diff --git a/Zend/tests/class_name_as_scalar_error_002.phpt b/Zend/tests/class_name_as_scalar_error_002.phpt
index 3abba7f7fe5..cbea0c2dcca 100644
--- a/Zend/tests/class_name_as_scalar_error_002.phpt
+++ b/Zend/tests/class_name_as_scalar_error_002.phpt
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ namespace Foo\Bar {
 }
 ?>
 --EXPECTF--
+Deprecated: Cannot use "parent" when current class scope has no parent in %s on line %d
+
 Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Cannot use "parent" when current class scope has no parent in %s:%d
 Stack trace:
 #0 {main}
diff --git a/Zend/tests/type_declarations/variance/parent_in_class.phpt b/Zend/tests/type_declarations/variance/parent_in_class.phpt
index 88b711bddda..c65146676dc 100644
--- a/Zend/tests/type_declarations/variance/parent_in_class.phpt
+++ b/Zend/tests/type_declarations/variance/parent_in_class.phpt
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ class B4 extends A4 {
 
 ?>
 --EXPECTF--
+Deprecated: Cannot use "parent" when current class scope has no parent in %s on line %d
+
 Warning: Declaration of B4::method(A4 $x) should be compatible with A4::method(P4 $x) in %s on line %d
 
 Warning: Could not check compatibility between B::method(A $x) and A::method(parent $x), because class parent is not available in %s on line %d
diff --git a/Zend/zend_compile.c b/Zend/zend_compile.c
index 43301b11477..b66ac4dcba6 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_compile.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_compile.c
@@ -1319,10 +1319,16 @@ static uint32_t zend_get_class_fetch_type_ast(zend_ast *name_ast) /* {{{ */
 
 static void zend_ensure_valid_class_fetch_type(uint32_t fetch_type) /* {{{ */
 {
-	if (fetch_type != ZEND_FETCH_CLASS_DEFAULT && !CG(active_class_entry) && zend_is_scope_known()) {
-		zend_error_noreturn(E_COMPILE_ERROR, "Cannot use \"%s\" when no class scope is active",
-			fetch_type == ZEND_FETCH_CLASS_SELF ? "self" :
-			fetch_type == ZEND_FETCH_CLASS_PARENT ? "parent" : "static");
+	if (fetch_type != ZEND_FETCH_CLASS_DEFAULT && zend_is_scope_known()) {
+		zend_class_entry *ce = CG(active_class_entry);
+		if (!ce) {
+			zend_error_noreturn(E_COMPILE_ERROR, "Cannot use \"%s\" when no class scope is active",
+				fetch_type == ZEND_FETCH_CLASS_SELF ? "self" :
+				fetch_type == ZEND_FETCH_CLASS_PARENT ? "parent" : "static");
+		} else if (fetch_type == ZEND_FETCH_CLASS_PARENT && !ce->parent_name) {
+			zend_error(E_DEPRECATED,
+				"Cannot use \"parent\" when current class scope has no parent");
+		}
 	}
 }
 /* }}} */