diff --git a/pkg/services/live/pipeline/pipeline.go b/pkg/services/live/pipeline/pipeline.go
index 5ff17d5b086..f6a23eb02f0 100644
--- a/pkg/services/live/pipeline/pipeline.go
+++ b/pkg/services/live/pipeline/pipeline.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package pipeline
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ func (p *Pipeline) ProcessInput(ctx context.Context, orgID int64, channelID stri
 	if !ok {
 		return false, nil
 	}
-	err = p.processChannelFrames(ctx, orgID, channelID, channelFrames)
+	err = p.processChannelFrames(ctx, orgID, channelID, channelFrames, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("error processing frame: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -170,35 +171,50 @@ func (p *Pipeline) dataToChannelFrames(ctx context.Context, rule LiveChannelRule
 	return frames, true, nil
 }
 
-func (p *Pipeline) processChannelFrames(ctx context.Context, orgID int64, channelID string, channelFrames []*ChannelFrame) error {
+var errChannelRecursion = errors.New("channel recursion")
+
+func (p *Pipeline) processChannelFrames(ctx context.Context, orgID int64, channelID string, channelFrames []*ChannelFrame, visitedChannels map[string]struct{}) error {
+	if visitedChannels == nil {
+		visitedChannels = map[string]struct{}{}
+	}
 	for _, channelFrame := range channelFrames {
 		var processorChannel = channelID
 		if channelFrame.Channel != "" {
 			processorChannel = channelFrame.Channel
 		}
-		err := p.processFrame(ctx, orgID, processorChannel, channelFrame.Frame)
+		if _, ok := visitedChannels[processorChannel]; ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", errChannelRecursion, processorChannel)
+		}
+		visitedChannels[processorChannel] = struct{}{}
+		frames, err := p.processFrame(ctx, orgID, processorChannel, channelFrame.Frame)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		if len(frames) > 0 {
+			err := p.processChannelFrames(ctx, orgID, processorChannel, frames, visitedChannels)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (p *Pipeline) processFrame(ctx context.Context, orgID int64, channelID string, frame *data.Frame) error {
+func (p *Pipeline) processFrame(ctx context.Context, orgID int64, channelID string, frame *data.Frame) ([]*ChannelFrame, error) {
 	rule, ruleOk, err := p.ruleGetter.Get(orgID, channelID)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error("Error getting rule", "error", err)
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	if !ruleOk {
 		logger.Debug("Rule not found", "channel", channelID)
-		return nil
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	ch, err := live.ParseChannel(channelID)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error("Error parsing channel", "error", err, "channel", channelID)
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	vars := ProcessorVars{
@@ -215,10 +231,10 @@ func (p *Pipeline) processFrame(ctx context.Context, orgID int64, channelID stri
 		frame, err = rule.Processor.Process(ctx, vars, frame)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Error("Error processing frame", "error", err)
-			return err
+			return nil, err
 		}
 		if frame == nil {
-			return nil
+			return nil, nil
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -230,15 +246,10 @@ func (p *Pipeline) processFrame(ctx context.Context, orgID int64, channelID stri
 		frames, err := rule.Outputter.Output(ctx, outputVars, frame)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Error("Error outputting frame", "error", err)
-			return err
-		}
-		if len(frames) > 0 {
-			err := p.processChannelFrames(ctx, vars.OrgID, vars.Channel, frames)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
+			return nil, err
 		}
+		return frames, nil
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return nil, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/live/pipeline/pipeline_test.go b/pkg/services/live/pipeline/pipeline_test.go
index 0313a10a430..cf1b0c2e4ed 100644
--- a/pkg/services/live/pipeline/pipeline_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/live/pipeline/pipeline_test.go
@@ -105,3 +105,25 @@ func TestPipeline_OutputError(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err = p.ProcessInput(context.Background(), 1, "stream/test/xxx", []byte(`{}`))
 	require.ErrorIs(t, err, boomErr)
 }
+
+func TestPipeline_Recursion(t *testing.T) {
+	p, err := New(&testRuleGetter{
+		rules: map[string]*LiveChannelRule{
+			"stream/test/xxx": {
+				Converter: &testConverter{"", data.NewFrame("test")},
+				Outputter: NewRedirectOutput(RedirectOutputConfig{
+					Channel: "stream/test/yyy",
+				}),
+			},
+			"stream/test/yyy": {
+				Converter: &testConverter{"", data.NewFrame("test")},
+				Outputter: NewRedirectOutput(RedirectOutputConfig{
+					Channel: "stream/test/xxx",
+				}),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = p.ProcessInput(context.Background(), 1, "stream/test/xxx", []byte(`{}`))
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, errChannelRecursion)
+}