diff --git a/ext/spl/spl_directory.c b/ext/spl/spl_directory.c
index 5be57bccbf852..99a0fcb989474 100644
--- a/ext/spl/spl_directory.c
+++ b/ext/spl/spl_directory.c
@@ -333,6 +333,9 @@ static zend_result spl_filesystem_file_open(spl_filesystem_object *intern, bool
 		return FAILURE;
 	}
 
+	/* prevent closing the stream outside of SplFileObject */
+	intern->u.file.stream->flags |= PHP_STREAM_FLAG_NO_FCLOSE;
+
 	/*
 	if (intern->u.file.zcontext) {
 		//zend_list_addref(Z_RES_VAL(intern->u.file.zcontext));
diff --git a/ext/spl/tests/bug81691.phpt b/ext/spl/tests/bug81691.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..597e37a9c8218
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/spl/tests/bug81691.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--TEST--
+Bug #81691 fclose on SplFileObject stream
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$obj = new SplFileObject(__FILE__);
+$resources = get_resources();
+fclose(end($resources));
+
+var_dump($obj->fgets());
+
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+Warning: fclose(): %d is not a valid stream resource in %s on line %d
+string(6) "<?php
+"