diff --git a/Zend/tests/bug62763.phpt b/Zend/tests/bug62763.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..50c27bdf35e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/bug62763.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+--TEST--
+Bug #62763 (register_shutdown_function and extending class)
+--FILE--
+<?php
+class test1 {
+    public function __construct() {
+        register_shutdown_function(array($this, 'shutdown')); 
+    }
+    public function shutdown() { 
+        exit(__METHOD__);
+    }
+}
+
+class test2 extends test1 {
+    public function __destruct() { 
+       exit (__METHOD__); 
+    }
+}
+new test1;
+new test2;
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+test1::shutdowntest2::__destruct
diff --git a/ext/standard/basic_functions.c b/ext/standard/basic_functions.c
index b97c22c4ff6..a2d236c9df7 100644
--- a/ext/standard/basic_functions.c
+++ b/ext/standard/basic_functions.c
@@ -5067,8 +5067,11 @@ void php_free_shutdown_functions(TSRMLS_D) /* {{{ */
 			zend_hash_destroy(BG(user_shutdown_function_names));
 			FREE_HASHTABLE(BG(user_shutdown_function_names));
 			BG(user_shutdown_function_names) = NULL;
-		}
-		zend_end_try();
+		} zend_catch {
+			/* maybe shutdown method call exit, we just ignore it */
+			FREE_HASHTABLE(BG(user_shutdown_function_names));
+			BG(user_shutdown_function_names) = NULL;
+		} zend_end_try();
 }
 /* }}} */