diff --git a/Zend/tests/bug49893.phpt b/Zend/tests/bug49893.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b340f7bdfdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/bug49893.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+--TEST--
+Bug #49893 (Crash while creating an instance of Zend_Mail_Storage_Pop3)
+--FILE--
+<?php
+class A {
+	function __destruct() {
+		try {
+			throw new Exception("2");
+		} catch (Exception $e) {
+			echo $e->getMessage() . "\n";
+		}
+	}
+}
+class B {
+	function __construct() {
+		$this->a = new A();
+		throw new Exception("1");
+	}
+}
+try {
+	$b = new B();
+} catch(Exception $e) {
+	echo $e->getMessage() . "\n";;
+}
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+2
+1
diff --git a/Zend/zend_objects.c b/Zend/zend_objects.c
index 8b94e62d880..a2f1d3287e0 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_objects.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_objects.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ ZEND_API void zend_objects_destroy_object(zend_object *object, zend_object_handl
 	zend_function *destructor = object ? object->ce->destructor : NULL;
 
 	if (destructor) {
+		zval *old_exception;
 		zval *obj;
 		zend_object_store_bucket *obj_bucket;
 
@@ -99,12 +100,25 @@ ZEND_API void zend_objects_destroy_object(zend_object *object, zend_object_handl
 		 * For example, if an exception was thrown in a function and when the function's
 		 * local variable destruction results in a destructor being called.
 		 */
-		if (EG(exception) && Z_OBJ_HANDLE_P(EG(exception)) == handle) {
-			zend_error(E_ERROR, "Attempt to destruct pending exception");
+		old_exception = NULL;
+		if (EG(exception)) {
+			if (Z_OBJ_HANDLE_P(EG(exception)) == handle) {
+				zend_error(E_ERROR, "Attempt to destruct pending exception");
+			} else {
+				old_exception = EG(exception);
+				Z_ADDREF_P(old_exception);
+			}
 		}
 		zend_exception_save(TSRMLS_C);
 		zend_call_method_with_0_params(&obj, object->ce, &destructor, ZEND_DESTRUCTOR_FUNC_NAME, NULL);
 		zend_exception_restore(TSRMLS_C);
+		if (old_exception) {
+			if (EG(exception)) {
+				zval_ptr_dtor(&old_exception);				
+			} else {
+				EG(exception) = old_exception;
+			}
+		}
 		zval_ptr_dtor(&obj);
 	}
 }