diff --git a/test/dynamo/test_functions.py b/test/dynamo/test_functions.py
index 0771e2ce779..e46fd94d787 100644
--- a/test/dynamo/test_functions.py
+++ b/test/dynamo/test_functions.py
@@ -4505,6 +4505,14 @@ class DefaultsTests(torch._dynamo.test_case.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(ref, res)
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(res, tuple))
 
+    def test_sys_recursionlimit(self):
+        def fn(x):
+            return x.sin() * sys.getrecursionlimit()
+
+        opt_fn = torch.compile(fn, backend="eager", fullgraph=True)
+        x = torch.randn(4)
+        self.assertEqual(fn(x), opt_fn(x))
+
 
 instantiate_parametrized_tests(FunctionTests)
 
diff --git a/torch/_dynamo/polyfills/sys.py b/torch/_dynamo/polyfills/sys.py
index 83ace5d4489..2504d2b6fca 100644
--- a/torch/_dynamo/polyfills/sys.py
+++ b/torch/_dynamo/polyfills/sys.py
@@ -11,9 +11,15 @@ from ..decorators import substitute_in_graph
 
 __all__ = [
     "intern",
+    "getrecursionlimit",
 ]
 
 
 @substitute_in_graph(sys.intern, can_constant_fold_through=True)
 def intern(string: str, /) -> str:
     return string
+
+
+@substitute_in_graph(sys.getrecursionlimit, can_constant_fold_through=True)
+def getrecursionlimit() -> int:
+    return sys.getrecursionlimit()