diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index b8b42e51c..6b43b435f 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ Bugs fixed
 * #6925: html: Remove redundant type="text/javascript" from <script> elements
 * #6906, #6907: autodoc: failed to read the source codes encoeded in cp1251
 * #6961: latex: warning for babel shown twice
+* #7059: latex: LaTeX compilation falls into infinite loop (wrapfig issue)
 * #6559: Wrong node-ids are generated in glossary directive
 * #6986: apidoc: misdetects module name for .so file inside module
 * #6899: apidoc: private members are not shown even if ``--private`` given
diff --git a/sphinx/writers/latex.py b/sphinx/writers/latex.py
index 780553f56..85579a65a 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/latex.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/latex.py
@@ -1363,6 +1363,8 @@ class LaTeXTranslator(SphinxTranslator):
                 length = self.latex_image_length(node['width'])
             elif isinstance(node[0], nodes.image) and 'width' in node[0]:
                 length = self.latex_image_length(node[0]['width'])
+            self.body.append('\n\n')    # Insert a blank line to prevent infinite loop
+                                        # https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/issues/7059
             self.body.append('\\begin{wrapfigure}{%s}{%s}\n\\centering' %
                              ('r' if node['align'] == 'right' else 'l', length or '0pt'))
             self.context.append('\\end{wrapfigure}\n')