diff --git a/testing/example_scripts/collect/package_infinite_recursion/conftest.py b/testing/example_scripts/collect/package_infinite_recursion/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9629fa646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/example_scripts/collect/package_infinite_recursion/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+def pytest_ignore_collect(path):
+    return False
diff --git a/testing/example_scripts/collect/package_infinite_recursion/tests/__init__.py b/testing/example_scripts/collect/package_infinite_recursion/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/testing/example_scripts/collect/package_infinite_recursion/tests/test_basic.py b/testing/example_scripts/collect/package_infinite_recursion/tests/test_basic.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f17482385
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/example_scripts/collect/package_infinite_recursion/tests/test_basic.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+def test():
+    pass
diff --git a/testing/python/collect.py b/testing/python/collect.py
index a76cecada..907b368eb 100644
--- a/testing/python/collect.py
+++ b/testing/python/collect.py
@@ -1577,3 +1577,9 @@ def test_keep_duplicates(testdir):
     )
     result = testdir.runpytest("--keep-duplicates", a.strpath, a.strpath)
     result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*collected 2 item*"])
+
+
+def test_package_collection_infinite_recursion(testdir):
+    testdir.copy_example("collect/package_infinite_recursion")
+    result = testdir.runpytest()
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines("*1 passed*")