diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d3604ee6eb2c1..2e0d76c5e9cf4 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
     (Anatol)
 
 - SPL:
+  . Added spl_object_id() function returning an integer (the object handle) for an object.
+    (Tyson Andre)
   . Fixed bug #73471 (PHP freezes with AppendIterator). (jhdxr)
   . Fixed bug #71412 (Incorrect arginfo for ArrayIterator::__construct).
-    (tysonandre775 at hotmail dot com)
+    (Tyson Andre)
 
 - Session:
   . Fixed bug #74514 (5 session functions incorrectly warn when calling in
diff --git a/ext/spl/php_spl.c b/ext/spl/php_spl.c
index 34b54e81e1ddb..5f2d4cfe291f2 100644
--- a/ext/spl/php_spl.c
+++ b/ext/spl/php_spl.c
@@ -794,6 +794,20 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(spl_object_hash)
 }
 /* }}} */
 
+/* {{{ proto int spl_object_id(object obj)
+ Return integer hash id for given object */
+PHP_FUNCTION(spl_object_id)
+{
+	zval *obj;
+
+	ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 1)
+		Z_PARAM_OBJECT(obj)
+	ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END_EX(RETURN_NULL());
+
+	RETURN_LONG((zend_long)Z_OBJ_HANDLE_P(obj));
+}
+/* }}} */
+
 PHPAPI zend_string *php_spl_object_hash(zval *obj) /* {{{*/
 {
 	intptr_t hash_handle, hash_handlers;
@@ -915,6 +929,10 @@ ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_spl_object_hash, 0, 0, 1)
 	ZEND_ARG_INFO(0, obj)
 ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_spl_object_id, 0, 0, 1)
+	ZEND_ARG_INFO(0, obj)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 /* }}} */
 
 /* {{{ spl_functions
@@ -931,6 +949,7 @@ const zend_function_entry spl_functions[] = {
 	PHP_FE(class_implements,        arginfo_class_implements)
 	PHP_FE(class_uses,              arginfo_class_uses)
 	PHP_FE(spl_object_hash,         arginfo_spl_object_hash)
+	PHP_FE(spl_object_id,           arginfo_spl_object_id)
 #ifdef SPL_ITERATORS_H
 	PHP_FE(iterator_to_array,       arginfo_iterator_to_array)
 	PHP_FE(iterator_count,          arginfo_iterator)
diff --git a/ext/spl/tests/spl_object_id.phpt b/ext/spl/tests/spl_object_id.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e316bd01f93fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/spl/tests/spl_object_id.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+--TEST--
+SPL: spl_object_id()
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+var_dump(spl_object_id(new stdClass));
+var_dump(spl_object_id(42));
+var_dump(spl_object_id());
+$a = new stdClass();
+var_dump(spl_object_id(new stdClass) === spl_object_id($a));
+
+?>
+===DONE===
+<?php exit(0); ?>
+--EXPECTF--
+int(%d)
+
+Warning: spl_object_id() expects parameter 1 to be object, integer given in %sspl_object_id.php on line %d
+NULL
+
+Warning: spl_object_id() expects exactly 1 parameter, 0 given in %sspl_object_id.php on line %d
+NULL
+bool(false)
+===DONE===