diff --git a/django/db/models/fields/related.py b/django/db/models/fields/related.py
index d19d70d30c..2c30a15700 100644
--- a/django/db/models/fields/related.py
+++ b/django/db/models/fields/related.py
@@ -977,7 +977,13 @@ class ForeignKey(ForeignObject):
         return converters
 
     def get_col(self, alias, output_field=None):
-        return super().get_col(alias, output_field or self.target_field)
+        if output_field is None:
+            output_field = self.target_field
+            while isinstance(output_field, ForeignKey):
+                output_field = output_field.target_field
+                if output_field is self:
+                    raise ValueError('Cannot resolve output_field.')
+        return super().get_col(alias, output_field)
 
 
 class OneToOneField(ForeignKey):
diff --git a/tests/model_fields/test_foreignkey.py b/tests/model_fields/test_foreignkey.py
index 7c99d8e34a..51e76c4052 100644
--- a/tests/model_fields/test_foreignkey.py
+++ b/tests/model_fields/test_foreignkey.py
@@ -103,3 +103,28 @@ class ForeignKeyTests(TestCase):
             fk = models.ForeignKey(Foo, models.CASCADE)
 
         self.assertEqual(Bar._meta.get_field('fk').to_python('1'), 1)
+
+    @isolate_apps('model_fields')
+    def test_fk_to_fk_get_col_output_field(self):
+        class Foo(models.Model):
+            pass
+
+        class Bar(models.Model):
+            foo = models.ForeignKey(Foo, models.CASCADE, primary_key=True)
+
+        class Baz(models.Model):
+            bar = models.ForeignKey(Bar, models.CASCADE, primary_key=True)
+
+        col = Baz._meta.get_field('bar').get_col('alias')
+        self.assertIs(col.output_field, Foo._meta.pk)
+
+    @isolate_apps('model_fields')
+    def test_recursive_fks_get_col(self):
+        class Foo(models.Model):
+            bar = models.ForeignKey('Bar', models.CASCADE, primary_key=True)
+
+        class Bar(models.Model):
+            foo = models.ForeignKey(Foo, models.CASCADE, primary_key=True)
+
+        with self.assertRaisesMessage(ValueError, 'Cannot resolve output_field'):
+            Foo._meta.get_field('bar').get_col('alias')
diff --git a/tests/model_fields/test_uuid.py b/tests/model_fields/test_uuid.py
index bc1c8d5bc0..6b6af3ea7e 100644
--- a/tests/model_fields/test_uuid.py
+++ b/tests/model_fields/test_uuid.py
@@ -170,8 +170,12 @@ class TestAsPrimaryKey(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(r.uuid_fk, u2)
 
     def test_two_level_foreign_keys(self):
+        gc = UUIDGrandchild()
         # exercises ForeignKey.get_db_prep_value()
-        UUIDGrandchild().save()
+        gc.save()
+        self.assertIsInstance(gc.uuidchild_ptr_id, uuid.UUID)
+        gc.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertIsInstance(gc.uuidchild_ptr_id, uuid.UUID)
 
 
 class TestAsPrimaryKeyTransactionTests(TransactionTestCase):