diff --git a/src/V3Width.cpp b/src/V3Width.cpp
index b5c35e89b..506769313 100644
--- a/src/V3Width.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Width.cpp
@@ -3106,7 +3106,14 @@ class WidthVisitor final : public VNVisitor {
         UINFO(4, "dtWidthed " << nodep);
     }
     void visit(AstNodeUOrStructDType* nodep) override {
+        if (nodep->doingWidth()) {  // Early exit if have circular parameter definition
+            nodep->v3error("Struct's type is circular: " << nodep->prettyName());
+            nodep->dtypeSetBit();
+            nodep->doingWidth(false);
+            return;
+        }
         if (nodep->didWidthAndSet()) return;  // This node is a dtype & not both PRELIMed+FINALed
+        nodep->doingWidth(true);
         UINFO(5, "   NODEUORS " << nodep);
         // UINFOTREE(9, nodep, "", "class-in");
         if (!nodep->packed() && v3Global.opt.structsPacked()) nodep->packed(true);
@@ -3167,6 +3174,7 @@ class WidthVisitor final : public VNVisitor {
         } else {
             nodep->widthForce(1, 1);
         }
+        nodep->doingWidth(false);
         // UINFOTREE(9, nodep, "", "class-out");
     }
     void visit(AstClass* nodep) override {
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_struct_circ_bad.out b/test_regress/t/t_struct_circ_bad.out
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef901455e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_struct_circ_bad.out
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+%Error: t/t_struct_circ_bad.v:11:11: Struct's type is circular: t.t2_t
+                                   : ... note: In instance 't'
+   11 |   typedef struct packed {
+      |           ^~~~~~
+        ... See the manual at https://verilator.org/verilator_doc.html?v=latest for more assistance.
+%Error: Exiting due to
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_struct_circ_bad.py b/test_regress/t/t_struct_circ_bad.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..55203b6c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_struct_circ_bad.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test driver/expect definition
+#
+# Copyright 2025 by Wilson Snyder. This program is free software; you
+# can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License Version 3 or the Perl Artistic License
+# Version 2.0.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only OR Artistic-2.0
+
+import vltest_bootstrap
+
+test.scenarios('linter')
+
+test.lint(fails=True, expect_filename=test.golden_filename)
+
+test.passes()
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_struct_circ_bad.v b/test_regress/t/t_struct_circ_bad.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..389374277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_struct_circ_bad.v
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test module
+//
+// This file ONLY is placed under the Creative Commons Public Domain, for
+// any use, without warranty, 2025 by Wilson Snyder.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+
+module t;
+
+  typedef t1_t;
+
+  typedef struct packed {
+    t1_t x;  // <--- Bad: Circular
+  } t2_t;
+
+  typedef t2_t [1:0] t3_t;
+
+  typedef t3_t t1_t;  // <--- Bad: Circular (or above)
+
+  t1_t x;
+
+endmodule