diff --git a/ext/com_dotnet/com_extension.c b/ext/com_dotnet/com_extension.c
index 1f18d2a8573ab..df8314fa7613e 100644
--- a/ext/com_dotnet/com_extension.c
+++ b/ext/com_dotnet/com_extension.c
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(com_dotnet)
 
 	php_com_saproxy_class_entry = register_class_com_safearray_proxy();
 /*	php_com_saproxy_class_entry->constructor->common.fn_flags |= ZEND_ACC_PROTECTED; */
+	php_com_saproxy_class_entry->create_object = php_com_saproxy_create_object;
 	php_com_saproxy_class_entry->default_object_handlers = &php_com_saproxy_handlers;
 	php_com_saproxy_class_entry->get_iterator = php_com_saproxy_iter_get;
 
diff --git a/ext/com_dotnet/com_saproxy.c b/ext/com_dotnet/com_saproxy.c
index c68001b1b311f..ea0e9e47a13d9 100644
--- a/ext/com_dotnet/com_saproxy.c
+++ b/ext/com_dotnet/com_saproxy.c
@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@ typedef struct {
 
 #define SA_FETCH(zv)			(php_com_saproxy*)Z_OBJ_P(zv)
 
+zend_object *php_com_saproxy_create_object(zend_class_entry *class_type)
+{
+	php_com_saproxy *intern = emalloc(sizeof(*intern));
+	memset(intern, 0, sizeof(*intern));
+	zend_object_std_init(&intern->std, class_type);
+	return &intern->std;
+}
+
 static inline void clone_indices(php_com_saproxy *dest, php_com_saproxy *src, int ndims)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -317,7 +325,7 @@ static zend_function *saproxy_method_get(zend_object **object, zend_string *name
 
 static zend_function *saproxy_constructor_get(zend_object *object)
 {
-	/* user cannot instantiate */
+	zend_throw_error(NULL, "Cannot directly construct com_safeproxy_array; it is for internal usage only");
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -365,7 +373,9 @@ static void saproxy_free_storage(zend_object *object)
 //???		}
 //???	}
 
-	OBJ_RELEASE(&proxy->obj->zo);
+	if (proxy->obj != NULL) {
+		OBJ_RELEASE(&proxy->obj->zo);
+	}
 
 	zend_object_std_dtor(object);
 
diff --git a/ext/com_dotnet/php_com_dotnet_internal.h b/ext/com_dotnet/php_com_dotnet_internal.h
index 6735afba94289..90c3ab2d40e41 100644
--- a/ext/com_dotnet/php_com_dotnet_internal.h
+++ b/ext/com_dotnet/php_com_dotnet_internal.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ extern zend_object_handlers php_com_object_handlers;
 void php_com_object_enable_event_sink(php_com_dotnet_object *obj, bool enable);
 
 /* com_saproxy.c */
+zend_object *php_com_saproxy_create_object(zend_class_entry *class_type);
 zend_object_iterator *php_com_saproxy_iter_get(zend_class_entry *ce, zval *object, int by_ref);
 void php_com_saproxy_create(zend_object *com_object, zval *proxy_out, zval *index);
 extern zend_object_handlers php_com_saproxy_handlers;
diff --git a/ext/com_dotnet/tests/saproxy_instantiate.phpt b/ext/com_dotnet/tests/saproxy_instantiate.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..303305add09e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/com_dotnet/tests/saproxy_instantiate.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--TEST--
+Manual instantiation of com_safearray_proxy is not allowed
+--EXTENSIONS--
+com_dotnet
+--FILE--
+<?php
+try {
+    new com_safearray_proxy();
+} catch (Error $e) {
+    echo $e->getMessage(), PHP_EOL;
+}
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+Cannot directly construct com_safeproxy_array; it is for internal usage only