diff --git a/Zend/zend_compile.c b/Zend/zend_compile.c
index 4e6567b4e63..2e9126a3d60 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_compile.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_compile.c
@@ -877,6 +877,15 @@ void do_begin_class_member_function_call(znode *class_name, znode *function_name
 
 	opline->opcode = ZEND_INIT_FCALL_BY_NAME;
 	zend_str_tolower(class_name->u.constant.value.str.val, class_name->u.constant.value.str.len);
+	if (class_name->u.constant.value.str.len==6
+		&& !memcmp(class_name->u.constant.value.str.val, "parent", 6)) {
+		if (!CG(active_class_entry) || !CG(active_class_entry)->parent) {
+			zend_error(E_COMPILE_ERROR, "No parent class available in this context");
+		}
+		efree(class_name->u.constant.value.str.val);
+		class_name->u.constant.value.str.val = estrdup(CG(active_class_entry)->parent->name);
+		class_name->u.constant.value.str.len = CG(active_class_entry)->parent->name_length;
+	}
 	opline->op1 = *class_name;
 	opline->op2 = *function_name;
 	opline->extended_value = ZEND_MEMBER_FUNC_CALL;