diff --git a/ext/spl/spl_directory.c b/ext/spl/spl_directory.c
index 26c79b0dae7..334e1dc6d36 100755
--- a/ext/spl/spl_directory.c
+++ b/ext/spl/spl_directory.c
@@ -2469,7 +2469,9 @@ SPL_METHOD(SplFileObject, seek)
 	spl_filesystem_file_rewind(getThis(), intern TSRMLS_CC);
 	
 	while(intern->u.file.current_line_num < line_pos) {
-		spl_filesystem_file_read_line(getThis(), intern, 1 TSRMLS_CC);
+		if (spl_filesystem_file_read_line(getThis(), intern, 1 TSRMLS_CC) == FAILURE) {
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 } /* }}} */
 
diff --git a/ext/spl/tests/bug46053.phpt b/ext/spl/tests/bug46053.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..75da7f3bbfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/spl/tests/bug46053.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--TEST--
+Bug #46053 (SplFileObject::seek - Endless loop)
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+$x = new splfileobject(__FILE__);
+$x->getPathName();
+$x->seek(10);
+$x->seek(0);
+var_dump(trim($x->fgets()));
+--EXPECTF--
+string(%d) "<?php"