diff --git a/Zend/tests/gh10169.phpt b/Zend/tests/gh10169.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..674122ac593
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/gh10169.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+--TEST--
+GH-10169: Fix use-after-free when releasing object during property assignment
+--FILE--
+<?php
+class A
+{
+    public string $prop;
+}
+class B
+{
+    public function __toString()
+    {
+        global $a;
+        $a = null;
+        return str_repeat('a', 1);
+    }
+}
+
+$a = new A();
+try {
+    $a->prop = new B();
+} catch (Error $e) {
+    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
+}
+
+$a = new A();
+$a->prop = '';
+try {
+    $a->prop = new B();
+} catch (Error $e) {
+    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
+}
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+Object was released while assigning to property A::$prop
+Object was released while assigning to property A::$prop
diff --git a/Zend/zend_execute.c b/Zend/zend_execute.c
index 3a367bcc09c..a28aef62ab3 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_execute.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_execute.c
@@ -899,6 +899,12 @@ ZEND_API ZEND_COLD void ZEND_FASTCALL zend_invalid_class_constant_type_error(zen
 	zend_type_error("Cannot use value of type %s as class constant name", zend_get_type_by_const(type));
 }
 
+ZEND_API ZEND_COLD void ZEND_FASTCALL zend_object_released_while_assigning_to_property_error(const zend_property_info *info)
+{
+	zend_throw_error(NULL, "Object was released while assigning to property %s::$%s",
+		ZSTR_VAL(info->ce->name), zend_get_unmangled_property_name(info->name));
+}
+
 static const zend_class_entry *resolve_single_class_type(zend_string *name, const zend_class_entry *self_ce) {
 	if (zend_string_equals_literal_ci(name, "self")) {
 		return self_ce;
diff --git a/Zend/zend_execute.h b/Zend/zend_execute.h
index f02c45f5084..73a1be26a42 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_execute.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_execute.h
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ ZEND_API ZEND_COLD void ZEND_FASTCALL zend_readonly_property_indirect_modificati
 
 ZEND_API ZEND_COLD void ZEND_FASTCALL zend_invalid_class_constant_type_error(zend_uchar type);
 
+ZEND_API ZEND_COLD void ZEND_FASTCALL zend_object_released_while_assigning_to_property_error(const zend_property_info *info);
+
 ZEND_API bool zend_verify_scalar_type_hint(uint32_t type_mask, zval *arg, bool strict, bool is_internal_arg);
 ZEND_API ZEND_COLD void zend_verify_arg_error(
 		const zend_function *zf, const zend_arg_info *arg_info, uint32_t arg_num, zval *value);
diff --git a/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c b/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c
index ab550497d5c..37e566b0a74 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c
@@ -818,7 +818,17 @@ ZEND_API zval *zend_std_write_property(zend_object *zobj, zend_string *name, zva
 				}
 
 				ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(&tmp, value);
-				if (UNEXPECTED(!zend_verify_property_type(prop_info, &tmp, property_uses_strict_types()))) {
+				// Increase refcount to prevent object from being released in __toString()
+				GC_ADDREF(zobj);
+				bool type_matched = zend_verify_property_type(prop_info, &tmp, property_uses_strict_types());
+				if (UNEXPECTED(GC_DELREF(zobj) == 0)) {
+					zend_object_released_while_assigning_to_property_error(prop_info);
+					zend_objects_store_del(zobj);
+					zval_ptr_dtor(&tmp);
+					variable_ptr = &EG(error_zval);
+					goto exit;
+				}
+				if (UNEXPECTED(!type_matched)) {
 					Z_TRY_DELREF_P(value);
 					variable_ptr = &EG(error_zval);
 					goto exit;
@@ -889,7 +899,17 @@ write_std_property:
 				}
 
 				ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(&tmp, value);
-				if (UNEXPECTED(!zend_verify_property_type(prop_info, &tmp, property_uses_strict_types()))) {
+				// Increase refcount to prevent object from being released in __toString()
+				GC_ADDREF(zobj);
+				bool type_matched = zend_verify_property_type(prop_info, &tmp, property_uses_strict_types());
+				if (UNEXPECTED(GC_DELREF(zobj) == 0)) {
+					zend_object_released_while_assigning_to_property_error(prop_info);
+					zend_objects_store_del(zobj);
+					zval_ptr_dtor(&tmp);
+					variable_ptr = &EG(error_zval);
+					goto exit;
+				}
+				if (UNEXPECTED(!type_matched)) {
 					zval_ptr_dtor(value);
 					goto exit;
 				}