diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index fd3aa769334..69bc6048998 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
   . Fixed bug GH-9890 (OpenSSL legacy providers not available on Windows). (cmb)
   . Fixed bug GH-9650 (Can't initialize heap: [0x000001e7]). (Michael Voříšek)
   . Fixed potentially undefined behavior in Windows ftok(3) emulation. (cmb)
+  . Fixed GH-9769 (Misleading error message for unpacking of objects). (jhdxr)
 
 - FPM:
   . Fixed bug GH-9959 (Solaris port event mechanism is still broken after bug
diff --git a/Zend/tests/array_unpack/gh9769.phpt b/Zend/tests/array_unpack/gh9769.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9eb8c6aea76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/array_unpack/gh9769.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--TEST--
+Unpacking arrays in constant expression
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+const A = [...[1, 2, 3]];
+const B = [...['a'=>1, 'b'=>2, 'c'=>3]];
+const C = [...new ArrayObject()];
+
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Only arrays can be unpacked in constant expression in %sgh9769.php:5
+Stack trace:
+#0 {main}
+  thrown in %sgh9769.php on line 5
diff --git a/Zend/zend_ast.c b/Zend/zend_ast.c
index 63146fc5dd2..6130d9da93b 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_ast.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_ast.c
@@ -488,8 +488,7 @@ static zend_result zend_ast_add_unpacked_element(zval *result, zval *expr) {
 		return SUCCESS;
 	}
 
-	/* Objects or references cannot occur in a constant expression. */
-	zend_throw_error(NULL, "Only arrays and Traversables can be unpacked");
+	zend_throw_error(NULL, "Only arrays can be unpacked in constant expression");
 	return FAILURE;
 }