diff --git a/packages/debug/src/Debug.php b/packages/debug/src/Debug.php
index 9ba9757931..cd17c4ef24 100644
--- a/packages/debug/src/Debug.php
+++ b/packages/debug/src/Debug.php
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ public static function resolve(): self
      */
     public function log(array $items, bool $writeToLog = true, bool $writeToOut = true): void
     {
+        static $isDispatchingItemsDebuggedEvent = false;
+
         $trace = debug_backtrace(DEBUG_BACKTRACE_IGNORE_ARGS);
-        $callPath = $trace[1]['file'] . ':' . $trace[1]['line'];
+        $callPath = ($trace[1]['file'] ?? 'unknown') . ':' . ($trace[1]['line'] ?? 0);
 
         if ($writeToLog) {
             $this->writeToLog($items, $callPath);
@@ -51,7 +53,17 @@ public function log(array $items, bool $writeToLog = true, bool $writeToOut = tr
             $this->writeToOut($items, $callPath);
         }
 
-        $this->eventBus?->dispatch(new ItemsDebugged($items));
+        if (! $this->eventBus || $isDispatchingItemsDebuggedEvent) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $isDispatchingItemsDebuggedEvent = true;
+
+        try {
+            $this->eventBus->dispatch(new ItemsDebugged($items));
+        } finally {
+            $isDispatchingItemsDebuggedEvent = false;
+        }
     }
 
     private function writeToLog(array $items, string $callPath): void
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Debug/DebugTest.php b/tests/Integration/Debug/DebugTest.php
index b01e089e78..d366dc80b2 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/Debug/DebugTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/Debug/DebugTest.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 namespace Tests\Tempest\Integration\Debug;
 
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
 use stdClass;
 use Tempest\Debug\Debug;
 use Tempest\Debug\ItemsDebugged;
@@ -26,4 +27,21 @@ public function test_event(): void
 
         Debug::resolve()->log(['foo', $class], writeToLog: false, writeToOut: false);
     }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function recursive_debug_inside_event_listener_does_not_cause_infinite_loop(): void
+    {
+        $dispatchCount = 0;
+
+        $eventBus = $this->container->get(EventBus::class);
+        $eventBus->listen(function (ItemsDebugged $event) use (&$dispatchCount): void {
+            $dispatchCount++;
+
+            Debug::resolve()->log(['recursive call'], writeToLog: false, writeToOut: false);
+        });
+
+        Debug::resolve()->log(['initial call'], writeToLog: false, writeToOut: false);
+
+        $this->assertSame(1, $dispatchCount);
+    }
 }