diff --git a/ext/standard/basic_functions.stub.php b/ext/standard/basic_functions.stub.php
index 2a427b8ab8444..ac0149c8e0b68 100755
--- a/ext/standard/basic_functions.stub.php
+++ b/ext/standard/basic_functions.stub.php
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ function stream_set_timeout($socket, int $seconds, int $microseconds = 0): bool
 /* type.c */
 
 /** @param mixed $var */
-function gettype($var): string {}
+function gettype($var, bool $resolve_object_names = false): string {}
 
 function settype(&$var, string $type): bool {}
 
diff --git a/ext/standard/basic_functions_arginfo.h b/ext/standard/basic_functions_arginfo.h
index 93e2a5bda69f5..495a943a3ef48 100755
--- a/ext/standard/basic_functions_arginfo.h
+++ b/ext/standard/basic_functions_arginfo.h
@@ -2008,6 +2008,7 @@ ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 
 ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_gettype, 0, 1, IS_STRING, 0)
 	ZEND_ARG_INFO(0, var)
+	ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, resolve_object_names, _IS_BOOL, 0)
 ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 
 ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_settype, 0, 2, _IS_BOOL, 0)
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/general_functions/gettype_classes.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/general_functions/gettype_classes.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..91057ea33ced0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/general_functions/gettype_classes.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+--TEST--
+Test gettype() class reading
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+class Test {
+
+}
+
+/* tests against an object type */
+echo gettype(new Test()) . "\n";
+echo gettype(new Test(), false) . "\n";
+echo gettype(new Test(), true) . "\n";
+
+/* tests against everything else */
+echo gettype(1) . "\n";
+echo gettype(1.1) . "\n";
+echo gettype("foo") . "\n";
+echo gettype(Test::class) . "\n";
+
+--EXPECT--
+object
+object
+Test
+integer
+double
+string
+string
diff --git a/ext/standard/type.c b/ext/standard/type.c
index f9dc9818420e6..c5f24a68a485f 100644
--- a/ext/standard/type.c
+++ b/ext/standard/type.c
@@ -23,11 +23,18 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(gettype)
 {
 	zval *arg;
 	zend_string *type;
+	zend_bool resolve_object_names = 0;
 
-	ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 1)
+	ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 2)
 		Z_PARAM_ZVAL(arg)
+		Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
+		Z_PARAM_BOOL(resolve_object_names)
 	ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
 
+	if (resolve_object_names && Z_TYPE_P(arg) == IS_OBJECT) {
+		RETURN_STR_COPY(Z_OBJ_P(arg)->ce->name);
+	}
+
 	type = zend_zval_get_type(arg);
 	if (EXPECTED(type)) {
 		RETURN_INTERNED_STR(type);