diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 4e8b6f234f1..79486faef1a 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
 - Opcache:
   . Fixed bug #78106 (Path resolution fails if opcache disabled during request).
     (Nikita)
+  . Fixed bug #78175 (Preloading segfaults at preload time and at runtime).
+    (Dmitry)
 
 - SQLite3:
   . Implement FR ##70950 (Make SQLite3 Online Backup API available). (BohwaZ)
diff --git a/ext/opcache/ZendAccelerator.c b/ext/opcache/ZendAccelerator.c
index e75ae032349..85e0de94ddb 100644
--- a/ext/opcache/ZendAccelerator.c
+++ b/ext/opcache/ZendAccelerator.c
@@ -4081,10 +4081,25 @@ static int accel_preload(const char *config)
 			ping_auto_globals_mask = zend_accel_get_auto_globals_no_jit();
 		}
 
+		/* Cleanup executor */
+		EG(flags) |= EG_FLAGS_IN_SHUTDOWN;
+
+		php_call_shutdown_functions();
+		zend_call_destructors();
+		php_free_shutdown_functions();
+
 		/* Release stored values to avoid dangling pointers */
 		zend_hash_graceful_reverse_destroy(&EG(symbol_table));
 		zend_hash_init(&EG(symbol_table), 0, NULL, ZVAL_PTR_DTOR, 0);
 
+#if ZEND_DEBUG
+		if (gc_enabled() && !CG(unclean_shutdown)) {
+			gc_collect_cycles();
+		}
+#endif
+
+		zend_objects_store_free_object_storage(&EG(objects_store), 1);
+
 		/* Inheritance errors may be thrown during linking */
 		zend_try {
 			preload_link();
diff --git a/ext/opcache/tests/bug78175.phpt b/ext/opcache/tests/bug78175.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eb513e3f017
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/opcache/tests/bug78175.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--TEST--
+Bug #78175 (Preloading segfaults at preload time and at runtime)
+--INI--
+opcache.enable=1
+opcache.enable_cli=1
+opcache.optimization_level=-1
+opcache.preload={PWD}/preload_bug78175.inc
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php require_once('skipif.inc'); ?>
+--FILE--
+OK
+--EXPECT--
+Shutdown
+OK
diff --git a/ext/opcache/tests/preload_bug78175.inc b/ext/opcache/tests/preload_bug78175.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bf3f33890c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/opcache/tests/preload_bug78175.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?php
+register_shutdown_function(function() {
+    echo "Shutdown\n";
+});