diff --git a/lib/VM.php b/lib/VM.php
index f42ace23e3e..e0f4e4c082a 100755
--- a/lib/VM.php
+++ b/lib/VM.php
@@ -16945,9 +16945,16 @@ protected function inheritFromParent(ClassEntry $entry): void
                 $exists = true;
                 break;
             }
-            if (!$exists) {
-                $entry->properties[] = $property;
+            if ($exists) {
+                // Child redeclared a non-private parent final property (#22988, Zend/zend_inheritance.c).
+                // Same-script compile is covered by FinalPropertyOverrideCheck; cross-eval needs
+                // this runtime path (see final class const #22329).
+                if (!$isPrivate && $property->propertyFinal) {
+                    $this->rejectChildOverrideOfFinalProperty($entry, $property);
+                }
+                continue;
             }
+            $entry->properties[] = $property;
         }
     }
 
@@ -18742,6 +18749,31 @@ private function rejectChildOverrideOfFinalClassConst(
         ));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * php-src zend_inheritance.c — "Cannot override final property %s::$%s" (#22988, #22339).
+     */
+    private function rejectChildOverrideOfFinalProperty(
+        ClassEntry $entry,
+        VM\ClassProperty $parentProperty
+    ): void {
+        if (!$parentProperty->propertyFinal) {
+            return;
+        }
+        $declaringLc = $parentProperty->declaringClassLc;
+        $ownerDisplay = $declaringLc !== '' ? $declaringLc : $entry->parentLc;
+        if (is_string($ownerDisplay) && isset($this->context->classes[$ownerDisplay])) {
+            $ownerDisplay = $this->context->classes[$ownerDisplay]->name;
+        }
+        if (!is_string($ownerDisplay) || '' === $ownerDisplay) {
+            $ownerDisplay = 'parent';
+        }
+        throw new \CompileError(sprintf(
+            'Cannot override final property %s::$%s',
+            $ownerDisplay,
+            $parentProperty->name
+        ));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Class body constant after trait use must not redefine an inherited trait constant
      * with an incompatible value (Zend/zend_traits.c zend_traits_compile_role_constants, #7012).
diff --git a/test/compliance/JITTest.php b/test/compliance/JITTest.php
index a68eafb574a..517a85ab1ca 100755
--- a/test/compliance/JITTest.php
+++ b/test/compliance/JITTest.php
@@ -1422,6 +1422,10 @@ public static function providePHPTests(): \Generator
             if (str_contains($name, 'final_class_const_eval_override')) {
                 continue;
             }
+            // eval() final plain property override: VM inheritFromParent (#22988); MCJIT inline eval deferral pending.
+            if (str_contains($name, 'final_plain_property_eval_override')) {
+                continue;
+            }
             // preserve_keys=true: VM + JIT/AOT via ArrayBuiltinHelper (#3524).
             // array_merge_recursive(): VM + JIT via ArrayMergeRecursiveJitHelper PHP (#3297, #10183).
             if (str_contains(strtolower($case[0]), 'array_merge_recursive')) {
diff --git a/test/compliance/cases/language/final_plain_property_eval_override_fatal.phpt b/test/compliance/cases/language/final_plain_property_eval_override_fatal.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ee5d2a37ab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/compliance/cases/language/final_plain_property_eval_override_fatal.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+--TEST--
+Language: eval() cannot override final plain property (#22988, Zend/zend_inheritance.c)
+--ENV--
+PHP_COMPILER_PROFILE=8.4
+--FILE--
+<?php
+class A {
+    final public string $x = 'a';
+}
+// Guard isFinal without emitting stdout before the inherit fatal (BaseTest #7468).
+if (!(new ReflectionProperty('A', 'x'))->isFinal()) {
+    echo "not-final\n";
+}
+eval('class B extends A { public string $x = "b"; }');
+echo "EVAL_OK\n";
+--EXPECTF--
+PHP Fatal error:  Cannot override final property A::$x in %s : eval()'d code on line %d
+--EXPECT_EXIT--
+255
diff --git a/test/repro/issue_22988_final_plain_property_eval_override.php b/test/repro/issue_22988_final_plain_property_eval_override.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c9dc4dd5844
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/repro/issue_22988_final_plain_property_eval_override.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php
+// Issue #22988 — separate eval must not override final plain property (Zend/zend_inheritance.c).
+class A {
+    final public string $x = 'a';
+}
+eval('class B extends A { public string $x = "b"; }');
+echo "EVAL_OK\n";
+echo (new B)->x, "\n";
diff --git a/test/unit/FinalPropertyOverrideCheckTest.php b/test/unit/FinalPropertyOverrideCheckTest.php
index ad8ef85e472..10fba5f48e2 100644
--- a/test/unit/FinalPropertyOverrideCheckTest.php
+++ b/test/unit/FinalPropertyOverrideCheckTest.php
@@ -96,6 +96,25 @@ class C {
         self::assertSame('ok', ob_get_clean());
     }
 
+    /** @covers issue #22988 — cross-eval must hit inheritFromParent, not only same-script FinalPropertyOverrideCheck */
+    public function testEvalCannotOverrideFinalPlainProperty(): void
+    {
+        $runtime = new Runtime();
+        $code = <<<'PHP'
+<?php
+class A {
+    final public string $x = 'a';
+}
+eval('class B extends A { public string $x = "b"; }');
+echo "EVAL_OK\n";
+PHP;
+        $block = $runtime->parseAndCompile($code, 'final_plain_eval_override.php');
+        $this->assertNotNull($block);
+        $this->expectException(\CompileError::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('Cannot override final property A::$x');
+        $runtime->run($block);
+    }
+
     /** @covers issue #22474 */
     public function testChildCannotOverrideFinalSetHook(): void
     {