diff --git a/allowed_bindings.rs b/allowed_bindings.rs
index b1e2748fbc..0cd8270c13 100644
--- a/allowed_bindings.rs
+++ b/allowed_bindings.rs
@@ -243,5 +243,7 @@ bind! {
     php_printf,
     __zend_malloc,
     tsrm_get_ls_cache,
-    executor_globals_offset
+    executor_globals_offset,
+    zend_atomic_bool_store,
+    zend_interrupt_function
 }
diff --git a/docsrs_bindings.rs b/docsrs_bindings.rs
index 1888949c30..a7cc5a163a 100644
--- a/docsrs_bindings.rs
+++ b/docsrs_bindings.rs
@@ -670,6 +670,10 @@ pub struct _zend_class_entry__bindgen_ty_4__bindgen_ty_2 {
     pub builtin_functions: *const _zend_function_entry,
     pub module: *mut _zend_module_entry,
 }
+extern "C" {
+    pub static mut zend_interrupt_function:
+        ::std::option::Option<unsafe extern "C" fn(execute_data: *mut zend_execute_data)>;
+}
 extern "C" {
     pub static mut zend_standard_class_def: *mut zend_class_entry;
 }
@@ -1053,6 +1057,9 @@ pub struct zend_atomic_bool_s {
     pub value: u8,
 }
 pub type zend_atomic_bool = zend_atomic_bool_s;
+extern "C" {
+    pub fn zend_atomic_bool_store(obj: *mut zend_atomic_bool, desired: bool);
+}
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
 pub struct _zend_stack {
diff --git a/src/builders/module.rs b/src/builders/module.rs
index 01bc9e4eb8..ee2b219fdd 100644
--- a/src/builders/module.rs
+++ b/src/builders/module.rs
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ impl ModuleBuilder {
     /// This function can be useful if you need to do any final cleanup at the
     /// very end of a request, after all other resources have been released. For
     /// example, if your extension creates any persistent resources that last
-    /// beyond a single request, you could use this function to clean those up. # Arguments
+    /// beyond a single request, you could use this function to clean those up.
+    /// # Arguments
     ///
     /// * `func` - The function to be called when shutdown is requested.
     pub fn post_deactivate_function(mut self, func: extern "C" fn() -> i32) -> Self {
diff --git a/src/zend/globals.rs b/src/zend/globals.rs
index 0f2cae8e55..c9a7a0d91c 100644
--- a/src/zend/globals.rs
+++ b/src/zend/globals.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
 use parking_lot::{const_rwlock, RwLock, RwLockReadGuard, RwLockWriteGuard};
 
 use crate::boxed::ZBox;
+#[cfg(php82)]
+use crate::ffi::zend_atomic_bool_store;
 use crate::ffi::{_zend_executor_globals, ext_php_rs_executor_globals};
-
 use crate::types::{ZendHashTable, ZendObject};
 
 /// Stores global variables used in the PHP executor.
@@ -70,6 +71,21 @@ impl ExecutorGlobals {
         // SAFETY: `as_mut` checks for null.
         Some(unsafe { ZBox::from_raw(exception_ptr.as_mut()?) })
     }
+
+    /// Request an interrupt of the PHP VM. This will call the registered
+    /// interrupt handler function.
+    /// set with [`crate::ffi::zend_interrupt_function`].
+    pub fn request_interrupt(&mut self) {
+        cfg_if::cfg_if! {
+            if #[cfg(php82)] {
+                unsafe {
+                    zend_atomic_bool_store(&mut self.vm_interrupt, true);
+                }
+            } else {
+                self.vm_interrupt = true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// Executor globals rwlock.