diff --git a/src/GitVersion.Core.Tests/VersionCalculation/NextVersionCalculatorTests.cs b/src/GitVersion.Core.Tests/VersionCalculation/NextVersionCalculatorTests.cs
index 8078135ed0..00d85d5c11 100644
--- a/src/GitVersion.Core.Tests/VersionCalculation/NextVersionCalculatorTests.cs
+++ b/src/GitVersion.Core.Tests/VersionCalculation/NextVersionCalculatorTests.cs
@@ -119,6 +119,22 @@ public void MergeIntoMainline()
         fixture.AssertFullSemver("1.0.0", configuration);
     }
 
+    [Test]
+    public void MergeSelfIntoMainline()
+    {
+        var configuration = TrunkBasedConfigurationBuilder.New.Build();
+
+        using var fixture = new EmptyRepositoryFixture();
+        fixture.MakeACommit();
+        fixture.CreateBranch("foo");
+        fixture.MakeACommit();
+        fixture.MergeTo("foo");
+        fixture.Checkout(MainBranch);
+        fixture.Repository.Merge("foo", Generate.SignatureNow());
+
+        fixture.AssertFullSemver("0.0.3", configuration);
+    }
+
     [Test]
     public void MergeFeatureIntoMainline()
     {
diff --git a/src/GitVersion.Core/VersionCalculation/VersionSearchStrategies/MainlineVersionStrategy.cs b/src/GitVersion.Core/VersionCalculation/VersionSearchStrategies/MainlineVersionStrategy.cs
index 7365ec1a7b..a7cd9a342d 100644
--- a/src/GitVersion.Core/VersionCalculation/VersionSearchStrategies/MainlineVersionStrategy.cs
+++ b/src/GitVersion.Core/VersionCalculation/VersionSearchStrategies/MainlineVersionStrategy.cs
@@ -232,40 +232,42 @@ private bool IterateOverCommitsRecursive(
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if (mergeMessage.MergedBranch is not null)
+            if (mergeMessage.MergedBranch is null || mergeMessage.MergedBranch.EquivalentTo(branchName.WithoutOrigin))
             {
-                var childConfiguration = Context.Configuration.GetBranchConfiguration(mergeMessage.MergedBranch);
-                var childBranchName = mergeMessage.MergedBranch;
+                continue;
+            }
 
-                if (childConfiguration.IsMainBranch == true)
-                {
-                    if (configuration.IsMainBranch == true) throw new NotImplementedException();
+            var childConfiguration = Context.Configuration.GetBranchConfiguration(mergeMessage.MergedBranch);
+            var childBranchName = mergeMessage.MergedBranch;
 
-                    mergedCommitsInReverseOrderLazy = new(
-                        () => [.. this.incrementStrategyFinder.GetMergedCommits(item, 0, Context.Configuration.Ignore).Reverse()]
-                    );
-                    childConfiguration = configuration;
-                    childBranchName = iteration.BranchName;
-                }
+            if (childConfiguration.IsMainBranch == true)
+            {
+                if (configuration.IsMainBranch == true) throw new NotImplementedException();
 
-                var childIteration = CreateIteration(
-                    branchName: childBranchName,
-                    configuration: childConfiguration,
-                    parentIteration: iteration,
-                    parentCommit: commit
+                mergedCommitsInReverseOrderLazy = new(
+                    () => [.. this.incrementStrategyFinder.GetMergedCommits(item, 0, Context.Configuration.Ignore).Reverse()]
                 );
+                childConfiguration = configuration;
+                childBranchName = iteration.BranchName;
+            }
 
-                var done = IterateOverCommitsRecursive(
-                    commitsInReverseOrder: mergedCommitsInReverseOrderLazy.Value,
-                    iteration: childIteration,
-                    targetBranch: targetBranch,
-                    targetLabel: targetLabel,
-                    taggedSemanticVersions: taggedSemanticVersions,
-                    traversedCommits: traversedCommits);
+            var childIteration = CreateIteration(
+                branchName: childBranchName,
+                configuration: childConfiguration,
+                parentIteration: iteration,
+                parentCommit: commit
+            );
 
-                commit.AddChildIteration(childIteration);
-                if (done) return true;
-            }
+            var done = IterateOverCommitsRecursive(
+                commitsInReverseOrder: mergedCommitsInReverseOrderLazy.Value,
+                iteration: childIteration,
+                targetBranch: targetBranch,
+                targetLabel: targetLabel,
+                taggedSemanticVersions: taggedSemanticVersions,
+                traversedCommits: traversedCommits);
+
+            commit.AddChildIteration(childIteration);
+            if (done) return true;
 
             traversedCommits.AddRange(mergedCommitsInReverseOrderLazy.Value);
         }