diff --git a/aioftp/client.py b/aioftp/client.py
index 2e40e7e..0c3ec85 100644
--- a/aioftp/client.py
+++ b/aioftp/client.py
@@ -796,6 +796,9 @@ async def __anext__(cls):
                             raise StopAsyncIteration
 
                     name, info = cls.parse_line(line)
+                    # skipping . and .. as these are symlinks in Unix
+                    if str(name) in (".", ".."):
+                        continue
                     stat = cls.path / name, info
                     if info["type"] == "dir" and recursive:
                         cls.directories.append(stat)
diff --git a/history.rst b/history.rst
index d939d5c..aa0cb8d 100644
--- a/history.rst
+++ b/history.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 x.x.x (xx-xx-xxxx)
+
+0.22.0 (xx-xx-xxxx)
 ------------------
+- client.list: fix infinite symlink loop for `.` and `..` on FTP servers with UNIX-like filesystem for `client.list(path, recursive=True)`
 
 0.21.4 (13-10-2022)
 -------------------