diff --git a/ext/intl/timezone/timezone_class.cpp b/ext/intl/timezone/timezone_class.cpp
index 850da4a7481..c976eb143ac 100644
--- a/ext/intl/timezone/timezone_class.cpp
+++ b/ext/intl/timezone/timezone_class.cpp
@@ -524,6 +524,7 @@ ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
  * Every 'IntlTimeZone' class method has an entry in this table
  */
 static zend_function_entry TimeZone_class_functions[] = {
+	PHP_ME(IntlTimeZone,				__construct,					ainfo_tz_void,				ZEND_ACC_PRIVATE)
 	PHP_ME_MAPPING(createTimeZone,		intltz_create_time_zone,		ainfo_tz_idarg,				ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
 	PHP_ME_MAPPING(fromDateTimeZone,	intltz_from_date_time_zone,		ainfo_tz_idarg,				ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
 	PHP_ME_MAPPING(createDefault,		intltz_create_default,			ainfo_tz_void,				ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC)
diff --git a/ext/intl/timezone/timezone_methods.cpp b/ext/intl/timezone/timezone_methods.cpp
index e596cc5174a..b7f31c3f3b4 100644
--- a/ext/intl/timezone/timezone_methods.cpp
+++ b/ext/intl/timezone/timezone_methods.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ extern "C" {
 }
 #include "common/common_enum.h"
 
+U_CFUNC PHP_METHOD(IntlTimeZone, __construct)
+{
+	zend_throw_exception( NULL,
+		"An object of this type cannot be created with the new operator",
+		0 TSRMLS_CC );
+}
+
 U_CFUNC PHP_FUNCTION(intltz_create_time_zone)
 {
 	char	*str_id;
diff --git a/ext/intl/timezone/timezone_methods.h b/ext/intl/timezone/timezone_methods.h
index 824f72a0d21..e153418ea72 100644
--- a/ext/intl/timezone/timezone_methods.h
+++ b/ext/intl/timezone/timezone_methods.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 #include <php.h>
 
+PHP_METHOD(IntlTimeZone, __construct)
+
 PHP_FUNCTION(intltz_create_time_zone);
 
 PHP_FUNCTION(intltz_from_date_time_zone);