diff --git a/ext/standard/streamsfuncs.c b/ext/standard/streamsfuncs.c
index 818a645086b0..2e38965232c7 100644
--- a/ext/standard/streamsfuncs.c
+++ b/ext/standard/streamsfuncs.c
@@ -856,10 +856,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(stream_select)
 static void user_space_stream_notifier(php_stream_context *context, int notifycode, int severity,
 		char *xmsg, int xcode, size_t bytes_sofar, size_t bytes_max, void * ptr)
 {
-	zval *callback = &context->notifier->ptr;
-	zval retval;
 	zval zvs[6];
-	int i;
 
 	ZVAL_LONG(&zvs[0], notifycode);
 	ZVAL_LONG(&zvs[1], severity);
@@ -872,21 +869,19 @@ static void user_space_stream_notifier(php_stream_context *context, int notifyco
 	ZVAL_LONG(&zvs[4], bytes_sofar);
 	ZVAL_LONG(&zvs[5], bytes_max);
 
-	if (FAILURE == call_user_function(NULL, NULL, callback, &retval, 6, zvs)) {
-		php_error_docref(NULL, E_WARNING, "Failed to call user notifier");
-	}
-	for (i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
-		zval_ptr_dtor(&zvs[i]);
-	}
-	zval_ptr_dtor(&retval);
+	zend_call_known_fcc(context->notifier->fcc, NULL, 6, zvs, NULL);
+	/* Free refcounted string parameter */
+	zval_ptr_dtor_str(&zvs[2]);
 }
 
 static void user_space_stream_notifier_dtor(php_stream_notifier *notifier)
 {
-	if (notifier && Z_TYPE(notifier->ptr) != IS_UNDEF) {
-		zval_ptr_dtor(&notifier->ptr);
-		ZVAL_UNDEF(&notifier->ptr);
-	}
+	ZEND_ASSERT(notifier);
+	ZEND_ASSERT(notifier->fcc);
+	ZEND_ASSERT(notifier->fcc->function_handler);
+	zend_fcc_dtor(notifier->fcc);
+	efree(notifier->fcc);
+	notifier->fcc = NULL;
 }
 
 static zend_result parse_context_options(php_stream_context *context, HashTable *options)
@@ -924,9 +919,19 @@ static zend_result parse_context_params(php_stream_context *context, HashTable *
 			context->notifier = NULL;
 		}
 
+		zend_fcall_info_cache *fcc = emalloc(sizeof(*fcc));
+		char *error;
+		if (!zend_is_callable_ex(tmp, NULL, 0, NULL, fcc, &error)) {
+			zend_argument_type_error(1, "must be an array with valid callbacks as values, %s", error);
+			efree(fcc);
+			efree(error);
+			return FAILURE;
+		}
+		zend_fcc_addref(fcc);
+
 		context->notifier = php_stream_notification_alloc();
 		context->notifier->func = user_space_stream_notifier;
-		ZVAL_COPY(&context->notifier->ptr, tmp);
+		context->notifier->fcc = fcc;
 		context->notifier->dtor = user_space_stream_notifier_dtor;
 	}
 	if (NULL != (tmp = zend_hash_str_find(params, "options", sizeof("options")-1))) {
@@ -1123,9 +1128,11 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(stream_context_get_params)
 	}
 
 	array_init(return_value);
-	if (context->notifier && Z_TYPE(context->notifier->ptr) != IS_UNDEF && context->notifier->func == user_space_stream_notifier) {
-		Z_TRY_ADDREF(context->notifier->ptr);
-		add_assoc_zval_ex(return_value, "notification", sizeof("notification")-1, &context->notifier->ptr);
+	if (context->notifier && context->notifier->fcc) {
+		ZEND_ASSERT(context->notifier->func == user_space_stream_notifier);
+		zval fn;
+		zend_get_callable_zval_from_fcc(context->notifier->fcc, &fn);
+		add_assoc_zval_ex(return_value, ZEND_STRL("notification"), &fn);
 	}
 	Z_TRY_ADDREF(context->options);
 	add_assoc_zval_ex(return_value, "options", sizeof("options")-1, &context->options);
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/streams/stream_context_get_params_001.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/streams/stream_context_get_params_001.phpt
index e8b107ccfe95..aaed575314e5 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/streams/stream_context_get_params_001.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/streams/stream_context_get_params_001.phpt
@@ -4,16 +4,19 @@ stream_context_get_params()
 <?php
 
 $ctx = stream_context_create();
-var_dump($ctx);
 var_dump(stream_context_get_params($ctx));
 
 var_dump(stream_context_set_option($ctx, "foo","bar","baz"));
 var_dump(stream_context_get_params($ctx));
 
+function stream_notification_callback() {}
 var_dump(stream_context_set_params($ctx, array("notification" => "stream_notification_callback")));
 var_dump(stream_context_get_params($ctx));
 
-var_dump(stream_context_set_params($ctx, array("notification" => array("stream","notification_callback"))));
+class MyStream {
+    public static function notification_callback() {}
+}
+var_dump(stream_context_set_params($ctx, array("notification" => ["MyStream", "notification_callback"])));
 var_dump(stream_context_get_params($ctx));
 
 var_dump(stream_context_get_params($ctx));
@@ -22,8 +25,7 @@ var_dump(stream_context_get_params($ctx));
 var_dump(stream_context_get_options($ctx));
 
 ?>
---EXPECTF--
-resource(%d) of type (stream-context)
+--EXPECT--
 array(1) {
   ["options"]=>
   array(0) {
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ array(2) {
   ["notification"]=>
   array(2) {
     [0]=>
-    string(6) "stream"
+    string(8) "MyStream"
     [1]=>
     string(21) "notification_callback"
   }
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ array(2) {
   ["notification"]=>
   array(2) {
     [0]=>
-    string(6) "stream"
+    string(8) "MyStream"
     [1]=>
     string(21) "notification_callback"
   }
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ array(2) {
   ["notification"]=>
   array(2) {
     [0]=>
-    string(6) "stream"
+    string(8) "MyStream"
     [1]=>
     string(21) "notification_callback"
   }
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/streams/stream_context_set_params_notification_error.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/streams/stream_context_set_params_notification_error.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..32af36d0d477
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/streams/stream_context_set_params_notification_error.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+--TEST--
+stream_context_set_params() with invalid notification option
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+$ctx = stream_context_create();
+try {
+    var_dump(stream_context_set_params($ctx, ["notification" => "fn_not_exist"]));
+} catch (\Throwable $e) {
+    echo $e::class, ': ', $e->getMessage(), PHP_EOL;
+}
+try {
+    var_dump(stream_context_set_params($ctx, ["notification" => ["myclass", "fn_not_exist"]]));
+} catch (\Throwable $e) {
+    echo $e::class, ': ', $e->getMessage(), PHP_EOL;
+}
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+TypeError: stream_context_set_params(): Argument #1 ($context) must be an array with valid callbacks as values, function "fn_not_exist" not found or invalid function name
+TypeError: stream_context_set_params(): Argument #1 ($context) must be an array with valid callbacks as values, class "myclass" not found
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/streams/stream_context_set_params_notification_valid_then_invalid.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/streams/stream_context_set_params_notification_valid_then_invalid.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9f654d61761e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/streams/stream_context_set_params_notification_valid_then_invalid.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--TEST--
+stream_context_set_params() with valid, then invalid notification option
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+function foo() {}
+
+$ctx = stream_context_create();
+var_dump(stream_context_set_params($ctx, ["notification" => "foo"]));
+
+try {
+    var_dump(stream_context_set_params($ctx, ["notification" => "fn_not_exist"]));
+} catch (\Throwable $e) {
+    echo $e::class, ': ', $e->getMessage(), PHP_EOL;
+}
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+bool(true)
+TypeError: stream_context_set_params(): Argument #1 ($context) must be an array with valid callbacks as values, function "fn_not_exist" not found or invalid function name
diff --git a/main/streams/php_stream_context.h b/main/streams/php_stream_context.h
index a09b61923ade..f61604c929d7 100644
--- a/main/streams/php_stream_context.h
+++ b/main/streams/php_stream_context.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ typedef struct _php_stream_notifier php_stream_notifier;
 struct _php_stream_notifier {
 	php_stream_notification_func func;
 	void (*dtor)(php_stream_notifier *notifier);
-	zval ptr;
+	zend_fcall_info_cache *fcc;
 	int mask;
 	size_t progress, progress_max; /* position for progress notification */
 };