diff --git a/source/blender/sequencer/SEQ_modifier.hh b/source/blender/sequencer/SEQ_modifier.hh
index ab98a35f766..df04dd9ce0c 100644
--- a/source/blender/sequencer/SEQ_modifier.hh
+++ b/source/blender/sequencer/SEQ_modifier.hh
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ struct StripModifierData;
 
 namespace blender::seq {
 
+struct SeqRenderState;
 struct StripScreenQuad;
 struct RenderData;
 
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ void modifier_free(StripModifierData *smd);
 void modifier_unique_name(Strip *strip, StripModifierData *smd);
 StripModifierData *modifier_find_by_name(Strip *strip, const char *name);
 void modifier_apply_stack(const RenderData *context,
+                          SeqRenderState *state,
                           const Strip *strip,
                           ImBuf *ibuf,
                           int timeline_frame);
diff --git a/source/blender/sequencer/intern/modifiers/modifier.cc b/source/blender/sequencer/intern/modifiers/modifier.cc
index 96c161c5b94..70993e96035 100644
--- a/source/blender/sequencer/intern/modifiers/modifier.cc
+++ b/source/blender/sequencer/intern/modifiers/modifier.cc
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ void apply_and_advance_mask(float4 /*input*/, float4 & /*result*/, const void *&
  * \a timeline_frame is offset by \a fra_offset only in case we are using a real mask.
  */
 static ImBuf *modifier_render_mask_input(const RenderData *context,
+                                         SeqRenderState *state,
                                          int mask_input_type,
                                          Strip *mask_strip,
                                          Mask *mask_id,
@@ -336,8 +337,7 @@ static ImBuf *modifier_render_mask_input(const RenderData *context,
 
   if (mask_input_type == STRIP_MASK_INPUT_STRIP) {
     if (mask_strip) {
-      SeqRenderState state;
-      mask_input = seq_render_strip(context, &state, mask_strip, timeline_frame);
+      mask_input = seq_render_strip(context, state, mask_strip, timeline_frame);
     }
   }
   else if (mask_input_type == STRIP_MASK_INPUT_ID) {
@@ -353,11 +353,17 @@ static ImBuf *modifier_render_mask_input(const RenderData *context,
 
 static ImBuf *modifier_mask_get(StripModifierData *smd,
                                 const RenderData *context,
+                                SeqRenderState *state,
                                 int timeline_frame,
                                 int fra_offset)
 {
-  return modifier_render_mask_input(
-      context, smd->mask_input_type, smd->mask_strip, smd->mask_id, timeline_frame, fra_offset);
+  return modifier_render_mask_input(context,
+                                    state,
+                                    smd->mask_input_type,
+                                    smd->mask_strip,
+                                    smd->mask_id,
+                                    timeline_frame,
+                                    fra_offset);
 }
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -497,6 +503,7 @@ static bool skip_modifier(Scene *scene, const StripModifierData *smd, int timeli
 }
 
 void modifier_apply_stack(const RenderData *context,
+                          SeqRenderState *state,
                           const Strip *strip,
                           ImBuf *ibuf,
                           int timeline_frame)
@@ -529,7 +536,7 @@ void modifier_apply_stack(const RenderData *context,
         frame_offset = smd->mask_id ? ((Mask *)smd->mask_id)->sfra : 0;
       }
 
-      ImBuf *mask = modifier_mask_get(smd, context, timeline_frame, frame_offset);
+      ImBuf *mask = modifier_mask_get(smd, context, state, timeline_frame, frame_offset);
       smti->apply(context, quad, smd, ibuf, mask);
       if (mask) {
         IMB_freeImBuf(mask);
diff --git a/source/blender/sequencer/intern/render.cc b/source/blender/sequencer/intern/render.cc
index 5b494a642f3..bd389ad9281 100644
--- a/source/blender/sequencer/intern/render.cc
+++ b/source/blender/sequencer/intern/render.cc
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ static void multiply_ibuf(ImBuf *ibuf, const float fmul, const bool multiply_alp
 }
 
 static ImBuf *input_preprocess(const RenderData *context,
+                               SeqRenderState *state,
                                Strip *strip,
                                float timeline_frame,
                                ImBuf *ibuf,
@@ -691,13 +692,14 @@ static ImBuf *input_preprocess(const RenderData *context,
   }
 
   if (strip->modifiers.first) {
-    modifier_apply_stack(context, strip, preprocessed_ibuf, timeline_frame);
+    modifier_apply_stack(context, state, strip, preprocessed_ibuf, timeline_frame);
   }
 
   return preprocessed_ibuf;
 }
 
 static ImBuf *seq_render_preprocess_ibuf(const RenderData *context,
+                                         SeqRenderState *state,
                                          Strip *strip,
                                          ImBuf *ibuf,
                                          float timeline_frame,
@@ -722,7 +724,7 @@ static ImBuf *seq_render_preprocess_ibuf(const RenderData *context,
   }
 
   if (use_preprocess) {
-    ibuf = input_preprocess(context, strip, timeline_frame, ibuf, is_proxy_image);
+    ibuf = input_preprocess(context, state, strip, timeline_frame, ibuf, is_proxy_image);
   }
 
   return ibuf;
@@ -933,6 +935,7 @@ static ImBuf *create_missing_media_image(const RenderData *context, int width, i
 }
 
 static ImBuf *seq_render_image_strip(const RenderData *context,
+                                     SeqRenderState *state,
                                      Strip *strip,
                                      int timeline_frame,
                                      bool *r_is_proxy_image)
@@ -985,7 +988,7 @@ static ImBuf *seq_render_image_strip(const RenderData *context,
 
       if (view_id != context->view_id) {
         ibufs_arr[view_id] = seq_render_preprocess_ibuf(
-            &localcontext, strip, ibufs_arr[view_id], timeline_frame, true, false);
+            &localcontext, state, strip, ibufs_arr[view_id], timeline_frame, true, false);
       }
     }
 
@@ -1105,6 +1108,7 @@ static ImBuf *seq_render_movie_strip_view(const RenderData *context,
 }
 
 static ImBuf *seq_render_movie_strip(const RenderData *context,
+                                     SeqRenderState *state,
                                      Strip *strip,
                                      float timeline_frame,
                                      bool *r_is_proxy_image)
@@ -1150,7 +1154,7 @@ static ImBuf *seq_render_movie_strip(const RenderData *context,
 
       if (view_id != context->view_id && ibuf_arr[view_id]) {
         ibuf_arr[view_id] = seq_render_preprocess_ibuf(
-            &localcontext, strip, ibuf_arr[view_id], timeline_frame, true, false);
+            &localcontext, state, strip, ibuf_arr[view_id], timeline_frame, true, false);
       }
     }
 
@@ -1693,10 +1697,10 @@ static ImBuf *do_render_strip_uncached(const RenderData *context,
     ibuf = seq_render_effect_strip_impl(context, state, strip, timeline_frame);
   }
   else if (strip->type == STRIP_TYPE_IMAGE) {
-    ibuf = seq_render_image_strip(context, strip, timeline_frame, r_is_proxy_image);
+    ibuf = seq_render_image_strip(context, state, strip, timeline_frame, r_is_proxy_image);
   }
   else if (strip->type == STRIP_TYPE_MOVIE) {
-    ibuf = seq_render_movie_strip(context, strip, timeline_frame, r_is_proxy_image);
+    ibuf = seq_render_movie_strip(context, state, strip, timeline_frame, r_is_proxy_image);
   }
   else if (strip->type == STRIP_TYPE_MOVIECLIP) {
     ibuf = seq_render_movieclip_strip(
@@ -1750,7 +1754,7 @@ ImBuf *seq_render_strip(const RenderData *context,
   if (ibuf) {
     use_preprocess = seq_input_have_to_preprocess(context, strip, timeline_frame);
     ibuf = seq_render_preprocess_ibuf(
-        context, strip, ibuf, timeline_frame, use_preprocess, is_proxy_image);
+        context, state, strip, ibuf, timeline_frame, use_preprocess, is_proxy_image);
     intra_frame_cache_put_preprocessed(context->scene, strip, ibuf);
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/files/sequence_editing/effects/recursive_mask_crash_146943.blend b/tests/files/sequence_editing/effects/recursive_mask_crash_146943.blend
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b79c65b7d47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/sequence_editing/effects/recursive_mask_crash_146943.blend
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:82282256f8051ceb1dea4a3244705d698e880d6a3fd89c93e93123590e54b090
+size 75980
diff --git a/tests/files/sequence_editing/effects/reference/recursive_mask_crash_146943.png b/tests/files/sequence_editing/effects/reference/recursive_mask_crash_146943.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..208532a1a5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/sequence_editing/effects/reference/recursive_mask_crash_146943.png
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:4a8575461ef5880eec3b52544c72f11b58b3462b1db029537fffd1db6ba26378
+size 1799