diff --git a/ext/dom/attr.c b/ext/dom/attr.c
index a262aea821395..399de6bfb90c2 100644
--- a/ext/dom/attr.c
+++ b/ext/dom/attr.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ PHP_METHOD(DOMAttr, __construct)
 
 	oldnode = dom_object_get_node(intern);
 	if (oldnode != NULL) {
-		php_libxml_node_free_resource(oldnode );
+		php_libxml_node_decrement_resource((php_libxml_node_object *)intern);
 	}
 	php_libxml_increment_node_ptr((php_libxml_node_object *)intern, (xmlNodePtr)nodep, (void *)intern);
 }
diff --git a/ext/dom/cdatasection.c b/ext/dom/cdatasection.c
index e95e1a9030f39..08d4937341d18 100644
--- a/ext/dom/cdatasection.c
+++ b/ext/dom/cdatasection.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ PHP_METHOD(DOMCdataSection, __construct)
 	intern = Z_DOMOBJ_P(ZEND_THIS);
 	oldnode = dom_object_get_node(intern);
 	if (oldnode != NULL) {
-		php_libxml_node_free_resource(oldnode );
+		php_libxml_node_decrement_resource((php_libxml_node_object *)intern);
 	}
 	php_libxml_increment_node_ptr((php_libxml_node_object *)intern, nodep, (void *)intern);
 }
diff --git a/ext/dom/comment.c b/ext/dom/comment.c
index 76fe3200d4624..16a52a5a4e24c 100644
--- a/ext/dom/comment.c
+++ b/ext/dom/comment.c
@@ -50,13 +50,11 @@ PHP_METHOD(DOMComment, __construct)
 	}
 
 	intern = Z_DOMOBJ_P(ZEND_THIS);
-	if (intern != NULL) {
-		oldnode = dom_object_get_node(intern);
-		if (oldnode != NULL) {
-			php_libxml_node_free_resource(oldnode );
-		}
-		php_libxml_increment_node_ptr((php_libxml_node_object *)intern, (xmlNodePtr)nodep, (void *)intern);
+	oldnode = dom_object_get_node(intern);
+	if (oldnode != NULL) {
+		php_libxml_node_decrement_resource((php_libxml_node_object *)intern);
 	}
+	php_libxml_increment_node_ptr((php_libxml_node_object *)intern, (xmlNodePtr)nodep, (void *)intern);
 }
 /* }}} end DOMComment::__construct */
 
diff --git a/ext/dom/document.c b/ext/dom/document.c
index ad98cf9a8501b..ea6daafeb30fb 100644
--- a/ext/dom/document.c
+++ b/ext/dom/document.c
@@ -1118,22 +1118,20 @@ PHP_METHOD(DOMDocument, __construct)
 	}
 
 	intern = Z_DOMOBJ_P(ZEND_THIS);
-	if (intern != NULL) {
-		olddoc = (xmlDocPtr) dom_object_get_node(intern);
-		if (olddoc != NULL) {
-			php_libxml_decrement_node_ptr((php_libxml_node_object *) intern);
-			refcount = php_libxml_decrement_doc_ref((php_libxml_node_object *)intern);
-			if (refcount != 0) {
-				olddoc->_private = NULL;
-			}
-		}
-		intern->document = NULL;
-		if (php_libxml_increment_doc_ref((php_libxml_node_object *)intern, docp) == -1) {
-			/* docp is always non-null so php_libxml_increment_doc_ref() never returns -1 */
-			ZEND_UNREACHABLE();
+	olddoc = (xmlDocPtr) dom_object_get_node(intern);
+	if (olddoc != NULL) {
+		php_libxml_decrement_node_ptr((php_libxml_node_object *) intern);
+		refcount = php_libxml_decrement_doc_ref((php_libxml_node_object *)intern);
+		if (refcount != 0) {
+			olddoc->_private = NULL;
 		}
-		php_libxml_increment_node_ptr((php_libxml_node_object *)intern, (xmlNodePtr)docp, (void *)intern);
 	}
+	intern->document = NULL;
+	if (php_libxml_increment_doc_ref((php_libxml_node_object *)intern, docp) == -1) {
+		/* docp is always non-null so php_libxml_increment_doc_ref() never returns -1 */
+		ZEND_UNREACHABLE();
+	}
+	php_libxml_increment_node_ptr((php_libxml_node_object *)intern, (xmlNodePtr)docp, (void *)intern);
 }
 /* }}} end DOMDocument::__construct */
 
diff --git a/ext/dom/documentfragment.c b/ext/dom/documentfragment.c
index 274d695435388..033ee08aee172 100644
--- a/ext/dom/documentfragment.c
+++ b/ext/dom/documentfragment.c
@@ -50,9 +50,8 @@ PHP_METHOD(DOMDocumentFragment, __construct)
 	intern = Z_DOMOBJ_P(ZEND_THIS);
 	oldnode = dom_object_get_node(intern);
 	if (oldnode != NULL) {
-		php_libxml_node_free_resource(oldnode );
+		php_libxml_node_decrement_resource((php_libxml_node_object *)intern);
 	}
-	/* php_dom_set_object(intern, nodep); */
 	php_libxml_increment_node_ptr((php_libxml_node_object *)intern, nodep, (void *)intern);
 }
 /* }}} end DOMDocumentFragment::__construct */
diff --git a/ext/dom/element.c b/ext/dom/element.c
index 2379b81e1dd5b..c630bec2b5007 100644
--- a/ext/dom/element.c
+++ b/ext/dom/element.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ PHP_METHOD(DOMElement, __construct)
 	intern = Z_DOMOBJ_P(ZEND_THIS);
 	oldnode = dom_object_get_node(intern);
 	if (oldnode != NULL) {
-		php_libxml_node_free_resource(oldnode );
+		php_libxml_node_decrement_resource((php_libxml_node_object *)intern);
 	}
 	php_libxml_increment_node_ptr((php_libxml_node_object *)intern, nodep, (void *)intern);
 }
diff --git a/ext/dom/entityreference.c b/ext/dom/entityreference.c
index 16aadabfb5999..61f0b92eedc22 100644
--- a/ext/dom/entityreference.c
+++ b/ext/dom/entityreference.c
@@ -57,13 +57,11 @@ PHP_METHOD(DOMEntityReference, __construct)
 	}
 
 	intern = Z_DOMOBJ_P(ZEND_THIS);
-	if (intern != NULL) {
-		oldnode = dom_object_get_node(intern);
-		if (oldnode != NULL) {
-			php_libxml_node_free_resource(oldnode );
-		}
-		php_libxml_increment_node_ptr((php_libxml_node_object *)intern, node, (void *)intern);
+	oldnode = dom_object_get_node(intern);
+	if (oldnode != NULL) {
+		php_libxml_node_decrement_resource((php_libxml_node_object *)intern);
 	}
+	php_libxml_increment_node_ptr((php_libxml_node_object *)intern, node, (void *)intern);
 }
 /* }}} end DOMEntityReference::__construct */
 
diff --git a/ext/dom/processinginstruction.c b/ext/dom/processinginstruction.c
index 465ecb431e73a..a1c3d3a08783c 100644
--- a/ext/dom/processinginstruction.c
+++ b/ext/dom/processinginstruction.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ PHP_METHOD(DOMProcessingInstruction, __construct)
 	intern = Z_DOMOBJ_P(ZEND_THIS);
 	oldnode = dom_object_get_node(intern);
 	if (oldnode != NULL) {
-		php_libxml_node_free_resource(oldnode );
+		php_libxml_node_decrement_resource((php_libxml_node_object *)intern);
 	}
 	php_libxml_increment_node_ptr((php_libxml_node_object *)intern, nodep, (void *)intern);
 }
diff --git a/ext/dom/tests/DOMDocumentFragment_construct_basic_002.phpt b/ext/dom/tests/DOMDocumentFragment_construct_basic_002.phpt
deleted file mode 100644
index 36a0762c16f07..0000000000000
--- a/ext/dom/tests/DOMDocumentFragment_construct_basic_002.phpt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
---TEST--
-DOMDocumentFragment::__construct() called twice.
---CREDITS--
-Eric Lee Stewart <ericleestewart@gmail.com>
-# TestFest Atlanta 2009-05-24
---EXTENSIONS--
-dom
---FILE--
-<?php
-$fragment = new DOMDocumentFragment();
-$fragment->__construct();
-var_dump($fragment);
-?>
---EXPECT--
-object(DOMDocumentFragment)#1 (0) {
-}
diff --git a/ext/dom/tests/manually_call_constructor/attribute.phpt b/ext/dom/tests/manually_call_constructor/attribute.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5e8be0abf7479
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/dom/tests/manually_call_constructor/attribute.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+--TEST--
+Manually call __construct() - attribute variation
+--EXTENSIONS--
+dom
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+$attr = new DOMAttr("attribute", "my value");
+var_dump($attr->nodeName, $attr->nodeValue);
+$attr->__construct("newattribute", "my new value");
+var_dump($attr->nodeName, $attr->nodeValue);
+
+$doc = new DOMDocument();
+$doc->loadXML(<<<XML
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<container/>
+XML);
+$doc->documentElement->setAttributeNode($attr);
+echo $doc->saveXML();
+
+$attr->__construct("newnewattribute", "my even newer value");
+$doc->documentElement->setAttributeNode($attr);
+echo $doc->saveXML();
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+string(9) "attribute"
+string(8) "my value"
+string(12) "newattribute"
+string(12) "my new value"
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<container newattribute="my new value"/>
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<container newattribute="my new value" newnewattribute="my even newer value"/>
diff --git a/ext/dom/tests/manually_call_constructor/cdatasection.phpt b/ext/dom/tests/manually_call_constructor/cdatasection.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..01b8ab7ebd427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/dom/tests/manually_call_constructor/cdatasection.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+--TEST--
+Manually call __construct() - CDATA section variation
+--EXTENSIONS--
+dom
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+$cdata = new DOMCdataSection("my value");
+var_dump($cdata->nodeValue);
+$cdata->__construct("my new value");
+var_dump($cdata->nodeValue);
+
+$doc = new DOMDocument();
+$doc->loadXML(<<<XML
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<container/>
+XML);
+$doc->documentElement->appendChild($cdata);
+echo $doc->saveXML();
+
+$cdata->__construct("my even newer value");
+$doc->documentElement->appendChild($cdata);
+echo $doc->saveXML();
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+string(8) "my value"
+string(12) "my new value"
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<container><![CDATA[my new value]]></container>
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<container><![CDATA[my new value]]><![CDATA[my even newer value]]></container>
diff --git a/ext/dom/tests/manually_call_constructor/comment.phpt b/ext/dom/tests/manually_call_constructor/comment.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0abf6bcf6c1c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/dom/tests/manually_call_constructor/comment.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+--TEST--
+Manually call __construct() - comment variation
+--EXTENSIONS--
+dom
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+$comment = new DOMComment("my value");
+var_dump($comment->nodeName, $comment->nodeValue);
+$comment->__construct("my new value");
+var_dump($comment->nodeName, $comment->nodeValue);
+
+$doc = new DOMDocument();
+$doc->loadXML(<<<XML
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<container/>
+XML);
+$doc->documentElement->appendChild($comment);
+echo $doc->saveXML();
+
+$comment->__construct("my even newer value");
+$doc->documentElement->appendChild($comment);
+echo $doc->saveXML();
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+string(8) "#comment"
+string(8) "my value"
+string(8) "#comment"
+string(12) "my new value"
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<container><!--my new value--></container>
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<container><!--my new value--><!--my even newer value--></container>
diff --git a/ext/dom/tests/manually_call_constructor/document.phpt b/ext/dom/tests/manually_call_constructor/document.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ce7aacc08b6ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/dom/tests/manually_call_constructor/document.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--TEST--
+Manually call __construct() - document variation
+--EXTENSIONS--
+dom
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+$doc = new DOMDocument();
+$doc->loadXML('<?xml version="1.0"?><foo/>');
+$doc->__construct("1.1", "UTF-8");
+echo $doc->saveXML();
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+<?xml version="1.1" encoding="UTF-8"?>
diff --git a/ext/dom/tests/manually_call_constructor/documentfragment.phpt b/ext/dom/tests/manually_call_constructor/documentfragment.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8e6f40d995180
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/dom/tests/manually_call_constructor/documentfragment.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+--TEST--
+Manually call __construct() - document fragment variation
+--EXTENSIONS--
+dom
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+$fragment = new DOMDocumentFragment();
+var_dump($fragment->textContent);
+$fragment->__construct();
+var_dump($fragment->textContent);
+
+$doc = new DOMDocument();
+$doc->loadXML(<<<XML
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<container/>
+XML);
+@$doc->documentElement->appendChild($fragment);
+echo $doc->saveXML();
+
+$fragment->__construct();
+@$doc->documentElement->appendChild($fragment);
+echo $doc->saveXML();
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+string(0) ""
+string(0) ""
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<container/>
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<container/>
diff --git a/ext/dom/tests/manually_call_constructor/element.phpt b/ext/dom/tests/manually_call_constructor/element.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9187340a46185
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/dom/tests/manually_call_constructor/element.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+--TEST--
+Manually call __construct() - element variation
+--EXTENSIONS--
+dom
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+$element = new DOMElement('foo', 'my value');
+var_dump($element->nodeName, $element->textContent);
+$element->__construct('foo2', 'my new value');
+var_dump($element->nodeName, $element->textContent);
+
+$doc = new DOMDocument();
+$doc->loadXML(<<<XML
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<container/>
+XML);
+$doc->documentElement->appendChild($element);
+echo $doc->saveXML();
+
+$element->__construct('foo3', 'my new new value');
+$doc->documentElement->appendChild($element);
+echo $doc->saveXML();
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+string(3) "foo"
+string(8) "my value"
+string(4) "foo2"
+string(12) "my new value"
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<container><foo2>my new value</foo2></container>
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<container><foo2>my new value</foo2><foo3>my new new value</foo3></container>
diff --git a/ext/dom/tests/manually_call_constructor/entityreference.phpt b/ext/dom/tests/manually_call_constructor/entityreference.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5bffda5fd0231
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/dom/tests/manually_call_constructor/entityreference.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+--TEST--
+Manually call __construct() - entity reference variation
+--EXTENSIONS--
+dom
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+$entityRef = new DOMEntityReference('foo');
+var_dump($entityRef->nodeName, $entityRef->textContent);
+$entityRef->__construct('foo2');
+var_dump($entityRef->nodeName, $entityRef->textContent);
+
+$doc = new DOMDocument();
+$doc->loadXML(<<<XML
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<container/>
+XML);
+$doc->documentElement->appendChild($entityRef);
+echo $doc->saveXML();
+
+$entityRef->__construct('foo3');
+$doc->documentElement->appendChild($entityRef);
+echo $doc->saveXML();
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+string(3) "foo"
+string(0) ""
+string(4) "foo2"
+string(0) ""
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<container>&foo2;</container>
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<container>&foo2;&foo3;</container>
diff --git a/ext/dom/tests/manually_call_constructor/processinginstruction.phpt b/ext/dom/tests/manually_call_constructor/processinginstruction.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..11e7ab1e28d90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/dom/tests/manually_call_constructor/processinginstruction.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+--TEST--
+Manually call __construct() - processing instruction variation
+--EXTENSIONS--
+dom
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+$pi = new DOMProcessingInstruction('name1', 'value1');
+var_dump($pi->target, $pi->data);
+$pi->__construct('name2', 'value2');
+var_dump($pi->target, $pi->data);
+
+$doc = new DOMDocument();
+$doc->loadXML(<<<XML
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<container/>
+XML);
+$doc->documentElement->appendChild($pi);
+echo $doc->saveXML();
+
+$pi->__construct('name3', 'value3');
+$doc->documentElement->appendChild($pi);
+echo $doc->saveXML();
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+string(5) "name1"
+string(6) "value1"
+string(5) "name2"
+string(6) "value2"
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<container><?name2 value2?></container>
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<container><?name2 value2?><?name3 value3?></container>
diff --git a/ext/dom/tests/manually_call_constructor/text.phpt b/ext/dom/tests/manually_call_constructor/text.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b91b0f66e33d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/dom/tests/manually_call_constructor/text.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+--TEST--
+Manually call __construct() - text variation
+--EXTENSIONS--
+dom
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+$text = new DOMText('my value');
+var_dump($text->textContent);
+$text->__construct('my new value');
+var_dump($text->textContent);
+
+$doc = new DOMDocument();
+$doc->loadXML(<<<XML
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<container/>
+XML);
+$doc->documentElement->appendChild($text);
+echo $doc->saveXML();
+
+$text->__construct("\nmy new new value");
+$doc->documentElement->appendChild($text);
+echo $doc->saveXML();
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+string(8) "my value"
+string(12) "my new value"
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<container>my new value</container>
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<container>my new value
+my new new value</container>
diff --git a/ext/dom/text.c b/ext/dom/text.c
index e782ff8ff6c78..2a5630fa60883 100644
--- a/ext/dom/text.c
+++ b/ext/dom/text.c
@@ -51,13 +51,11 @@ PHP_METHOD(DOMText, __construct)
 	}
 
 	intern = Z_DOMOBJ_P(ZEND_THIS);
-	if (intern != NULL) {
-		oldnode = dom_object_get_node(intern);
-		if (oldnode != NULL) {
-			php_libxml_node_free_resource(oldnode );
-		}
-		php_libxml_increment_node_ptr((php_libxml_node_object *)intern, nodep, (void *)intern);
+	oldnode = dom_object_get_node(intern);
+	if (oldnode != NULL) {
+		php_libxml_node_decrement_resource((php_libxml_node_object *)intern);
 	}
+	php_libxml_increment_node_ptr((php_libxml_node_object *)intern, nodep, (void *)intern);
 }
 /* }}} end DOMText::__construct */