diff --git a/seam/paginator.py b/seam/paginator.py
index 6f2ad9d..635155b 100644
--- a/seam/paginator.py
+++ b/seam/paginator.py
@@ -87,28 +87,32 @@ def next_page(
     def flatten_to_list(self) -> List[Any]:
         """Fetches all pages and returns all items as a single list."""
         all_items = []
-        current_items, pagination = self.first_page()
-
-        if current_items:
+        for current_items in self._walk():
             all_items.extend(current_items)
 
-        while pagination and pagination.has_next_page and pagination.next_page_cursor:
-            current_items, pagination = self.next_page(pagination.next_page_cursor)
-            if current_items:
-                all_items.extend(current_items)
-
         return all_items
 
     def flatten(self) -> Generator[Any, None, None]:
         """Fetches all pages and yields items one by one using a generator."""
-        current_items, pagination = self.first_page()
-        if current_items:
+        for current_items in self._walk():
             yield from current_items
 
+    def _walk(self) -> Generator[List[Any], None, None]:
+        """Yields each page once, stopping if the server repeats a cursor."""
+        current_items, pagination = self.first_page()
+        yield current_items or []
+
+        seen_cursors = set()
+
         while pagination and pagination.has_next_page and pagination.next_page_cursor:
-            current_items, pagination = self.next_page(pagination.next_page_cursor)
-            if current_items:
-                yield from current_items
+            cursor = pagination.next_page_cursor
+
+            if cursor in seen_cursors:
+                return
+            seen_cursors.add(cursor)
+
+            current_items, pagination = self.next_page(cursor)
+            yield current_items or []
 
 
 class AsyncSeamPaginator:
@@ -161,29 +165,30 @@ async def next_page(
     async def flatten_to_list(self) -> List[Any]:
         """Fetches all pages and returns all items as a single list."""
         all_items = []
-        current_items, pagination = await self.first_page()
-
-        if current_items:
+        async for current_items in self._walk():
             all_items.extend(current_items)
 
-        while pagination and pagination.has_next_page and pagination.next_page_cursor:
-            current_items, pagination = await self.next_page(
-                pagination.next_page_cursor
-            )
-            if current_items:
-                all_items.extend(current_items)
-
         return all_items
 
     async def flatten(self) -> AsyncGenerator[Any, None]:
         """Fetches all pages and yields items one by one using an async generator."""
+        async for current_items in self._walk():
+            for item in current_items:
+                yield item
+
+    async def _walk(self) -> AsyncGenerator[List[Any], None]:
+        """Yields each page once, stopping if the server repeats a cursor."""
         current_items, pagination = await self.first_page()
-        for item in current_items or []:
-            yield item
+        yield current_items or []
+
+        seen_cursors = set()
 
         while pagination and pagination.has_next_page and pagination.next_page_cursor:
-            current_items, pagination = await self.next_page(
-                pagination.next_page_cursor
-            )
-            for item in current_items or []:
-                yield item
+            cursor = pagination.next_page_cursor
+
+            if cursor in seen_cursors:
+                return
+            seen_cursors.add(cursor)
+
+            current_items, pagination = await self.next_page(cursor)
+            yield current_items or []
diff --git a/test/paginator_isolation_test.py b/test/paginator_isolation_test.py
index fa6d806..47922d2 100644
--- a/test/paginator_isolation_test.py
+++ b/test/paginator_isolation_test.py
@@ -92,3 +92,48 @@ async def test_a_missing_pagination_envelope_raises_async(recording_server):
                 "pagination object",
             ):
                 await paginator.first_page()
+
+
+PINNED_CURSOR_PAGE = {
+    "devices": [{"device_id": "33333333-3333-3333-3333-333333333333"}],
+    "pagination": {
+        "has_next_page": True,
+        "next_page_cursor": "pinned-cursor",
+        "next_page_url": "https://example.com/devices/list?page_cursor=pinned-cursor",
+    },
+}
+
+
+def test_paginator_stops_when_a_cursor_repeats(recording_server):
+    with recording_server([(200, PINNED_CURSOR_PAGE)]) as (endpoint, requests):
+        seam = Seam.from_api_key("seam_apikey_token", endpoint=endpoint)
+        paginator = seam.create_paginator(seam.devices.list)
+
+        devices = paginator.flatten_to_list()
+
+        # The server pins one cursor, so the paginator fetches the first
+        # page, follows the cursor once, sees it repeat, and stops.
+        assert len(requests) == 2
+        assert len(devices) == 2
+
+
+def test_paginator_flatten_stops_when_a_cursor_repeats(recording_server):
+    with recording_server([(200, PINNED_CURSOR_PAGE)]) as (endpoint, requests):
+        seam = Seam.from_api_key("seam_apikey_token", endpoint=endpoint)
+        paginator = seam.create_paginator(seam.devices.list)
+
+        devices = list(paginator.flatten())
+
+        assert len(requests) == 2
+        assert len(devices) == 2
+
+
+async def test_paginator_stops_when_a_cursor_repeats_async(recording_server):
+    with recording_server([(200, PINNED_CURSOR_PAGE)]) as (endpoint, requests):
+        async with AsyncSeam(api_key="seam_apikey_token", endpoint=endpoint) as seam:
+            paginator = seam.create_paginator(seam.devices.list)
+
+            devices = await paginator.flatten_to_list()
+
+            assert len(requests) == 2
+            assert len(devices) == 2