diff --git a/Zend/zend_ini_parser.y b/Zend/zend_ini_parser.y
index e3042b80c17..d6f33159d89 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_ini_parser.y
+++ b/Zend/zend_ini_parser.y
@@ -109,8 +109,13 @@ static void zend_ini_add_string(zval *result, zval *op1, zval *op2)
 		ZVAL_PSTRINGL(op1, str->val, str->len);
 		zend_string_release(str);
 	}
-
 	op1_len = (int)Z_STRLEN_P(op1);
+	
+	if (Z_TYPE_P(op2) != IS_STRING) {
+		zend_string *str = zval_get_string(op2);
+		ZVAL_PSTRINGL(op2, str->val, str->len);
+		zend_string_release(str);
+	}
 	length = op1_len + (int)Z_STRLEN_P(op2);
 
 	ZVAL_NEW_STR(result, zend_string_extend(Z_STR_P(op1), length, 1));
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/general_functions/bug70947.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/general_functions/bug70947.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d07e5a331f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/general_functions/bug70947.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--TEST--
+Bug #70947 (INI parser segfault with INI_SCANNER_TYPED)
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$o = parse_ini_string('foo = bar 123', FALSE, INI_SCANNER_TYPED);
+var_dump($o);
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+array(1) {
+  ["foo"]=>
+  string(7) "bar 123"
+}