diff --git a/querydsl-tooling/querydsl-apt/src/main/java/com/querydsl/apt/AbstractQuerydslProcessor.java b/querydsl-tooling/querydsl-apt/src/main/java/com/querydsl/apt/AbstractQuerydslProcessor.java
index 2784068232..4d19718821 100644
--- a/querydsl-tooling/querydsl-apt/src/main/java/com/querydsl/apt/AbstractQuerydslProcessor.java
+++ b/querydsl-tooling/querydsl-apt/src/main/java/com/querydsl/apt/AbstractQuerydslProcessor.java
@@ -212,6 +212,14 @@ protected void processAnnotations() {
     // extend entity types
     typeFactory.extendTypes();
 
+    if (!context.entityTypes.isEmpty()) {
+      var serializerConfig =
+          conf.getSerializerConfig(context.entityTypes.values().iterator().next());
+      if (serializerConfig.createDefaultVariable()) {
+        detectCircularQClassReferences();
+      }
+    }
+
     context.clean();
   }
 
@@ -682,6 +690,71 @@ private void serialize(Serializer serializer, Collection<EntityType> models) {
     }
   }
 
+  private void detectCircularQClassReferences() {
+    Map<String, EntityType> typeMap = context.entityTypes;
+
+    List<String> detectedCycles = new ArrayList<>();
+    Set<String> globalVisited = new HashSet<>();
+
+    for (EntityType start : typeMap.values()) {
+      if (globalVisited.contains(start.getFullName())) continue;
+
+      Deque<String> path = new ArrayDeque<>();
+      Set<String> inStack = new HashSet<>();
+      dfs(start, typeMap, path, inStack, globalVisited, detectedCycles);
+    }
+
+    if (!detectedCycles.isEmpty()) {
+      var message = new StringBuilder();
+      message.append("[QueryDSL] Circular Q-class references detected.\n");
+      message.append(
+          "This may cause class initialization deadlock in multi-threaded environments.\n\n");
+      message.append("Detected cycles:\n");
+      for (int i = 0; i < detectedCycles.size(); i++) {
+        message.append("  (").append(i + 1).append(") ").append(detectedCycles.get(i)).append("\n");
+      }
+      message.append("\nTo avoid deadlock, consider:\n");
+      message.append("  (1) Removing the bidirectional association on one side.\n");
+      message.append(
+          "  (2) Pre-initializing Q-classes in a single thread before handling requests (e.g. via @PostConstruct).\n");
+      message.append(
+          "  (3) Using 'new QClass(\"alias\")' instead of static field access in your repositories.");
+
+      processingEnv.getMessager().printMessage(Kind.WARNING, message.toString());
+    }
+  }
+
+  private void dfs(
+      EntityType current,
+      Map<String, EntityType> typeMap,
+      Deque<String> path,
+      Set<String> inStack,
+      Set<String> globalVisited,
+      List<String> detectedCycles) {
+
+    String currentName = current.getFullName();
+    globalVisited.add(currentName);
+    inStack.add(currentName);
+    path.addLast(current.getSimpleName());
+
+    for (Property property : current.getProperties()) {
+      String neighborName = property.getType().getFullName();
+      EntityType neighbor = typeMap.get(neighborName);
+      if (neighbor == null) continue;
+
+      if (inStack.contains(neighborName)) {
+        List<String> cycle = new ArrayList<>(path);
+        cycle.add(neighbor.getSimpleName());
+        detectedCycles.add(String.join(" → ", cycle));
+      } else if (!globalVisited.contains(neighborName)) {
+        dfs(neighbor, typeMap, path, inStack, globalVisited, detectedCycles);
+      }
+    }
+
+    path.removeLast();
+    inStack.remove(currentName);
+  }
+
   protected String getClassName(EntityType model) {
     var type = conf.getTypeMappings().getPathType(model, model, true);
     var packageName = type.getPackageName();
diff --git a/querydsl-tooling/querydsl-apt/src/test/java/com/querydsl/apt/QuerydslAnnotationProcessorCompileTest.java b/querydsl-tooling/querydsl-apt/src/test/java/com/querydsl/apt/QuerydslAnnotationProcessorCompileTest.java
index 7d63a84645..846bedf562 100644
--- a/querydsl-tooling/querydsl-apt/src/test/java/com/querydsl/apt/QuerydslAnnotationProcessorCompileTest.java
+++ b/querydsl-tooling/querydsl-apt/src/test/java/com/querydsl/apt/QuerydslAnnotationProcessorCompileTest.java
@@ -129,6 +129,179 @@ public class PlainClass {
     assertThat(compilation.generatedSourceFile("test.QPlainClass")).isEmpty();
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void circularQClassReference_producesWarning() {
+    JavaFileObject orderSource =
+        JavaFileObjects.forSourceString(
+            "test.Order",
+            """
+            package test;
+
+            import com.querydsl.core.annotations.QueryEntity;
+
+            @QueryEntity
+            public class Order {
+              public Customer customer;
+            }
+            """);
+
+    JavaFileObject customerSource =
+        JavaFileObjects.forSourceString(
+            "test.Customer",
+            """
+            package test;
+
+            import com.querydsl.core.annotations.QueryEntity;
+
+            @QueryEntity
+            public class Customer {
+              public Order lastOrder;
+            }
+            """);
+
+    Compilation compilation =
+        javac()
+            .withProcessors(new QuerydslAnnotationProcessor())
+            .compile(orderSource, customerSource);
+
+    CompilationSubject.assertThat(compilation).succeeded();
+    CompilationSubject.assertThat(compilation)
+        .hadWarningContaining("Circular Q-class references detected");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void unidirectionalReference_noWarning() {
+    JavaFileObject orderSource =
+        JavaFileObjects.forSourceString(
+            "test.Order",
+            """
+            package test;
+
+            import com.querydsl.core.annotations.QueryEntity;
+
+            @QueryEntity
+            public class Order {
+              public Customer customer;
+            }
+            """);
+
+    JavaFileObject customerSource =
+        JavaFileObjects.forSourceString(
+            "test.Customer",
+            """
+            package test;
+
+            import com.querydsl.core.annotations.QueryEntity;
+
+            @QueryEntity
+            public class Customer {
+              public String name;
+            }
+            """);
+
+    Compilation compilation =
+        javac()
+            .withProcessors(new QuerydslAnnotationProcessor())
+            .compile(orderSource, customerSource);
+
+    CompilationSubject.assertThat(compilation).succeeded();
+    CompilationSubject.assertThat(compilation).hadWarningCount(0);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void collectionReference_noWarning() {
+    JavaFileObject orderSource =
+        JavaFileObjects.forSourceString(
+            "test.Order",
+            """
+            package test;
+
+            import com.querydsl.core.annotations.QueryEntity;
+            import java.util.List;
+
+            @QueryEntity
+            public class Order {
+              public List<OrderItem> items;
+            }
+            """);
+
+    JavaFileObject orderItemSource =
+        JavaFileObjects.forSourceString(
+            "test.OrderItem",
+            """
+            package test;
+
+            import com.querydsl.core.annotations.QueryEntity;
+
+            @QueryEntity
+            public class OrderItem {
+              public Order order;
+            }
+            """);
+
+    Compilation compilation =
+        javac()
+            .withProcessors(new QuerydslAnnotationProcessor())
+            .compile(orderSource, orderItemSource);
+
+    CompilationSubject.assertThat(compilation).succeeded();
+    CompilationSubject.assertThat(compilation).hadWarningCount(0);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void indirectCircularReference_producesWarning() {
+    JavaFileObject aSource =
+        JavaFileObjects.forSourceString(
+            "test.EntityA",
+            """
+            package test;
+
+            import com.querydsl.core.annotations.QueryEntity;
+
+            @QueryEntity
+            public class EntityA {
+              public EntityB b;
+            }
+            """);
+
+    JavaFileObject bSource =
+        JavaFileObjects.forSourceString(
+            "test.EntityB",
+            """
+            package test;
+
+            import com.querydsl.core.annotations.QueryEntity;
+
+            @QueryEntity
+            public class EntityB {
+              public EntityC c;
+            }
+            """);
+
+    JavaFileObject cSource =
+        JavaFileObjects.forSourceString(
+            "test.EntityC",
+            """
+            package test;
+
+            import com.querydsl.core.annotations.QueryEntity;
+
+            @QueryEntity
+            public class EntityC {
+              public EntityA a;
+            }
+            """);
+
+    Compilation compilation =
+        javac()
+            .withProcessors(new QuerydslAnnotationProcessor())
+            .compile(aSource, bSource, cSource);
+
+    CompilationSubject.assertThat(compilation).succeeded();
+    CompilationSubject.assertThat(compilation)
+        .hadWarningContaining("Circular Q-class references detected");
+  }
+
   @Test
   void entityWithInheritance_generatesQClasses() {
     JavaFileObject superSource =