diff --git a/Zend/tests/bug77589.phpt b/Zend/tests/bug77589.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ad07ee1351a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/bug77589.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+--TEST--
+BUG #77589 (Core dump using parse_ini_string with numeric sections)
+--FILE--
+<?php
+var_dump(
+	parse_ini_string(<<<INI
+[0]
+a = 1
+b = on
+c = true
+
+["true"]
+a = 100 
+b = null
+c = yes
+INI
+, TRUE, INI_SCANNER_TYPED));
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+array(2) {
+  [0]=>
+  array(3) {
+    ["a"]=>
+    int(1)
+    ["b"]=>
+    bool(true)
+    ["c"]=>
+    bool(true)
+  }
+  ["true"]=>
+  array(3) {
+    ["a"]=>
+    int(100)
+    ["b"]=>
+    NULL
+    ["c"]=>
+    bool(true)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Zend/zend_ini_scanner.l b/Zend/zend_ini_scanner.l
index 23a5a7f14c9..e2759b5aa74 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_ini_scanner.l
+++ b/Zend/zend_ini_scanner.l
@@ -140,13 +140,14 @@ ZEND_API zend_ini_scanner_globals ini_scanner_globals;
 	ZVAL_NEW_STR(retval, zend_string_init(str, len, ZEND_SYSTEM_INI))
 
 
-#define RETURN_TOKEN(type, str, len) {                       \
-	if (SCNG(scanner_mode) == ZEND_INI_SCANNER_TYPED) {      \
-		zend_ini_copy_typed_value(ini_lval, type, str, len); \
-	} else {                                                 \
-		zend_ini_copy_value(ini_lval, str, len);             \
-	}                                                        \
-	return type;                                             \
+#define RETURN_TOKEN(type, str, len) {                             \
+	if (SCNG(scanner_mode) == ZEND_INI_SCANNER_TYPED &&            \
+		(YYSTATE == STATE(ST_VALUE) || YYSTATE == STATE(ST_RAW))) {\
+		zend_ini_copy_typed_value(ini_lval, type, str, len);       \
+	} else {                                                       \
+		zend_ini_copy_value(ini_lval, str, len);                   \
+	}                                                              \
+	return type;                                                   \
 }
 
 static inline int convert_to_number(zval *retval, const char *str, const int str_len)