diff --git a/Zend/tests/bug53958.phpt b/Zend/tests/bug53958.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..96a41157a4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/bug53958.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+--TEST--
+Bug #53958 (Closures can't 'use' shared variables by value and by reference)
+--FILE--
+<?php
+// TEST 1
+$a = 1;
+$fn1 = function() use ($a) {echo "$a\n"; $a++;};
+$fn2 = function() use ($a) {echo "$a\n"; $a++;};
+$a = 5;
+$fn1(); // 1
+$fn2(); // 1
+$fn1(); // 1
+$fn2(); // 1
+
+// TEST 2
+$b = 1;
+$fn1 = function() use (&$b) {echo "$b\n"; $b++;};
+$fn2 = function() use (&$b) {echo "$b\n"; $b++;};
+$b = 5;
+$fn1(); // 5
+$fn2(); // 6
+$fn1(); // 7
+$fn2(); // 8
+
+// TEST 3
+$c = 1;
+$fn1 = function() use (&$c) {echo "$c\n"; $c++;};
+$fn2 = function() use ($c) {echo "$c\n"; $c++;};
+$c = 5;
+$fn1(); // 5
+$fn2(); // 1
+$fn1(); // 6
+$fn2(); // 1
+
+// TEST 4
+$d = 1;
+$fn1 = function() use ($d) {echo "$d\n"; $d++;};
+$fn2 = function() use (&$d) {echo "$d\n"; $d++;};
+$d = 5;
+$fn1(); // 1
+$fn2(); // 5
+$fn1(); // 1
+$fn2(); // 6
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+1
+1
+1
+1
+5
+6
+7
+8
+5
+1
+6
+1
+1
+5
+1
+6
diff --git a/Zend/zend_variables.c b/Zend/zend_variables.c
index 302ccb8c8c6..77d42bc5c4e 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_variables.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_variables.c
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ ZEND_API int zval_copy_static_var(zval **p TSRMLS_DC, int num_args, va_list args
 {
 	HashTable *target = va_arg(args, HashTable*);
 	zend_bool is_ref;
+	zval *tmp;
   
 	if (Z_TYPE_PP(p) & (IS_LEXICAL_VAR|IS_LEXICAL_REF)) {
 		is_ref = Z_TYPE_PP(p) & IS_LEXICAL_REF;
@@ -200,26 +201,32 @@ ZEND_API int zval_copy_static_var(zval **p TSRMLS_DC, int num_args, va_list args
 			zend_rebuild_symbol_table(TSRMLS_C);
 		}
 		if (zend_hash_quick_find(EG(active_symbol_table), key->arKey, key->nKeyLength, key->h, (void **) &p) == FAILURE) {
-			if (is_ref) {
-				zval *tmp;
-        
+			if (is_ref) {        
 				ALLOC_INIT_ZVAL(tmp);
 				Z_SET_ISREF_P(tmp);
 				zend_hash_quick_add(EG(active_symbol_table), key->arKey, key->nKeyLength, key->h, &tmp, sizeof(zval*), (void**)&p);
 			} else {
-				p = &EG(uninitialized_zval_ptr);
+				tmp = EG(uninitialized_zval_ptr);
 				zend_error(E_NOTICE,"Undefined variable: %s", key->arKey);
 			}
 		} else {
 			if (is_ref) {
 				SEPARATE_ZVAL_TO_MAKE_IS_REF(p);
+				tmp = *p;
 			} else if (Z_ISREF_PP(p)) {
-				SEPARATE_ZVAL(p);
+				ALLOC_INIT_ZVAL(tmp);
+				ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(tmp, *p);
+				Z_SET_REFCOUNT_P(tmp, 0);
+				Z_UNSET_ISREF_P(tmp);
+			} else {
+				tmp = *p;
 			}
 		}
+	} else {
+		tmp = *p;
 	}
-	if (zend_hash_quick_add(target, key->arKey, key->nKeyLength, key->h, p, sizeof(zval*), NULL) == SUCCESS) {
-		Z_ADDREF_PP(p);
+	if (zend_hash_quick_add(target, key->arKey, key->nKeyLength, key->h, &tmp, sizeof(zval*), NULL) == SUCCESS) {
+		Z_ADDREF_P(tmp);
 	}
 	return ZEND_HASH_APPLY_KEEP;
 }