diff --git a/execution.py b/execution.py
index 5e02dffb2..e15eb4bda 100644
--- a/execution.py
+++ b/execution.py
@@ -811,11 +811,30 @@ class PromptExecutor:
             self._notify_prompt_lifecycle("end", prompt_id)
 
 
-async def validate_inputs(prompt_id, prompt, item, validated):
+async def validate_inputs(prompt_id, prompt, item, validated, visiting=None):
+    if visiting is None:
+        visiting = []
+
     unique_id = item
     if unique_id in validated:
         return validated[unique_id]
 
+    if unique_id in visiting:
+        cycle_path_nodes = visiting[visiting.index(unique_id):] + [unique_id]
+        cycle_nodes = list(dict.fromkeys(cycle_path_nodes))
+        cycle_path = " -> ".join(f"{node_id} ({prompt[node_id]['class_type']})" for node_id in cycle_path_nodes)
+        for node_id in cycle_nodes:
+            validated[node_id] = (False, [{
+                "type": "dependency_cycle",
+                "message": "Dependency cycle detected",
+                "details": cycle_path,
+                "extra_info": {
+                    "node_id": node_id,
+                    "cycle_nodes": cycle_nodes,
+                }
+            }], node_id)
+        return validated[unique_id]
+
     inputs = prompt[unique_id]['inputs']
     class_type = prompt[unique_id]['class_type']
     obj_class = nodes.NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS[class_type]
@@ -899,7 +918,11 @@ async def validate_inputs(prompt_id, prompt, item, validated):
                 errors.append(error)
                 continue
             try:
-                r = await validate_inputs(prompt_id, prompt, o_id, validated)
+                visiting.append(unique_id)
+                try:
+                    r = await validate_inputs(prompt_id, prompt, o_id, validated, visiting)
+                finally:
+                    visiting.pop()
                 if r[0] is False:
                     # `r` will be set in `validated[o_id]` already
                     valid = False
@@ -1048,10 +1071,13 @@ async def validate_inputs(prompt_id, prompt, item, validated):
                     errors.append(error)
                     continue
 
-    if len(errors) > 0 or valid is not True:
-        ret = (False, errors, unique_id)
-    else:
-        ret = (True, [], unique_id)
+    ret = validated.get(unique_id, (True, [], unique_id))
+    # Recursive cycle detection may have already populated an error on us. Join it.
+    ret = (
+        ret[0] and valid is True and not errors,
+        ret[1] + [error for error in errors if error not in ret[1]],
+        unique_id,
+    )
 
     validated[unique_id] = ret
     return ret