diff --git a/src/libstore/store-api.cc b/src/libstore/store-api.cc
index a0b06db54..c26c7d826 100644
--- a/src/libstore/store-api.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/store-api.cc
@@ -58,12 +58,22 @@ std::pair<StorePath, Path> StoreDirConfig::toStorePath(PathView path) const
 Path Store::followLinksToStore(std::string_view _path) const
 {
     Path path = absPath(std::string(_path));
+
+    // Limit symlink follows to prevent infinite loops
+    unsigned int followCount = 0;
+    const unsigned int maxFollow = 1024;
+
     while (!isInStore(path)) {
         if (!std::filesystem::is_symlink(path))
             break;
+
+        if (++followCount >= maxFollow)
+            throw Error("too many symbolic links encountered while resolving '%s'", _path);
+
         auto target = readLink(path);
         path = absPath(target, dirOf(path));
     }
+
     if (!isInStore(path))
         throw BadStorePath("path '%1%' is not in the Nix store", path);
     return path;