diff --git a/src/DataCollector/MongoQuerySerializer.php b/src/DataCollector/MongoQuerySerializer.php
index 01096a2..0c5ec92 100644
--- a/src/DataCollector/MongoQuerySerializer.php
+++ b/src/DataCollector/MongoQuerySerializer.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public static function serialize(Query $query): void
      *
      * @return mixed[]
      */
-    private static function prepareUnserializableData($data): array
+    private static function prepareUnserializableData($data, int $depth = 0): array
     {
         if ($data instanceof Serializable) {
             $data = $data->bsonSerialize();
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ private static function prepareUnserializableData($data): array
 
         $newData = [];
         foreach ($data as $key => $item) {
-            $newData[$key] = self::prepareItemData($item);
+            $newData[$key] = self::prepareItemData($item, $depth + 1);
         }
 
         return $newData;
@@ -43,19 +43,24 @@ private static function prepareUnserializableData($data): array
      *
      * @return mixed
      */
-    public static function prepareItemData($item)
+    public static function prepareItemData($item, int $depth = 0)
     {
+        // Prevent infinite recursion
+        if ($depth > 1_000) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         if (\is_scalar($item)) {
             return $item;
         }
 
         if (\is_array($item)) {
-            return self::prepareUnserializableData($item);
+            return self::prepareUnserializableData($item, $depth);
         }
 
         if (\is_object($item)) {
             if (method_exists($item, 'getArrayCopy')) {
-                return self::prepareUnserializableData($item->getArrayCopy());
+                return self::prepareUnserializableData($item->getArrayCopy(), $depth);
             }
 
             if (method_exists($item, 'toDateTime')) {
@@ -70,7 +75,7 @@ public static function prepareItemData($item)
                 return $item->bsonSerialize();
             }
 
-            return self::prepareUnserializableData((array) $item);
+            return self::prepareUnserializableData((array) $item, $depth);
         }
 
         return $item;
diff --git a/tests/Unit/DataCollector/MongoQuerySerializerTest.php b/tests/Unit/DataCollector/MongoQuerySerializerTest.php
index b283c0c..848202d 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/DataCollector/MongoQuerySerializerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/DataCollector/MongoQuerySerializerTest.php
@@ -52,6 +52,29 @@ public function unserializedDataProvider(): array
         ];
     }
 
+    public function test_serializer_terminating(): void
+    {
+        // tests that the serializer terminates when serializing an object which references itself
+        $selfReferencingObject = new class () {
+            public $self;
+
+            public function __construct(
+            ) {
+                $this->self = $this;
+            }
+        };
+        $data = ['test' => $selfReferencingObject];
+
+        $query = new Query();
+        $query->setFilters($data);
+        $query->setData($data);
+        $query->setOptions($data);
+
+        MongoQuerySerializer::serialize($query);
+
+        $this->expectNotToPerformAssertions();
+    }
+
     public function test_serializer_regression_with_replaceOne(): void
     {
         $stdClass = new \stdClass();