diff --git a/src/core/obj.js b/src/core/obj.js
index 652914efa..dd302d10b 100644
--- a/src/core/obj.js
+++ b/src/core/obj.js
@@ -1186,11 +1186,22 @@ var XRef = (function XRefClosure() {
 
     readXRef: function XRef_readXRef(recoveryMode) {
       var stream = this.stream;
+      // Keep track of already parsed XRef tables, to prevent an infinite loop
+      // when parsing corrupt PDF files where e.g. the /Prev entries create a
+      // circular dependency between tables (fixes bug1393476.pdf).
+      let startXRefParsedCache = Object.create(null);
 
       try {
         while (this.startXRefQueue.length) {
           var startXRef = this.startXRefQueue[0];
 
+          if (startXRefParsedCache[startXRef]) {
+            warn('readXRef - skipping XRef table since it was already parsed.');
+            this.startXRefQueue.shift();
+            continue;
+          }
+          startXRefParsedCache[startXRef] = true;
+
           stream.pos = startXRef + stream.start;
 
           var parser = new Parser(new Lexer(stream), true, this);
diff --git a/test/pdfs/bug1393476.pdf.link b/test/pdfs/bug1393476.pdf.link
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..445a04c4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pdfs/bug1393476.pdf.link
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=8900754
diff --git a/test/test_manifest.json b/test/test_manifest.json
index 92e63e59a..96c0034d0 100644
--- a/test/test_manifest.json
+++ b/test/test_manifest.json
@@ -820,6 +820,13 @@
        "link": false,
        "type": "eq"
     },
+    {  "id": "bug1393476",
+       "file": "pdfs/bug1393476.pdf",
+       "md5": "163ee8727c77f27ee651eec777bb20a9",
+       "rounds": 1,
+       "link": true,
+       "type": "eq"
+    },
     {  "id": "bug1252420",
        "file": "pdfs/bug1252420.pdf",
        "md5": "f21c911b9b655972b06ef782a1fa6a17",