diff --git a/ext/ldap/ldap.c b/ext/ldap/ldap.c
index 5b87a93c624..8c81e3c27f4 100644
--- a/ext/ldap/ldap.c
+++ b/ext/ldap/ldap.c
@@ -3883,9 +3883,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(ldap_8859_to_t61)
 
 /* {{{ Extended operations, Pierangelo Masarati */
 #ifdef HAVE_LDAP_EXTENDED_OPERATION_S
-/* {{{ Extended operation */
-PHP_FUNCTION(ldap_exop)
-{
+static void php_ldap_exop(INTERNAL_FUNCTION_PARAMETERS, bool force_sync) {
 	zval *serverctrls = NULL;
 	zval *link, *retdata = NULL, *retoid = NULL;
 	char *lretoid = NULL;
@@ -3919,7 +3917,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(ldap_exop)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (retdata) {
+	if (force_sync || retdata) {
 		/* synchronous call */
 		rc = ldap_extended_operation_s(ld->link, ZSTR_VAL(reqoid),
 			lreqdata.bv_len > 0 ? &lreqdata: NULL,
@@ -3978,12 +3976,23 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(ldap_exop)
 	result = Z_LDAP_RESULT_P(return_value);
 	result->result = ldap_res;
 
-	cleanup:
+cleanup:
 	if (lserverctrls) {
 		_php_ldap_controls_free(&lserverctrls);
 	}
 }
+
+/* {{{ Extended operation */
+PHP_FUNCTION(ldap_exop)
+{
+	php_ldap_exop(INTERNAL_FUNCTION_PARAM_PASSTHRU, false);
+}
 /* }}} */
+
+PHP_FUNCTION(ldap_exop_sync)
+{
+	php_ldap_exop(INTERNAL_FUNCTION_PARAM_PASSTHRU, true);
+}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LDAP_PASSWD
diff --git a/ext/ldap/ldap.stub.php b/ext/ldap/ldap.stub.php
index 4f660ef7662..eb60b35b7ec 100644
--- a/ext/ldap/ldap.stub.php
+++ b/ext/ldap/ldap.stub.php
@@ -777,6 +777,11 @@ namespace {
      * @param string $response_oid
      */
     function ldap_exop(LDAP\Connection $ldap, string $request_oid, ?string $request_data = null, ?array $controls = NULL, &$response_data = UNKNOWN, &$response_oid = null): LDAP\Result|bool {}
+    /**
+     * @param string $response_data
+     * @param string $response_oid
+     */
+    function ldap_exop_sync(LDAP\Connection $ldap, string $request_oid, ?string $request_data = null, ?array $controls = NULL, &$response_data = null, &$response_oid = null): LDAP\Result|bool {}
     #endif
 
     #ifdef HAVE_LDAP_PASSWD
diff --git a/ext/ldap/ldap_arginfo.h b/ext/ldap/ldap_arginfo.h
index 98bccba432a..f3249e0e3e3 100644
--- a/ext/ldap/ldap_arginfo.h
+++ b/ext/ldap/ldap_arginfo.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* This is a generated file, edit the .stub.php file instead.
- * Stub hash: 63ed5b30556367b8ce48a421a85b92ecf41413b7 */
+ * Stub hash: fec87d81c21ac5d56e62a5e0b4bbe673ea76edd5 */
 
 #if defined(HAVE_ORALDAP)
 ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_TYPE_MASK_EX(arginfo_ldap_connect, 0, 0, LDAP\\Connection, MAY_BE_FALSE)
@@ -316,6 +316,17 @@ ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_TYPE_MASK_EX(arginfo_ldap_exop, 0, 2, LDAP\\Resul
 ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 #endif
 
+#if defined(HAVE_LDAP_EXTENDED_OPERATION_S)
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_OBJ_TYPE_MASK_EX(arginfo_ldap_exop_sync, 0, 2, LDAP\\Result, MAY_BE_BOOL)
+	ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO(0, ldap, LDAP\\Connection, 0)
+	ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, request_oid, IS_STRING, 0)
+	ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, request_data, IS_STRING, 1, "null")
+	ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, controls, IS_ARRAY, 1, "NULL")
+	ZEND_ARG_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(1, response_data, "null")
+	ZEND_ARG_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(1, response_oid, "null")
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+#endif
+
 #if defined(HAVE_LDAP_PASSWD)
 ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_MASK_EX(arginfo_ldap_exop_passwd, 0, 1, MAY_BE_STRING|MAY_BE_BOOL)
 	ZEND_ARG_OBJ_INFO(0, ldap, LDAP\\Connection, 0)
@@ -438,6 +449,9 @@ ZEND_FUNCTION(ldap_8859_to_t61);
 #if defined(HAVE_LDAP_EXTENDED_OPERATION_S)
 ZEND_FUNCTION(ldap_exop);
 #endif
+#if defined(HAVE_LDAP_EXTENDED_OPERATION_S)
+ZEND_FUNCTION(ldap_exop_sync);
+#endif
 #if defined(HAVE_LDAP_PASSWD)
 ZEND_FUNCTION(ldap_exop_passwd);
 #endif
@@ -544,6 +558,9 @@ static const zend_function_entry ext_functions[] = {
 #if defined(HAVE_LDAP_EXTENDED_OPERATION_S)
 	ZEND_FE(ldap_exop, arginfo_ldap_exop)
 #endif
+#if defined(HAVE_LDAP_EXTENDED_OPERATION_S)
+	ZEND_FE(ldap_exop_sync, arginfo_ldap_exop_sync)
+#endif
 #if defined(HAVE_LDAP_PASSWD)
 	ZEND_FE(ldap_exop_passwd, arginfo_ldap_exop_passwd)
 #endif
diff --git a/ext/ldap/tests/ldap_exop.phpt b/ext/ldap/tests/ldap_exop.phpt
index 92d85e7d979..06e870d305b 100644
--- a/ext/ldap/tests/ldap_exop.phpt
+++ b/ext/ldap/tests/ldap_exop.phpt
@@ -41,8 +41,13 @@ var_dump(
     ldap_exop($link, LDAP_EXOP_WHO_AM_I, NULL, NULL, $retdata, $retoid),
     $retdata,
     $retoid,
+    ldap_exop_sync($link, LDAP_EXOP_WHO_AM_I, NULL, NULL, $retdata, $retoid),
+    $retdata,
+    $retoid,
     ldap_exop($link, LDAP_EXOP_WHO_AM_I, NULL, [['oid' => LDAP_CONTROL_PROXY_AUTHZ, 'value' => "dn:cn=userA,$base"]], $retdata),
     $retdata,
+    ldap_exop_sync($link, LDAP_EXOP_WHO_AM_I, NULL, [['oid' => LDAP_CONTROL_PROXY_AUTHZ, 'value' => "dn:cn=userA,$base"]], $retdata),
+    $retdata,
     $r = ldap_exop($link, LDAP_EXOP_WHO_AM_I),
     ldap_parse_exop($link, $r, $retdata2),
     $retdata2,
@@ -67,6 +72,11 @@ bool(true)
 string(%d) "dn:%s"
 string(0) ""
 bool(true)
+string(%d) "dn:%s"
+string(0) ""
+bool(true)
+string(%d) "dn:cn=user%s"
+bool(true)
 string(%d) "dn:cn=user%s"
 object(LDAP\Result)#%d (0) {
 }