diff --git a/ext/phar/phar_object.c b/ext/phar/phar_object.c
index 2493ee154aa..27c95cc4524 100755
--- a/ext/phar/phar_object.c
+++ b/ext/phar/phar_object.c
@@ -1172,6 +1172,16 @@ PHP_METHOD(Phar, getSupportedCompression)
 		return; \
 	}
 
+/* {{{ proto void Phar::__destruct()
+ * remove reference count of phar
+ */
+PHP_METHOD(Phar, __destruct)
+{
+	PHAR_ARCHIVE_OBJECT();
+
+	phar_archive_delref(phar_obj->arc.archive TSRMLS_CC);
+}
+
 static int phar_build(zend_object_iterator *iter, void *puser TSRMLS_DC) /* {{{ */
 {
 	zval **value;
@@ -3439,6 +3449,7 @@ zend_function_entry php_archive_methods[] = {
 	PHP_ME(Phar, __construct,           arginfo_phar___construct,  ZEND_ACC_PRIVATE)
 #else
 	PHP_ME(Phar, __construct,           arginfo_phar___construct,  ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+	PHP_ME(Phar, __destruct,            NULL,                      ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
 	PHP_ME(Phar, startBuffering,        NULL,                      ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
 	PHP_ME(Phar, stopBuffering,         NULL,                      ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
 	PHP_ME(Phar, compressAllFilesGZ,    NULL,                      ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)