diff --git a/ext/spl/spl_iterators.c b/ext/spl/spl_iterators.c
index 05bdfdb34ba3..a9cdfd124d82 100644
--- a/ext/spl/spl_iterators.c
+++ b/ext/spl/spl_iterators.c
@@ -531,6 +531,12 @@ static zend_object_iterator *spl_recursive_it_get_iterator(zend_class_entry *ce,
 static zend_result spl_get_iterator_from_aggregate(zval *retval, zend_class_entry *ce, zend_object *obj) {
 	zend_function **getiterator_cache =
 		ce->iterator_funcs_ptr ? &ce->iterator_funcs_ptr->zf_new_iterator : NULL;
+	if (getiterator_cache && ((*getiterator_cache)->common.fn_flags & ZEND_ACC_ABSTRACT)) {
+		zend_throw_error(NULL, "Cannot call abstract method %s::%s()",
+			ZSTR_VAL((*getiterator_cache)->common.scope->name),
+			ZSTR_VAL((*getiterator_cache)->common.function_name));
+		return FAILURE;
+	}
 	zend_call_method_with_0_params(obj, ce, getiterator_cache, "getiterator", retval);
 	if (EG(exception)) {
 		return FAILURE;
diff --git a/ext/spl/tests/gh25228.phpt b/ext/spl/tests/gh25228.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bb43d764e971
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/spl/tests/gh25228.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+--TEST--
+GH-25228 (Segfault in IteratorIterator::__construct() when $class is an abstract IteratorAggregate)
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+abstract class A implements IteratorAggregate {}
+class B extends A {
+    public function getIterator(): Iterator {
+        return new ArrayIterator([1]);
+    }
+}
+
+abstract class C implements IteratorAggregate {
+    abstract public function getIterator(): Iterator;
+}
+class D extends C {
+    public function getIterator(): Iterator {
+        return new ArrayIterator([1]);
+    }
+}
+
+try {
+    new IteratorIterator(new B, 'A');
+} catch (Error $e) {
+    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
+}
+
+try {
+    new IteratorIterator(new D, 'C');
+} catch (Error $e) {
+    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
+}
+
+foreach (new IteratorIterator(new B, 'B') as $v) {
+    var_dump($v);
+}
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+Cannot call abstract method IteratorAggregate::getIterator()
+Cannot call abstract method C::getIterator()
+int(1)