diff --git a/ext/intl/collator/collator_attr.c b/ext/intl/collator/collator_attr.c
index f16ae0cc5285..ac66fb9b3102 100644
--- a/ext/intl/collator/collator_attr.c
+++ b/ext/intl/collator/collator_attr.c
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ PHP_FUNCTION( collator_get_attribute )
 	/* Fetch the object. */
 	COLLATOR_METHOD_FETCH_OBJECT;
 
+	if (!co || !co->ucoll) {
+		intl_error_set_code( NULL, COLLATOR_ERROR_CODE( co ) );
+		intl_errors_set_custom_msg( COLLATOR_ERROR_P( co ),
+			"Object not initialized", 0 );
+		zend_throw_error(NULL, "Object not initialized");
+
+		RETURN_THROWS();
+	}
+
 	value = ucol_getAttribute( co->ucoll, attribute, COLLATOR_ERROR_CODE_P( co ) );
 	COLLATOR_CHECK_STATUS( co, "Error getting attribute value" );
 
@@ -64,6 +73,15 @@ PHP_FUNCTION( collator_set_attribute )
 	/* Fetch the object. */
 	COLLATOR_METHOD_FETCH_OBJECT;
 
+	if (!co || !co->ucoll) {
+		intl_error_set_code( NULL, COLLATOR_ERROR_CODE( co ) );
+		intl_errors_set_custom_msg( COLLATOR_ERROR_P( co ),
+			"Object not initialized", 0 );
+		zend_throw_error(NULL, "Object not initialized");
+
+		RETURN_THROWS();
+	}
+
 	/* Set new value for the given attribute. */
 	ucol_setAttribute( co->ucoll, attribute, value, COLLATOR_ERROR_CODE_P( co ) );
 	COLLATOR_CHECK_STATUS( co, "Error setting attribute value" );
@@ -87,6 +105,15 @@ PHP_FUNCTION( collator_get_strength )
 	/* Fetch the object. */
 	COLLATOR_METHOD_FETCH_OBJECT;
 
+	if (!co || !co->ucoll) {
+		intl_error_set_code( NULL, COLLATOR_ERROR_CODE( co ) );
+		intl_errors_set_custom_msg( COLLATOR_ERROR_P( co ),
+			"Object not initialized", 0 );
+		zend_throw_error(NULL, "Object not initialized");
+
+		RETURN_THROWS();
+	}
+
 	/* Get current strength and return it. */
 	RETURN_LONG( ucol_getStrength( co->ucoll ) );
 }
@@ -109,6 +136,15 @@ PHP_FUNCTION( collator_set_strength )
 	/* Fetch the object. */
 	COLLATOR_METHOD_FETCH_OBJECT;
 
+	if (!co || !co->ucoll) {
+		intl_error_set_code( NULL, COLLATOR_ERROR_CODE( co ) );
+		intl_errors_set_custom_msg( COLLATOR_ERROR_P( co ),
+			"Object not initialized", 0 );
+		zend_throw_error(NULL, "Object not initialized");
+
+		RETURN_THROWS();
+	}
+
 	/* Set given strength. */
 	ucol_setStrength( co->ucoll, strength );
 
diff --git a/ext/intl/tests/collator_attribute_unconstructed.phpt b/ext/intl/tests/collator_attribute_unconstructed.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..915514161308
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/intl/tests/collator_attribute_unconstructed.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+--TEST--
+Collator attribute and strength methods on unconstructed object
+--EXTENSIONS--
+intl
+--FILE--
+<?php
+class C extends Collator {
+    public function __construct() {
+        // omitting parent::__construct();
+    }
+}
+$c = new C();
+
+try {
+    var_dump($c->getAttribute(Collator::NUMERIC_COLLATION));
+} catch (Error $e) {
+    echo get_class($e), ": ", $e->getMessage(), "\n";
+}
+
+try {
+    var_dump($c->setAttribute(Collator::NUMERIC_COLLATION, Collator::ON));
+} catch (Error $e) {
+    echo get_class($e), ": ", $e->getMessage(), "\n";
+}
+
+try {
+    var_dump($c->getStrength());
+} catch (Error $e) {
+    echo get_class($e), ": ", $e->getMessage(), "\n";
+}
+
+try {
+    var_dump($c->setStrength(Collator::SECONDARY));
+} catch (Error $e) {
+    echo get_class($e), ": ", $e->getMessage(), "\n";
+}
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+Error: Object not initialized
+Error: Object not initialized
+Error: Object not initialized
+Error: Object not initialized