diff --git a/agent/consul/state/intention.go b/agent/consul/state/intention.go
index 736091473..b43eac03e 100644
--- a/agent/consul/state/intention.go
+++ b/agent/consul/state/intention.go
@@ -1001,6 +1001,9 @@ func (s *Store) IntentionTopology(ws memdb.WatchSet,
 	}
 	result := make(structs.ServiceList, 0, len(allServices))
 	for _, candidate := range allServices {
+		if candidate.Name == structs.ConsulServiceName {
+			continue
+		}
 		decision, err := s.IntentionDecision(candidate.Name, candidate.NamespaceOrDefault(), intentions, decisionMatchType, defaultDecision, true)
 		if err != nil {
 			src, dst := target, candidate
diff --git a/agent/consul/state/intention_test.go b/agent/consul/state/intention_test.go
index 5989dff35..2d1a479f7 100644
--- a/agent/consul/state/intention_test.go
+++ b/agent/consul/state/intention_test.go
@@ -1889,6 +1889,11 @@ func TestStore_IntentionTopology(t *testing.T) {
 		Address: "127.0.0.1",
 	}
 	services := []structs.NodeService{
+		{
+			ID:             structs.ConsulServiceID,
+			Service:        structs.ConsulServiceName,
+			EnterpriseMeta: *structs.DefaultEnterpriseMeta(),
+		},
 		{
 			ID:             "api-1",
 			Service:        "api",
@@ -1960,7 +1965,7 @@ func TestStore_IntentionTopology(t *testing.T) {
 			target:      structs.NewServiceName("web", nil),
 			downstreams: false,
 			expect: expect{
-				idx: 9,
+				idx: 10,
 				services: structs.ServiceList{
 					{
 						Name:           "mysql",
@@ -1987,7 +1992,7 @@ func TestStore_IntentionTopology(t *testing.T) {
 			target:      structs.NewServiceName("web", nil),
 			downstreams: false,
 			expect: expect{
-				idx: 9,
+				idx: 10,
 				services: structs.ServiceList{
 					{
 						Name:           "api",
@@ -2014,7 +2019,7 @@ func TestStore_IntentionTopology(t *testing.T) {
 			target:      structs.NewServiceName("api", nil),
 			downstreams: true,
 			expect: expect{
-				idx: 9,
+				idx: 10,
 				services: structs.ServiceList{
 					{
 						Name:           "ingress-gateway",
@@ -2045,7 +2050,7 @@ func TestStore_IntentionTopology(t *testing.T) {
 			target:      structs.NewServiceName("api", nil),
 			downstreams: true,
 			expect: expect{
-				idx: 9,
+				idx: 10,
 				services: structs.ServiceList{
 					{
 						Name:           "web",
@@ -2072,7 +2077,7 @@ func TestStore_IntentionTopology(t *testing.T) {
 			target:      structs.NewServiceName("web", nil),
 			downstreams: false,
 			expect: expect{
-				idx: 9,
+				idx: 10,
 				services: structs.ServiceList{
 					{
 						Name:           "api",
@@ -2103,7 +2108,7 @@ func TestStore_IntentionTopology(t *testing.T) {
 			target:      structs.NewServiceName("web", nil),
 			downstreams: false,
 			expect: expect{
-				idx:      9,
+				idx:      10,
 				services: structs.ServiceList{},
 			},
 		},
@@ -2125,7 +2130,7 @@ func TestStore_IntentionTopology(t *testing.T) {
 			target:      structs.NewServiceName("web", nil),
 			downstreams: false,
 			expect: expect{
-				idx: 9,
+				idx: 10,
 				services: structs.ServiceList{
 					{
 						Name:           "api",