diff --git a/Zend/Optimizer/dfa_pass.c b/Zend/Optimizer/dfa_pass.c
index 24a7d200007..d0b52fbfcd1 100644
--- a/Zend/Optimizer/dfa_pass.c
+++ b/Zend/Optimizer/dfa_pass.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ static inline bool can_elide_return_type_check(
 }
 
 static bool opline_supports_assign_contraction(
-		zend_ssa *ssa, zend_op *opline, int src_var, uint32_t cv_var) {
+		zend_op_array *op_array, zend_ssa *ssa, zend_op *opline, int src_var, uint32_t cv_var) {
 	if (opline->opcode == ZEND_NEW) {
 		/* see Zend/tests/generators/aborted_yield_during_new.phpt */
 		return 0;
@@ -367,6 +367,13 @@ static bool opline_supports_assign_contraction(
 		return opline->op1_type != IS_CV || opline->op1.var != cv_var;
 	}
 
+	if (opline->opcode == ZEND_ASSIGN_OP
+	 && opline->op1_type == IS_CV
+	 && opline->op1.var == cv_var
+	 && zend_may_throw(opline, &ssa->ops[ssa->vars[src_var].definition], op_array, ssa)) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -1357,7 +1364,7 @@ void zend_dfa_optimize_op_array(zend_op_array *op_array, zend_optimizer_ctx *ctx
 				 && !ssa->vars[src_var].phi_use_chain
 				 && !ssa->vars[src_var].sym_use_chain
 				 && opline_supports_assign_contraction(
-					 ssa, &op_array->opcodes[ssa->vars[src_var].definition],
+					 op_array, ssa, &op_array->opcodes[ssa->vars[src_var].definition],
 					 src_var, opline->result.var)
 				 && !variable_defined_or_used_in_range(ssa, EX_VAR_TO_NUM(opline->result.var),
 						ssa->vars[src_var].definition+1, op_1)
@@ -1514,7 +1521,7 @@ void zend_dfa_optimize_op_array(zend_op_array *op_array, zend_optimizer_ctx *ctx
 					 && !ssa->vars[src_var].phi_use_chain
 					 && !ssa->vars[src_var].sym_use_chain
 					 && opline_supports_assign_contraction(
-						 ssa, &op_array->opcodes[ssa->vars[src_var].definition],
+						 op_array, ssa, &op_array->opcodes[ssa->vars[src_var].definition],
 						 src_var, opline->op1.var)
 					 && !variable_defined_or_used_in_range(ssa, EX_VAR_TO_NUM(opline->op1.var),
 							ssa->vars[src_var].definition+1, op_1)
diff --git a/ext/opcache/tests/opt/assign_op_001.phpt b/ext/opcache/tests/opt/assign_op_001.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b9db4202b46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/opcache/tests/opt/assign_op_001.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+--TEST--
+ASSIGN_OP 001: Incrrect optimization of ASSIGN_OP may lead to memory leak
+--INI--
+opcache.enable=1
+opcache.enable_cli=1
+opcache.optimization_level=-1
+--FILE--
+<?php
+function test() {
+    for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++) {
+        $a = $a += $a < true;
+        $a += $a;
+        $a = [];
+        $a['b'] += 1;
+    }
+}
+test();
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+Warning: Undefined variable $a in %sassign_op_001.php on line 4
+
+Warning: Undefined variable $a in %sassign_op_001.php on line 4
+
+Warning: Undefined array key "b" in %sassign_op_001.php on line 7
+
+Fatal error: Uncaught TypeError: Unsupported operand types: array + bool in %sassign_op_001.php:4
+Stack trace:
+#0 %sassign_op_001.php(10): test()
+#1 {main}
+  thrown in %sassign_op_001.php on line 4
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