diff --git a/Lib/test/test_defaultdict.py b/Lib/test/test_defaultdict.py
index 08be005b424..5724fd0460d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_defaultdict.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_defaultdict.py
@@ -141,6 +141,29 @@ class TestDefaultDict(unittest.TestCase):
         else:
             self.fail("expected KeyError")
 
+    def test_recursive_repr(self):
+        # Issue2045: stack overflow when default_factory is a bound method
+        class sub(defaultdict):
+            def __init__(self):
+                self.default_factory = self._factory
+            def _factory(self):
+                return []
+        d = sub()
+        self.assert_(repr(d).startswith(
+            "defaultdict(<bound method sub._factory of defaultdict(..."))
+
+        # NOTE: printing a subclass of a builtin type does not call its
+        # tp_print slot. So this part is essentially the same test as above.
+        tfn = tempfile.mktemp()
+        try:
+            f = open(tfn, "w+")
+            try:
+                print >>f, d
+            finally:
+                f.close()
+        finally:
+            os.remove(tfn)
+
 
 def test_main():
     test_support.run_unittest(TestDefaultDict)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index e3a4aceecec..cf73bcae07b 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ What's New in Python 2.5.2c1?
 Core and builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #2045: Fix an infinite recursion triggered when printing a subclass of
+  collections.defaultdict, if its default_factory is set to a bound method.
+
 - Issue #1920: "while 0" statements were completely removed by the compiler,
   even in the presence of an "else" clause, which is supposed to be run when 
   the condition is false. Now the compiler correctly emits bytecode for the
diff --git a/Modules/collectionsmodule.c b/Modules/collectionsmodule.c
index 9d128fc9591..dd3c0b7d8f1 100644
--- a/Modules/collectionsmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/collectionsmodule.c
@@ -1217,7 +1217,17 @@ defdict_repr(defdictobject *dd)
 	if (dd->default_factory == NULL)
 		defrepr = PyString_FromString("None");
 	else
-		defrepr = PyObject_Repr(dd->default_factory);
+	{
+		int status = Py_ReprEnter(dd->default_factory);
+		if (status != 0) {
+			if (status < 0)
+				return NULL;
+			defrepr = PyString_FromString("...");
+		}
+		else
+			defrepr = PyObject_Repr(dd->default_factory);
+		Py_ReprLeave(dd->default_factory);
+	}
 	if (defrepr == NULL) {
 		Py_DECREF(baserepr);
 		return NULL;