diff --git a/ext/intl/listformatter/listformatter_class.cpp b/ext/intl/listformatter/listformatter_class.cpp
index 950eb81b7e15..221dadfcd3b5 100644
--- a/ext/intl/listformatter/listformatter_class.cpp
+++ b/ext/intl/listformatter/listformatter_class.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ PHP_METHOD(IntlListFormatter, __construct)
         Z_PARAM_LONG(width)
     ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
 
+    if (LISTFORMATTER_OBJECT(obj)) {
+        zend_throw_error(NULL, "IntlListFormatter object is already constructed");
+        RETURN_THROWS();
+    }
+
     if(locale_len == 0) {
         locale = (char *)intl_locale_get_default();
     }
diff --git a/ext/intl/tests/listformatter/listformatter_double_ctor.phpt b/ext/intl/tests/listformatter/listformatter_double_ctor.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f8b0ca1e1633
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/intl/tests/listformatter/listformatter_double_ctor.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+--TEST--
+IntlListFormatter double construction should not be allowed
+--EXTENSIONS--
+intl
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$formatter = new IntlListFormatter('en_US');
+
+try {
+    $formatter->__construct('en_US');
+} catch (Error $e) {
+    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
+}
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+IntlListFormatter object is already constructed