diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginManager.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginManager.java
index b7a7a7f6c5e2d5aa855688cf313a49ceefc96bb7..375328cd1dfb9f653c2da696bae3a7e7826ed271 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginManager.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginManager.java
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@ import hudson.init.InitMilestone;
 import hudson.init.InitStrategy;
 import hudson.init.InitializerFinder;
 import hudson.model.AbstractModelObject;
+import hudson.model.AdministrativeMonitor;
 import hudson.model.Descriptor;
 import hudson.model.Failure;
 import hudson.model.UpdateCenter;
 import hudson.model.UpdateSite;
+import hudson.model.UpdateSite.Data;
 import hudson.util.CyclicGraphDetector;
 import hudson.util.CyclicGraphDetector.CycleDetectedException;
 import hudson.util.FormValidation;
@@ -243,6 +245,18 @@ public abstract class PluginManager extends AbstractModelObject {
                                                         r.add(p);
                                                 }
                                             }
+                                            
+                                            @Override
+                                            protected void reactOnCycle(PluginWrapper q, List<PluginWrapper> cycle)
+                                                    throws hudson.util.CyclicGraphDetector.CycleDetectedException {
+                                                
+                                                LOGGER.log(Level.SEVERE, "found cycle in plugin dependencies: (root="+q+", deactivating all involved) "+Util.join(cycle," -> "));
+                                                for (PluginWrapper pluginWrapper : cycle) {
+                                                    pluginWrapper.setHasCycleDependency(true);
+                                                    failedPlugins.add(new FailedPlugin(pluginWrapper.getShortName(), new CycleDetectedException(cycle)));
+                                                }
+                                            }
+                                            
                                         };
                                         cgd.run(getPlugins());
 
@@ -810,4 +824,32 @@ public abstract class PluginManager extends AbstractModelObject {
     /*package*/ static final class PluginInstanceStore {
         final Map<PluginWrapper,Plugin> store = new Hashtable<PluginWrapper,Plugin>();
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * {@link AdministrativeMonitor} that checks if there's Jenkins update.
+     */
+    @Extension
+    public static final class PluginCycleDependenciesMonitor extends AdministrativeMonitor {
+        
+        private transient volatile boolean isActive = false;
+        
+        private transient volatile List<String> pluginsWithCycle; 
+        
+        public boolean isActivated() {
+            if(pluginsWithCycle == null){
+                pluginsWithCycle = new ArrayList<String>();
+                for (PluginWrapper p : Jenkins.getInstance().getPluginManager().getPlugins()) {
+                    if(p.hasCycleDependency()){
+                        pluginsWithCycle.add(p.getShortName());
+                        isActive = true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        public List<String> getPluginsWithCycle() {
+            return pluginsWithCycle;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginWrapper.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginWrapper.java
index aa51b0a2b845b2a399533bd8af512327efe07f3c..c105393695bf4fa064e5378be69c98fe2986ef72 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginWrapper.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginWrapper.java
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ public class PluginWrapper implements Comparable<PluginWrapper> {
      * The snapshot of <tt>disableFile.exists()</tt> as of the start up.
      */
     private final boolean active;
+    
+    private boolean hasCycleDependency = false;
 
     private final List<Dependency> dependencies;
     private final List<Dependency> optionalDependencies;
@@ -276,6 +278,8 @@ public class PluginWrapper implements Comparable<PluginWrapper> {
 
         return null;
     }
+    
+    
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
@@ -379,9 +383,17 @@ public class PluginWrapper implements Comparable<PluginWrapper> {
      * Returns true if this plugin is enabled for this session.
      */
     public boolean isActive() {
-        return active;
+        return active && !hasCycleDependency();
+    }
+    
+    public boolean hasCycleDependency(){
+        return hasCycleDependency;
     }
 
+    public void setHasCycleDependency(boolean hasCycle){
+        hasCycleDependency = hasCycle;
+    }
+    
     public boolean isBundled() {
         return isBundled;
     }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/util/CyclicGraphDetector.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/util/CyclicGraphDetector.java
index 7999e558ca003ae31b28c883bf89466cd5f5285e..74f7fdeb48afc155a1aa7ecfd22ffc087cb25c50 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/util/CyclicGraphDetector.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/util/CyclicGraphDetector.java
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ public abstract class CyclicGraphDetector<N> {
     private final List<N> topologicalOrder = new ArrayList<N>();
 
     public void run(Iterable<? extends N> allNodes) throws CycleDetectedException {
-        for (N n : allNodes)
+        for (N n : allNodes){
             visit(n);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -62,8 +63,18 @@ public abstract class CyclicGraphDetector<N> {
     private void detectedCycle(N q) throws CycleDetectedException {
         int i = path.indexOf(q);
         path.push(q);
-        throw new CycleDetectedException(path.subList(i, path.size()));
+        reactOnCycle(q, path.subList(i, path.size()));
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * React on detected cycles - default implementation throws an exception.
+     * @param q
+     * @param cycle
+     * @throws CycleDetectedException
+     */
+    protected void reactOnCycle(N q, List<N> cycle) throws CycleDetectedException{
+        throw new CycleDetectedException(cycle);
+    }    
 
     public static final class CycleDetectedException extends Exception {
         public final List cycle;