diff --git a/Lib/test/test_typing.py b/Lib/test/test_typing.py
index ba0800fae90e301..d8a909d3502f9c7 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_typing.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_typing.py
@@ -2364,6 +2364,38 @@ def foo(a: Union['T']):
         self.assertEqual(get_type_hints(foo, globals(), locals()),
                          {'a': Union[T]})
 
+    def test_union_forward_recursion(self):
+        ValueList = List['Value']
+        Value = Union[str, ValueList]
+
+        class C:
+            foo: List[Value]
+        class D:
+            foo: Union[Value, ValueList]
+        class E:
+            foo: Union[List[Value], ValueList]
+        class F:
+            foo: Union[Value, List[Value], ValueList]
+
+        self.assertEqual(get_type_hints(C, globals(), locals()), get_type_hints(C, globals(), locals()))
+        self.assertEqual(get_type_hints(C, globals(), locals()),
+                         {'foo': List[Union[str, List[Union[str, List['Value']]]]]})
+        self.assertEqual(get_type_hints(D, globals(), locals()),
+                         {'foo': Union[str, List[Union[str, List['Value']]]]})
+        self.assertEqual(get_type_hints(E, globals(), locals()),
+                         {'foo': Union[
+                             List[Union[str, List[Union[str, List['Value']]]]],
+                             List[Union[str, List['Value']]]
+                           ]
+                         })
+        self.assertEqual(get_type_hints(F, globals(), locals()),
+                         {'foo': Union[
+                             str,
+                             List[Union[str, List['Value']]],
+                             List[Union[str, List[Union[str, List['Value']]]]]
+                           ]
+                         })
+
     def test_tuple_forward(self):
 
         def foo(a: Tuple['T']):
diff --git a/Lib/typing.py b/Lib/typing.py
index 5f1a0ad3d637430..f24bae7fdf00ca8 100644
--- a/Lib/typing.py
+++ b/Lib/typing.py
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ class ForwardRef(_Final, _root=True):
 
     __slots__ = ('__forward_arg__', '__forward_code__',
                  '__forward_evaluated__', '__forward_value__',
-                 '__forward_is_argument__')
+                 '__forward_is_argument__', '__filter_recursion_value__')
 
     def __init__(self, arg, is_argument=True):
         if not isinstance(arg, str):
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@ def __init__(self, arg, is_argument=True):
         self.__forward_evaluated__ = False
         self.__forward_value__ = None
         self.__forward_is_argument__ = is_argument
+        self.__filter_recursion_value__ = None
 
     def _evaluate(self, globalns, localns):
         if not self.__forward_evaluated__ or localns is not globalns:
@@ -521,6 +522,16 @@ def _evaluate(self, globalns, localns):
             self.__forward_evaluated__ = True
         return self.__forward_value__
 
+    def _check_recursion(self, value, forward_args):
+        for val in value.__args__:
+            if isinstance(val, _GenericAlias):
+                self._check_recursion(val, forward_args)
+            elif self is val:
+                forward_args.append(...)
+            else:
+                forward_args.append(val)
+        return tuple(forward_args)
+
     def __eq__(self, other):
         if not isinstance(other, ForwardRef):
             return NotImplemented
@@ -528,7 +539,11 @@ def __eq__(self, other):
                 self.__forward_value__ == other.__forward_value__)
 
     def __hash__(self):
-        return hash((self.__forward_arg__, self.__forward_value__))
+        forward_value = self.__forward_value__
+        if self.__forward_evaluated__ and not self.__filter_recursion_value__ \
+                and isinstance(forward_value, _GenericAlias):
+            self.__filter_recursion_value__ = forward_value.copy_with(self._check_recursion(forward_value, []))
+        return hash((self.__forward_arg__, self.__filter_recursion_value__ or forward_value))
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return f'ForwardRef({self.__forward_arg__!r})'
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-08-28-19-00-50.bpo-37806.HdrlIB.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-08-28-19-00-50.bpo-37806.HdrlIB.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..50853efd7ace405
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-08-28-19-00-50.bpo-37806.HdrlIB.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix infinite recursion from :func:`typing.get_type_hints`. Patch by hongweipeng.