEqual([expect.objectContaining({ id: 2 })])
+  expect.soft(childOne.parent).toBeUndefined()
+  expect.soft(childTwo.parent).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ id: 3 }))
+})
diff --git a/tests/relations/one-to-one.test.ts b/tests/relations/one-to-one.test.ts
index 7f8c550..127cefe 100644
--- a/tests/relations/one-to-one.test.ts
+++ b/tests/relations/one-to-one.test.ts
@@ -651,3 +651,102 @@ it('removes relation listeners when the owner record is deleted', async () => {
     'Detaches relation listeners when the owner record is deleted',
   ).toBe(baseline)
 })
+
+it('creates a self referencing one-to-one relation', async () => {
+  const userSchema = z.object({
+    id: z.number(),
+    get child() {
+      return userSchema.optional()
+    },
+    get parent() {
+      return userSchema.optional()
+    },
+  })
+
+  const users = new Collection({ schema: userSchema })
+
+  users.defineRelations(({ one }) => ({
+    child: one(users, { role: 'hierarchy' }),
+    parent: one(users, { role: 'hierarchy' }),
+  }))
+
+  const parent = await users.create({
+    id: 2,
+  })
+
+  const child = await users.create({
+    id: 1,
+    parent,
+  })
+
+  expect.soft(parent.child).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ id: 1 }))
+  expect.soft(parent.parent).toBeUndefined()
+
+  expect.soft(child.child).toBeUndefined()
+  expect.soft(child.parent).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ id: 2 }))
+})
+
+it('updates a self referencing one-to-one relation', async () => {
+  const userSchema = z.object({
+    id: z.number(),
+    get child() {
+      return userSchema.optional()
+    },
+    get parent() {
+      return userSchema.optional()
+    },
+  })
+
+  const users = new Collection({ schema: userSchema })
+
+  users.defineRelations(({ one }) => ({
+    child: one(users, { role: 'hierarchy' }),
+    parent: one(users, { role: 'hierarchy' }),
+  }))
+
+  const parentOne = await users.create({ id: 1 })
+  const parentTwo = await users.create({ id: 2 })
+  const child = await users.create({ id: 3, parent: parentOne })
+
+  await users.update(child, {
+    data(draft) {
+      draft.parent = parentTwo
+    },
+  })
+
+  expect.soft(child.parent).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ id: 2 }))
+  expect.soft(parentOne.child).toBeUndefined()
+  expect.soft(parentTwo.child).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ id: 3 }))
+})
+
+it('resolves a cyclic self referencing one-to-one relation', async () => {
+  const userSchema = z.object({
+    id: z.number(),
+    get child() {
+      return userSchema.optional()
+    },
+    get parent() {
+      return userSchema.optional()
+    },
+  })
+
+  const users = new Collection({ schema: userSchema })
+
+  users.defineRelations(({ one }) => ({
+    child: one(users, { role: 'hierarchy' }),
+    parent: one(users, { role: 'hierarchy' }),
+  }))
+
+  const alice = await users.create({ id: 1 })
+  const bob = await users.create({ id: 2, parent: alice })
+
+  await users.update(alice, {
+    data(draft) {
+      draft.parent = bob
+    },
+  })
+
+  expect.soft(alice.parent).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ id: 2 }))
+  expect.soft(bob.parent).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ id: 1 }))
+  expect.soft(alice.parent?.parent).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ id: 1 }))
+})