diff --git a/callbacks/associations.go b/callbacks/associations.go
index d6fd21de..270a7d75 100644
--- a/callbacks/associations.go
+++ b/callbacks/associations.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package callbacks
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -348,6 +349,13 @@ func saveAssociations(db *gorm.DB, rel *schema.Relationship, values interface{},
 		refName        = rel.Name + "."
 	)
 
+	// stop save association loop
+	savedRelKey := fmt.Sprintf("gorm:saved_relation_%s", rel.Name)
+	if _, ok := db.Get(savedRelKey); ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+	db.Set(savedRelKey, true)
+
 	for name, ok := range selectColumns {
 		columnName := ""
 		if strings.HasPrefix(name, refName) {
diff --git a/tests/associations_test.go b/tests/associations_test.go
index 5ce98c7d..696c84bb 100644
--- a/tests/associations_test.go
+++ b/tests/associations_test.go
@@ -220,3 +220,43 @@ func TestFullSaveAssociations(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to preload AppliesToProduct")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSaveBelongsCircularReference(t *testing.T) {
+	parent := Parent{}
+	DB.Create(&parent)
+
+	child := Child{ParentID: &parent.ID, Parent: &parent}
+	DB.Create(&child)
+
+	parent.FavChildID = child.ID
+	parent.FavChild = &child
+	DB.Save(&parent)
+
+	var parent1 Parent
+	DB.First(&parent1, parent.ID)
+	AssertObjEqual(t, parent, parent1, "ID", "FavChildID")
+
+	DB.Updates(&parent)
+	DB.First(&parent1, parent.ID)
+	AssertObjEqual(t, parent, parent1, "ID", "FavChildID")
+}
+
+func TestSaveHasManyCircularReference(t *testing.T) {
+	parent := Parent{}
+	DB.Create(&parent)
+
+	child := Child{ParentID: &parent.ID, Parent: &parent, Name: "HasManyCircularReference"}
+	child1 := Child{ParentID: &parent.ID, Parent: &parent, Name: "HasManyCircularReference1"}
+
+	parent.Children = []*Child{&child, &child1}
+	DB.Save(&parent)
+
+	var children []*Child
+	DB.Where("parent_id = ?", parent.ID).Find(&children)
+	if len(children) != len(parent.Children) ||
+		children[0].ID != parent.Children[0].ID ||
+		children[1].ID != parent.Children[1].ID {
+		t.Errorf("circular reference children save not equal children:%v parent.Children:%v",
+			children, parent.Children)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/tests_test.go b/tests/tests_test.go
index 11b6f067..08f4f193 100644
--- a/tests/tests_test.go
+++ b/tests/tests_test.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func OpenTestConnection() (db *gorm.DB, err error) {
 
 func RunMigrations() {
 	var err error
-	allModels := []interface{}{&User{}, &Account{}, &Pet{}, &Company{}, &Toy{}, &Language{}, &Coupon{}, &CouponProduct{}, &Order{}}
+	allModels := []interface{}{&User{}, &Account{}, &Pet{}, &Company{}, &Toy{}, &Language{}, &Coupon{}, &CouponProduct{}, &Order{}, &Parent{}, &Child{}}
 	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
 	rand.Shuffle(len(allModels), func(i, j int) { allModels[i], allModels[j] = allModels[j], allModels[i] })
 
diff --git a/utils/tests/models.go b/utils/tests/models.go
index c84f9cae..d4fe754b 100644
--- a/utils/tests/models.go
+++ b/utils/tests/models.go
@@ -80,3 +80,16 @@ type Order struct {
 	Coupon   *Coupon
 	CouponID string
 }
+
+type Parent struct {
+	gorm.Model
+	FavChildID uint
+	FavChild   *Child
+	Children   []*Child
+}
+type Child struct {
+	gorm.Model
+	Name     string
+	ParentID *uint
+	Parent   *Parent
+}