diff --git a/Zend/tests/lazy_objects/gh16504.phpt b/Zend/tests/lazy_objects/gh16504.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f7077e3407f89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/lazy_objects/gh16504.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+--TEST--
+GH-16504: Segmentation fault when failing to clone
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+class C {
+    public $a = FOO;
+}
+
+$reflection = new ReflectionClass(C::class);
+
+echo "Proxy:\n";
+$proxy = $reflection->newLazyProxy(function () {});
+try {
+    clone $proxy;
+} catch ( Error $e ) {
+    echo $e;
+}
+
+echo "\n\nGhost:\n";
+$ghost = $reflection->newLazyGhost(function () {});
+try {
+    clone $ghost;
+} catch ( Error $e ) {
+    echo $e;
+}
+
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+Proxy:
+Error: Undefined constant "FOO" in %s:%d
+Stack trace:
+#0 {main}
+
+Next Error: Undefined constant "FOO" in %s:%d
+Stack trace:
+#0 {main}
+
+Ghost:
+Error: Undefined constant "FOO" in %s:%d
+Stack trace:
+#0 {main}
+
+Next Error: Undefined constant "FOO" in %s:%d
+Stack trace:
+#0 {main}
diff --git a/Zend/zend_lazy_objects.c b/Zend/zend_lazy_objects.c
index 94be396f580f8..f3bdf41dd7f79 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_lazy_objects.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_lazy_objects.c
@@ -712,7 +712,12 @@ zend_object *zend_lazy_object_clone(zend_object *old_obj)
 		/* Clone handler must always return an object. It is discarded later due
 		 * to the exception. */
 		zval zv;
-		object_init_ex(&zv, old_obj->ce);
+		if (object_init_ex(&zv, old_obj->ce) == FAILURE) {
+			// Since the return is just going to be discarded, and we couldn't
+			// create a new instance of the cloned class, just return the
+			// current instance
+			return old_obj;
+		}
 		GC_ADD_FLAGS(Z_OBJ(zv), IS_OBJ_DESTRUCTOR_CALLED);
 		return Z_OBJ(zv);
 	}