diff --git a/Zend/tests/gh14456.phpt b/Zend/tests/gh14456.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e05edb1bc41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/gh14456.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--TEST--
+GH-14456: Attempting to initialize class with private constructor calls destructor
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+class PrivateUser {
+    private function __construct() {}
+    public function __destruct() {
+        echo 'Destructor for ', __CLASS__, PHP_EOL;
+    }
+}
+
+try {
+    new PrivateUser();
+} catch (Throwable $e) {
+    echo $e::class, ': ', $e->getMessage(), PHP_EOL;
+}
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+Error: Call to private PrivateUser::__construct() from global scope
diff --git a/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c b/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c
index 158b9372385..308be8571d8 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c
@@ -1682,6 +1682,7 @@ ZEND_API zend_function *zend_std_get_constructor(zend_object *zobj) /* {{{ */
 				if (UNEXPECTED(constructor->op_array.fn_flags & ZEND_ACC_PRIVATE)
 				 || UNEXPECTED(!zend_check_protected(zend_get_function_root_class(constructor), scope))) {
 					zend_bad_constructor_call(constructor, scope);
+					zend_object_store_ctor_failed(zobj);
 					constructor = NULL;
 				}
 			}