diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/tools.py b/Lib/asyncio/tools.py
index fd494912549bf8c..6bc53f4d7d3e5ff 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/tools.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/tools.py
@@ -128,14 +128,22 @@ def _find_cycles(graph):
     def dfs(v):
         color[v] = GREY
         path.append(v)
-        for w in graph.get(v, ()):
-            if color[w] == WHITE:
-                dfs(w)
-            elif color[w] == GREY:            # back-edge → cycle!
-                i = path.index(w)
-                cycles.append(path[i:] + [w])  # make a copy
-        color[v] = BLACK
-        path.pop()
+        stack = [(v, iter(graph.get(v, ())))]
+        while stack:
+            node, children = stack[-1]
+            for w in children:
+                if color[w] == WHITE:
+                    color[w] = GREY
+                    path.append(w)
+                    stack.append((w, iter(graph.get(w, ()))))
+                    break
+                elif color[w] == GREY:            # back-edge → cycle!
+                    i = path.index(w)
+                    cycles.append(path[i:] + [w])  # make a copy
+            else:
+                color[node] = BLACK
+                path.pop()
+                stack.pop()
 
     for v in list(graph):
         if color[v] == WHITE:
@@ -167,14 +175,16 @@ def pretty(node):
         flag = task_emoji if node[0] == NodeType.TASK else cor_emoji
         return f"{flag} {labels[node]}"
 
-    def render(node, prefix="", last=True, buf=None):
-        if buf is None:
-            buf = []
-        buf.append(f"{prefix}{'└── ' if last else '├── '}{pretty(node)}")
-        new_pref = prefix + ("    " if last else "│   ")
-        kids = children.get(node, [])
-        for i, kid in enumerate(kids):
-            render(kid, new_pref, i == len(kids) - 1, buf)
+    def render(root):
+        buf = []
+        stack = [(root, "", True)]
+        while stack:
+            node, prefix, last = stack.pop()
+            buf.append(f"{prefix}{'└── ' if last else '├── '}{pretty(node)}")
+            new_pref = prefix + ("    " if last else "│   ")
+            kids = children.get(node, [])
+            for i in range(len(kids) - 1, -1, -1):
+                stack.append((kids[i], new_pref, i == len(kids) - 1))
         return buf
 
     return [render(root) for root in _roots(labels, children)]
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_tools.py b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_tools.py
index 2b8e4940333196b..164b735353de2e9 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_tools.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_tools.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import sys
 import unittest
 
 from asyncio import tools
@@ -1465,6 +1466,77 @@ def test_deep_coroutine_chain(self):
         result = tools.build_async_tree(input_)
         self.assertEqual(result, expected)
 
+    def test_deep_task_chain(self):
+        # gh-159168
+        n = sys.getrecursionlimit()
+        input_ = [
+            AwaitedInfo(
+                thread_id=1,
+                awaited_by=[
+                    TaskInfo(
+                        task_id=i,
+                        task_name=f"Task-{i}",
+                        coroutine_stack=[],
+                        awaited_by=[
+                            CoroInfo(
+                                call_stack=[FrameInfo("f", "", LocationInfo(0))],
+                                task_name=i - 1
+                            )
+                        ] if i > 1 else []
+                    )
+                    for i in range(1, n + 1)
+                ]
+            )
+        ]
+        tree = tools.build_async_tree(input_)
+        self.assertEqual(len(tree[0]), 2 * n - 1)
+        self.assertEqual(tree[0][-1], " " * 8 * (n - 1) + f"└── (T) Task-{n}")
+
+    def test_cycle_below_task(self):
+        # gh-159168
+        input_ = [
+            AwaitedInfo(
+                thread_id=1,
+                awaited_by=[
+                    TaskInfo(
+                        task_id=1,
+                        task_name="Task-1",
+                        coroutine_stack=[],
+                        awaited_by=[]
+                    ),
+                    TaskInfo(
+                        task_id=2,
+                        task_name="Task-2",
+                        coroutine_stack=[],
+                        awaited_by=[
+                            CoroInfo(
+                                call_stack=[FrameInfo("f", "", LocationInfo(0))],
+                                task_name=1
+                            ),
+                            CoroInfo(
+                                call_stack=[FrameInfo("f", "", LocationInfo(0))],
+                                task_name=3
+                            )
+                        ]
+                    ),
+                    TaskInfo(
+                        task_id=3,
+                        task_name="Task-3",
+                        coroutine_stack=[],
+                        awaited_by=[
+                            CoroInfo(
+                                call_stack=[FrameInfo("f", "", LocationInfo(0))],
+                                task_name=2
+                            )
+                        ]
+                    )
+                ]
+            )
+        ]
+        with self.assertRaises(tools.CycleFoundException) as ctx:
+            tools.build_async_tree(input_)
+        self.assertEqual(ctx.exception.cycles, [[2, 3, 2]])
+
     def test_multiple_cycles_same_node(self):
         input_ = [
             AwaitedInfo(
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-10-11-13-40-44.gh-issue-159168.z3KjB8.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-10-11-13-40-44.gh-issue-159168.z3KjB8.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..54b8738e06c270a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-10-11-13-40-44.gh-issue-159168.z3KjB8.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fix :exc:`RecursionError` in ``python -m asyncio pstree`` on a deep chain of
+awaiting tasks. Patch by Timofei Ivankov.