diff --git a/.changeset/fix-slots-infinite-render.md b/.changeset/fix-slots-infinite-render.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1227156515c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-slots-infinite-render.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@primer/react": patch
+---
+
+Fix slots infinite rendering when no `context` prop is provided
diff --git a/src/__tests__/utils/createSlots.test.tsx b/src/__tests__/utils/createSlots.test.tsx
index 980572508db..92cde9b4f30 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/utils/createSlots.test.tsx
+++ b/src/__tests__/utils/createSlots.test.tsx
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ import createSlots from '../../utils/create-slots'
 
 // setup a component with slots
 const {Slots, Slot} = createSlots(['One', 'Two', 'Three'])
-type ContextTypes = {salutation?: string}
+type Props = {context?: {salutation: string}}
 
-const ComponentWithSlots: React.FC<React.PropsWithChildren<ContextTypes>> = ({salutation, children}) => {
+const ComponentWithSlots: React.FC<React.PropsWithChildren<Props>> = ({context, children}) => {
   return (
-    <Slots context={{salutation}}>
+    <Slots context={context}>
       {slots => (
         <div>
           {slots.One}
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ const SlotItem1: React.FC<React.PropsWithChildren<unknown>> = ({children}) => <S
 const SlotItem2: React.FC<React.PropsWithChildren<unknown>> = ({children}) => <Slot name="Two">{children}</Slot>
 const SlotItem3: React.FC<React.PropsWithChildren<unknown>> = ({children}) => (
   <Slot name="Three">
-    {(context: ContextTypes) => (
+    {(context: Props['context']) => (
       <>
-        {context.salutation} {children}
+        {context?.salutation} {children}
       </>
     )}
   </Slot>
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe('ComponentWithSlots', () => {
 
   it('renders with context passed to children', async () => {
     const component = render(
-      <ComponentWithSlots salutation="hi">
+      <ComponentWithSlots context={{salutation: 'hi'}}>
         <SlotItem3>third</SlotItem3>
         free form
       </ComponentWithSlots>
diff --git a/src/utils/create-slots.tsx b/src/utils/create-slots.tsx
index 2a1b51eec7c..de1c73ca31a 100644
--- a/src/utils/create-slots.tsx
+++ b/src/utils/create-slots.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ const createSlots = <SlotNames extends string>(slotNames: SlotNames[]) => {
     context: {}
   })
 
+  // maintain a static reference to avoid infinite render loop
+  const defaultContext = Object.freeze({})
+
   /** Slots uses a Double render strategy inspired by [reach-ui/descendants](https://github.com/reach/reach-ui/tree/develop/packages/descendants)
    *  Slot registers themself with the Slots parent.
    *  When all the children have mounted = registered themselves in slot,
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@ const createSlots = <SlotNames extends string>(slotNames: SlotNames[]) => {
       context?: ContextProps['context']
       children: (slots: Slots) => React.ReactNode
     }>
-  > = ({context = {}, children}) => {
+  > = ({context = defaultContext, children}) => {
     // initialise slots
     const slotsDefinition: Slots = {}
     slotNames.map(name => (slotsDefinition[name] = null))