diff --git a/Zend/zend_compile.c b/Zend/zend_compile.c
index 26930f7ecef..353cef95791 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_compile.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_compile.c
@@ -3412,6 +3412,22 @@ int zend_compile_func_typecheck(znode *result, zend_ast_list *args, uint32_t typ
 }
 /* }}} */
 
+int zend_compile_func_cast(znode *result, zend_ast_list *args, uint32_t type) /* {{{ */
+{
+	znode arg_node;
+	zend_op *opline;
+
+	if (args->children != 1 || args->child[0]->kind == ZEND_AST_UNPACK) {
+		return FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	zend_compile_expr(&arg_node, args->child[0]);
+	opline = zend_emit_op_tmp(result, ZEND_CAST, &arg_node, NULL);
+	opline->extended_value = type;
+	return SUCCESS;
+}
+/* }}} */
+
 int zend_compile_func_defined(znode *result, zend_ast_list *args) /* {{{ */
 {
 	zend_string *name;
@@ -3677,6 +3693,16 @@ int zend_try_compile_special_func(znode *result, zend_string *lcname, zend_ast_l
 		return zend_compile_func_typecheck(result, args, IS_OBJECT);
 	} else if (zend_string_equals_literal(lcname, "is_resource")) {
 		return zend_compile_func_typecheck(result, args, IS_RESOURCE);
+	} else if (zend_string_equals_literal(lcname, "boolval")) {
+		return zend_compile_func_cast(result, args, _IS_BOOL);
+	} else if (zend_string_equals_literal(lcname, "intval")) {
+		return zend_compile_func_cast(result, args, IS_LONG);
+	} else if (zend_string_equals_literal(lcname, "floatval")
+		|| zend_string_equals_literal(lcname, "doubleval")
+	) {
+		return zend_compile_func_cast(result, args, IS_DOUBLE);
+	} else if (zend_string_equals_literal(lcname, "strval")) {
+		return zend_compile_func_cast(result, args, IS_STRING);
 	} else if (zend_string_equals_literal(lcname, "defined")) {
 		return zend_compile_func_defined(result, args);
 	} else if (zend_string_equals_literal(lcname, "chr") && type == BP_VAR_R) {