diff --git a/rye/src/cli/run.rs b/rye/src/cli/run.rs
index 394c025827..eab545f21e 100644
--- a/rye/src/cli/run.rs
+++ b/rye/src/cli/run.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::env::{self, join_paths, split_paths};
 use std::ffi::OsString;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pub fn execute(cmd: Args) -> Result<(), Error> {
         None => unreachable!(),
     };
 
-    invoke_script(&pyproject, args, true)?;
+    invoke_script(&pyproject, args, true, &mut HashSet::new())?;
     unreachable!();
 }
 
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ fn invoke_script(
     pyproject: &PyProject,
     mut args: Vec<OsString>,
     exec: bool,
+    seen_chain: &mut HashSet<OsString>,
 ) -> Result<ExitStatus, Error> {
     let venv_bin = pyproject.venv_bin_path();
     let mut env_overrides = None;
@@ -126,9 +127,13 @@ fn invoke_script(
             if args.len() != 1 {
                 bail!("extra arguments to chained commands are not allowed");
             }
+            if seen_chain.contains(&args[0]) {
+                bail!("found recursive chain script");
+            }
+            seen_chain.insert(args[0].clone());
             for args in commands {
                 let status =
-                    invoke_script(pyproject, args.into_iter().map(Into::into).collect(), false)?;
+                    invoke_script(pyproject, args.into_iter().map(Into::into).collect(), false, seen_chain)?;
                 if !status.success() {
                     if !exec {
                         return Ok(status);
diff --git a/rye/tests/test_run.rs b/rye/tests/test_run.rs
index 7fd5fabc38..1362a53a6d 100644
--- a/rye/tests/test_run.rs
+++ b/rye/tests/test_run.rs
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ fn test_script_chain() {
         // A nested `chain` script
         scripts["script_6"]["chain"] =
             value(Array::from_iter(["script_1", "script_4", "script_5"]));
-        // NEED FIX: A recursive `chain` script
+        // A recursive `chain` script
         scripts["script_7"]["chain"] = value(Array::from_iter(["script_7"]));
 
         doc["tool"]["rye"]["scripts"] = scripts;
@@ -249,7 +249,14 @@ fn test_script_chain() {
     ----- stderr -----
     error: script failed with exit code: 1
     "###);
-    // rye_cmd_snapshot!(space.rye_cmd().arg("run").arg("script_7"), @r###""###);
+    rye_cmd_snapshot!(space.rye_cmd().arg("run").arg("script_7"), @r###"
+    success: false
+    exit_code: 1
+    ----- stdout -----
+
+    ----- stderr -----
+    error: found recursive chain script
+    "###);
 }
 
 #[test]