diff --git a/doc/functions/cycle.rst b/doc/functions/cycle.rst
index 3b6db61c4..8b159e1e5 100644
--- a/doc/functions/cycle.rst
+++ b/doc/functions/cycle.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ``cycle``
 =========
 
-The ``cycle`` function cycles on a sequence or mapping:
+The ``cycle`` function cycles on a sequence:
 
 .. code-block:: twig
 
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ The ``cycle`` function cycles on a sequence or mapping:
         
     #}
 
-The array can contain any number of values:
+The ``cycle`` function takes two arguments: the ``sequence`` to cycle through and the ``position`` in the sequence.
+
+The ``sequence`` must be non-empty and can contain any number of values:
 
 .. code-block:: twig
 
@@ -52,5 +54,5 @@ The array can contain any number of values:
 Arguments
 ---------
 
-* ``values``: The list of values to cycle on
-* ``position``: The cycle position
+* ``values``: The sequence to cycle on
+* ``position``: The position in the sequence
diff --git a/src/Extension/CoreExtension.php b/src/Extension/CoreExtension.php
index e8cf5f6f2..fa2d90c45 100644
--- a/src/Extension/CoreExtension.php
+++ b/src/Extension/CoreExtension.php
@@ -330,26 +330,39 @@ final class CoreExtension extends AbstractExtension
     }
 
     /**
-     * Cycles over a value.
+     * Cycles over a sequence.
      *
-     * @param \ArrayAccess|array $values
-     * @param int                $position The cycle position
+     * @param array|\ArrayAccess $values   A non-empty sequence of values
+     * @param positive-int       $position The position of the value to return in the cycle
      *
-     * @return string The next value in the cycle
+     * @return mixed The value at the given position in the sequence, wrapping around as needed
      *
      * @internal
      */
-    public static function cycle($values, $position): string
+    public static function cycle($values, $position): mixed
     {
-        if (!\is_array($values) && !$values instanceof \ArrayAccess) {
-            return $values;
+        if (!\is_array($values)) {
+            if (!$values instanceof \ArrayAccess) {
+                throw new RuntimeError('The "cycle" function expects an array or "ArrayAccess" as first argument.');
+            }
+
+            if (!\is_countable($values)) {
+                // To be uncommented in 4.0
+                // throw new RuntimeError('The "cycle" function expects a countable sequence as first argument.');
+
+                trigger_deprecation('twig/twig', '3.12', 'Passing a non-countable sequence of values to "%s()" is deprecated.', __METHOD__);
+
+                return $values;
+            }
+
+            $values = self::toArray($values, false);
         }
 
-        if (!\count($values)) {
-            throw new RuntimeError('The "cycle" function does not work on empty sequences/mappings.');
+        if (!$count = \count($values)) {
+            throw new RuntimeError('The "cycle" function does not work on empty sequences.');
         }
 
-        return $values[$position % \count($values)];
+        return $values[$position % $count];
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Extension/CoreTest.php b/tests/Extension/CoreTest.php
index 314586281..f61980bf9 100644
--- a/tests/Extension/CoreTest.php
+++ b/tests/Extension/CoreTest.php
@@ -17,6 +17,46 @@ use Twig\Extension\CoreExtension;
 
 class CoreTest extends TestCase
 {
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider provideCycleCases
+     */
+    public function testCycleFunction($values, $position, $expected)
+    {
+        $this->assertSame($expected, CoreExtension::cycle($values, $position));
+    }
+
+    public static function provideCycleCases()
+    {
+        return [
+            [[1, 2, 3], 0, 1],
+            [[1, 2, 3], 1, 2],
+            [[1, 2, 3], 2, 3],
+            [[1, 2, 3], 3, 1],
+            [[false, 0, null], 0, false],
+            [[false, 0, null], 1, 0],
+            [[false, 0, null], 2, null],
+
+            [[['a', 'b'], ['c', 'd']], 3, ['c', 'd']],
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider provideCycleInvalidCases
+     */
+    public function testCycleFunctionThrowRuntimeError($values,  mixed $position = null)
+    {
+        $this->expectException(RuntimeError::class);
+        CoreExtension::cycle($values, $position ?? 0);
+    }
+
+    public static function provideCycleInvalidCases()
+    {
+        return [
+            'empty' => [[]],
+            'non-countable' => [new class extends \ArrayObject{}],
+        ];
+    }
+
     /**
      * @dataProvider getRandomFunctionTestData
      */
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/functions/cycle.test b/tests/Fixtures/functions/cycle.test
index 0ac6dccd3..e54f43318 100644
--- a/tests/Fixtures/functions/cycle.test
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/functions/cycle.test
@@ -2,15 +2,19 @@
 "cycle" function
 --TEMPLATE--
 {% for i in 0..6 %}
-{{ cycle(array1, i) }}-{{ cycle(array2, i) }}
+{{ cycle(array1, i) }}-{{ cycle(array2, i) }}-{{ cycle(array3, i) }}
 {% endfor %}
 --DATA--
-return ['array1' => ['odd', 'even'], 'array2' => ['apple', 'orange', 'citrus']]
+return [
+    'array1' => ['odd', 'even'],
+    'array2' => ['apple', 'orange', 'citrus'],
+    'array3' => [1, 2, false, null],
+];
 --EXPECT--
-odd-apple
-even-orange
-odd-citrus
-even-apple
-odd-orange
-even-citrus
-odd-apple
+odd-apple-1
+even-orange-2
+odd-citrus-
+even-apple-
+odd-orange-1
+even-citrus-2
+odd-apple-
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/functions/cycle_empty_mapping.test b/tests/Fixtures/functions/cycle_empty_mapping.test
index 6296c2c39..ca241d8f3 100644
--- a/tests/Fixtures/functions/cycle_empty_mapping.test
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/functions/cycle_empty_mapping.test
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 --DATA--
 return []
 --EXCEPTION--
-Twig\Error\RuntimeError: The "cycle" function does not work on empty sequences/mappings in "index.twig" at line 2.
+Twig\Error\RuntimeError: The "cycle" function does not work on empty sequences in "index.twig" at line 2.
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/functions/cycle_empty_sequence.test b/tests/Fixtures/functions/cycle_empty_sequence.test
index 01d9fe127..846913b20 100644
--- a/tests/Fixtures/functions/cycle_empty_sequence.test
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/functions/cycle_empty_sequence.test
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 --DATA--
 return []
 --EXCEPTION--
-Twig\Error\RuntimeError: The "cycle" function does not work on empty sequences/mappings in "index.twig" at line 2.
+Twig\Error\RuntimeError: The "cycle" function does not work on empty sequences in "index.twig" at line 2.