diff --git a/ext/reflection/php_reflection.c b/ext/reflection/php_reflection.c
index 0a4c0adcfc0..6fb85154a76 100644
--- a/ext/reflection/php_reflection.c
+++ b/ext/reflection/php_reflection.c
@@ -6395,6 +6395,7 @@ ZEND_METHOD(ReflectionReference, getId)
 
 ZEND_METHOD(ReflectionAttribute, __construct)
 {
+	_DO_THROW("Cannot directly instantiate ReflectionAttribute");
 }
 
 ZEND_METHOD(ReflectionAttribute, __clone)
diff --git a/ext/reflection/tests/ReflectionAttribute_constructor_001.phpt b/ext/reflection/tests/ReflectionAttribute_constructor_001.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ad895dc4243
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/reflection/tests/ReflectionAttribute_constructor_001.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+--TEST--
+ReflectionAttribute cannot be instantiated directly
+--FILE--
+<?php
+#[Attribute]
+class A {}
+
+class Foo {
+    #[A]
+    public function bar() {}
+}
+
+$rm = new ReflectionMethod(Foo::class, "bar");
+$attribute = $rm->getAttributes()[0];
+
+$rm = new ReflectionMethod($attribute, "__construct");
+
+try {
+    var_dump($rm->invoke($attribute, 0, 1, 2));
+} catch (ReflectionException $exception) {
+    echo $exception->getMessage();
+}
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+Cannot directly instantiate ReflectionAttribute