diff --git a/ext/ftp/php_ftp.c b/ext/ftp/php_ftp.c
index 30bffbdd8c8..88a3cd02e7c 100644
--- a/ext/ftp/php_ftp.c
+++ b/ext/ftp/php_ftp.c
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ static zend_object* ftp_object_create(zend_class_entry* ce) {
 	return zobj;
 }
 
+static zend_function *ftp_object_get_constructor(zend_object *zobj) {
+	zend_throw_error(NULL, "Cannot directly construct FTPConnection, use ftp_connect() or ftp_ssl_connect() instead");
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static void ftp_object_destroy(zend_object *zobj) {
 	php_ftp_object *obj = ftp_object_from_zend_object(zobj);
 
@@ -114,6 +119,7 @@ PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(ftp)
 
 	memcpy(&ftp_object_handlers, &std_object_handlers, sizeof(zend_object_handlers));
 	ftp_object_handlers.offset = XtOffsetOf(php_ftp_object, std);
+	ftp_object_handlers.get_constructor = ftp_object_get_constructor;
 	ftp_object_handlers.dtor_obj = ftp_object_destroy;
 	ftp_object_handlers.clone_obj = NULL;
 
diff --git a/ext/ftp/tests/ftp_constructor.phpt b/ext/ftp/tests/ftp_constructor.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..881677f6a55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/ftp/tests/ftp_constructor.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--TEST--
+Attempt to instantiate an FTPConnection directly
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+require 'skipif.inc';
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+try {
+    new FTPConnection();
+} catch (Error $ex) {
+    echo "Exception: ", $ex->getMessage(), "\n";
+}
+--EXPECT--
+Exception: Cannot directly construct FTPConnection, use ftp_connect() or ftp_ssl_connect() instead