diff --git a/ext/standard/exec.c b/ext/standard/exec.c
index ab3100dfbc9..3b6d41167de 100644
--- a/ext/standard/exec.c
+++ b/ext/standard/exec.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ PHPAPI char *php_escape_shell_cmd_ex(char *str, int flag)
 					cmd[y++] = '\\';
 					cmd[y++] = str[x];
 				} else if (flag == ESCAPE_CMD_END) {
-					if (x == 0 || x == l - 1) {
+					if ((x == 0 || x == l - 1) && (str[0] == str[l-1])) {
 						cmd[y++] = str[x];
                     } else {
                         cmd[y++] = '\\';
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/general_functions/bug60116.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/general_functions/bug60116.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..deade1e0fd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/general_functions/bug60116.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+--TEST--
+Test escapeshellcmd() to escape the quotation
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+if( substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3) == 'WIN' ) {
+   die('skip...Invalid for Windows');
+}
+?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+echo "*** Testing escapeshellcmd() escape the quotation ***\n";
+$data = array(
+	'"abc',
+	"'abc",
+	'?<>',
+	'()[]{}$',
+	'%^',
+	'#&;`|*?',
+	'~<>\\',
+	'%NOENV%',
+	"abc' 'def",
+	'abc" "def',
+	"'abc def'",
+	'"abc def"',
+);
+
+echo "case: default\n";
+
+$count = 1;
+foreach ($data AS $value) {
+	echo "-- Test " . $count++ . " --\n";
+	var_dump(escapeshellcmd($value));
+}
+
+echo "case: ESCAPE_CMD_PAIR\n";
+$count = 1;
+foreach ($data AS $value) {
+	echo "-- Test " . $count++ . " --\n";
+	var_dump(escapeshellcmd($value, ESCAPE_CMD_PAIR));
+}
+
+echo "case: ESCAPE_CMD_END\n";
+$count = 1;
+foreach ($data AS $value) {
+	echo "-- Test " . $count++ . " --\n";
+	var_dump(escapeshellcmd($value, ESCAPE_CMD_END));
+}
+
+echo "case: ESCAPE_CMD_ALL\n";
+$count = 1;
+foreach ($data AS $value) {
+	echo "-- Test " . $count++ . " --\n";
+	var_dump(escapeshellcmd($value, ESCAPE_CMD_ALL));
+}
+
+echo "Done\n";
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+*** Testing escapeshellcmd() escape the quotation ***
+case: default
+-- Test 1 --
+string(5) "\"abc"
+-- Test 2 --
+string(5) "\'abc"
+-- Test 3 --
+string(6) "\?\<\>"
+-- Test 4 --
+string(14) "\(\)\[\]\{\}\$"
+-- Test 5 --
+string(3) "%\^"
+-- Test 6 --
+string(14) "\#\&\;\`\|\*\?"
+-- Test 7 --
+string(8) "\~\<\>\\"
+-- Test 8 --
+string(7) "%NOENV%"
+-- Test 9 --
+string(9) "abc' 'def"
+-- Test 10 --
+string(9) "abc" "def"
+-- Test 11 --
+string(9) "'abc def'"
+-- Test 12 --
+string(9) ""abc def""
+case: ESCAPE_CMD_PAIR
+-- Test 1 --
+string(5) "\"abc"
+-- Test 2 --
+string(5) "\'abc"
+-- Test 3 --
+string(6) "\?\<\>"
+-- Test 4 --
+string(14) "\(\)\[\]\{\}\$"
+-- Test 5 --
+string(3) "%\^"
+-- Test 6 --
+string(14) "\#\&\;\`\|\*\?"
+-- Test 7 --
+string(8) "\~\<\>\\"
+-- Test 8 --
+string(7) "%NOENV%"
+-- Test 9 --
+string(9) "abc' 'def"
+-- Test 10 --
+string(9) "abc" "def"
+-- Test 11 --
+string(9) "'abc def'"
+-- Test 12 --
+string(9) ""abc def""
+case: ESCAPE_CMD_END
+-- Test 1 --
+string(5) "\"abc"
+-- Test 2 --
+string(5) "\'abc"
+-- Test 3 --
+string(6) "\?\<\>"
+-- Test 4 --
+string(14) "\(\)\[\]\{\}\$"
+-- Test 5 --
+string(3) "%\^"
+-- Test 6 --
+string(14) "\#\&\;\`\|\*\?"
+-- Test 7 --
+string(8) "\~\<\>\\"
+-- Test 8 --
+string(7) "%NOENV%"
+-- Test 9 --
+string(11) "abc\' \'def"
+-- Test 10 --
+string(11) "abc\" \"def"
+-- Test 11 --
+string(9) "'abc def'"
+-- Test 12 --
+string(9) ""abc def""
+case: ESCAPE_CMD_ALL
+-- Test 1 --
+string(5) "\"abc"
+-- Test 2 --
+string(5) "\'abc"
+-- Test 3 --
+string(6) "\?\<\>"
+-- Test 4 --
+string(14) "\(\)\[\]\{\}\$"
+-- Test 5 --
+string(3) "%\^"
+-- Test 6 --
+string(14) "\#\&\;\`\|\*\?"
+-- Test 7 --
+string(8) "\~\<\>\\"
+-- Test 8 --
+string(7) "%NOENV%"
+-- Test 9 --
+string(11) "abc\' \'def"
+-- Test 10 --
+string(11) "abc\" \"def"
+-- Test 11 --
+string(11) "\'abc def\'"
+-- Test 12 --
+string(11) "\"abc def\""
+Done