diff --git a/Zend/zend_API.c b/Zend/zend_API.c
index dc517138073..f028756a937 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_API.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_API.c
@@ -2864,10 +2864,10 @@ static int zend_is_callable_check_class(zend_string *name, zend_fcall_info_cache
 		if (!EG(scope)) {
 			if (error) *error = estrdup("cannot access self:: when no class scope is active");
 		} else {
-			fcc->called_scope = EG(current_execute_data) ? EG(current_execute_data)->called_scope : NULL;
+			fcc->called_scope = zend_get_called_scope(EG(current_execute_data));
 			fcc->calling_scope = EG(scope);
-			if (!fcc->object && EG(current_execute_data) && Z_OBJ(EG(current_execute_data)->This)) {
-				fcc->object = Z_OBJ(EG(current_execute_data)->This);
+			if (!fcc->object) {
+				fcc->object = zend_get_this_object(EG(current_execute_data));
 			}
 			ret = 1;
 		}
@@ -2877,22 +2877,24 @@ static int zend_is_callable_check_class(zend_string *name, zend_fcall_info_cache
 		} else if (!EG(scope)->parent) {
 			if (error) *error = estrdup("cannot access parent:: when current class scope has no parent");
 		} else {
-			fcc->called_scope = EG(current_execute_data) ? EG(current_execute_data)->called_scope : NULL;
+			fcc->called_scope = zend_get_called_scope(EG(current_execute_data));
 			fcc->calling_scope = EG(scope)->parent;
-			if (!fcc->object && EG(current_execute_data) && Z_OBJ(EG(current_execute_data)->This)) {
-				fcc->object = Z_OBJ(EG(current_execute_data)->This);
+			if (!fcc->object) {
+				fcc->object = zend_get_this_object(EG(current_execute_data));
 			}
 			*strict_class = 1;
 			ret = 1;
 		}
 	} else if (zend_string_equals_literal(lcname, "static")) {
-		if (!EG(current_execute_data) || !EG(current_execute_data)->called_scope) {
+		zend_class_entry *called_scope = zend_get_called_scope(EG(current_execute_data));
+
+		if (!called_scope) {
 			if (error) *error = estrdup("cannot access static:: when no class scope is active");
 		} else {
-			fcc->called_scope = EG(current_execute_data)->called_scope;
-			fcc->calling_scope = EG(current_execute_data)->called_scope;
-			if (!fcc->object && Z_OBJ(EG(current_execute_data)->This)) {
-				fcc->object = Z_OBJ(EG(current_execute_data)->This);
+			fcc->called_scope = called_scope;
+			fcc->calling_scope = called_scope;
+			if (!fcc->object) {
+				fcc->object = zend_get_this_object(EG(current_execute_data));
 			}
 			*strict_class = 1;
 			ret = 1;
@@ -2906,11 +2908,17 @@ static int zend_is_callable_check_class(zend_string *name, zend_fcall_info_cache
 		}
 		scope = ex ? ex->func->common.scope : NULL;
 		fcc->calling_scope = ce;
-		if (scope && !fcc->object && EG(current_execute_data) && Z_OBJ(EG(current_execute_data)->This) &&
-		    instanceof_function(Z_OBJCE(EG(current_execute_data)->This), scope) &&
-		    instanceof_function(scope, fcc->calling_scope)) {
-			fcc->object = Z_OBJ(EG(current_execute_data)->This);
-			fcc->called_scope = Z_OBJCE(EG(current_execute_data)->This);
+		if (scope && !fcc->object) {
+			zend_object *object = zend_get_this_object(EG(current_execute_data));
+
+			if (object &&
+			    instanceof_function(object->ce, scope) &&
+			    instanceof_function(scope, fcc->calling_scope)) {
+				fcc->object = object;
+				fcc->called_scope = object->ce;
+			} else {
+				fcc->called_scope = fcc->calling_scope;
+			}
 		} else {
 			fcc->called_scope = fcc->object ? fcc->object->ce : fcc->calling_scope;
 		}
@@ -3101,9 +3109,12 @@ get_function_via_handler:
 			if (fcc->function_handler) {
 				retval = 1;
 				call_via_handler = (fcc->function_handler->common.fn_flags & ZEND_ACC_CALL_VIA_TRAMPOLINE) != 0;
-				if (call_via_handler && !fcc->object && EG(current_execute_data) && Z_OBJ(EG(current_execute_data)->This) &&
-				    instanceof_function(Z_OBJCE(EG(current_execute_data)->This), fcc->calling_scope)) {
-					fcc->object = Z_OBJ(EG(current_execute_data)->This);
+				if (call_via_handler && !fcc->object) {
+					zend_object *object = zend_get_this_object(EG(current_execute_data));
+					if (object &&
+					    instanceof_function(object->ce, fcc->calling_scope)) {
+						fcc->object = object;
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/Zend/zend_builtin_functions.c b/Zend/zend_builtin_functions.c
index 996c11b24d8..7313b320658 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_builtin_functions.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_builtin_functions.c
@@ -916,12 +916,15 @@ ZEND_FUNCTION(get_class)
    Retrieves the "Late Static Binding" class name */
 ZEND_FUNCTION(get_called_class)
 {
+	zend_class_entry *called_scope;
+
 	if (zend_parse_parameters_none() == FAILURE) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (EX(called_scope)) {
-		RETURN_STR_COPY(EX(called_scope)->name);
+	called_scope = zend_get_called_scope(execute_data);
+	if (called_scope) {
+		RETURN_STR_COPY(called_scope->name);
 	} else if (!EG(scope))  {
 		zend_error(E_WARNING, "get_called_class() called from outside a class");
 	}
@@ -2304,12 +2307,6 @@ ZEND_FUNCTION(debug_print_backtrace)
 
 		/* $this may be passed into regular internal functions */
 		object = Z_OBJ(call->This);
-		if (object &&
-			call &&
-		    call->func->type == ZEND_INTERNAL_FUNCTION &&
-		    !call->func->common.scope) {
-			object = NULL;
-		}
 
 		if (call->func) {
 			func = call->func;
@@ -2527,12 +2524,6 @@ ZEND_API void zend_fetch_debug_backtrace(zval *return_value, int skip_last, int
 
 		/* $this may be passed into regular internal functions */
 		object = call ? Z_OBJ(call->This) : NULL;
-		if (object &&
-		    call->func &&
-		    call->func->type == ZEND_INTERNAL_FUNCTION &&
-		    !call->func->common.scope) {
-			object = NULL;
-		}
 
 		if (call && call->func) {
 			func = call->func;
diff --git a/Zend/zend_constants.c b/Zend/zend_constants.c
index 32f249ce086..f8205fac0d6 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_constants.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_constants.c
@@ -349,12 +349,11 @@ ZEND_API zval *zend_get_constant_ex(zend_string *cname, zend_class_entry *scope,
 			}
 		} else if (class_name_len == sizeof("static")-1 &&
 		           !memcmp(lcname, "static", sizeof("static")-1)) {
-			if (UNEXPECTED(!EG(current_execute_data)) ||
-			    UNEXPECTED(!EG(current_execute_data)->called_scope)) {
+			ce = zend_get_called_scope(EG(current_execute_data));
+			if (UNEXPECTED(!ce)) {
 				zend_error(E_EXCEPTION | E_ERROR, "Cannot access static:: when no class scope is active");
 				return NULL;
 			}
-			ce = EG(current_execute_data)->called_scope;
 		} else {
 			ce = zend_fetch_class(class_name, flags);
 		}
diff --git a/Zend/zend_execute.h b/Zend/zend_execute.h
index 67958cf32c9..9e8dde5c3c5 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_execute.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_execute.h
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ ZEND_API void execute_ex(zend_execute_data *execute_data);
 ZEND_API void execute_internal(zend_execute_data *execute_data, zval *return_value);
 ZEND_API zend_class_entry *zend_lookup_class(zend_string *name);
 ZEND_API zend_class_entry *zend_lookup_class_ex(zend_string *name, const zval *key, int use_autoload);
+ZEND_API zend_class_entry *zend_get_called_scope(zend_execute_data *ex);
+ZEND_API zend_object *zend_get_this_object(zend_execute_data *ex);
 ZEND_API int zend_eval_string(char *str, zval *retval_ptr, char *string_name);
 ZEND_API int zend_eval_stringl(char *str, size_t str_len, zval *retval_ptr, char *string_name);
 ZEND_API int zend_eval_string_ex(char *str, zval *retval_ptr, char *string_name, int handle_exceptions);
diff --git a/Zend/zend_execute_API.c b/Zend/zend_execute_API.c
index 37a27150e5a..61ee1e103eb 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_execute_API.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_execute_API.c
@@ -1055,6 +1055,38 @@ ZEND_API zend_class_entry *zend_lookup_class(zend_string *name) /* {{{ */
 }
 /* }}} */
 
+ZEND_API zend_class_entry *zend_get_called_scope(zend_execute_data *ex) /* {{{ */
+{
+	while (ex) {
+		if (ex->called_scope) {
+			return ex->called_scope;
+		} else if (ex->func) {
+			if (ex->func->type != ZEND_INTERNAL_FUNCTION || ex->func->common.scope) {
+				return ex->called_scope;
+			}
+		}
+		ex = ex->prev_execute_data;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+/* }}} */
+
+ZEND_API zend_object *zend_get_this_object(zend_execute_data *ex) /* {{{ */
+{
+	while (ex) {
+		if (Z_OBJ(ex->This)) {
+			return Z_OBJ(ex->This);
+		} else if (ex->func) {
+			if (ex->func->type != ZEND_INTERNAL_FUNCTION || ex->func->common.scope) {
+				return Z_OBJ(ex->This);
+			}
+		}
+		ex = ex->prev_execute_data;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+/* }}} */
+
 ZEND_API int zend_eval_stringl(char *str, size_t str_len, zval *retval_ptr, char *string_name) /* {{{ */
 {
 	zval pv;
@@ -1311,13 +1343,14 @@ check_fetch_type:
 			}
 			return EG(scope)->parent;
 		case ZEND_FETCH_CLASS_STATIC:
-			if (UNEXPECTED(!EG(current_execute_data)) || UNEXPECTED(!EG(current_execute_data)->called_scope)) {
+			ce = zend_get_called_scope(EG(current_execute_data));
+			if (UNEXPECTED(!ce)) {
 				int error_type = (fetch_type & ZEND_FETCH_CLASS_EXCEPTION) ?
 						(E_EXCEPTION | E_ERROR) : E_ERROR;
 				zend_error(error_type, "Cannot access static:: when no class scope is active");
 				return NULL;
 			}
-			return EG(current_execute_data)->called_scope;
+			return ce;
 		case ZEND_FETCH_CLASS_AUTO: {
 				fetch_sub_type = zend_get_class_fetch_type(class_name);
 				if (UNEXPECTED(fetch_sub_type != ZEND_FETCH_CLASS_DEFAULT)) {
diff --git a/Zend/zend_interfaces.c b/Zend/zend_interfaces.c
index 5cb7024706e..54f8f8c1172 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_interfaces.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_interfaces.c
@@ -89,13 +89,16 @@ ZEND_API zval* zend_call_method(zval *object, zend_class_entry *obj_ce, zend_fun
 		fcic.calling_scope = obj_ce;
 		if (object) {
 			fcic.called_scope = Z_OBJCE_P(object);
-		} else if (obj_ce &&
-		           !(EG(current_execute_data) &&
-		             EG(current_execute_data)->called_scope &&
-		             instanceof_function(EG(current_execute_data)->called_scope, obj_ce))) {
-			fcic.called_scope = obj_ce;
 		} else {
-			fcic.called_scope = EG(current_execute_data) ? EG(current_execute_data)->called_scope : NULL;
+			zend_class_entry *called_scope = zend_get_called_scope(EG(current_execute_data));
+
+			if (obj_ce &&
+			    (!called_scope ||
+			     !instanceof_function(called_scope, obj_ce))) {
+				fcic.called_scope = obj_ce;
+			} else {
+				fcic.called_scope = called_scope;
+			}
 		}
 		fcic.object = object ? Z_OBJ_P(object) : NULL;
 		result = zend_call_function(&fci, &fcic);
diff --git a/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c b/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c
index a14f60080b2..52c3b4ce1c9 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c
@@ -1137,6 +1137,7 @@ ZEND_API zend_function *zend_std_get_static_method(zend_class_entry *ce, zend_st
 	zend_function *fbc = NULL;
 	char *lc_class_name;
 	zend_string *lc_function_name;
+	zend_object *object;
 
 	if (EXPECTED(key != NULL)) {
 		lc_function_name = Z_STR_P(key);
@@ -1164,12 +1165,12 @@ ZEND_API zend_function *zend_std_get_static_method(zend_class_entry *ce, zend_st
 				zend_string_release(lc_function_name);
 			}
 			if (ce->__call &&
-			    Z_OBJ(EG(current_execute_data)->This) &&
-			    instanceof_function(Z_OBJCE(EG(current_execute_data)->This), ce)) {
+				(object = zend_get_this_object(EG(current_execute_data))) != NULL &&
+			    instanceof_function(object->ce, ce)) {
 				/* Call the top-level defined __call().
 				 * see: tests/classes/__call_004.phpt  */
 
-				zend_class_entry *call_ce = Z_OBJCE(EG(current_execute_data)->This);
+				zend_class_entry *call_ce = object->ce;
 
 				while (!call_ce->__call) {
 					call_ce = call_ce->parent;
diff --git a/Zend/zend_vm_def.h b/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
index 9a50c9b7d53..899b18a89db 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
@@ -3391,9 +3391,6 @@ ZEND_VM_HANDLER(129, ZEND_DO_ICALL, ANY, ANY)
 	SAVE_OPLINE();
 	EX(call) = call->prev_execute_data;
 
-	call->called_scope = EX(called_scope);
-	Z_OBJ(call->This) = Z_OBJ(EX(This));
-
 	call->prev_execute_data = execute_data;
 	EG(current_execute_data) = call;
 
@@ -3505,9 +3502,6 @@ ZEND_VM_HANDLER(131, ZEND_DO_FCALL_BY_NAME, ANY, ANY)
 			}
 		}
 
-		call->called_scope = EX(called_scope);
-		Z_OBJ(call->This) = Z_OBJ(EX(This));
-
 		call->prev_execute_data = execute_data;
 		EG(current_execute_data) = call;
 
@@ -3627,9 +3621,6 @@ ZEND_VM_HANDLER(60, ZEND_DO_FCALL, ANY, ANY)
 		if (fbc->common.scope) {
 			should_change_scope = 1;
 			EG(scope) = fbc->common.scope;
-		} else {
-			call->called_scope = EX(called_scope);
-			Z_OBJ(call->This) = Z_OBJ(EX(This));
 		}
 
 		call->prev_execute_data = execute_data;
diff --git a/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h b/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h
index 9f224ee0ddc..3a2ed291eb9 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ ZEND_API void zend_execute(zend_op_array *op_array, zval *return_value)
 	}
 
 	execute_data = zend_vm_stack_push_call_frame(ZEND_CALL_TOP_CODE,
-		(zend_function*)op_array, 0, EG(current_execute_data) ? EG(current_execute_data)->called_scope : NULL, EG(current_execute_data) ? Z_OBJ(EG(current_execute_data)->This) : NULL);
+		(zend_function*)op_array, 0, zend_get_called_scope(EG(current_execute_data)), zend_get_this_object(EG(current_execute_data)));
 	if (EG(current_execute_data)) {
 		execute_data->symbol_table = zend_rebuild_symbol_table();
 	} else {
@@ -548,9 +548,6 @@ static ZEND_OPCODE_HANDLER_RET ZEND_FASTCALL ZEND_DO_ICALL_SPEC_HANDLER(ZEND_OPC
 	SAVE_OPLINE();
 	EX(call) = call->prev_execute_data;
 
-	call->called_scope = EX(called_scope);
-	Z_OBJ(call->This) = Z_OBJ(EX(This));
-
 	call->prev_execute_data = execute_data;
 	EG(current_execute_data) = call;
 
@@ -662,9 +659,6 @@ static ZEND_OPCODE_HANDLER_RET ZEND_FASTCALL ZEND_DO_FCALL_BY_NAME_SPEC_HANDLER(
 			}
 		}
 
-		call->called_scope = EX(called_scope);
-		Z_OBJ(call->This) = Z_OBJ(EX(This));
-
 		call->prev_execute_data = execute_data;
 		EG(current_execute_data) = call;
 
@@ -784,9 +778,6 @@ static ZEND_OPCODE_HANDLER_RET ZEND_FASTCALL ZEND_DO_FCALL_SPEC_HANDLER(ZEND_OPC
 		if (fbc->common.scope) {
 			should_change_scope = 1;
 			EG(scope) = fbc->common.scope;
-		} else {
-			call->called_scope = EX(called_scope);
-			Z_OBJ(call->This) = Z_OBJ(EX(This));
 		}
 
 		call->prev_execute_data = execute_data;
diff --git a/Zend/zend_vm_execute.skl b/Zend/zend_vm_execute.skl
index 5bbc390f5b3..02fe6bdc360 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_vm_execute.skl
+++ b/Zend/zend_vm_execute.skl
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ ZEND_API void zend_{%EXECUTOR_NAME%}(zend_op_array *op_array, zval *return_value
 	}
 
 	execute_data = zend_vm_stack_push_call_frame(ZEND_CALL_TOP_CODE,
-		(zend_function*)op_array, 0, EG(current_execute_data) ? EG(current_execute_data)->called_scope : NULL, EG(current_execute_data) ? Z_OBJ(EG(current_execute_data)->This) : NULL);
+		(zend_function*)op_array, 0, zend_get_called_scope(EG(current_execute_data)), zend_get_this_object(EG(current_execute_data)));
 	if (EG(current_execute_data)) {
 		execute_data->symbol_table = zend_rebuild_symbol_table();
 	} else {
diff --git a/ext/standard/basic_functions.c b/ext/standard/basic_functions.c
index ebeca422df3..693ac4c8e39 100644
--- a/ext/standard/basic_functions.c
+++ b/ext/standard/basic_functions.c
@@ -4800,6 +4800,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(forward_static_call)
 	zval retval;
 	zend_fcall_info fci;
 	zend_fcall_info_cache fci_cache;
+	zend_class_entry *called_scope;
 
 	if (zend_parse_parameters(ZEND_NUM_ARGS(), "f*", &fci, &fci_cache, &fci.params, &fci.param_count) == FAILURE) {
 		return;
@@ -4811,9 +4812,10 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(forward_static_call)
 
 	fci.retval = &retval;
 
-	if (EX(called_scope) &&
-		instanceof_function(EX(called_scope), fci_cache.calling_scope)) {
-			fci_cache.called_scope = EX(called_scope);
+	called_scope = zend_get_called_scope(execute_data);
+	if (called_scope &&
+		instanceof_function(called_scope, fci_cache.calling_scope)) {
+			fci_cache.called_scope = called_scope;
 	}
 
 	if (zend_call_function(&fci, &fci_cache) == SUCCESS && Z_TYPE(retval) != IS_UNDEF) {
@@ -4829,6 +4831,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(forward_static_call_array)
 	zval *params, retval;
 	zend_fcall_info fci;
 	zend_fcall_info_cache fci_cache;
+	zend_class_entry *called_scope;
 
 	if (zend_parse_parameters(ZEND_NUM_ARGS(), "fa/", &fci, &fci_cache, &params) == FAILURE) {
 		return;
@@ -4837,9 +4840,10 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(forward_static_call_array)
 	zend_fcall_info_args(&fci, params);
 	fci.retval = &retval;
 
-	if (EX(called_scope) &&
-		instanceof_function(EX(called_scope), fci_cache.calling_scope)) {
-			fci_cache.called_scope = EX(called_scope);
+	called_scope = zend_get_called_scope(execute_data);
+	if (called_scope &&
+		instanceof_function(called_scope, fci_cache.calling_scope)) {
+			fci_cache.called_scope = called_scope;
 	}
 
 	if (zend_call_function(&fci, &fci_cache) == SUCCESS && Z_TYPE(retval) != IS_UNDEF) {