diff --git a/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-0.0.phpt b/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-0.0.phpt
index e3996e0f25996..fdcdf30a9b747 100644
--- a/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-0.0.phpt
+++ b/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-0.0.phpt
@@ -17,4 +17,8 @@ $c = new C(0.0);
 var_dump($c);
 ?>
 --EXPECTF--
-Fatal error: __debuginfo() must return an array in %s%eZend%etests%edebug_info-error-0.0.php on line %d
+Fatal error: Uncaught Error: __debuginfo() must return an array in %s%eZend%etests%edebug_info-error-0.0.php:14
+Stack trace:
+#0 %s(14): var_dump(Object(C))
+#1 {main}
+  thrown in %s on line 14
diff --git a/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-0.phpt b/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-0.phpt
index 7dbac320a1754..2aef18b69c7a4 100644
--- a/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-0.phpt
+++ b/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-0.phpt
@@ -17,4 +17,8 @@ $c = new C(0);
 var_dump($c);
 ?>
 --EXPECTF--
-Fatal error: __debuginfo() must return an array in %s%eZend%etests%edebug_info-error-0.php on line %d
+Fatal error: Uncaught Error: __debuginfo() must return an array in %s:%d
+Stack trace:
+#0 %s(14): var_dump(Object(C))
+#1 {main}
+  thrown in %s on line 14
diff --git a/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-1.0.phpt b/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-1.0.phpt
index 0213e9daad250..08c092fb4169f 100644
--- a/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-1.0.phpt
+++ b/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-1.0.phpt
@@ -17,4 +17,8 @@ $c = new C(1.0);
 var_dump($c);
 ?>
 --EXPECTF--
-Fatal error: __debuginfo() must return an array in %s%eZend%etests%edebug_info-error-1.0.php on line %d
+Fatal error: Uncaught Error: __debuginfo() must return an array in %s%eZend%etests%edebug_info-error-1.0.php:14
+Stack trace:
+#0 %s(14): var_dump(Object(C))
+#1 {main}
+  thrown in %s on line 14
diff --git a/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-1.phpt b/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-1.phpt
index a8e4644b49083..3c023911c08d8 100644
--- a/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-1.phpt
+++ b/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-1.phpt
@@ -17,4 +17,8 @@ $c = new C(1);
 var_dump($c);
 ?>
 --EXPECTF--
-Fatal error: __debuginfo() must return an array in %s%eZend%etests%edebug_info-error-1.php on line %d
+Fatal error: Uncaught Error: __debuginfo() must return an array in %s%eZend%etests%edebug_info-error-1.php:14
+Stack trace:
+#0 %s(14): var_dump(Object(C))
+#1 {main}
+  thrown in %s on line 14
diff --git a/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-empty_str.phpt b/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-empty_str.phpt
index 39f227cb96750..3553864bec760 100644
--- a/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-empty_str.phpt
+++ b/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-empty_str.phpt
@@ -17,4 +17,8 @@ $c = new C("");
 var_dump($c);
 ?>
 --EXPECTF--
-Fatal error: __debuginfo() must return an array in %s%eZend%etests%edebug_info-error-empty_str.php on line %d
+Fatal error: Uncaught Error: __debuginfo() must return an array in %s%eZend%etests%edebug_info-error-empty_str.php:14
+Stack trace:
+#0 %s(14): var_dump(Object(C))
+#1 {main}
+  thrown in %s on line 14
diff --git a/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-false.phpt b/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-false.phpt
index bf18ed4d038d8..79ad1ebf8b709 100644
--- a/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-false.phpt
+++ b/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-false.phpt
@@ -17,4 +17,8 @@ $c = new C(false);
 var_dump($c);
 ?>
 --EXPECTF--
-Fatal error: __debuginfo() must return an array in %s%eZend%etests%edebug_info-error-false.php on line %d
+Fatal error: Uncaught Error: __debuginfo() must return an array in %s%eZend%etests%edebug_info-error-false.php:14
+Stack trace:
+#0 %s(14): var_dump(Object(C))
+#1 {main}
+  thrown in %s on line 14
diff --git a/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-object.phpt b/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-object.phpt
index e94c2dfb36ccb..de2b337d470a1 100644
--- a/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-object.phpt
+++ b/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-object.phpt
@@ -17,4 +17,8 @@ $c = new C(new stdClass);
 var_dump($c);
 ?>
 --EXPECTF--
-Fatal error: __debuginfo() must return an array in %s%eZend%etests%edebug_info-error-object.php on line %d
+Fatal error: Uncaught Error: __debuginfo() must return an array in %s%eZend%etests%edebug_info-error-object.php:14
+Stack trace:
+#0 %s(14): var_dump(Object(C))
+#1 {main}
+  thrown in %s on line 14
diff --git a/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-resource.phpt b/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-resource.phpt
index 285ed72e33072..dde17063f452c 100644
--- a/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-resource.phpt
+++ b/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-resource.phpt
@@ -19,4 +19,8 @@ $c = new C(fopen("data:text/plain,Foo", 'r'));
 var_dump($c);
 ?>
 --EXPECTF--
-Fatal error: __debuginfo() must return an array in %s%eZend%etests%edebug_info-error-resource.php on line %d
+Fatal error: Uncaught Error: __debuginfo() must return an array in %s%eZend%etests%edebug_info-error-resource.php:14
+Stack trace:
+#0 %s(14): var_dump(Object(C))
+#1 {main}
+  thrown in %s on line 14
diff --git a/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-str.phpt b/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-str.phpt
index daf0ad3b588ea..1ab731f16205b 100644
--- a/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-str.phpt
+++ b/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-str.phpt
@@ -17,4 +17,8 @@ $c = new C("foo");
 var_dump($c);
 ?>
 --EXPECTF--
-Fatal error: __debuginfo() must return an array in %s%eZend%etests%edebug_info-error-str.php on line %d
+Fatal error: Uncaught Error: __debuginfo() must return an array in %s%eZend%etests%edebug_info-error-str.php:14
+Stack trace:
+#0 %s(14): var_dump(Object(C))
+#1 {main}
+  thrown in %s on line 14
diff --git a/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-true.phpt b/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-true.phpt
index 41a68c5c3965f..e343e4217cc75 100644
--- a/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-true.phpt
+++ b/Zend/tests/debug_info-error-true.phpt
@@ -17,4 +17,8 @@ $c = new C(true);
 var_dump($c);
 ?>
 --EXPECTF--
-Fatal error: __debuginfo() must return an array in %s%eZend%etests%edebug_info-error-true.php on line %d
+Fatal error: Uncaught Error: __debuginfo() must return an array in %s%eZend%etests%edebug_info-error-true.php:14
+Stack trace:
+#0 %s(14): var_dump(Object(C))
+#1 {main}
+  thrown in %s on line 14
diff --git a/Zend/tests/gh7922.phpt b/Zend/tests/gh7922.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..69bb25d53926f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/gh7922.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+--TEST--
+GH-7922 (print_r should not produce a fatal error)
+--FILE--
+<?php
+class A
+{
+    public function __debugInfo()
+    {
+        throw new \Error('x');
+    }
+}
+
+echo "Exception in __debugInfo:\n";
+
+try {
+    print_r(new A());
+} catch (\Throwable $e) {
+    echo $e . "\n";
+}
+
+echo "\nException in __debugInfo in anonymous class:\n";
+
+try {
+    print_r(new class() extends A {
+        public function __debugInfo(): array
+        {
+            throw new \Exception('y');
+        }
+    });
+} catch (\Throwable $e) {
+    echo $e . "\n";
+}
+
+echo "\nException in __destruct of __debugInfo in anonymous class:\n";
+
+try {
+    print_r(new class() extends A {
+        public function __debugInfo(): array
+        {
+            $o = new class() {
+                public function __destruct()
+                {
+                    throw new \Exception('z_w_assign');
+                }
+            };
+
+            return ['foo' => 2];
+        }
+    });
+} catch (\Throwable $e) {
+    echo $e . "\n";
+}
+
+echo "\nException occuring later on (print_r):\n";
+
+try {
+    print_r(['foo' => 'bar', 'baz' => new A()]);
+} catch (\Throwable $e) {
+    echo $e . "\n";
+}
+
+echo "\nException occuring later on (var_dump):\n";
+
+try {
+    var_dump(['u' => 1], ['foo' => 'bar', 'baz' => new A()], ['u' => 1]);
+} catch (\Throwable $e) {
+    echo $e . "\n";
+}
+
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+Exception in __debugInfo:
+Error: x in %s:%d
+Stack trace:
+#0 [internal function]: A->__debugInfo()
+#1 %s(%d): print_r(Object(A))
+#2 {main}
+
+Exception in __debugInfo in anonymous class:
+Exception: y in %s:%d
+Stack trace:
+#0 [internal function]: A@anonymous->__debugInfo()
+#1 %s(%d): print_r(Object(A@anonymous))
+#2 {main}
+
+Exception in __destruct of __debugInfo in anonymous class:
+Exception: z_w_assign in %s:%d
+Stack trace:
+#0 [internal function]: class@anonymous->__destruct()
+#1 %s(%d): print_r(Object(A@anonymous))
+#2 {main}
+
+Exception occuring later on (print_r):
+Error: x in %s:%d
+Stack trace:
+#0 [internal function]: A->__debugInfo()
+#1 %s(%d): print_r(Array)
+#2 {main}
+
+Exception occuring later on (var_dump):
+Error: x in %s:%d
+Stack trace:
+#0 [internal function]: A->__debugInfo()
+#1 %s(%d): var_dump(Array)
+#2 {main}
diff --git a/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c b/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c
index d767e83997852..5769e02f8d0bd 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c
@@ -164,27 +164,35 @@ ZEND_API HashTable *zend_std_get_debug_info(zend_object *object, int *is_temp) /
 	}
 
 	zend_call_known_instance_method_with_0_params(ce->__debugInfo, object, &retval);
-	if (Z_TYPE(retval) == IS_ARRAY) {
-		if (!Z_REFCOUNTED(retval)) {
-			*is_temp = 1;
-			return zend_array_dup(Z_ARRVAL(retval));
-		} else if (Z_REFCOUNT(retval) <= 1) {
+	if (EG(exception)) {
+		zval_ptr_dtor(&retval);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	switch (Z_TYPE(retval)) {
+		case IS_ARRAY:
+			if (!Z_REFCOUNTED(retval)) {
+				*is_temp = 1;
+				return zend_array_dup(Z_ARRVAL(retval));
+			} else if (Z_REFCOUNT(retval) <= 1) {
+				*is_temp = 1;
+				ht = Z_ARR(retval);
+				return ht;
+			} else {
+				*is_temp = 0;
+				zval_ptr_dtor(&retval);
+				return Z_ARRVAL(retval);
+			}
+		case IS_NULL:
 			*is_temp = 1;
-			ht = Z_ARR(retval);
+			ht = zend_new_array(0);
 			return ht;
-		} else {
-			*is_temp = 0;
+		default:
+			zend_throw_error(NULL, ZEND_DEBUGINFO_FUNC_NAME "() must return an array");
 			zval_ptr_dtor(&retval);
-			return Z_ARRVAL(retval);
-		}
-	} else if (Z_TYPE(retval) == IS_NULL) {
-		*is_temp = 1;
-		ht = zend_new_array(0);
-		return ht;
+			return NULL;
 	}
 
-	zend_error_noreturn(E_ERROR, ZEND_DEBUGINFO_FUNC_NAME "() must return an array");
-
 	return NULL; /* Compilers are dumb and don't understand that noreturn means that the function does NOT need a return value... */
 }
 /* }}} */
diff --git a/ext/ffi/tests/035.phpt b/ext/ffi/tests/035.phpt
index b36f246708143..f09bb101cfd3c 100644
--- a/ext/ffi/tests/035.phpt
+++ b/ext/ffi/tests/035.phpt
@@ -23,6 +23,4 @@ object(FFI\CData:uint16_t[2])#%d (2) {
   [1]=>
   int(0)
 }
-object(FFI\CData:uint16_t[2])#%d (0) {
-}
 FFI\Exception: Use after free()
diff --git a/ext/standard/var.c b/ext/standard/var.c
index 268c535a80242..e4e8c7f256526 100644
--- a/ext/standard/var.c
+++ b/ext/standard/var.c
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ PHPAPI void php_var_dump(zval *struc, int level) /* {{{ */
 			Z_PROTECT_RECURSION_P(struc);
 
 			myht = zend_get_properties_for(struc, ZEND_PROP_PURPOSE_DEBUG);
+			if (EG(exception)) {
+				break;
+			}
 			class_name = Z_OBJ_HANDLER_P(struc, get_class_name)(Z_OBJ_P(struc));
 			php_printf("%sobject(%s)#%d (%d) {\n", COMMON, ZSTR_VAL(class_name), Z_OBJ_HANDLE_P(struc), myht ? zend_array_count(myht) : 0);
 			zend_string_release_ex(class_name, 0);