diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b5dcf0da17f8..fc93eeb16a87 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS([
   mmap
   nice
   nl_langinfo
+  pkey_mprotect
   poll
   pthread_jit_write_protect_np
   putenv
diff --git a/ext/opcache/ZendAccelerator.h b/ext/opcache/ZendAccelerator.h
index 5fd34441c402..c56b24ad2724 100644
--- a/ext/opcache/ZendAccelerator.h
+++ b/ext/opcache/ZendAccelerator.h
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@
 # include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_PKEY_MPROTECT
+/* PKEY_DISABLE_WRITE */
+# include "sys/mman.h"
+#endif
+
 #include "zend_extensions.h"
 #include "zend_compile.h"
 #include "zend_API.h"
@@ -358,6 +363,10 @@ zend_op_array *zend_accel_compile_pfa(zend_ast *ast,
 
 END_EXTERN_C()
 
+#if defined(HAVE_PKEY_MPROTECT) && defined(PKEY_DISABLE_WRITE)
+# define ZEND_ACCEL_USE_PKEYS
+#endif
+
 /* memory write protection */
 #define SHM_PROTECT() \
 	do { \
diff --git a/ext/opcache/tests/zzz_basic_logging.phpt b/ext/opcache/tests/zzz_basic_logging.phpt
index 88290f6a169d..ff5b0486d661 100644
--- a/ext/opcache/tests/zzz_basic_logging.phpt
+++ b/ext/opcache/tests/zzz_basic_logging.phpt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ opcache_reset();
 echo "Opcache reset";
 ?>
 --EXPECTF--
-%s Message Cached script '%sbasic_logging%s'
+%r[^:]+: Debug zend_accel_shared_protect_init: pkey_alloc\(\) failed .*\n|%r%s Message Cached script '%sbasic_logging%s'
 Foo Bar
 %s Debug Restart Scheduled! Reason: user
 Opcache reset
diff --git a/ext/opcache/zend_shared_alloc.c b/ext/opcache/zend_shared_alloc.c
index 3d6d2a840c33..c275968f5c82 100644
--- a/ext/opcache/zend_shared_alloc.c
+++ b/ext/opcache/zend_shared_alloc.c
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ static const zend_shared_memory_handler_entry handler_table[] = {
 	{ NULL, NULL}
 };
 
+#ifdef ZEND_ACCEL_USE_PKEYS
+int zend_accel_pkey = 0; /* Memory Protection Key */
+#endif
+
+static void zend_accel_shared_protect_init(void);
+
 #ifndef ZEND_WIN32
 void zend_shared_alloc_create_lock(char *lockfile_path)
 {
@@ -268,6 +274,8 @@ int zend_shared_alloc_startup(size_t requested_size, size_t reserved_size)
 		ZSMMG(shared_segments)[i]->end = ZSMMG(shared_segments)[i]->size;
 	}
 
+	zend_accel_shared_protect_init();
+
 	shared_segments_array_size = ZSMMG(shared_segments_count) * S_H(segment_type_size)();
 
 	/* move shared_segments and shared_free to shared memory */
@@ -350,6 +358,13 @@ void zend_shared_alloc_shutdown(void)
 # ifdef ZTS
 	tsrm_mutex_free(zts_lock);
 # endif
+
+# ifdef ZEND_ACCEL_USE_PKEYS
+	if (zend_accel_pkey) {
+		pkey_free(zend_accel_pkey);
+	}
+# endif
+
 #endif
 #ifdef ZTS
 	tsrm_mutex_free(zts_protect_lock);
@@ -639,8 +654,39 @@ const char *zend_accel_get_shared_model(void)
 	return g_shared_model;
 }
 
+static void zend_accel_shared_protect_init(void)
+{
+#ifdef ZEND_ACCEL_USE_PKEYS
+	if (ZCG(accel_directives).protect_memory) {
+		zend_accel_pkey = pkey_alloc(0, 0);
+		if (zend_accel_pkey < 0) {
+			zend_accel_error(ACCEL_LOG_DEBUG, "zend_accel_shared_protect_init: pkey_alloc() failed [%d] %s", errno, strerror(errno));
+			zend_accel_pkey = 0;
+			return;
+		}
+
+		for (int i = 0; i < ZSMMG(shared_segments_count); i++) {
+			if (pkey_mprotect(ZSMMG(shared_segments)[i]->p, ZSMMG(shared_segments)[i]->end, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, zend_accel_pkey) != 0) {
+				zend_accel_error(ACCEL_LOG_DEBUG, "zend_accel_shared_protect_init: pkey_mprotect() failed [%d] %s", errno, strerror(errno));
+				zend_accel_pkey = 0;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+#endif
+}
+
 void zend_accel_shared_protect(bool protected)
 {
+#ifdef ZEND_ACCEL_USE_PKEYS
+	if (zend_accel_pkey) {
+		if (pkey_set(zend_accel_pkey, protected ? PKEY_DISABLE_WRITE : 0) != 0) {
+			ZEND_UNREACHABLE();
+		}
+		return;
+	}
+#endif
+
 #if defined(HAVE_MPROTECT) || defined(ZEND_WIN32)
 	int i;
 
diff --git a/ext/opcache/zend_shared_alloc.h b/ext/opcache/zend_shared_alloc.h
index e9568fc368b7..667c13b94090 100644
--- a/ext/opcache/zend_shared_alloc.h
+++ b/ext/opcache/zend_shared_alloc.h
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ const char *zend_accel_get_shared_model(void);
  */
 void zend_accel_shared_protect(bool protected);
 
+extern int zend_accel_pkey;
+
 #ifdef USE_MMAP
 extern const zend_shared_memory_handlers zend_alloc_mmap_handlers;
 #endif