diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/diagnostics/analyzer/BeanCurrentlyInCreationFailureAnalyzer.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/diagnostics/analyzer/BeanCurrentlyInCreationFailureAnalyzer.java
index 4e028fbbb0..a9c58a5039 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/diagnostics/analyzer/BeanCurrentlyInCreationFailureAnalyzer.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/diagnostics/analyzer/BeanCurrentlyInCreationFailureAnalyzer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -70,11 +70,12 @@ class BeanCurrentlyInCreationFailureAnalyzer extends AbstractFailureAnalyzer<Bea
 		message.append(
 				String.format("The dependencies of some of the beans in the application context form a cycle:%n%n"));
 		List<BeanInCycle> beansInCycle = dependencyCycle.getBeansInCycle();
+		boolean singleBean = beansInCycle.size() == 1;
 		int cycleStart = dependencyCycle.getCycleStart();
 		for (int i = 0; i < beansInCycle.size(); i++) {
 			BeanInCycle beanInCycle = beansInCycle.get(i);
 			if (i == cycleStart) {
-				message.append(String.format("┌─────┐%n"));
+				message.append(String.format(singleBean ? "┌──->──┐%n" : "┌─────┐%n"));
 			}
 			else if (i > 0) {
 				String leftSide = (i < cycleStart) ? " " : "↑";
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ class BeanCurrentlyInCreationFailureAnalyzer extends AbstractFailureAnalyzer<Bea
 			String leftSide = (i < cycleStart) ? " " : "|";
 			message.append(String.format("%s  %s%n", leftSide, beanInCycle));
 		}
-		message.append(String.format("└─────┘%n"));
+		message.append(String.format(singleBean ? "└──<-──┘%n" : "└─────┘%n"));
 		return message.toString();
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/diagnostics/analyzer/BeanCurrentlyInCreationFailureAnalyzerTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/diagnostics/analyzer/BeanCurrentlyInCreationFailureAnalyzerTests.java
index 541b5c9a53..7a828feadc 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/diagnostics/analyzer/BeanCurrentlyInCreationFailureAnalyzerTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/diagnostics/analyzer/BeanCurrentlyInCreationFailureAnalyzerTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -109,6 +109,19 @@ class BeanCurrentlyInCreationFailureAnalyzerTests {
 		assertThat(lines.get(11)).isEqualTo("└─────┘");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void testSelfReferenceCycle() throws IOException {
+		FailureAnalysis analysis = performAnalysis(SelfReferenceBeanConfiguration.class);
+		List<String> lines = readDescriptionLines(analysis);
+		assertThat(lines).hasSize(5);
+		assertThat(lines.get(0))
+				.isEqualTo("The dependencies of some of the beans in the application context form a cycle:");
+		assertThat(lines.get(1)).isEqualTo("");
+		assertThat(lines.get(2)).isEqualTo("┌──->──┐");
+		assertThat(lines.get(3)).startsWith("|  bean defined in " + SelfReferenceBeanConfiguration.class.getName());
+		assertThat(lines.get(4)).isEqualTo("└──<-──┘");
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void cycleWithAnUnknownStartIsNotAnalyzed() {
 		assertThat(this.analyzer.analyze(new BeanCurrentlyInCreationException("test"))).isNull();
@@ -240,6 +253,16 @@ class BeanCurrentlyInCreationFailureAnalyzerTests {
 
 	}
 
+	@Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
+	static class SelfReferenceBeanConfiguration {
+
+		@Bean
+		SelfReferenceBean bean(SelfReferenceBean bean) {
+			return new SelfReferenceBean();
+		}
+
+	}
+
 	static class RefererOne {
 
 		@Autowired
@@ -266,4 +289,11 @@ class BeanCurrentlyInCreationFailureAnalyzerTests {
 
 	}
 
+	static class SelfReferenceBean {
+
+		@Autowired
+		SelfReferenceBean bean;
+
+	}
+
 }