diff --git a/docs/bootstrap-inventory.md b/docs/bootstrap-inventory.md
index efcbb166676..9ec4fb0e2b1 100644
--- a/docs/bootstrap-inventory.md
+++ b/docs/bootstrap-inventory.md
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ Regenerate: `php script/bootstrap-inventory.php`
 
 | Metric | Count |
 |--------|------:|
-| PHP files on vm.php path | 7579 |
-| Phase A inventory files (M2 ratio SSOT) | 7579 |
+| PHP files on vm.php path | 7580 |
+| Phase A inventory files (M2 ratio SSOT) | 7580 |
 | Phase A ratio-deferred paths | 0 |
 | Source constructs flagged (blockers) | 0 |
-| Source constructs flagged (warnings) | 24238 |
+| Source constructs flagged (warnings) | 24242 |
 
 ## Compiler CFG gaps (`lib/Compiler.php`)
 
@@ -5262,6 +5262,7 @@ Rank live CFG gaps across inventory files: `php script/bootstrap-inventory-triag
 | `lib/Ast/AbstractEnumMarker.php` | 0 | 1 |
 | `lib/Ast/AssertExprMessageRewriter.php` | 0 | 7 |
 | `lib/Ast/AsymmetricVisibilityRewriter.php` | 0 | 11 |
+| `lib/Ast/BreakContinueOperandCompileCheck.php` | 0 | 3 |
 | `lib/Ast/CatchIntersectionAttacher.php` | 0 | 1 |
 | `lib/Ast/CatchIntersectionSupport.php` | 0 | 1 |
 | `lib/Ast/CloneWithDesugar.php` | 0 | 1 |
@@ -6760,7 +6761,7 @@ Rank live CFG gaps across inventory files: `php script/bootstrap-inventory-triag
 | `lib/ReadonlyFunctionRejector.php` | 0 | 2 |
 | `lib/ReadonlyMethodModifierRejector.php` | 0 | 2 |
 | `lib/ReferenceProfileTokenScan.php` | 0 | 1 |
-| `lib/Runtime.php` | 0 | 42 |
+| `lib/Runtime.php` | 0 | 43 |
 | `lib/RuntimeStrictness.php` | 0 | 1 |
 | `lib/SourceBareThrowRewriter.php` | 0 | 1 |
 | `lib/SourcePreprocessor/PropertyHooks.php` | 0 | 19 |
@@ -46352,6 +46353,13 @@ Rank live CFG gaps across inventory files: `php script/bootstrap-inventory-triag
 - 48 class method(s)
 - 8 closure(s)
 
+### `lib/Ast/BreakContinueOperandCompileCheck.php`
+
+**Warnings** (review for bootstrap subset):
+- new CompileFatal (line 61)
+- new CompileFatal (line 83)
+- 6 class method(s)
+
 ### `lib/Ast/CatchIntersectionAttacher.php`
 
 **Warnings** (review for bootstrap subset):
@@ -55910,47 +55918,48 @@ Rank live CFG gaps across inventory files: `php script/bootstrap-inventory-triag
 ### `lib/Runtime.php`
 
 **Warnings** (review for bootstrap subset):
-- new NodeTraverser (line 148)
-- new Ast\ConfusableBuiltinTypeHintCheck (line 150)
-- new MultiBlockNameResolver (line 152)
-- new Ast\EnumCaseImportRewriter (line 153)
-- new GroupUseStripper (line 155)
-- new Ast\AbstractEnumMarker (line 156)
-- new SealedClassAnnotator (line 158)
-- new StaticClassAnnotator (line 160)
-- new Ast\EnumPropertyCompileCheck (line 162)
-- new Ast\ReadonlyClassTraitPropertyCompileCheck (line 163)
-- new Ast\GeneratorYieldSourceMarker (line 164)
-- new Ast\AssertExprMessageRewriter (line 166)
-- new ReadonlyFunctionAnnotator (line 167)
-- new TryCatchElseAttacher (line 168)
-- new CatchIntersectionAttacher (line 169)
-- new Parser (line 170)
-- new ParserFactory (line 171)
-- new Traverser (line 175)
-- new InOperatorResolver (line 176)
-- new ExitFunctionResolver (line 177)
-- new VoidCastResolver (line 178)
-- new Visitor\Simplifier (line 179)
-- new Visitor\DeadBlockEliminator (line 180)
-- new Traverser (line 181)
-- new Visitor\PhiResolver (line 182)
-- new NullSafeLivenessDetector (line 183)
-- new Optimizer\AssignOp (line 184)
-- new CompilerTypeReconstructor (line 186)
-- new Compiler (line 204)
-- new VMContext (line 209)
-- new VM (line 215)
-- new JIT (line 325)
-- new JITContext (line 339)
-- new SealedClassPreprocessor (line 412)
-- new StaticClassPreprocessor (line 415)
-- new SourcePreprocessor\PropertyHooks (line 418)
-- new State (line 575)
-- new ReflectionProperty (line 609)
-- new ReflectionProperty (line 612)
-- new LintCompiler (line 1044)
-- new Variable (line 1175)
+- new NodeTraverser (line 149)
+- new Ast\ConfusableBuiltinTypeHintCheck (line 151)
+- new MultiBlockNameResolver (line 153)
+- new Ast\EnumCaseImportRewriter (line 154)
+- new GroupUseStripper (line 156)
+- new Ast\AbstractEnumMarker (line 157)
+- new Ast\BreakContinueOperandCompileCheck (line 159)
+- new SealedClassAnnotator (line 161)
+- new StaticClassAnnotator (line 163)
+- new Ast\EnumPropertyCompileCheck (line 165)
+- new Ast\ReadonlyClassTraitPropertyCompileCheck (line 166)
+- new Ast\GeneratorYieldSourceMarker (line 167)
+- new Ast\AssertExprMessageRewriter (line 169)
+- new ReadonlyFunctionAnnotator (line 170)
+- new TryCatchElseAttacher (line 171)
+- new CatchIntersectionAttacher (line 172)
+- new Parser (line 173)
+- new ParserFactory (line 174)
+- new Traverser (line 178)
+- new InOperatorResolver (line 179)
+- new ExitFunctionResolver (line 180)
+- new VoidCastResolver (line 181)
+- new Visitor\Simplifier (line 182)
+- new Visitor\DeadBlockEliminator (line 183)
+- new Traverser (line 184)
+- new Visitor\PhiResolver (line 185)
+- new NullSafeLivenessDetector (line 186)
+- new Optimizer\AssignOp (line 187)
+- new CompilerTypeReconstructor (line 189)
+- new Compiler (line 207)
+- new VMContext (line 212)
+- new VM (line 218)
+- new JIT (line 328)
+- new JITContext (line 342)
+- new SealedClassPreprocessor (line 415)
+- new StaticClassPreprocessor (line 418)
+- new SourcePreprocessor\PropertyHooks (line 421)
+- new State (line 588)
+- new ReflectionProperty (line 622)
+- new ReflectionProperty (line 625)
+- new LintCompiler (line 1057)
+- new Variable (line 1188)
 - 53 class method(s)
 
 ### `lib/RuntimeStrictness.php`
diff --git a/lib/Ast/BreakContinueOperandCompileCheck.php b/lib/Ast/BreakContinueOperandCompileCheck.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9becee46012
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Ast/BreakContinueOperandCompileCheck.php
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace PHPCompiler\Ast;
+
+use PhpParser\Node;
+use PhpParser\Node\Expr\UnaryMinus;
+use PhpParser\Node\Expr\UnaryPlus;
+use PhpParser\Node\Scalar\LNumber;
+use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Break_;
+use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Continue_;
+use PhpParser\NodeVisitorAbstract;
+use PHPCompiler\Compiler\CompileFatal;
+
+/**
+ * Compile-time check: break/continue depth must be a positive integer (#32155).
+ *
+ * php-cfg {@see \PHPCfg\AstVisitor\LoopResolver} previously threw
+ * {@code Too high of a count for Stmt_Continue} for {@code continue 0}, leaking
+ * php-parser node type names. php-src fatals first when the literal is not {@code > 0}.
+ *
+ * php-src: Zend/zend_compile.c — zend_compile_break_continue(); depth must be {@code > 0}
+ */
+final class BreakContinueOperandCompileCheck extends NodeVisitorAbstract
+{
+    public const CONTINUE_MESSAGE = "'continue' operator accepts only positive integers";
+
+    public const BREAK_MESSAGE = "'break' operator accepts only positive integers";
+
+    private string $sourceFile = 'unknown';
+
+    public function setSourceFile(string $sourceFile): void
+    {
+        $this->sourceFile = '' !== $sourceFile ? $sourceFile : 'unknown';
+    }
+
+    public function enterNode(Node $node)
+    {
+        if ($node instanceof Continue_) {
+            $this->rejectNonPositive($node, $node->num, self::CONTINUE_MESSAGE);
+        } elseif ($node instanceof Break_) {
+            $this->rejectNonPositive($node, $node->num, self::BREAK_MESSAGE);
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Map LoopResolver LogicException into Zend-shaped CompileFatal (JIT must not echo on stdout).
+     *
+     * @return never
+     */
+    public static function rethrowAsCompileFatal(\LogicException $e, string $filename): never
+    {
+        $msg = $e->getMessage();
+        if (!self::isBreakContinueCompileMessage($msg)) {
+            throw $e;
+        }
+        $file = '' !== $filename ? $filename : 'unknown';
+        throw new CompileFatal($file, 1, $msg);
+    }
+
+    public static function isBreakContinueCompileMessage(string $message): bool
+    {
+        return str_contains($message, "operator accepts only positive integers")
+            || str_starts_with($message, "Cannot 'continue' ")
+            || str_starts_with($message, "Cannot 'break' ");
+    }
+
+    private function rejectNonPositive(Node $stmt, ?Node $num, string $message): void
+    {
+        $value = self::integerLiteralValue($num);
+        if (null === $value || $value >= 1) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $file = $stmt->getAttribute('fileName');
+        if (!is_string($file) || '' === $file) {
+            $file = $this->sourceFile;
+        }
+
+        throw new CompileFatal($file, max(1, $stmt->getStartLine()), $message);
+    }
+
+    private static function integerLiteralValue(?Node $expr): ?int
+    {
+        if (null === $expr) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        if ($expr instanceof LNumber) {
+            return $expr->value;
+        }
+        if ($expr instanceof UnaryMinus && $expr->expr instanceof LNumber) {
+            return -$expr->expr->value;
+        }
+        if ($expr instanceof UnaryPlus && $expr->expr instanceof LNumber) {
+            return $expr->expr->value;
+        }
+        if (class_exists(\PhpParser\Node\Expr\Paren::class) && $expr instanceof \PhpParser\Node\Expr\Paren) {
+            return self::integerLiteralValue($expr->expr);
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/Runtime.php b/lib/Runtime.php
index b0c4a143ca5..de67eb02eea 100755
--- a/lib/Runtime.php
+++ b/lib/Runtime.php
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class Runtime {
     public Traverser $preprocessor;
     public Traverser $postprocessor;
     private Ast\AbstractEnumMarker $abstractEnumMarker;
+    private ?Ast\BreakContinueOperandCompileCheck $breakContinueOperandCompileCheck = null;
     private Ast\ConfusableBuiltinTypeHintCheck $confusableBuiltinTypeHintCheck;
     public CfgLivenessDetector $detector;
     public Optimizer $assignOpResolver;
@@ -155,6 +156,8 @@ private function initParsePipeline(): void {
         $astTraverser->addVisitor(new GroupUseStripper());
         $this->abstractEnumMarker = new Ast\AbstractEnumMarker();
         $astTraverser->addVisitor($this->abstractEnumMarker);
+        $this->breakContinueOperandCompileCheck = new Ast\BreakContinueOperandCompileCheck();
+        $astTraverser->addVisitor($this->breakContinueOperandCompileCheck);
         $this->sealedClassAnnotator = new SealedClassAnnotator();
         $astTraverser->addVisitor($this->sealedClassAnnotator);
         $this->staticClassAnnotator = new StaticClassAnnotator();
@@ -504,8 +507,13 @@ public function parseForIncludeDiscovery(string $code, string $filename): Script
             $this->compiler->setBareRethrowLines($bareRethrowLines);
         }
         $this->resetParserNameResolverState();
+        if (null !== $this->breakContinueOperandCompileCheck) {
+            $this->breakContinueOperandCompileCheck->setSourceFile($filename);
+        }
         try {
             $script = $this->parser->parse($code, $filename);
+        } catch (\LogicException $e) {
+            Ast\BreakContinueOperandCompileCheck::rethrowAsCompileFatal($e, $filename);
         } finally {
             $this->abstractEnumMarker->clear();
         }
@@ -562,9 +570,14 @@ public function parse(string $code, string $filename): Script {
         }
         $fileStrictTypes = $this->detectFileStrictTypes($code, $filename);
         $this->resetParserNameResolverState();
+        if (null !== $this->breakContinueOperandCompileCheck) {
+            $this->breakContinueOperandCompileCheck->setSourceFile($filename);
+        }
         try {
             $script = $this->parser->parse($code, $filename);
             $this->confusableBuiltinTypeHintCheck->emitPending($this->vmContext, $filename);
+        } catch (\LogicException $e) {
+            Ast\BreakContinueOperandCompileCheck::rethrowAsCompileFatal($e, $filename);
         } finally {
             $this->abstractEnumMarker->clear();
             $this->confusableBuiltinTypeHintCheck->clearPending();
diff --git a/patches/php-cfg-loop-resolver-break-continue-positive.patch b/patches/php-cfg-loop-resolver-break-continue-positive.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..127e80e52d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/php-cfg-loop-resolver-break-continue-positive.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+diff --git vendor/ircmaxell/php-cfg/lib/PHPCfg/AstVisitor/LoopResolver.php vendor/ircmaxell/php-cfg/lib/PHPCfg/AstVisitor/LoopResolver.php
+--- vendor/ircmaxell/php-cfg/lib/PHPCfg/AstVisitor/LoopResolver.php
++++ vendor/ircmaxell/php-cfg/lib/PHPCfg/AstVisitor/LoopResolver.php
+@@ -97,10 +97,14 @@
+         if (! $node->num) {
+             return new Goto_(end($stack), $node->getAttributes());
+         }
+         if ($node->num instanceof LNumber) {
+             $num = $node->num->value;
+-            if ($num < 1 || $num > \count($stack)) {
+-                throw new \LogicException('Too high of a count for '.$node->getType());
++            $keyword = 'Stmt_Break' === $node->getType() ? 'break' : 'continue';
++            if ($num < 1) {
++                throw new \LogicException(sprintf("'%s' operator accepts only positive integers", $keyword));
++            }
++            if ($num > \count($stack)) {
++                throw new \LogicException(sprintf("Cannot '%s' %d levels", $keyword, $num));
+             }
+             $loc = array_slice($stack, -$num, 1);
+ 
+             return new Goto_($loc[0], $node->getAttributes());
diff --git a/phpunit.xml.dist b/phpunit.xml.dist
index 92ca8d763b8..717bb2a3655 100644
--- a/phpunit.xml.dist
+++ b/phpunit.xml.dist
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@
             <file>./test/compliance/TraitInsteadofParentJITTest.php</file>
             <file>./test/compliance/ClosureUseThis32152VMTest.php</file>
             <file>./test/compliance/ClosureUseThis32152JITTest.php</file>
+            <file>./test/compliance/ContinueZero32155VMTest.php</file>
+            <file>./test/compliance/ContinueZero32155JITTest.php</file>
             <file>./test/compliance/UninitTypedArrayDimAssignVMTest.php</file>
             <file>./test/compliance/UninitTypedArrayDimAssignJITTest.php</file>
             <file>./test/compliance/UninitTypedArrayDimRwVMTest.php</file>
diff --git a/script/apply-patches.sh b/script/apply-patches.sh
index 56064511f67..fa93f13fe5c 100755
--- a/script/apply-patches.sh
+++ b/script/apply-patches.sh
@@ -358,6 +358,9 @@ patch_already_applied() {
     php-cfg-loop-resolver-break-outside-context.patch)
       grep -q "not in the 'loop' or 'switch' context" "$ROOT/vendor/ircmaxell/php-cfg/lib/PHPCfg/AstVisitor/LoopResolver.php" 2>/dev/null
       ;;
+    php-cfg-loop-resolver-break-continue-positive.patch)
+      grep -q "operator accepts only positive integers" "$ROOT/vendor/ircmaxell/php-cfg/lib/PHPCfg/AstVisitor/LoopResolver.php" 2>/dev/null
+      ;;
     php-cfg-no-arrow-function.patch)
       ! grep -q 'fn (Op\\Type $t) => ' "$ROOT/vendor/ircmaxell/php-cfg/lib/PHPCfg/Printer.php" 2>/dev/null
       ;;
@@ -737,6 +740,42 @@ PY
   echo "Applied php-cfg-loop-resolver-continue-switch-warning.patch (level overlay)"
 }
 
+apply_php_cfg_loop_resolver_break_continue_positive_overlay() {
+  local target="$ROOT/vendor/ircmaxell/php-cfg/lib/PHPCfg/AstVisitor/LoopResolver.php"
+  if grep -q "operator accepts only positive integers" "$target" 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "Skip php-cfg-loop-resolver-break-continue-positive overlay (already applied)"
+    return 0
+  fi
+  python3 - "$target" <<'PY'
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+path = Path(sys.argv[1])
+text = path.read_text()
+if "operator accepts only positive integers" in text:
+    raise SystemExit(0)
+old = """            $num = $node->num->value;
+            if ($num < 1 || $num > \\count($stack)) {
+                throw new \\LogicException('Too high of a count for '.$node->getType());
+            }
+"""
+new = """            $num = $node->num->value;
+            $keyword = 'Stmt_Break' === $node->getType() ? 'break' : 'continue';
+            if ($num < 1) {
+                throw new \\LogicException(sprintf(\"'%s' operator accepts only positive integers\", $keyword));
+            }
+            if ($num > \\count($stack)) {
+                throw new \\LogicException(sprintf(\"Cannot '%s' %d levels\", $keyword, $num));
+            }
+"""
+if old not in text:
+    sys.stderr.write("php-cfg-loop-resolver-break-continue-positive: LoopResolver anchor not found\n")
+    raise SystemExit(1)
+path.write_text(text.replace(old, new, 1))
+PY
+  echo "Applied php-cfg-loop-resolver-break-continue-positive.patch (overlay)"
+}
+
 apply_php_cfg_arrow_function_overlay() {
   local parser="$ROOT/vendor/ircmaxell/php-cfg/lib/PHPCfg/Parser.php"
   local op="$ROOT/vendor/ircmaxell/php-cfg/lib/PHPCfg/Op/Expr/ArrowFunction.php"
@@ -6561,6 +6600,11 @@ apply_patch() {
       return 0
     fi
   fi
+  if [[ "$(basename "$patch")" == "php-cfg-loop-resolver-break-continue-positive.patch" ]]; then
+    if apply_php_cfg_loop_resolver_break_continue_positive_overlay; then
+      return 0
+    fi
+  fi
   if [[ "$(basename "$patch")" == "php-cfg-yield-keyed.patch" ]]; then
     apply_php_cfg_yield_keyed_overlay
     return $?
@@ -6979,6 +7023,7 @@ if [[ -d "$ROOT/vendor/ircmaxell/php-cfg" ]]; then
   apply_patch "$PATCH_DIR/php-cfg-loop-resolver-nested.patch"
   apply_patch "$PATCH_DIR/php-cfg-loop-resolver-continue-switch-warning.patch"
   apply_patch "$PATCH_DIR/php-cfg-loop-resolver-break-outside-context.patch"
+  apply_patch "$PATCH_DIR/php-cfg-loop-resolver-break-continue-positive.patch"
   apply_patch "$PATCH_DIR/php-cfg-no-arrow-function.patch"
   apply_patch "$PATCH_DIR/php-cfg-no-closure-preg-replace-callback.patch"
   apply_patch "$PATCH_DIR/php-cfg-property-type.patch"
diff --git a/test/compliance/ContinueZero32155JITTest.php b/test/compliance/ContinueZero32155JITTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a83d8940ad6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/compliance/ContinueZero32155JITTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace PHPCompiler;
+
+require_once __DIR__.'/../BaseTest.php';
+
+/**
+ * JIT: continue/break 0 is Zend compile fatal (#32155, zend_compile.c).
+ *
+ * Dedicated provider — path-slash data-set names break --filter on full JITTest.
+ *
+ * @group llvm
+ */
+final class ContinueZero32155JITTest extends BaseTest
+{
+    protected static string $DIR = __DIR__;
+
+    public static function providePHPTests(): \Generator
+    {
+        yield 'continue_zero.phpt' => self::parsePHPT(
+            __DIR__.'/cases/language/continue_zero.phpt',
+            'continue_zero.phpt'
+        );
+        yield 'break_zero.phpt' => self::parsePHPT(
+            __DIR__.'/cases/language/break_zero.phpt',
+            'break_zero.phpt'
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function setUp(): void
+    {
+        $this->BIN = realpath(__DIR__.'/../../bin/jit.php');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/compliance/ContinueZero32155VMTest.php b/test/compliance/ContinueZero32155VMTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a8529b8ac06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/compliance/ContinueZero32155VMTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace PHPCompiler;
+
+require_once __DIR__.'/../BaseTest.php';
+
+/**
+ * VM: continue/break 0 is Zend compile fatal (#32155, zend_compile.c).
+ *
+ * Dedicated provider — path-slash data-set names break --filter on full VMTest.
+ */
+final class ContinueZero32155VMTest extends BaseTest
+{
+    protected static string $DIR = __DIR__;
+
+    public static function providePHPTests(): \Generator
+    {
+        yield 'continue_zero.phpt' => self::parsePHPT(
+            __DIR__.'/cases/language/continue_zero.phpt',
+            'continue_zero.phpt'
+        );
+        yield 'break_zero.phpt' => self::parsePHPT(
+            __DIR__.'/cases/language/break_zero.phpt',
+            'break_zero.phpt'
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function setUp(): void
+    {
+        $this->BIN = realpath(__DIR__.'/../../bin/vm.php');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/compliance/cases/language/break_zero.phpt b/test/compliance/cases/language/break_zero.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..65635a5ab2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/compliance/cases/language/break_zero.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--TEST--
+Language: break 0 is compile-time fatal (#32155, Zend/zend_compile.c)
+--FILE--
+<?php
+for ($i = 0; $i < 1; $i++) {
+    break 0;
+}
+echo "accepted\n";
+--EXPECT_EXIT--
+255
+--EXPECTF--
+%APHP Fatal error:  'break' operator accepts only positive integers in %s on line %d
diff --git a/test/compliance/cases/language/continue_zero.phpt b/test/compliance/cases/language/continue_zero.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b023d49320e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/compliance/cases/language/continue_zero.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--TEST--
+Language: continue 0 is compile-time fatal (#32155, Zend/zend_compile.c)
+--FILE--
+<?php
+for ($i = 0; $i < 1; $i++) {
+    continue 0;
+}
+echo "accepted\n";
+--EXPECT_EXIT--
+255
+--EXPECTF--
+%APHP Fatal error:  'continue' operator accepts only positive integers in %s on line %d
diff --git a/test/repro/maintainer_gap_continue_zero.php b/test/repro/maintainer_gap_continue_zero.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..202d6b2fb0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/repro/maintainer_gap_continue_zero.php
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?php
+for ($i = 0; $i < 1; $i++) {
+    continue 0;
+}
diff --git a/test/selfhost/compiler_lib_spine_smoke/main.php b/test/selfhost/compiler_lib_spine_smoke/main.php
index 7876fcbccf0..9817625ae22 100644
--- a/test/selfhost/compiler_lib_spine_smoke/main.php
+++ b/test/selfhost/compiler_lib_spine_smoke/main.php
@@ -5068,6 +5068,7 @@
 require_once __DIR__.'/../../../lib/Ast/AbstractEnumMarker.php';
 require_once __DIR__.'/../../../lib/Ast/AssertExprMessageRewriter.php';
 require_once __DIR__.'/../../../lib/Ast/AsymmetricVisibilityRewriter.php';
+require_once __DIR__.'/../../../lib/Ast/BreakContinueOperandCompileCheck.php';
 require_once __DIR__.'/../../../lib/Ast/CatchIntersectionAttacher.php';
 require_once __DIR__.'/../../../lib/Ast/CatchIntersectionSupport.php';
 require_once __DIR__.'/../../../lib/Ast/CloneWithDesugar.php';
diff --git a/test/unit/BreakContinueOperandCompileCheckTest.php b/test/unit/BreakContinueOperandCompileCheckTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0e1106f9935
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/BreakContinueOperandCompileCheckTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace PHPCompiler;
+
+use PHPCompiler\Ast\BreakContinueOperandCompileCheck;
+use PHPCompiler\Compiler\CompileFatal;
+use PhpParser\NodeTraverser;
+use PhpParser\ParserFactory;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+final class BreakContinueOperandCompileCheckTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function testContinueZeroIsCompileFatal(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(CompileFatal::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage(BreakContinueOperandCompileCheck::CONTINUE_MESSAGE);
+        $this->traverse(<<<'PHP'
+<?php
+for ($i = 0; $i < 1; $i++) {
+    continue 0;
+}
+PHP
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testBreakZeroIsCompileFatal(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(CompileFatal::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage(BreakContinueOperandCompileCheck::BREAK_MESSAGE);
+        $this->traverse(<<<'PHP'
+<?php
+for ($i = 0; $i < 1; $i++) {
+    break 0;
+}
+PHP
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testContinueNegativeIsCompileFatal(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(CompileFatal::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage(BreakContinueOperandCompileCheck::CONTINUE_MESSAGE);
+        $this->traverse(<<<'PHP'
+<?php
+for ($i = 0; $i < 1; $i++) {
+    continue -1;
+}
+PHP
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testContinueOneInsideLoopIsAllowed(): void
+    {
+        $this->traverse(<<<'PHP'
+<?php
+for ($i = 0; $i < 1; $i++) {
+    continue 1;
+}
+PHP
+        );
+        $this->addToAssertionCount(1);
+    }
+
+    public function testBareContinueDoesNotUsePositiveIntegerRule(): void
+    {
+        $this->traverse("<?php\ncontinue;\n");
+        $this->addToAssertionCount(1);
+    }
+
+    private function traverse(string $code): void
+    {
+        $parser = (new ParserFactory())->create(ParserFactory::ONLY_PHP7);
+        $ast = $parser->parse($code);
+        $this->assertNotNull($ast);
+        $visitor = new BreakContinueOperandCompileCheck();
+        $visitor->setSourceFile('continue_zero.php');
+        $traverser = new NodeTraverser();
+        $traverser->addVisitor($visitor);
+        $traverser->traverse($ast);
+    }
+}