diff --git a/__tests__/symbol-circular.js b/__tests__/symbol-circular.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..383ed368
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/symbol-circular.js
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+"use strict"
+import {
+	produce,
+	current,
+	isDraft,
+	setUseStrictIteration,
+	setUseStrictShallowCopy
+} from "../src/immer"
+
+const PARENT = Symbol("parent")
+
+function makeFamily() {
+	const parent = {name: "parent", children: []}
+	const child = {name: "child"}
+	child[PARENT] = parent
+	parent.children.push(child)
+	return {parent, child}
+}
+
+describe("#1106 pre-existing symbol circular references", () => {
+	afterEach(() => {
+		setUseStrictIteration(false)
+		setUseStrictShallowCopy(false)
+	})
+
+	it("produce can update a parent without overflowing", () => {
+		const {parent} = makeFamily()
+		const next = produce(parent, draft => {
+			draft.name = "updated"
+		})
+		expect(next.name).toBe("updated")
+		expect(next).not.toBe(parent)
+		expect(isDraft(next)).toBe(false)
+		expect(isDraft(next.children[0])).toBe(false)
+	})
+
+	it("produce can update a nested child without overflowing", () => {
+		const {parent} = makeFamily()
+		const next = produce(parent, draft => {
+			draft.children[0].name = "updated"
+		})
+		expect(next.children[0].name).toBe("updated")
+		expect(next.children[0]).not.toBe(parent.children[0])
+		expect(isDraft(next)).toBe(false)
+		expect(isDraft(next.children[0])).toBe(false)
+	})
+
+	it("produce can use the child as the root without overflowing", () => {
+		const {child, parent} = makeFamily()
+		const next = produce(child, draft => {
+			draft.name = "updated"
+		})
+		expect(next.name).toBe("updated")
+		expect(next).not.toBe(child)
+		expect(isDraft(next)).toBe(false)
+		expect(next[PARENT]).toBe(parent)
+	})
+
+	it("produce does not leak drafts when a pre-existing symbol is read", () => {
+		const {parent} = makeFamily()
+		const next = produce(parent, draft => {
+			const child = draft.children[0]
+			void child[PARENT]
+			child.name = "updated"
+		})
+		expect(next.children[0].name).toBe("updated")
+		expect(isDraft(next)).toBe(false)
+		expect(isDraft(next.children[0])).toBe(false)
+		if (next.children[0][PARENT]) {
+			expect(isDraft(next.children[0][PARENT])).toBe(false)
+		}
+	})
+
+	it("current() after updating the parent does not overflow", () => {
+		const {parent} = makeFamily()
+		const next = produce(parent, draft => {
+			draft.name = "updated"
+			const snap = current(draft)
+			expect(isDraft(snap)).toBe(false)
+			expect(snap.name).toBe("updated")
+			expect(snap.children[0].name).toBe("child")
+		})
+		expect(next.name).toBe("updated")
+	})
+
+	it("current() after updating a nested child does not overflow", () => {
+		const {parent} = makeFamily()
+		produce(parent, draft => {
+			draft.children[0].name = "updated"
+			const snap = current(draft)
+			expect(isDraft(snap)).toBe(false)
+			expect(isDraft(snap.children[0])).toBe(false)
+			expect(snap.children[0].name).toBe("updated")
+		})
+	})
+
+	it("current() of just the child draft does not overflow", () => {
+		const {parent} = makeFamily()
+		produce(parent, draft => {
+			draft.children[0].name = "updated"
+			const snap = current(draft.children[0])
+			expect(isDraft(snap)).toBe(false)
+			expect(snap.name).toBe("updated")
+		})
+	})
+
+	it("self-referential symbol properties do not overflow", () => {
+		const obj = {n: 1}
+		obj[PARENT] = obj
+		const next = produce(obj, draft => {
+			draft.n = 2
+			const snap = current(draft)
+			expect(snap.n).toBe(2)
+			expect(isDraft(snap)).toBe(false)
+		})
+		expect(next.n).toBe(2)
+	})
+
+	it("still works when strict iteration walks symbol keys", () => {
+		setUseStrictIteration(true)
+		const {parent} = makeFamily()
+		const next = produce(parent, draft => {
+			draft.children[0].name = "updated"
+			const snap = current(draft)
+			expect(isDraft(snap)).toBe(false)
+			expect(snap.children[0].name).toBe("updated")
+		})
+		expect(next.children[0].name).toBe("updated")
+		expect(isDraft(next)).toBe(false)
+	})
+
+	it("still works with strict shallow copy and strict iteration", () => {
+		setUseStrictShallowCopy(true)
+		setUseStrictIteration(true)
+		const {parent} = makeFamily()
+		const next = produce(parent, draft => {
+			draft.name = "updated"
+			const snap = current(draft)
+			expect(isDraft(snap)).toBe(false)
+			expect(snap.name).toBe("updated")
+		})
+		expect(next.name).toBe("updated")
+		expect(isDraft(next)).toBe(false)
+	})
+
+	it("symbols assigned inside a recipe still do not leak drafts", () => {
+		const LINK = Symbol("link")
+		const next = produce({a: {x: 1}}, draft => {
+			draft.a[LINK] = draft
+			draft.a.x = 2
+		})
+		expect(next.a.x).toBe(2)
+		expect(isDraft(next)).toBe(false)
+		expect(isDraft(next.a)).toBe(false)
+		if (next.a[LINK]) {
+			expect(isDraft(next.a[LINK])).toBe(false)
+		}
+	})
+})
diff --git a/src/core/current.ts b/src/core/current.ts
index 81c431ae..edd984b8 100644
--- a/src/core/current.ts
+++ b/src/core/current.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,20 @@ export function current(value: Draft<any>): any {
 	return currentImpl(value)
 }
 
-function currentImpl(value: any): any {
+function currentImpl(
+	value: any,
+	strict: boolean = true,
+	copies?: WeakMap<object, any>
+): any {
 	if (!isDraftable(value) || isFrozen(value)) return value
 	const state: ImmerState | undefined = value[DRAFT_STATE]
+	// Don't walk the same object twice. Pre-existing circular references
+	// (including those stored on symbol keys) overflowed here (#1106).
+	if (copies) {
+		if (copies.has(value)) return copies.get(value)
+		if (state && copies.has(state.base_)) return copies.get(state.base_)
+	}
 	let copy: any
-	let strict = true // Default to strict for compatibility
 	if (state) {
 		if (!state.modified_) return state.base_
 		// Optimization: avoid generating new drafts during copying
@@ -32,11 +41,14 @@ function currentImpl(value: any): any {
 	} else {
 		copy = shallowCopy(value, true)
 	}
-	// recurse
+	if (!copies) copies = new WeakMap()
+	copies.set(value, copy)
+	if (state) copies.set(state.base_, copy)
+	// recurse — keep the same iteration mode for nested non-drafts
 	each(
 		copy,
 		(key, childValue) => {
-			set(copy, key, currentImpl(childValue))
+			set(copy, key, currentImpl(childValue, strict, copies))
 		},
 		strict
 	)