diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscheck.cpp b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscheck.cpp
index 65069cff59e..b90236e026b 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscheck.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscheck.cpp
@@ -942,6 +942,9 @@ void Check::visitQmlObject(Node *ast, UiQualifiedId *typeId,
     if (checkTypeForDesignerSupport(typeId))
         addMessage(WarnUnsupportedTypeInVisualDesigner, typeErrorLocation, typeName);
 
+    if (QFileInfo(_doc->fileName()).baseName() == getRightMostIdentifier(typeId)->name.toString())
+        addMessage(ErrTypeIsInstantiatedRecursively, typeErrorLocation, typeName);
+
     if (checkTypeForQmlUiSupport(typeId))
         addMessage(ErrUnsupportedTypeInQmlUi, typeErrorLocation, typeName);
 
diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsstaticanalysismessage.cpp b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsstaticanalysismessage.cpp
index 4bbd00bbf5d..10f918abe47 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsstaticanalysismessage.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsstaticanalysismessage.cpp
@@ -245,6 +245,8 @@ StaticAnalysisMessages::StaticAnalysisMessages()
            tr("Duplicate import (%1)."), 1);
     newMsg(ErrHitMaximumRecursion, Error,
            tr("Hit maximum recursion limit when visiting AST."));
+    newMsg(ErrTypeIsInstantiatedRecursively, Error,
+            tr("Type cannot be instantiated  recursively (%1)."), 1);
 }
 
 } // anonymous namespace
diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsstaticanalysismessage.h b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsstaticanalysismessage.h
index 50a70ab2096..64a8baa4e00 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsstaticanalysismessage.h
+++ b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsstaticanalysismessage.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ enum Type
     MaybeWarnEqualityTypeCoercion = 126,
     WarnConfusingExpressionStatement = 127,
     StateCannotHaveChildItem = 128,
+    ErrTypeIsInstantiatedRecursively = 129,
     HintDeclarationsShouldBeAtStartOfFunction = 201,
     HintOneStatementPerLine = 202,
     WarnImperativeCodeNotEditableInVisualDesigner = 203,