--- /dev/null
+--TEST--
+Bug #22231 (segfault when returning a global variable by reference)
+--FILE--
+<?php
+class foo {
+ var $fubar = 'fubar';
+}
+
+function &foo(){
+ $GLOBALS['foo'] = &new foo();
+ return $GLOBALS['foo'];
+}
+$bar = &foo();
+var_dump($bar);
+var_dump($bar->fubar);
+unset($bar);
+$bar = &foo();
+var_dump($bar->fubar);
+
+$foo = &foo();
+var_dump($foo);
+var_dump($foo->fubar);
+unset($foo);
+$foo = &foo();
+var_dump($foo->fubar);
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+object(foo)(1) {
+ ["fubar"]=>
+ string(5) "fubar"
+}
+string(5) "fubar"
+string(5) "fubar"
+object(foo)(1) {
+ ["fubar"]=>
+ string(5) "fubar"
+}
+string(5) "fubar"
+string(5) "fubar"