diff --git a/estraverse.js b/estraverse.js
index 6e28ca0..b7db020 100644
--- a/estraverse.js
+++ b/estraverse.js
@@ -388,6 +388,15 @@
     function isProperty(nodeType, key) {
         return (nodeType === Syntax.ObjectExpression || nodeType === Syntax.ObjectPattern) && 'properties' === key;
     }
+  
+    function candidateExistsInLeaveList(leavelist, candidate) {
+        for (var i = leavelist.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
+            if (leavelist[i].node === candidate) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
 
     Controller.prototype.traverse = function traverse(root, visitor) {
         var worklist,
@@ -469,6 +478,11 @@
                             if (!candidate[current2]) {
                                 continue;
                             }
+
+                            if (candidateExistsInLeaveList(leavelist, candidate[current2])) {
+                              continue;
+                            }
+
                             if (isProperty(nodeType, candidates[current])) {
                                 element = new Element(candidate[current2], [key, current2], 'Property', null);
                             } else if (isNode(candidate[current2])) {
@@ -479,6 +493,10 @@
                             worklist.push(element);
                         }
                     } else if (isNode(candidate)) {
+                        if (candidateExistsInLeaveList(leavelist, candidate)) {
+                          continue;
+                        }
+
                         worklist.push(new Element(candidate, key, null, null));
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/test/traverse.js b/test/traverse.js
index 4782220..2aed36f 100644
--- a/test/traverse.js
+++ b/test/traverse.js
@@ -559,4 +559,28 @@ describe('no listed keys fallback', function() {
           () => traverse(tree, { enter(node) {} })
         ).to.throw('Unknown node type XXXExpression.');
     });
+
+    it('break loop', function () {
+        const children = {
+          type: 'Children',
+          name: 'div'
+        };
+
+        const parent = {
+          type: 'Parent',
+          name: children,
+          parent: null,
+        };
+
+        children.parent = parent;
+
+        const tree = parent;
+
+        checkDump(Dumper.dump(tree, null, 'iteration'), `
+              enter - Parent
+              enter - Children
+              leave - Children
+              leave - Parent
+          `);
+    })
 });