diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 515403ebc22..2f59ce7987d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
   . Fixed #79114 (Eval class during preload causes class to be only half
     available). (Laruence)
 
+- OpenSSL:
+  . Fixed bug #79145 (openssl memory leak). (cmb, Nikita)
+
 - Reflection:
   . Fixed bug #79115 (ReflectionClass::isCloneable call reflected class
     __destruct). (Nikita)
diff --git a/ext/openssl/openssl.c b/ext/openssl/openssl.c
index f566d4e6edb..04cb9b0f231 100644
--- a/ext/openssl/openssl.c
+++ b/ext/openssl/openssl.c
@@ -4767,7 +4767,6 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(openssl_pkey_get_public)
 		RETURN_FALSE;
 	}
 	ZVAL_RES(return_value, res);
-	Z_ADDREF_P(return_value);
 }
 /* }}} */
 
@@ -4809,7 +4808,6 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(openssl_pkey_get_private)
 		RETURN_FALSE;
 	}
 	ZVAL_RES(return_value, res);
-	Z_ADDREF_P(return_value);
 }
 
 /* }}} */
diff --git a/ext/openssl/tests/bug79145.phpt b/ext/openssl/tests/bug79145.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..348831189b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/openssl/tests/bug79145.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+--TEST--
+Bug #79145 (openssl memory leak)
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+if (!extension_loaded('openssl')) die('skip openssl extension not available');
+if (getenv('SKIP_SLOW_TESTS')) die('skip slow test');
+?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$b = '-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
+MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQDaFhc31WeskqxwI+Si5R/fZrLK
+pJOlABiI3RZfKCHJVrXl3IvcHDFM/BHKUJoSi/ee8GS9iw0G4Z1eCzJdthXxHARh
+j85Q5OliVxOdB1LoTOsOmfFf/fdvpU3DsOWsDKlVrL41MHxXorwrwOiys/r/gv2d
+C9C4JmhTOjBVAK8SewIDAQAC
+-----END PUBLIC KEY-----';
+
+$start = memory_get_usage(true);
+for ($i = 0; $i < 100000; $i++) {
+    $a = openssl_get_publickey($b);
+    openssl_free_key($a);
+}
+$end = memory_get_usage(true);
+var_dump($end <= 1.1 * $start);
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+bool(true)