diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 9bd0d6475fe..528ee97602b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -3866,6 +3866,18 @@ module ts {
         }
 
         function instantiateAnonymousType(type: ObjectType, mapper: TypeMapper): ObjectType {
+            // If this type has already been instantiated using this mapper, returned the cached result. This guards against
+            // infinite instantiations of cyclic types, e.g. "var x: { a: T, b: typeof x };"
+            if (mapper.mappings) {
+                let cached = <ObjectType>mapper.mappings[type.id];
+                if (cached) {
+                    return cached;
+                }
+            }
+            else {
+                mapper.mappings = {};
+            }
+            // Instantiate the given type using the given mapper and cache the result
             let result = <ResolvedType>createObjectType(TypeFlags.Anonymous, type.symbol);
             result.properties = instantiateList(getPropertiesOfObjectType(type), mapper, instantiateSymbol);
             result.members = createSymbolTable(result.properties);
@@ -3875,6 +3887,7 @@ module ts {
             let numberIndexType = getIndexTypeOfType(type, IndexKind.Number);
             if (stringIndexType) result.stringIndexType = instantiateType(stringIndexType, mapper);
             if (numberIndexType) result.numberIndexType = instantiateType(numberIndexType, mapper);
+            mapper.mappings[type.id] = result;
             return result;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/types.ts b/src/compiler/types.ts
index 86e680ca8b0..c8d22b26728 100644
--- a/src/compiler/types.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/types.ts
@@ -1589,6 +1589,7 @@ module ts {
     /* @internal */
     export interface TypeMapper {
         (t: TypeParameter): Type;
+        mappings?: Map<Type>;  // Type mapping cache
     }
 
     /* @internal */
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/cyclicTypeInstantiation.js b/tests/baselines/reference/cyclicTypeInstantiation.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..087eb002418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/cyclicTypeInstantiation.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+//// [cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts]
+function foo<T>() {
+    var x: {
+        a: T;
+        b: typeof x;
+    };
+    return x;
+}
+
+function bar<T>() {
+    var x: {
+        a: T;
+        b: typeof x;
+    };
+    return x;
+}
+
+var a = foo<string>();
+var b = bar<string>();
+// Relating types of a and b produces instantiations of the cyclic anonymous types in foo and bar
+a = b;
+
+
+//// [cyclicTypeInstantiation.js]
+function foo() {
+    var x;
+    return x;
+}
+function bar() {
+    var x;
+    return x;
+}
+var a = foo();
+var b = bar();
+// Relating types of a and b produces instantiations of the cyclic anonymous types in foo and bar
+a = b;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/cyclicTypeInstantiation.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/cyclicTypeInstantiation.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..74e59da188e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/cyclicTypeInstantiation.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts ===
+function foo<T>() {
+>foo : Symbol(foo, Decl(cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts, 0, 0))
+>T : Symbol(T, Decl(cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts, 0, 13))
+
+    var x: {
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts, 1, 7))
+
+        a: T;
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts, 1, 12))
+>T : Symbol(T, Decl(cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts, 0, 13))
+
+        b: typeof x;
+>b : Symbol(b, Decl(cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts, 2, 13))
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts, 1, 7))
+
+    };
+    return x;
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts, 1, 7))
+}
+
+function bar<T>() {
+>bar : Symbol(bar, Decl(cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts, 6, 1))
+>T : Symbol(T, Decl(cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts, 8, 13))
+
+    var x: {
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts, 9, 7))
+
+        a: T;
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts, 9, 12))
+>T : Symbol(T, Decl(cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts, 8, 13))
+
+        b: typeof x;
+>b : Symbol(b, Decl(cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts, 10, 13))
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts, 9, 7))
+
+    };
+    return x;
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts, 9, 7))
+}
+
+var a = foo<string>();
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts, 16, 3))
+>foo : Symbol(foo, Decl(cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts, 0, 0))
+
+var b = bar<string>();
+>b : Symbol(b, Decl(cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts, 17, 3))
+>bar : Symbol(bar, Decl(cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts, 6, 1))
+
+// Relating types of a and b produces instantiations of the cyclic anonymous types in foo and bar
+a = b;
+>a : Symbol(a, Decl(cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts, 16, 3))
+>b : Symbol(b, Decl(cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts, 17, 3))
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/cyclicTypeInstantiation.types b/tests/baselines/reference/cyclicTypeInstantiation.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c3a39fc90a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/cyclicTypeInstantiation.types
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts ===
+function foo<T>() {
+>foo : <T>() => { a: T; b: any; }
+>T : T
+
+    var x: {
+>x : { a: T; b: any; }
+
+        a: T;
+>a : T
+>T : T
+
+        b: typeof x;
+>b : { a: T; b: any; }
+>x : { a: T; b: any; }
+
+    };
+    return x;
+>x : { a: T; b: any; }
+}
+
+function bar<T>() {
+>bar : <T>() => { a: T; b: any; }
+>T : T
+
+    var x: {
+>x : { a: T; b: any; }
+
+        a: T;
+>a : T
+>T : T
+
+        b: typeof x;
+>b : { a: T; b: any; }
+>x : { a: T; b: any; }
+
+    };
+    return x;
+>x : { a: T; b: any; }
+}
+
+var a = foo<string>();
+>a : { a: string; b: any; }
+>foo<string>() : { a: string; b: any; }
+>foo : <T>() => { a: T; b: any; }
+
+var b = bar<string>();
+>b : { a: string; b: any; }
+>bar<string>() : { a: string; b: any; }
+>bar : <T>() => { a: T; b: any; }
+
+// Relating types of a and b produces instantiations of the cyclic anonymous types in foo and bar
+a = b;
+>a = b : { a: string; b: any; }
+>a : { a: string; b: any; }
+>b : { a: string; b: any; }
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..79a222df089
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/cyclicTypeInstantiation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+function foo<T>() {
+    var x: {
+        a: T;
+        b: typeof x;
+    };
+    return x;
+}
+
+function bar<T>() {
+    var x: {
+        a: T;
+        b: typeof x;
+    };
+    return x;
+}
+
+var a = foo<string>();
+var b = bar<string>();
+// Relating types of a and b produces instantiations of the cyclic anonymous types in foo and bar
+a = b;