diff --git a/lib/checkclass.cpp b/lib/checkclass.cpp
index 915d0c063..616a4207e 100644
--- a/lib/checkclass.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkclass.cpp
@@ -2548,6 +2548,9 @@ void CheckClass::checkDuplInheritedMembersRecursive(const Type* typeCurrent, con
         // Check if there is info about the 'Base' class
         if (!parentClassIt.type || !parentClassIt.type->classScope)
             continue;
+        // Don't crash on recursive templates
+        if (parentClassIt.type == typeBase)
+            continue;
         // Check if they have a member variable in common
         for (const Variable &classVarIt : typeCurrent->classScope->varlist) {
             for (const Variable &parentClassVarIt : parentClassIt.type->classScope->varlist) {
diff --git a/test/testclass.cpp b/test/testclass.cpp
index e28d3a5ce..75d1d8207 100644
--- a/test/testclass.cpp
+++ b/test/testclass.cpp
@@ -575,6 +575,21 @@ private:
         checkDuplInheritedMembers("template<size_t N>\n"
                                   "struct BitInt : public BitInt<N+1> { };");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        // don't crash on recursive template
+        checkDuplInheritedMembers("namespace _impl {\n"
+                                  "    template <typename AlwaysVoid, typename>\n"
+                                  "    struct fn_traits;\n"
+                                  "}\n"
+                                  "template <typename T>\n"
+                                  "struct function_traits\n"
+                                  "    : public _impl::fn_traits<void, std::remove_reference_t<T>> {};\n"
+                                  "namespace _impl {\n"
+                                  "    template <typename T>\n"
+                                  "    struct fn_traits<decltype(void(&T::operator())), T>\n"
+                                  "        : public fn_traits<void, decltype(&T::operator())> {};\n"
+                                  "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
     void checkCopyConstructor(const char code[]) {