diff --git a/Include/internal/pycore_complexobject.h b/Include/internal/pycore_complexobject.h
index f595f6ab7a674d..c850b8a6928371 100644
--- a/Include/internal/pycore_complexobject.h
+++ b/Include/internal/pycore_complexobject.h
@@ -27,6 +27,29 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(Py_complex) _Py_cr_prod(Py_complex, double);
 PyAPI_FUNC(Py_complex) _Py_cr_quot(Py_complex, double);
 PyAPI_FUNC(Py_complex) _Py_rc_quot(double, Py_complex);
 
+static inline bool
+_Py_c_isnan(Py_complex a)
+{
+    return isnan(a.real) || isnan(a.imag);
+}
+
+static inline bool
+_Py_c_isinf(Py_complex a)
+{
+    return isinf(a.real) || isinf(a.imag);
+}
+
+static inline bool
+_Py_c_isfinite(Py_complex a)
+{
+    return isfinite(a.real) && isfinite(a.imag);
+}
+
+static inline bool
+_Py_c_iszero(Py_complex a)
+{
+    return a.real == 0.0 && a.imag == 0.0;
+}
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_capi/test_complex.py b/Lib/test/test_capi/test_complex.py
index c3189a67cc7e2d..cf032a4282138d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_capi/test_complex.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_capi/test_complex.py
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ def test_py_c_pow(self):
         self.assertEqual(_py_c_pow(1, 1j), (1+0j, 0))
         self.assertEqual(_py_c_pow(0j, 1), (0j, 0))
         self.assertAlmostEqual(_py_c_pow(1j, 2)[0], -1.0+0j)
+        self.assertEqual(_py_c_pow(complex('nan+0j'), 0j)[0], 1+0j)
 
         r, e = _py_c_pow(1+1j, -1)
         self.assertAlmostEqual(r, 0.5-0.5j)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_complex.py b/Lib/test/test_complex.py
index bb307191dffcc1..3520fb1b63d28b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_complex.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_complex.py
@@ -351,8 +351,10 @@ def test_pow(self):
         self.assertEqual(pow(0+0j, 2000+0j), 0.0)
         self.assertEqual(pow(0, 0+0j), 1.0)
         self.assertEqual(pow(-1, 0+0j), 1.0)
+        self.assertEqual(pow(0j, complex(INF)), 0j)
         self.assertRaises(ZeroDivisionError, pow, 0+0j, 1j)
         self.assertRaises(ZeroDivisionError, pow, 0+0j, -1000)
+        self.assertRaises(ZeroDivisionError, pow, 0+0j, -1)
         self.assertAlmostEqual(pow(1j, -1), 1/1j)
         self.assertAlmostEqual(pow(1j, 200), 1)
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, pow, 1+1j, 1+1j, 1+1j)
@@ -362,6 +364,14 @@ def test_pow(self):
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, pow, None, 1j)
         self.assertAlmostEqual(pow(1j, 0.5), 0.7071067811865476+0.7071067811865475j)
 
+        # No overflows for infinite base
+        r = pow(complex(INF), 2)  # integer power
+        self.assertEqual(r.real, INF)
+        self.assertTrue(isnan(r.imag))
+        r = pow(complex(INF), 2.25)  # generic algorithm
+        self.assertEqual(r.real, INF)
+        self.assertTrue(isnan(r.imag))
+
         a = 3.33+4.43j
         self.assertEqual(a ** 0j, 1)
         self.assertEqual(a ** 0.+0.j, 1)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-08-31-07-33-05.gh-issue-156693.BuDcDc.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-08-31-07-33-05.gh-issue-156693.BuDcDc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..9a77ddac655671
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2026-08-31-07-33-05.gh-issue-156693.BuDcDc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Correct powers of infinite complex numbers to not raise
+:exc:`OverflowError`'s.  Patch by Sergey B Kirpichev.
diff --git a/Modules/cmathmodule.c b/Modules/cmathmodule.c
index f6e1475b00ecfb..2bba9eacf5622a 100644
--- a/Modules/cmathmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/cmathmodule.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ special_type(double d)
 }
 
 #define SPECIAL_VALUE(z, table)                       \
-    if (!isfinite((z).real) || !isfinite((z).imag)) { \
+    if (!_Py_c_isfinite(z)) {                         \
         errno = 0;                                    \
         return table[special_type((z).real)]          \
                     [special_type((z).imag)];         \
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ cmath_cosh_impl(PyObject *module, Py_complex z)
     double x_minus_one;
 
     /* special treatment for cosh(+/-inf + iy) if y is not a NaN */
-    if (!isfinite(z.real) || !isfinite(z.imag)) {
+    if (!_Py_c_isfinite(z)) {
         if (isinf(z.real) && isfinite(z.imag) &&
             (z.imag != 0.)) {
             if (z.real > 0) {
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ cmath_cosh_impl(PyObject *module, Py_complex z)
         r.imag = sin(z.imag) * sinh(z.real);
     }
     /* detect overflow, and set errno accordingly */
-    if (isinf(r.real) || isinf(r.imag))
+    if (_Py_c_isinf(r))
         errno = ERANGE;
     else
         errno = 0;
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ cmath_exp_impl(PyObject *module, Py_complex z)
     Py_complex r;
     double l;
 
-    if (!isfinite(z.real) || !isfinite(z.imag)) {
+    if (!_Py_c_isfinite(z)) {
         if (isinf(z.real) && isfinite(z.imag)
             && (z.imag != 0.)) {
             if (z.real > 0) {
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ cmath_exp_impl(PyObject *module, Py_complex z)
         r.imag = l*sin(z.imag);
     }
     /* detect overflow, and set errno accordingly */
-    if (isinf(r.real) || isinf(r.imag))
+    if (_Py_c_isinf(r))
         errno = ERANGE;
     else
         errno = 0;
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ cmath_sinh_impl(PyObject *module, Py_complex z)
 
     /* special treatment for sinh(+/-inf + iy) if y is finite and
        nonzero */
-    if (!isfinite(z.real) || !isfinite(z.imag)) {
+    if (!_Py_c_isfinite(z)) {
         if (isinf(z.real) && isfinite(z.imag)
             && (z.imag != 0.)) {
             if (z.real > 0) {
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ cmath_sinh_impl(PyObject *module, Py_complex z)
         r.imag = sin(z.imag) * cosh(z.real);
     }
     /* detect overflow, and set errno accordingly */
-    if (isinf(r.real) || isinf(r.imag))
+    if (_Py_c_isinf(r))
         errno = ERANGE;
     else
         errno = 0;
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ cmath_sqrt_impl(PyObject *module, Py_complex z)
 
     SPECIAL_VALUE(z, sqrt_special_values);
 
-    if (z.real == 0. && z.imag == 0.) {
+    if (_Py_c_iszero(z)) {
         r.real = 0.;
         r.imag = z.imag;
         return r;
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ cmath_tanh_impl(PyObject *module, Py_complex z)
 
     /* special treatment for tanh(+/-inf + iy) if y is finite and
        nonzero */
-    if (!isfinite(z.real) || !isfinite(z.imag)) {
+    if (!_Py_c_isfinite(z)) {
         if (isinf(z.real) && isfinite(z.imag)
             && (z.imag != 0.)) {
             if (z.real > 0) {
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ static PyObject *
 cmath_isfinite_impl(PyObject *module, Py_complex z)
 /*[clinic end generated code: output=ac76611e2c774a36 input=e224f5c36d94f5da]*/
 {
-    return PyBool_FromLong(isfinite(z.real) && isfinite(z.imag));
+    return PyBool_FromLong(_Py_c_isfinite(z));
 }
 
 /*[clinic input]
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ static PyObject *
 cmath_isnan_impl(PyObject *module, Py_complex z)
 /*[clinic end generated code: output=e7abf6e0b28beab7 input=71799f5d284c9baf]*/
 {
-    return PyBool_FromLong(isnan(z.real) || isnan(z.imag));
+    return PyBool_FromLong(_Py_c_isnan(z));
 }
 
 /*[clinic input]
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ static PyObject *
 cmath_isinf_impl(PyObject *module, Py_complex z)
 /*[clinic end generated code: output=502a75a79c773469 input=363df155c7181329]*/
 {
-    return PyBool_FromLong(isinf(z.real) || isinf(z.imag));
+    return PyBool_FromLong(_Py_c_isinf(z));
 }
 
 /*[clinic input]
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ cmath_isclose_impl(PyObject *module, Py_complex a, Py_complex b,
        above.
     */
 
-    if (isinf(a.real) || isinf(a.imag) || isinf(b.real) || isinf(b.imag)) {
+    if (_Py_c_isinf(a) || _Py_c_isinf(b)) {
         return 0;
     }
 
diff --git a/Objects/complexobject.c b/Objects/complexobject.c
index 3612c2699a557d..ab35f9c9e94ab8 100644
--- a/Objects/complexobject.c
+++ b/Objects/complexobject.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ _Py_c_prod(Py_complex z, Py_complex w)
     if (isnan(r.real) && isnan(r.imag)) {
         int recalc = 0;
 
-        if (isinf(a) || isinf(b)) {  /* z is infinite */
+        if (_Py_c_isinf(z)) {
             /* "Box" the infinity and change nans in the other factor to 0 */
             a = copysign(isinf(a) ? 1.0 : 0.0, a);
             b = copysign(isinf(b) ? 1.0 : 0.0, b);
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ _Py_c_prod(Py_complex z, Py_complex w)
             }
             recalc = 1;
         }
-        if (isinf(c) || isinf(d)) {  /* w is infinite */
+        if (_Py_c_isinf(w)) {
             /* "Box" the infinity and change nans in the other factor to 0 */
             c = copysign(isinf(c) ? 1.0 : 0.0, c);
             d = copysign(isinf(d) ? 1.0 : 0.0, d);
@@ -220,28 +220,22 @@ _Py_c_quot(Py_complex a, Py_complex b)
         /* At least one of b.real or b.imag is a NaN */
         r.real = r.imag = Py_NAN;
     }
-
     /* Recover infinities and zeros that computed as nan+nanj.  See e.g.
        the C11, Annex G.5.2, routine _Cdivd(). */
     if (isnan(r.real) && isnan(r.imag)) {
-        if ((isinf(a.real) || isinf(a.imag))
-            && isfinite(b.real) && isfinite(b.imag))
-        {
+        if (_Py_c_isinf(a) && _Py_c_isfinite(b)) {
             const double x = copysign(isinf(a.real) ? 1.0 : 0.0, a.real);
             const double y = copysign(isinf(a.imag) ? 1.0 : 0.0, a.imag);
             r.real = INFINITY * (x*b.real + y*b.imag);
             r.imag = INFINITY * (y*b.real - x*b.imag);
         }
-        else if ((isinf(abs_breal) || isinf(abs_bimag))
-                 && isfinite(a.real) && isfinite(a.imag))
-        {
+        else if (_Py_c_isinf(b) && _Py_c_isfinite(a)) {
             const double x = copysign(isinf(b.real) ? 1.0 : 0.0, b.real);
             const double y = copysign(isinf(b.imag) ? 1.0 : 0.0, b.imag);
             r.real = 0.0 * (a.real*x + a.imag*y);
             r.imag = 0.0 * (a.imag*x - a.real*y);
         }
     }
-
     return r;
 }
 
@@ -291,9 +285,7 @@ _Py_rc_quot(double a, Py_complex b)
         r.real = r.imag = Py_NAN;
     }
 
-    if (isnan(r.real) && isnan(r.imag) && isfinite(a)
-        && (isinf(abs_breal) || isinf(abs_bimag)))
-    {
+    if (isnan(r.real) && isnan(r.imag) && isfinite(a) && _Py_c_isinf(b)) {
         const double x = copysign(isinf(b.real) ? 1.0 : 0.0, b.real);
         const double y = copysign(isinf(b.imag) ? 1.0 : 0.0, b.imag);
         r.real = 0.0 * (a*x);
@@ -311,11 +303,11 @@ _Py_c_pow(Py_complex a, Py_complex b)
 {
     Py_complex r;
     double vabs,len,at,phase;
-    if (b.real == 0. && b.imag == 0.) {
+    if (_Py_c_iszero(b)) {
         r.real = 1.;
         r.imag = 0.;
     }
-    else if (a.real == 0. && a.imag == 0.) {
+    else if (_Py_c_iszero(a)) {
         if (b.imag != 0. || b.real < 0.)
             errno = EDOM;
         r.real = 0.;
@@ -333,7 +325,9 @@ _Py_c_pow(Py_complex a, Py_complex b)
         r.real = len*cos(phase);
         r.imag = len*sin(phase);
 
-        _Py_ADJUST_ERANGE2(r.real, r.imag);
+        if (_Py_c_isinf(r) && _Py_c_isfinite(a) && _Py_c_isfinite(b)) {
+            _Py_ADJUST_ERANGE2(r.real, r.imag);
+        }
     }
     return r;
 }
@@ -370,7 +364,7 @@ _Py_c_abs(Py_complex z)
     /* sets errno = ERANGE on overflow;  otherwise errno = 0 */
     double result;
 
-    if (!isfinite(z.real) || !isfinite(z.imag)) {
+    if (!_Py_c_isfinite(z)) {
         /* C99 rules: if either the real or the imaginary part is an
            infinity, return infinity, even if the other part is a
            NaN. */
@@ -753,12 +747,13 @@ complex_pow(PyObject *v, PyObject *w, PyObject *z)
     // a faster and more accurate algorithm.
     if (b.imag == 0.0 && b.real == floor(b.real) && fabs(b.real) <= 100.0) {
         p = c_powi(a, (long)b.real);
-        _Py_ADJUST_ERANGE2(p.real, p.imag);
+        if (_Py_c_isinf(p) && _Py_c_isfinite(a) && isfinite(b.real)) {
+            _Py_ADJUST_ERANGE2(p.real, p.imag);
+        }
     }
     else {
         p = _Py_c_pow(a, b);
     }
-
     if (errno == EDOM) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ZeroDivisionError,
                         "zero to a negative or complex power");