diff --git a/Zend/tests/partial_application/never_return.phpt b/Zend/tests/partial_application/never_return.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..95dc1743a3a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/partial_application/never_return.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--TEST--
+PFA can be made from never function
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+function neverReturns($msg): never {
+	throw new Error($msg);
+}
+
+var_dump(neverReturns(?) instanceof Closure);
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+bool(true)
diff --git a/Zend/zend_partial.c b/Zend/zend_partial.c
index d367b5ee21ac..1108cff2301a 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_partial.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_partial.c
@@ -663,8 +663,8 @@ static zend_ast *zp_compile_forwarding_call(
 		call_ast = zend_ast_create(ZEND_AST_CALL, func_name_ast, args_ast);
 	}
 
-	/* Void functions can not 'return $expr' */
-	if (ZEND_TYPE_FULL_MASK(return_type) & MAY_BE_VOID) {
+	/* Void and never functions can not 'return $expr' */
+	if (ZEND_TYPE_FULL_MASK(return_type) & (MAY_BE_VOID|MAY_BE_NEVER)) {
 		stmts_ast = zend_ast_list_add(stmts_ast, call_ast);
 	} else {
 		zend_ast *return_ast = zend_ast_create(ZEND_AST_RETURN, call_ast);