diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-v2-bridge-fns.ts b/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-v2-bridge-fns.ts
index 7aee91273..7929dc0e6 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-v2-bridge-fns.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-v2-bridge-fns.ts
@@ -622,11 +622,15 @@ export const expandSecretReferencesFactory = ({
     const stackTrace = { ...dto, key: "root", children: [] } as TSecretReferenceTraceNode;
 
     if (!dto.value) return { expandedValue: "", stackTrace };
-    const stack = [{ ...dto, depth: 0, trace: stackTrace }];
+
+    // Track visited secrets to prevent circular references
+    const createSecretId = (env: string, secretPath: string, key: string) => `${env}:${secretPath}:${key}`;
+
+    const stack = [{ ...dto, depth: 0, trace: stackTrace, visitedSecrets: new Set<string>() }];
     let expandedValue = dto.value;
 
     while (stack.length) {
-      const { value, secretPath, environment, depth, trace } = stack.pop()!;
+      const { value, secretPath, environment, depth, trace, visitedSecrets } = stack.pop()!;
 
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-continue
       if (depth > MAX_SECRET_REFERENCE_DEPTH) continue;
@@ -700,17 +704,27 @@ export const expandSecretReferencesFactory = ({
             trace
           };
 
-          const shouldExpandMore = INTERPOLATION_TEST_REGEX.test(referencedSecretValue);
+          // Check for circular reference
+          const referencedSecretId = createSecretId(
+            referencedSecretEnvironmentSlug,
+            referencedSecretPath,
+            referencedSecretKey
+          );
+          const isCircular = visitedSecrets.has(referencedSecretId);
+
+          const newVisitedSecrets = new Set([...visitedSecrets, referencedSecretId]);
+
+          const shouldExpandMore = INTERPOLATION_TEST_REGEX.test(referencedSecretValue) && !isCircular;
           if (dto.shouldStackTrace) {
             const stackTraceNode = { ...node, children: [], key: referencedSecretKey, trace: null };
             trace?.children.push(stackTraceNode);
             // if stack trace this would be child node
             if (shouldExpandMore) {
-              stack.push({ ...node, trace: stackTraceNode });
+              stack.push({ ...node, trace: stackTraceNode, visitedSecrets: newVisitedSecrets });
             }
           } else if (shouldExpandMore) {
             // if no stack trace is needed we just keep going with root node
-            stack.push(node);
+            stack.push({ ...node, visitedSecrets: newVisitedSecrets });
           }
 
           if (referencedSecretValue) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/secrets/SecretReferenceDetails/SecretReferenceDetails.tsx b/frontend/src/components/secrets/SecretReferenceDetails/SecretReferenceDetails.tsx
index a9542c90c..df7649109 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/secrets/SecretReferenceDetails/SecretReferenceDetails.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/secrets/SecretReferenceDetails/SecretReferenceDetails.tsx
@@ -29,17 +29,54 @@ const INTERPOLATION_SYNTAX_REG = /\${([^}]+)}/;
 export const hasSecretReference = (value: string | undefined) =>
   value ? INTERPOLATION_SYNTAX_REG.test(value) : false;
 
+const createNodeId = (node: TSecretReferenceTraceNode): string =>
+  `${node.environment}:${node.secretPath}:${node.key}`;
+
+const isCircularReference = (
+  node: TSecretReferenceTraceNode,
+  visitedPath: Set<string>
+): boolean => {
+  const nodeId = createNodeId(node);
+  return visitedPath.has(nodeId);
+};
+
+const hasCircularReferences = (
+  node: TSecretReferenceTraceNode,
+  visitedPath: Set<string> = new Set()
+): boolean => {
+  const nodeId = createNodeId(node);
+
+  if (visitedPath.has(nodeId)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  const newVisitedPath = new Set([...visitedPath, nodeId]);
+
+  return node.children.some((child) => hasCircularReferences(child, newVisitedPath));
+};
+
 export const SecretReferenceNode = ({
   node,
   isRoot,
-  secretKey
+  secretKey,
+  visitedPath = new Set()
 }: {
   node: TSecretReferenceTraceNode;
   isRoot?: boolean;
   secretKey?: string;
+  visitedPath?: Set<string>;
 }) => {
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
-  const hasChildren = node.children.length > 0;
+
+  const nodeId = createNodeId(node);
+  const isCircular = !isRoot && isCircularReference(node, visitedPath);
+
+  const newVisitedPath = isCircular ? visitedPath : new Set([...visitedPath, nodeId]);
+
+  const safeChildren = isCircular
+    ? []
+    : node.children.filter((child) => !isCircularReference(child, newVisitedPath));
+  const hasChildren = safeChildren.length > 0;
 
   return (
     <li>
@@ -77,8 +114,12 @@ export const SecretReferenceNode = ({
         <Collapsible.Content className={twMerge("mt-4", style.collapsibleContent)}>
           {hasChildren && (
             <ul>
-              {node.children.map((el, index) => (
-                <SecretReferenceNode node={el} key={`${el.key}-${index + 1}`} />
+              {safeChildren.map((el, index) => (
+                <SecretReferenceNode
+                  node={el}
+                  key={`${el.key}-${index + 1}`}
+                  visitedPath={newVisitedPath}
+                />
               ))}
             </ul>
           )}
@@ -102,6 +143,9 @@ export const SecretReferenceTree = ({ secretPath, environment, secretKey }: Prop
   const tree = data?.tree;
   const secretValue = data?.value;
 
+  // Check if the tree contains circular references
+  const hasCirculars = tree ? hasCircularReferences(tree) : false;
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (error instanceof AxiosError) {
       const err = error?.response?.data as TApiErrors;
@@ -132,7 +176,15 @@ export const SecretReferenceTree = ({ secretPath, environment, secretKey }: Prop
 
   return (
     <div>
-      <FormControl label="Expanded value">
+      <FormControl
+        label="Expanded value"
+        tooltipText={
+          hasCirculars
+            ? "This secret contains circular references. Value shown is resolved once, with circular paths truncated in the reference tree below."
+            : undefined
+        }
+        tooltipClassName="max-w-md break-words"
+      >
         <SecretInput
           key="value-overriden"
           isReadOnly