diff --git a/UPGRADING.INTERNALS b/UPGRADING.INTERNALS
index fa8c33f863731..64ed35af67e6a 100644
--- a/UPGRADING.INTERNALS
+++ b/UPGRADING.INTERNALS
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ PHP 8.5 INTERNALS UPGRADE NOTES
 - ext/libxml
   . The refcount APIs now return an `unsigned int` instead of an `int`.
 
+- ext/pdo
+  . Added `php_pdo_stmt_valid_db_obj_handle()` to check if the database object
+    is still valid. This is useful when a GC cycle is collected and the
+    database object can be destroyed prior to destroying the statement.
+
 ========================
 4. OpCode changes
 ========================
diff --git a/ext/pdo/pdo_dbh.c b/ext/pdo/pdo_dbh.c
index 782639be0758e..377615f2fe058 100644
--- a/ext/pdo/pdo_dbh.c
+++ b/ext/pdo/pdo_dbh.c
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ void pdo_throw_exception(unsigned int driver_errcode, char *driver_errmsg, pdo_e
 		zend_throw_exception_object(&pdo_exception);
 }
 
+PDO_API bool php_pdo_stmt_valid_db_obj_handle(const pdo_stmt_t *stmt)
+{
+	return !Z_ISUNDEF(stmt->database_object_handle)
+		&& IS_OBJ_VALID(EG(objects_store).object_buckets[Z_OBJ_HANDLE(stmt->database_object_handle)])
+		&& !(OBJ_FLAGS(Z_OBJ(stmt->database_object_handle)) & IS_OBJ_FREE_CALLED);
+}
+
 void pdo_raise_impl_error(pdo_dbh_t *dbh, pdo_stmt_t *stmt, pdo_error_type sqlstate, const char *supp) /* {{{ */
 {
 	pdo_error_type *pdo_err = &dbh->error_code;
diff --git a/ext/pdo/php_pdo_driver.h b/ext/pdo/php_pdo_driver.h
index e87950220510a..d46340c93f1c1 100644
--- a/ext/pdo/php_pdo_driver.h
+++ b/ext/pdo/php_pdo_driver.h
@@ -696,4 +696,11 @@ PDO_API bool pdo_get_long_param(zend_long *lval, zval *value);
 PDO_API bool pdo_get_bool_param(bool *bval, zval *value);
 
 PDO_API void pdo_throw_exception(unsigned int driver_errcode, char *driver_errmsg, pdo_error_type *pdo_error);
+
+/* When a GC cycle is collected, it's possible that the database object is destroyed prior to destroying
+ * the statement. In that case, accessing the database object will cause a UAF.
+ * This function checks if the database object is still valid.
+ * If it is invalid, the internal driver statement data should have been cleared by the native driver API already. */
+PDO_API bool php_pdo_stmt_valid_db_obj_handle(const pdo_stmt_t *stmt);
+
 #endif /* PHP_PDO_DRIVER_H */
diff --git a/ext/pdo_firebird/firebird_statement.c b/ext/pdo_firebird/firebird_statement.c
index 294487958a2b5..60a5e60e11bde 100644
--- a/ext/pdo_firebird/firebird_statement.c
+++ b/ext/pdo_firebird/firebird_statement.c
@@ -158,15 +158,9 @@ static int pdo_firebird_stmt_dtor(pdo_stmt_t *stmt) /* {{{ */
 	pdo_firebird_stmt *S = (pdo_firebird_stmt*)stmt->driver_data;
 	int result = 1;
 
-	/* TODO: for master, move this check to a separate function shared between pdo drivers.
-	 *       pdo_pgsql and pdo_mysql do this exact same thing */
-	bool server_obj_usable = !Z_ISUNDEF(stmt->database_object_handle)
-		&& IS_OBJ_VALID(EG(objects_store).object_buckets[Z_OBJ_HANDLE(stmt->database_object_handle)])
-		&& !(OBJ_FLAGS(Z_OBJ(stmt->database_object_handle)) & IS_OBJ_FREE_CALLED);
-
 	/* release the statement.
 	 * Note: if the server object is already gone then the statement was closed already as well. */
-	if (server_obj_usable && isc_dsql_free_statement(S->H->isc_status, &S->stmt, DSQL_drop)) {
+	if (php_pdo_stmt_valid_db_obj_handle(stmt) && isc_dsql_free_statement(S->H->isc_status, &S->stmt, DSQL_drop)) {
 		php_firebird_error_stmt(stmt);
 		result = 0;
 	}
diff --git a/ext/pdo_mysql/mysql_statement.c b/ext/pdo_mysql/mysql_statement.c
index 9c28be41e9edf..cf01791407e2b 100644
--- a/ext/pdo_mysql/mysql_statement.c
+++ b/ext/pdo_mysql/mysql_statement.c
@@ -95,9 +95,7 @@ static int pdo_mysql_stmt_dtor(pdo_stmt_t *stmt) /* {{{ */
 	}
 #endif
 
-	if (!S->done && !Z_ISUNDEF(stmt->database_object_handle)
-		&& IS_OBJ_VALID(EG(objects_store).object_buckets[Z_OBJ_HANDLE(stmt->database_object_handle)])
-		&& (!(OBJ_FLAGS(Z_OBJ(stmt->database_object_handle)) & IS_OBJ_FREE_CALLED))) {
+	if (!S->done && php_pdo_stmt_valid_db_obj_handle(stmt)) {
 		while (mysql_more_results(S->H->server)) {
 			MYSQL_RES *res;
 			if (mysql_next_result(S->H->server) != 0) {
diff --git a/ext/pdo_odbc/odbc_stmt.c b/ext/pdo_odbc/odbc_stmt.c
index 939adbfb202a6..95840ec7f5391 100644
--- a/ext/pdo_odbc/odbc_stmt.c
+++ b/ext/pdo_odbc/odbc_stmt.c
@@ -136,11 +136,7 @@ static int odbc_stmt_dtor(pdo_stmt_t *stmt)
 {
 	pdo_odbc_stmt *S = (pdo_odbc_stmt*)stmt->driver_data;
 
-	// TODO: Factor this out; pg/mysql/firebird do the same thing
-	bool server_obj_usable = !Z_ISUNDEF(stmt->database_object_handle)
-		&& IS_OBJ_VALID(EG(objects_store).object_buckets[Z_OBJ_HANDLE(stmt->database_object_handle)])
-		&& !(OBJ_FLAGS(Z_OBJ(stmt->database_object_handle)) & IS_OBJ_FREE_CALLED);
-	if (S->stmt != SQL_NULL_HANDLE && server_obj_usable) {
+	if (S->stmt != SQL_NULL_HANDLE && php_pdo_stmt_valid_db_obj_handle(stmt)) {
 		if (stmt->executed) {
 			SQLCloseCursor(S->stmt);
 		}
diff --git a/ext/pdo_pgsql/pgsql_statement.c b/ext/pdo_pgsql/pgsql_statement.c
index 169fa49af4e14..1d5e188cf5430 100644
--- a/ext/pdo_pgsql/pgsql_statement.c
+++ b/ext/pdo_pgsql/pgsql_statement.c
@@ -122,9 +122,7 @@ static void pgsql_stmt_finish(pdo_pgsql_stmt *S, int fin_mode)
 static int pgsql_stmt_dtor(pdo_stmt_t *stmt)
 {
 	pdo_pgsql_stmt *S = (pdo_pgsql_stmt*)stmt->driver_data;
-	bool server_obj_usable = !Z_ISUNDEF(stmt->database_object_handle)
-		&& IS_OBJ_VALID(EG(objects_store).object_buckets[Z_OBJ_HANDLE(stmt->database_object_handle)])
-		&& !(OBJ_FLAGS(Z_OBJ(stmt->database_object_handle)) & IS_OBJ_FREE_CALLED);
+	bool server_obj_usable = php_pdo_stmt_valid_db_obj_handle(stmt);
 
 	pgsql_stmt_finish(S, FIN_DISCARD|(server_obj_usable ? FIN_CLOSE|FIN_ABORT : 0));