diff --git a/ingress/ingress.go b/ingress/ingress.go
index 05a90a8b..cc0fca55 100644
--- a/ingress/ingress.go
+++ b/ingress/ingress.go
@@ -232,6 +232,10 @@ func validateIngress(ingress []config.UnvalidatedIngressRule, defaults OriginReq
 			} else {
 				service = newTCPOverWSService(u)
 			}
+
+			if u.Hostname() == r.Hostname {
+				return Ingress{}, fmt.Errorf("Cyclic Ingress configuration: Hostname:%s points to service:%s.", r.Hostname, r.Service)
+			}
 		}
 
 		if err := validateHostname(r, i, len(ingress)); err != nil {
diff --git a/ingress/ingress_test.go b/ingress/ingress_test.go
index 1ff5e11c..5bf3f912 100644
--- a/ingress/ingress_test.go
+++ b/ingress/ingress_test.go
@@ -404,6 +404,16 @@ ingress:
    service: https://localhost:8000
  - hostname: "*"
    service: https://localhost:8001
+`},
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Cyclic hostname definition",
+			args: args{rawYAML: `
+ingress:
+ - hostname: "test.example.com"
+   service: https://test.example.com
+ - service: http_status_404
 `},
 			wantErr: true,
 		},