diff --git a/Zend/tests/unpack_iterator_by_ref_type_check.phpt b/Zend/tests/unpack_iterator_by_ref_type_check.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2fef31056bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/unpack_iterator_by_ref_type_check.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+--TEST--
+Unpack iterator by reference with type check
+--FILE--
+<?php
+function test(T &$a) {
+}
+function gen() {
+    yield null;
+}
+try {
+    test(...gen());
+} catch (TypeError $e) {
+    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
+}
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+Warning: Cannot pass by-reference argument 1 of test() by unpacking a Traversable, passing by-value instead in %s on line %d
+test(): Argument #1 ($a) must be of type T, null given, called in %s on line %d
diff --git a/Zend/zend_vm_def.h b/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
index f324d801c01..d28628c044a 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
@@ -5126,6 +5126,9 @@ ZEND_VM_C_LABEL(send_again):
 						break;
 					}
 
+					ZVAL_DEREF(arg);
+					Z_TRY_ADDREF_P(arg);
+
 					if (ARG_MUST_BE_SENT_BY_REF(EX(call)->func, arg_num)) {
 						zend_error(
 							E_WARNING, "Cannot pass by-reference argument %d of %s%s%s()"
@@ -5134,9 +5137,11 @@ ZEND_VM_C_LABEL(send_again):
 							EX(call)->func->common.scope ? "::" : "",
 							ZSTR_VAL(EX(call)->func->common.function_name)
 						);
+						ZVAL_NEW_REF(top, arg);
+					} else {
+						ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(top, arg);
 					}
 
-					ZVAL_COPY_DEREF(top, arg);
 					zend_string_release(name);
 				} else {
 					if (have_named_params) {
@@ -5145,6 +5150,11 @@ ZEND_VM_C_LABEL(send_again):
 						break;
 					}
 
+					zend_vm_stack_extend_call_frame(&EX(call), arg_num - 1, 1);
+					top = ZEND_CALL_ARG(EX(call), arg_num);
+					ZVAL_DEREF(arg);
+					Z_TRY_ADDREF_P(arg);
+
 					if (ARG_MUST_BE_SENT_BY_REF(EX(call)->func, arg_num)) {
 						zend_error(
 							E_WARNING, "Cannot pass by-reference argument %d of %s%s%s()"
@@ -5153,12 +5163,11 @@ ZEND_VM_C_LABEL(send_again):
 							EX(call)->func->common.scope ? "::" : "",
 							ZSTR_VAL(EX(call)->func->common.function_name)
 						);
+						ZVAL_NEW_REF(top, arg);
+					} else {
+						ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(top, arg);
 					}
 
-
-					zend_vm_stack_extend_call_frame(&EX(call), arg_num - 1, 1);
-					top = ZEND_CALL_ARG(EX(call), arg_num);
-					ZVAL_COPY_DEREF(top, arg);
 					ZEND_CALL_NUM_ARGS(EX(call))++;
 				}
 
diff --git a/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h b/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h
index a4a268d81e8..329fa827dd4 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h
@@ -2248,6 +2248,9 @@ send_again:
 						break;
 					}
 
+					ZVAL_DEREF(arg);
+					Z_TRY_ADDREF_P(arg);
+
 					if (ARG_MUST_BE_SENT_BY_REF(EX(call)->func, arg_num)) {
 						zend_error(
 							E_WARNING, "Cannot pass by-reference argument %d of %s%s%s()"
@@ -2256,9 +2259,11 @@ send_again:
 							EX(call)->func->common.scope ? "::" : "",
 							ZSTR_VAL(EX(call)->func->common.function_name)
 						);
+						ZVAL_NEW_REF(top, arg);
+					} else {
+						ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(top, arg);
 					}
 
-					ZVAL_COPY_DEREF(top, arg);
 					zend_string_release(name);
 				} else {
 					if (have_named_params) {
@@ -2267,6 +2272,11 @@ send_again:
 						break;
 					}
 
+					zend_vm_stack_extend_call_frame(&EX(call), arg_num - 1, 1);
+					top = ZEND_CALL_ARG(EX(call), arg_num);
+					ZVAL_DEREF(arg);
+					Z_TRY_ADDREF_P(arg);
+
 					if (ARG_MUST_BE_SENT_BY_REF(EX(call)->func, arg_num)) {
 						zend_error(
 							E_WARNING, "Cannot pass by-reference argument %d of %s%s%s()"
@@ -2275,12 +2285,11 @@ send_again:
 							EX(call)->func->common.scope ? "::" : "",
 							ZSTR_VAL(EX(call)->func->common.function_name)
 						);
+						ZVAL_NEW_REF(top, arg);
+					} else {
+						ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(top, arg);
 					}
 
-
-					zend_vm_stack_extend_call_frame(&EX(call), arg_num - 1, 1);
-					top = ZEND_CALL_ARG(EX(call), arg_num);
-					ZVAL_COPY_DEREF(top, arg);
 					ZEND_CALL_NUM_ARGS(EX(call))++;
 				}