diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-10-20-00-00-00.gh-issue-159739.848b18.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-10-20-00-00-00.gh-issue-159739.848b18.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..07f842471b4d0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-10-20-00-00-00.gh-issue-159739.848b18.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Allow the garbage collector to break reference cycles involving property
+accessors or names.
diff --git a/Objects/descrobject.c b/Objects/descrobject.c
index c0af1ed8cad830..c4e525797d19ae 100644
--- a/Objects/descrobject.c
+++ b/Objects/descrobject.c
@@ -2007,7 +2007,11 @@ static int
 property_clear(PyObject *self)
 {
     propertyobject *pp = (propertyobject *)self;
+    Py_CLEAR(pp->prop_get);
+    Py_CLEAR(pp->prop_set);
+    Py_CLEAR(pp->prop_del);
     Py_CLEAR(pp->prop_doc);
+    Py_CLEAR(pp->prop_name);
     return 0;
 }