diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9aa95dab6985d..60fe2b91fe380 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
     the exit value). (Laruence)
   . Fixed bug #51363 (Fatal error raised by var_export() not caught by error 
     handler). (Lonny Kapelushnik)
+  . Fixed bug #40459 (Stat and Dir stream wrapper methods do not call 
+    constructor). (Stas)
 
 - PDO:
   . Fixed bug #62685 (Wrong return datatype in PDO::inTransaction()). (Laruence)
diff --git a/UPGRADING b/UPGRADING
index f3a9c3ee8d1c5..68102b8447ea6 100755
--- a/UPGRADING
+++ b/UPGRADING
@@ -347,6 +347,9 @@ PHP 5.4 UPGRADE NOTES
   allows for toggling if the list of namespaces starts from the document root
   or from the node you call the method on
 
+- Since 5.4.7, ctor is always called when new user stream wrapper object is created.
+  Before, it was called only when stream_open was called.
+
 ==============================
 5. Changes to existing classes
 ==============================
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/streams/bug40459.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/streams/bug40459.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8ee4363ed93bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/streams/bug40459.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+--TEST--
+bug 40459 - Test whether the constructor of the user-space stream wrapper is called when stream functions are called
+--FILE--
+<?php
+// Test whether the constructor of the user-space stream wrapper is called when stream functions are called
+class testwrapper {
+	private $constructorCalled = false;
+	function __construct() {
+		$this->constructorCalled = true;
+	}
+
+	function stream_open($path, $mode, $options, &$opened_path)
+	{
+		echo $this->constructorCalled ? 'yes' : 'no';
+	  	return true;
+	}
+
+	function url_stat($url, $flags)
+	{
+		echo $this->constructorCalled ? 'yes' : 'no';
+		return array();
+	}
+
+	function unlink($url)
+	{
+		echo $this->constructorCalled ? 'yes' : 'no';
+	}
+
+	function rename($from, $to)
+	{
+		echo $this->constructorCalled ? 'yes' : 'no';
+	}
+
+	function mkdir($dir, $mode, $options)
+	{
+		echo $this->constructorCalled ? 'yes' : 'no';
+	}
+
+	function rmdir($dir, $options)
+	{
+		echo $this->constructorCalled ? 'yes' : 'no';
+	}
+
+	function dir_opendir($url, $options)
+	{
+		echo $this->constructorCalled ? 'yes' : 'no';
+		return TRUE;
+	}
+	function stream_metadata() 
+	{
+		echo $this->constructorCalled ? 'yes' : 'no';
+		return TRUE;
+	}
+}
+
+stream_wrapper_register('test', 'testwrapper', STREAM_IS_URL);
+
+echo 'stream_open: ';
+fopen('test://test', 'r');
+echo "\n";
+
+echo 'url_stat: ';
+stat('test://test');
+echo "\n";
+
+echo 'dir_opendir: ';
+opendir('test://test');
+echo "\n";
+
+echo 'rmdir: ';
+rmdir('test://test');
+echo "\n";
+
+echo 'mkdir: ';
+mkdir('test://test');
+echo "\n";
+
+echo 'rename: ';
+rename('test://test', 'test://test2');
+echo "\n";
+
+echo 'unlink: ';
+unlink('test://test');
+echo "\n";
+
+echo 'touch: ';
+touch('test://test', time());
+echo "\n";
+
+
+
+?>
+==DONE==
+--EXPECT--
+stream_open: yes
+url_stat: yes
+dir_opendir: yes
+rmdir: yes
+mkdir: yes
+rename: yes
+unlink: yes
+touch: yes
+==DONE==
diff --git a/main/streams/userspace.c b/main/streams/userspace.c
index 96a5195ed324d..3b277160d6a42 100644
--- a/main/streams/userspace.c
+++ b/main/streams/userspace.c
@@ -281,43 +281,22 @@ typedef struct _php_userstream_data php_userstream_data_t;
 
 	}}} **/
 
-static php_stream *user_wrapper_opener(php_stream_wrapper *wrapper, char *filename, char *mode, int options, char **opened_path, php_stream_context *context STREAMS_DC TSRMLS_DC)
+static zval *user_stream_create_object(struct php_user_stream_wrapper *uwrap, php_stream_context *context TSRMLS_DC)
 {
-	struct php_user_stream_wrapper *uwrap = (struct php_user_stream_wrapper*)wrapper->abstract;
-	php_userstream_data_t *us;
-	zval *zfilename, *zmode, *zopened, *zoptions, *zretval = NULL, *zfuncname;
-	zval **args[4];
-	int call_result;
-	php_stream *stream = NULL;
-	zend_bool old_in_user_include;
-
-	/* Try to catch bad usage without preventing flexibility */
-	if (FG(user_stream_current_filename) != NULL && strcmp(filename, FG(user_stream_current_filename)) == 0) {
-		php_stream_wrapper_log_error(wrapper, options TSRMLS_CC, "infinite recursion prevented");
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	FG(user_stream_current_filename) = filename;
+	zval *object;
+	/* create an instance of our class */
+	ALLOC_ZVAL(object);
+	object_init_ex(object, uwrap->ce);
+	Z_SET_REFCOUNT_P(object, 1);
+	Z_SET_ISREF_P(object);
 
-	/* if the user stream was registered as local and we are in include context,
-		we add allow_url_include restrictions to allow_url_fopen ones */
-	/* we need only is_url == 0 here since if is_url == 1 and remote wrappers
-		were restricted we wouldn't get here */
-	old_in_user_include = PG(in_user_include);
-	if(uwrap->wrapper.is_url == 0 &&
-		(options & STREAM_OPEN_FOR_INCLUDE) &&
-		!PG(allow_url_include)) {
-		PG(in_user_include) = 1;
+	if (context) {
+		add_property_resource(object, "context", context->rsrc_id);
+		zend_list_addref(context->rsrc_id);
+	} else {
+		add_property_null(object, "context");
 	}
 
-	us = emalloc(sizeof(*us));
-	us->wrapper = uwrap;
-
-	/* create an instance of our class */
-	ALLOC_ZVAL(us->object);
-	object_init_ex(us->object, uwrap->ce);
-	Z_SET_REFCOUNT_P(us->object, 1);
-	Z_SET_ISREF_P(us->object);
-
 	if (uwrap->ce->constructor) {
 		zend_fcall_info fci;
 		zend_fcall_info_cache fcc;
@@ -327,7 +306,7 @@ static php_stream *user_wrapper_opener(php_stream_wrapper *wrapper, char *filena
 		fci.function_table = &uwrap->ce->function_table;
 		fci.function_name = NULL;
 		fci.symbol_table = NULL;
-		fci.object_ptr = us->object;
+		fci.object_ptr = object;
 		fci.retval_ptr_ptr = &retval_ptr;
 		fci.param_count = 0;
 		fci.params = NULL;
@@ -336,16 +315,13 @@ static php_stream *user_wrapper_opener(php_stream_wrapper *wrapper, char *filena
 		fcc.initialized = 1;
 		fcc.function_handler = uwrap->ce->constructor;
 		fcc.calling_scope = EG(scope);
-		fcc.called_scope = Z_OBJCE_P(us->object);
-		fcc.object_ptr = us->object;
+		fcc.called_scope = Z_OBJCE_P(object);
+		fcc.object_ptr = object;
 
 		if (zend_call_function(&fci, &fcc TSRMLS_CC) == FAILURE) {
 			php_error_docref(NULL TSRMLS_CC, E_WARNING, "Could not execute %s::%s()", uwrap->ce->name, uwrap->ce->constructor->common.function_name);
-			zval_dtor(us->object);
-			FREE_ZVAL(us->object);
-			efree(us);
-			FG(user_stream_current_filename) = NULL;
-			PG(in_user_include) = old_in_user_include;
+			zval_dtor(object);
+			FREE_ZVAL(object);
 			return NULL;
 		} else {
 			if (retval_ptr) {
@@ -353,12 +329,46 @@ static php_stream *user_wrapper_opener(php_stream_wrapper *wrapper, char *filena
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	return object;
+}
 
-	if (context) {
-		add_property_resource(us->object, "context", context->rsrc_id);
-		zend_list_addref(context->rsrc_id);
-	} else {
-		add_property_null(us->object, "context");
+static php_stream *user_wrapper_opener(php_stream_wrapper *wrapper, char *filename, char *mode, int options, char **opened_path, php_stream_context *context STREAMS_DC TSRMLS_DC)
+{
+	struct php_user_stream_wrapper *uwrap = (struct php_user_stream_wrapper*)wrapper->abstract;
+	php_userstream_data_t *us;
+	zval *zfilename, *zmode, *zopened, *zoptions, *zretval = NULL, *zfuncname;
+	zval **args[4];
+	int call_result;
+	php_stream *stream = NULL;
+	zend_bool old_in_user_include;
+
+	/* Try to catch bad usage without preventing flexibility */
+	if (FG(user_stream_current_filename) != NULL && strcmp(filename, FG(user_stream_current_filename)) == 0) {
+		php_stream_wrapper_log_error(wrapper, options TSRMLS_CC, "infinite recursion prevented");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	FG(user_stream_current_filename) = filename;
+
+	/* if the user stream was registered as local and we are in include context,
+		we add allow_url_include restrictions to allow_url_fopen ones */
+	/* we need only is_url == 0 here since if is_url == 1 and remote wrappers
+		were restricted we wouldn't get here */
+	old_in_user_include = PG(in_user_include);
+	if(uwrap->wrapper.is_url == 0 &&
+		(options & STREAM_OPEN_FOR_INCLUDE) &&
+		!PG(allow_url_include)) {
+		PG(in_user_include) = 1;
+	}
+
+	us = emalloc(sizeof(*us));
+	us->wrapper = uwrap;
+
+	us->object = user_stream_create_object(uwrap, context TSRMLS_CC);
+	if(us->object == NULL) {
+		FG(user_stream_current_filename) = NULL;
+		PG(in_user_include) = old_in_user_include;
+		efree(us);
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	/* call it's stream_open method - set up params first */
@@ -447,17 +457,11 @@ static php_stream *user_wrapper_opendir(php_stream_wrapper *wrapper, char *filen
 	us = emalloc(sizeof(*us));
 	us->wrapper = uwrap;
 
-	/* create an instance of our class */
-	ALLOC_ZVAL(us->object);
-	object_init_ex(us->object, uwrap->ce);
-	Z_SET_REFCOUNT_P(us->object, 1);
-	Z_SET_ISREF_P(us->object);
-
-	if (context) {
-		add_property_resource(us->object, "context", context->rsrc_id);
-		zend_list_addref(context->rsrc_id);
-	} else {
-		add_property_null(us->object, "context");
+	us->object = user_stream_create_object(uwrap, context TSRMLS_CC);
+	if(us == NULL) {
+		FG(user_stream_current_filename) = NULL;
+		efree(us);
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	/* call it's dir_open method - set up params first */
@@ -1157,16 +1161,9 @@ static int user_wrapper_unlink(php_stream_wrapper *wrapper, char *url, int optio
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	/* create an instance of our class */
-	ALLOC_ZVAL(object);
-	object_init_ex(object, uwrap->ce);
-	Z_SET_REFCOUNT_P(object, 1);
-	Z_SET_ISREF_P(object);
-
-	if (context) {
-		add_property_resource(object, "context", context->rsrc_id);
-		zend_list_addref(context->rsrc_id);
-	} else {
-		add_property_null(object, "context");
+	object = user_stream_create_object(uwrap, context TSRMLS_CC);
+	if(object == NULL) {
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	/* call the unlink method */
@@ -1211,16 +1208,9 @@ static int user_wrapper_rename(php_stream_wrapper *wrapper, char *url_from, char
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	/* create an instance of our class */
-	ALLOC_ZVAL(object);
-	object_init_ex(object, uwrap->ce);
-	Z_SET_REFCOUNT_P(object, 1);
-	Z_SET_ISREF_P(object);
-
-	if (context) {
-		add_property_resource(object, "context", context->rsrc_id);
-		zend_list_addref(context->rsrc_id);
-	} else {
-		add_property_null(object, "context");
+	object = user_stream_create_object(uwrap, context TSRMLS_CC);	
+	if(object == NULL) {
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	/* call the rename method */
@@ -1270,16 +1260,9 @@ static int user_wrapper_mkdir(php_stream_wrapper *wrapper, char *url, int mode,
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	/* create an instance of our class */
-	ALLOC_ZVAL(object);
-	object_init_ex(object, uwrap->ce);
-	Z_SET_REFCOUNT_P(object, 1);
-	Z_SET_ISREF_P(object);
-
-	if (context) {
-		add_property_resource(object, "context", context->rsrc_id);
-		zend_list_addref(context->rsrc_id);
-	} else {
-		add_property_null(object, "context");
+	object = user_stream_create_object(uwrap, context TSRMLS_CC);	
+	if(object == NULL) {
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	/* call the mkdir method */
@@ -1335,16 +1318,9 @@ static int user_wrapper_rmdir(php_stream_wrapper *wrapper, char *url, int option
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	/* create an instance of our class */
-	ALLOC_ZVAL(object);
-	object_init_ex(object, uwrap->ce);
-	Z_SET_REFCOUNT_P(object, 1);
-	Z_SET_ISREF_P(object);
-
-	if (context) {
-		add_property_resource(object, "context", context->rsrc_id);
-		zend_list_addref(context->rsrc_id);
-	} else {
-		add_property_null(object, "context");
+	object = user_stream_create_object(uwrap, context TSRMLS_CC);	
+	if(object == NULL) {
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	/* call the rmdir method */
@@ -1420,16 +1396,10 @@ static int user_wrapper_metadata(php_stream_wrapper *wrapper, char *url, int opt
 	}
 
 	/* create an instance of our class */
-	ALLOC_ZVAL(object);
-	object_init_ex(object, uwrap->ce);
-	Z_SET_REFCOUNT_P(object, 1);
-	Z_SET_ISREF_P(object);
-
-	if (context) {
-		add_property_resource(object, "context", context->rsrc_id);
-		zend_list_addref(context->rsrc_id);
-	} else {
-		add_property_null(object, "context");
+	object = user_stream_create_object(uwrap, context TSRMLS_CC);	
+	if(object == NULL) {
+		zval_ptr_dtor(&zvalue);
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	/* call the mkdir method */
@@ -1484,16 +1454,9 @@ static int user_wrapper_stat_url(php_stream_wrapper *wrapper, char *url, int fla
 	int ret = -1;
 
 	/* create an instance of our class */
-	ALLOC_ZVAL(object);
-	object_init_ex(object, uwrap->ce);
-	Z_SET_REFCOUNT_P(object, 1);
-	Z_SET_ISREF_P(object);
-
-	if (context) {
-		add_property_resource(object, "context", context->rsrc_id);
-		zend_list_addref(context->rsrc_id);
-	} else {
-		add_property_null(object, "context");
+	object = user_stream_create_object(uwrap, context TSRMLS_CC);	
+	if(object == NULL) {
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	/* call it's stat_url method - set up params first */