diff --git a/src/pocketmine/plugin/PluginManager.php b/src/pocketmine/plugin/PluginManager.php
index 7e1a8ad3d..56c2ad1fd 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/plugin/PluginManager.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/plugin/PluginManager.php
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ use pocketmine\timings\TimingsHandler;
  * Manages all the plugins, Permissions and Permissibles
  */
 class PluginManager{
+	private const MAX_EVENT_CALL_DEPTH = 50;
 
 	/** @var Server */
 	private $server;
@@ -87,6 +88,9 @@ class PluginManager{
 	 */
 	protected $fileAssociations = [];
 
+	/** @var int */
+	private $eventCallDepth = 0;
+
 	/** @var TimingsHandler */
 	public static $pluginParentTimer;
 
@@ -671,9 +675,15 @@ class PluginManager{
 	 * @param Event $event
 	 */
 	public function callEvent(Event $event){
+		if($this->eventCallDepth >= self::MAX_EVENT_CALL_DEPTH){
+			//this exception will be caught by the parent event call if all else fails
+			throw new \RuntimeException("Recursive event call detected (reached max depth of " . self::MAX_EVENT_CALL_DEPTH . " calls)");
+		}
+
 		$handlerList = HandlerList::getHandlerListFor(get_class($event));
 		assert($handlerList !== null, "Called event should have a valid HandlerList");
 
+		++$this->eventCallDepth;
 		foreach(EventPriority::ALL as $priority){
 			$currentList = $handlerList;
 			while($currentList !== null){
@@ -699,6 +709,7 @@ class PluginManager{
 				$currentList = $currentList->getParent();
 			}
 		}
+		--$this->eventCallDepth;
 	}
 
 	/**