diff --git a/sapi/phpdbg/phpdbg.h b/sapi/phpdbg/phpdbg.h
index 76630dc53c7d..88578168c6ea 100644
--- a/sapi/phpdbg/phpdbg.h
+++ b/sapi/phpdbg/phpdbg.h
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ ZEND_BEGIN_MODULE_GLOBALS(phpdbg)
 	HashTable watch_recreation;                  /* watch elements pending recreation of their respective watchpoints */
 	HashTable watch_free;                        /* pointers to watch for being freed */
 	HashTable *watchlist_mem;                    /* triggered watchpoints */
+	HashTable *original_watchlist_mem;           /* the original allocation for watchlist_mem, used when watchlist_mem has changed temporarily */
 	HashTable *watchlist_mem_backup;             /* triggered watchpoints backup table while iterating over it */
 	bool watchpoint_hit;                    /* a watchpoint was hit */
 	void (*original_free_function)(void *);      /* the original AG(mm_heap)->_free function */
diff --git a/sapi/phpdbg/phpdbg_prompt.c b/sapi/phpdbg/phpdbg_prompt.c
index 994ac829b0a5..887064cf2e70 100644
--- a/sapi/phpdbg/phpdbg_prompt.c
+++ b/sapi/phpdbg/phpdbg_prompt.c
@@ -1551,6 +1551,8 @@ int phpdbg_interactive(bool allow_async_unsafe, char *input) /* {{{ */
 				ret = phpdbg_stack_execute(&stack, allow_async_unsafe);
 			} zend_catch {
 				phpdbg_stack_free(&stack);
+				phpdbg_destroy_input(&input);
+				/* TODO: should use proper unwinding instead of bailing out */
 				zend_bailout();
 			} zend_end_try();
 
diff --git a/sapi/phpdbg/phpdbg_watch.c b/sapi/phpdbg/phpdbg_watch.c
index fef29a829383..54db3edbc9c4 100644
--- a/sapi/phpdbg/phpdbg_watch.c
+++ b/sapi/phpdbg/phpdbg_watch.c
@@ -516,7 +516,9 @@ phpdbg_watch_element *phpdbg_add_watch_element(phpdbg_watchpoint_t *watch, phpdb
 		phpdbg_watch_element *old_element;
 		watch = res->ptr;
 		if ((old_element = zend_hash_find_ptr(&watch->elements, element->str))) {
-			phpdbg_free_watch_element(element);
+			if (element != old_element) {
+				phpdbg_free_watch_element(element);
+			}
 			return old_element;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1471,6 +1473,7 @@ void phpdbg_setup_watchpoints(void) {
 
 	/* put these on a separate page, to avoid conflicts with other memory */
 	PHPDBG_G(watchlist_mem) = malloc(phpdbg_pagesize > sizeof(HashTable) ? phpdbg_pagesize : sizeof(HashTable));
+	PHPDBG_G(original_watchlist_mem) = PHPDBG_G(watchlist_mem);
 	zend_hash_init(PHPDBG_G(watchlist_mem), phpdbg_pagesize / (sizeof(Bucket) + sizeof(uint32_t)), NULL, NULL, 1);
 	PHPDBG_G(watchlist_mem_backup) = malloc(phpdbg_pagesize > sizeof(HashTable) ? phpdbg_pagesize : sizeof(HashTable));
 	zend_hash_init(PHPDBG_G(watchlist_mem_backup), phpdbg_pagesize / (sizeof(Bucket) + sizeof(uint32_t)), NULL, NULL, 1);
@@ -1517,8 +1520,8 @@ void phpdbg_destroy_watchpoints(void) {
 	zend_hash_destroy(&PHPDBG_G(watch_recreation));
 	zend_hash_destroy(&PHPDBG_G(watch_free));
 	zend_hash_destroy(&PHPDBG_G(watch_collisions));
-	zend_hash_destroy(PHPDBG_G(watchlist_mem));
-	free(PHPDBG_G(watchlist_mem));
+	zend_hash_destroy(PHPDBG_G(original_watchlist_mem));
+	free(PHPDBG_G(original_watchlist_mem));
 	zend_hash_destroy(PHPDBG_G(watchlist_mem_backup));
 	free(PHPDBG_G(watchlist_mem_backup));
 }
diff --git a/sapi/phpdbg/tests/gh15210_001.phpt b/sapi/phpdbg/tests/gh15210_001.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c7b4756f7520
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sapi/phpdbg/tests/gh15210_001.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+--TEST--
+GH-15210 use after free after continue
+--PHPDBG--
+b 4
+r
+w $a[0]
+c
+q
+--FILE--
+<?php
+header_register_callback(function() { echo "sent";});
+$a = [0];
+$a[0] = 1;
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+[Successful compilation of %s]
+prompt> [Breakpoint #0 added at %s:%d]
+prompt> [Breakpoint #0 at %s:%d, hits: 1]
+>00004: $a[0] = 1;
+ 00005: ?>
+ 00006: 
+prompt> [Added watchpoint #0 for $a[0]]
+prompt> [Breaking on watchpoint $a[0]]
+Old value: [Breaking on watchpoint $a[0]]
+Old value: 0
+New value: 1
+>00002: header_register_callback(function() { echo "sent";});
+ 00003: $a = [0];
+ 00004: $a[0] = 1;
+prompt> [$a[0] has been removed, removing watchpoint]
diff --git a/sapi/phpdbg/tests/gh15210_002.phpt b/sapi/phpdbg/tests/gh15210_002.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0ba320eb5e15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sapi/phpdbg/tests/gh15210_002.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+--TEST--
+GH-15210 use after free after continue
+--PHPDBG--
+b 4
+r
+w $a[0]
+c
+c
+q
+--FILE--
+<?php
+header_register_callback(function() { echo "sent";});
+$a = [0];
+$a[0] = 1;
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+[Successful compilation of %s]
+prompt> [Breakpoint #0 added at %s:%d]
+prompt> [Breakpoint #0 at %s:%d, hits: 1]
+>00004: $a[0] = 1;
+ 00005: ?>
+ 00006: 
+prompt> [Added watchpoint #0 for $a[0]]
+prompt> [Breaking on watchpoint $a[0]]
+Old value: [Breaking on watchpoint $a[0]]
+Old value: 0
+New value: 1
+>00002: header_register_callback(function() { echo "sent";});
+ 00003: $a = [0];
+ 00004: $a[0] = 1;
+prompt> sent0
+New value: 1
+
+[$a[0] has been removed, removing watchpoint]
+[Script ended normally]
+prompt>