diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 73c7edeae3d..2dfb06dd023 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1616,7 +1616,7 @@ PHP_ADD_SOURCES(main, main.c snprintf.c spprintf.c \
        php_ini_builder.c \
        php_ini.c SAPI.c rfc1867.c php_content_types.c strlcpy.c \
        strlcat.c explicit_bzero.c reentrancy.c php_variables.c php_ticks.c \
-       network.c php_open_temporary_file.c php_odbc_utils.c \
+       network.c php_open_temporary_file.c php_odbc_utils.c safe_bcmp.c \
        output.c getopt.c php_syslog.c, -DZEND_ENABLE_STATIC_TSRMLS_CACHE=1)
 
 PHP_ADD_SOURCES_X(main, fastcgi.c, -DZEND_ENABLE_STATIC_TSRMLS_CACHE=1, PHP_FASTCGI_OBJS, no)
diff --git a/ext/hash/hash.c b/ext/hash/hash.c
index c8b93313d59..ce665a57443 100644
--- a/ext/hash/hash.c
+++ b/ext/hash/hash.c
@@ -1111,9 +1111,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(hash_pbkdf2)
 PHP_FUNCTION(hash_equals)
 {
 	zval *known_zval, *user_zval;
-	char *known_str, *user_str;
 	int result = 0;
-	size_t j;
 
 	if (zend_parse_parameters(ZEND_NUM_ARGS(), "zz", &known_zval, &user_zval) == FAILURE) {
 		RETURN_THROWS();
@@ -1130,17 +1128,8 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(hash_equals)
 		RETURN_THROWS();
 	}
 
-	if (Z_STRLEN_P(known_zval) != Z_STRLEN_P(user_zval)) {
-		RETURN_FALSE;
-	}
-
-	known_str = Z_STRVAL_P(known_zval);
-	user_str = Z_STRVAL_P(user_zval);
-
 	/* This is security sensitive code. Do not optimize this for speed. */
-	for (j = 0; j < Z_STRLEN_P(known_zval); j++) {
-		result |= known_str[j] ^ user_str[j];
-	}
+	result = php_safe_bcmp(Z_STR_P(known_zval), Z_STR_P(user_zval));
 
 	RETURN_BOOL(0 == result);
 }
diff --git a/ext/standard/password.c b/ext/standard/password.c
index 96b74aa3955..374b0265628 100644
--- a/ext/standard/password.c
+++ b/ext/standard/password.c
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ static bool php_password_bcrypt_needs_rehash(const zend_string *hash, zend_array
 }
 
 static bool php_password_bcrypt_verify(const zend_string *password, const zend_string *hash) {
-	size_t i;
 	int status = 0;
 	zend_string *ret = php_crypt(ZSTR_VAL(password), (int)ZSTR_LEN(password), ZSTR_VAL(hash), (int)ZSTR_LEN(hash), 1);
 
@@ -160,7 +159,7 @@ static bool php_password_bcrypt_verify(const zend_string *password, const zend_s
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (ZSTR_LEN(ret) != ZSTR_LEN(hash) || ZSTR_LEN(hash) < 13) {
+	if (ZSTR_LEN(hash) < 13) {
 		zend_string_free(ret);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -169,9 +168,7 @@ static bool php_password_bcrypt_verify(const zend_string *password, const zend_s
 	 * resistance towards timing attacks. This is a constant time
 	 * equality check that will always check every byte of both
 	 * values. */
-	for (i = 0; i < ZSTR_LEN(hash); i++) {
-		status |= (ZSTR_VAL(ret)[i] ^ ZSTR_VAL(hash)[i]);
-	}
+	status = php_safe_bcmp(ret, hash);
 
 	zend_string_free(ret);
 	return status == 0;
diff --git a/main/php.h b/main/php.h
index c8ef2d05818..9009ba032d3 100644
--- a/main/php.h
+++ b/main/php.h
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ END_EXTERN_C()
 #define explicit_bzero php_explicit_bzero
 #endif
 
+BEGIN_EXTERN_C()
+PHPAPI int php_safe_bcmp(const zend_string *a, const zend_string *b);
+END_EXTERN_C()
+
 #ifndef HAVE_STRTOK_R
 BEGIN_EXTERN_C()
 char *strtok_r(char *s, const char *delim, char **last);
diff --git a/main/safe_bcmp.c b/main/safe_bcmp.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..27a1756d79b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/safe_bcmp.c
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+  +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+  | Copyright (c) The PHP Group                                          |
+  +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+  | This source file is subject to version 3.01 of the PHP license,      |
+  | that is bundled with this package in the file LICENSE, and is        |
+  | available through the world-wide-web at the following url:           |
+  | http://www.php.net/license/3_01.txt                                  |
+  | If you did not receive a copy of the PHP license and are unable to   |
+  | obtain it through the world-wide-web, please send a note to          |
+  | license@php.net so we can mail you a copy immediately.               |
+  +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+  | Author: David Carlier <devnexen@gmail.com>                           |
+  +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+*/
+
+#include "php.h"
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+/*
+ * Returns 0 if both inputs match, 1 if they don't.
+ * Returns -1 early if inputs do not have the same lengths.
+ *
+ */
+PHPAPI int php_safe_bcmp(const zend_string *a, const zend_string *b)
+{
+	const volatile unsigned char *ua = (const volatile unsigned char *)ZSTR_VAL(a);
+	const volatile unsigned char *ub = (const volatile unsigned char *)ZSTR_VAL(b);
+	size_t i = 0;
+	int r = 0;
+
+	if (ZSTR_LEN(a) != ZSTR_LEN(b)) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	while (i < ZSTR_LEN(a)) {
+		r |= ua[i] ^ ub[i];
+		++i;
+	}
+
+	return r;
+}
diff --git a/win32/build/config.w32 b/win32/build/config.w32
index c174ebe8541..c66f1e39af6 100644
--- a/win32/build/config.w32
+++ b/win32/build/config.w32
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ ADD_SOURCES("main", "main.c snprintf.c spprintf.c getopt.c fopen_wrappers.c \
 	php_scandir.c php_ini.c SAPI.c rfc1867.c php_content_types.c strlcpy.c \
 	strlcat.c reentrancy.c php_variables.c php_ticks.c network.c \
 	php_open_temporary_file.c output.c internal_functions.c \
-	php_syslog.c php_odbc_utils.c");
+	php_syslog.c php_odbc_utils.c safe_bcmp.c");
 ADD_FLAG("CFLAGS_BD_MAIN", "/D ZEND_ENABLE_STATIC_TSRMLS_CACHE=1");
 if (VS_TOOLSET && VCVERS >= 1914) {
 	ADD_FLAG("CFLAGS_BD_MAIN", "/d2FuncCache1");