diff --git a/src/server/game/AI/SmartScripts/SmartScript.cpp b/src/server/game/AI/SmartScripts/SmartScript.cpp
index ef84c706c64..014e388c191 100644
--- a/src/server/game/AI/SmartScripts/SmartScript.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/AI/SmartScripts/SmartScript.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ SmartScript::SmartScript()
     isProcessingTimedActionList = false;
     mCurrentPriority = 0;
     mEventSortingRequired = false;
+    mNestedEventsCounter = 0;
 }
 
 SmartScript::~SmartScript()
@@ -219,16 +220,28 @@ void SmartScript::ResetBaseObject()
 
 void SmartScript::ProcessEventsFor(SMART_EVENT e, Unit* unit, uint32 var0, uint32 var1, bool bvar, SpellInfo const* spell, GameObject* gob)
 {
-    for (SmartScriptHolder& event : mEvents)
-    {
-        SMART_EVENT eventType = SMART_EVENT(event.GetEventType());
-        if (eventType == SMART_EVENT_LINK)//special handling
-            continue;
+    mNestedEventsCounter++;
 
-        if (eventType == e)
-            if (sConditionMgr->IsObjectMeetingSmartEventConditions(event.entryOrGuid, event.event_id, event.source_type, unit, GetBaseObject()))
-                ProcessEvent(event, unit, var0, var1, bvar, spell, gob);
+    // Allow only a fixed number of nested ProcessEventsFor calls
+    if (mNestedEventsCounter > MAX_NESTED_EVENTS)
+    {
+        TC_LOG_WARN("scripts.ai", "SmartScript::ProcessEventsFor: reached the limit of max allowed nested ProcessEventsFor() calls with event %u, skipping!\n%s", e, GetBaseObject()->GetDebugInfo().c_str());
     }
+    else
+    {
+        for (SmartScriptHolder& event : mEvents)
+        {
+            SMART_EVENT eventType = SMART_EVENT(event.GetEventType());
+            if (eventType == SMART_EVENT_LINK)//special handling
+                continue;
+
+            if (eventType == e)
+                if (sConditionMgr->IsObjectMeetingSmartEventConditions(event.entryOrGuid, event.event_id, event.source_type, unit, GetBaseObject()))
+                    ProcessEvent(event, unit, var0, var1, bvar, spell, gob);
+        }
+    }
+
+    --mNestedEventsCounter;
 }
 
 void SmartScript::ProcessAction(SmartScriptHolder& e, Unit* unit, uint32 var0, uint32 var1, bool bvar, SpellInfo const* spell, GameObject* gob)
diff --git a/src/server/game/AI/SmartScripts/SmartScript.h b/src/server/game/AI/SmartScripts/SmartScript.h
index caa86f3ef0b..e028acbec1b 100644
--- a/src/server/game/AI/SmartScripts/SmartScript.h
+++ b/src/server/game/AI/SmartScripts/SmartScript.h
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ class TC_GAME_API SmartScript
         bool mUseTextTimer;
         uint32 mCurrentPriority;
         bool mEventSortingRequired;
+        uint32 mNestedEventsCounter;
+
+        // Max number of nested ProcessEventsFor() calls to avoid infinite loops
+        static constexpr uint32 MAX_NESTED_EVENTS = 10;
 
         ObjectVectorMap _storedTargets;