diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 29d1a22a4ea..eb88651544e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
 - FFI:
   . Fixed bug #79571 (FFI: var_dumping unions may segfault). (cmb)
 
+- GD:
+  . Fixed bug #79615 (Wrong GIF header written in GD GIFEncode). (sageptr, cmb)
+
 - Opcache:
   . Fixed bug #79588 (Boolean opcache settings ignore on/off values). (cmb)
   . Fixed bug #79548 (Preloading segfault with inherited method using static
diff --git a/ext/gd/libgd/gd_gif_out.c b/ext/gd/libgd/gd_gif_out.c
index 912769128ba..e721992b48c 100644
--- a/ext/gd/libgd/gd_gif_out.c
+++ b/ext/gd/libgd/gd_gif_out.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ GIFEncode(gdIOCtxPtr fp, int GWidth, int GHeight, int GInterlace, int Background
         /*
          * OR in the resolution
          */
-        B |= (Resolution - 1) << 5;
+        B |= (Resolution - 1) << 4;
 
         /*
          * OR in the Bits per Pixel
diff --git a/ext/gd/tests/bug79615.phpt b/ext/gd/tests/bug79615.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b7cf9175c56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/gd/tests/bug79615.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--TEST--
+Bug #79615 (Wrong GIF header written in GD GIFEncode)
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+if (!extension_loaded('gd')) die('skip gd extension not available');
+?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$im = imagecreate(3, 3); // 3x3, 9 colors, 4 bits per pixel
+for ($x = 0; $x < 3; $x++) {
+    for ($y = 0; $y < 3; $y++) {
+        imagesetpixel($im, $x, $y, imagecolorallocate($im, $x, $y, 0));
+    }
+}
+ob_start();
+imagegif($im);
+echo decbin(ord(ob_get_clean()[0xA]));
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+10110011