diff --git a/rodi/__init__.py b/rodi/__init__.py
index 11c35b7..d5947c9 100644
--- a/rodi/__init__.py
+++ b/rodi/__init__.py
@@ -572,11 +572,12 @@ def _ignore_class_attribute(self, key: str, value) -> bool:
         """
         Returns a value indicating whether a class attribute should be ignored for
         dependency resolution, by name and value.
+        It's ignored if it's a ClassVar or if it's already initialized explicitly.
         """
-        try:
-            return value.__origin__ is ClassVar
-        except AttributeError:
-            return False
+        is_classvar = getattr(value, "__origin__", None) is ClassVar
+        is_initialized = getattr(self.concrete_type, key, None) is not None
+
+        return is_classvar or is_initialized
 
     def _resolve_by_annotations(
         self, context: ResolutionContext, annotations: Dict[str, Type]
diff --git a/tests/test_services.py b/tests/test_services.py
index b9bc1aa..9430813 100644
--- a/tests/test_services.py
+++ b/tests/test_services.py
@@ -2591,3 +2591,40 @@ class Bar2:
 
     # check that singletons are always the same instance
     assert bar.foo is bar2.foo is foo
+
+
+def test_ignore_class_variable_if_already_initialized():
+    """
+    if a class variable is already initialized, it should not be overridden by
+    resolving a new instance nor fail if rodi can't resolve it.
+    """
+
+    foo_instance = Foo()
+
+    class A:
+        foo: Foo = foo_instance
+
+    class B:
+        example: ClassVar[str] = "example"
+        dependency: A
+
+    container = Container()
+
+    container.register(A)
+    container.register(B)
+    container._add_exact_singleton(Foo)
+
+    b = container.resolve(B)
+    a = container.resolve(A)
+    foo = container.resolve(Foo)
+
+    assert isinstance(a, A)
+    assert isinstance(a.foo, Foo)
+    assert foo_instance is a.foo
+
+    assert isinstance(b, B)
+    assert b.example == "example"
+    assert b.dependency.foo is foo_instance
+
+    # check that is not being overridden by resolving a new instance
+    assert foo is not a.foo