diff --git a/mongoengine/fields.py b/mongoengine/fields.py
index bba8f0b5..8bb33a92 100644
--- a/mongoengine/fields.py
+++ b/mongoengine/fields.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class FloatField(BaseField):
         if isinstance(value, int):
             value = float(value)
         if not isinstance(value, float):
-            self.error('FoatField only accepts float values')
+            self.error('FloatField only accepts float values')
 
         if self.min_value is not None and value < self.min_value:
             self.error('Float value is too small')
diff --git a/mongoengine/queryset.py b/mongoengine/queryset.py
index 1fb3eda7..8370d333 100644
--- a/mongoengine/queryset.py
+++ b/mongoengine/queryset.py
@@ -1314,7 +1314,9 @@ class QuerySet(object):
             document_cls, field_name = rule_entry
             rule = doc._meta['delete_rules'][rule_entry]
             if rule == CASCADE:
-                document_cls.objects(**{field_name + '__in': self}).delete(safe=safe)
+                ref_q = document_cls.objects(**{field_name + '__in': self})
+                if doc != document_cls or (doc == document_cls and ref_q.count() > 0):
+                    ref_q.delete(safe=safe)
             elif rule == NULLIFY:
                 document_cls.objects(**{field_name + '__in': self}).update(
                         safe_update=safe,
diff --git a/tests/test_queryset.py b/tests/test_queryset.py
index 3b662489..c768ade9 100644
--- a/tests/test_queryset.py
+++ b/tests/test_queryset.py
@@ -1344,6 +1344,37 @@ class QuerySetTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.Person.objects(name='Test User').delete()
         self.assertEqual(1, BlogPost.objects.count())
 
+    def test_reverse_delete_rule_cascade_self_referencing(self):
+        """Ensure self-referencing CASCADE deletes do not result in infinite loop
+        """
+        class Category(Document):
+            name = StringField()
+            parent = ReferenceField('self', reverse_delete_rule=CASCADE)
+
+        num_children = 3
+        base = Category(name='Root')
+        base.save()
+
+        # Create a simple parent-child tree
+        for i in range(num_children):
+            child_name = 'Child-%i' % i
+            child = Category(name=child_name, parent=base)
+            child.save()
+
+            for i in range(num_children):
+                child_child_name = 'Child-Child-%i' % i
+                child_child = Category(name=child_child_name, parent=child)
+                child_child.save()
+
+        tree_size = 1 + num_children + (num_children * num_children)
+        self.assertEquals(tree_size, Category.objects.count())
+        self.assertEquals(num_children, Category.objects(parent=base).count())
+
+        # The delete should effectively wipe out the Category collection
+        # without resulting in infinite parent-child cascade recursion
+        base.delete()
+        self.assertEquals(0, Category.objects.count())
+
     def test_reverse_delete_rule_nullify(self):
         """Ensure nullification of references to deleted documents.
         """