diff --git a/Zend/tests/instanceof_003.phpt b/Zend/tests/instanceof_003.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..afc9b43c9f7e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/instanceof_003.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+--TEST--
+Testing instanceof operator with expression
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+class Foo {
+}
+
+$foo = new Foo;
+
+$oo = 'oo';
+$ar = 'ar';
+
+var_dump($foo instanceof {'f' . $oo});
+var_dump($foo instanceof {'b' . $ar});
+
+echo 'Done' . PHP_EOL;
+?>
+--EXPECTF--	
+bool(true)
+bool(false)
+Done
diff --git a/Zend/tests/new_001.phpt b/Zend/tests/new_001.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c2df6c4755acd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/new_001.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+--TEST--
+Create a class instance with a string
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+class Foo {
+}
+
+$foo = new Foo;
+
+var_dump(is_object($foo));
+echo get_class($foo) . PHP_EOL;
+
+echo 'Done' . PHP_EOL;
+?>
+--EXPECTF--	
+bool(true)
+Foo
+Done
diff --git a/Zend/tests/new_002.phpt b/Zend/tests/new_002.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e282c7fcc7a09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/new_002.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+--TEST--
+Create a class instance from a variable
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+class Foo {
+}
+
+$fooClass = 'Foo';
+
+$foo = new $fooClass;
+
+var_dump(is_object($foo));
+echo get_class($foo) . PHP_EOL;
+
+echo 'Done' . PHP_EOL;
+?>
+--EXPECTF--	
+bool(true)
+Foo
+Done
diff --git a/Zend/tests/new_003.phpt b/Zend/tests/new_003.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..dbc050ebffb92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/new_003.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+--TEST--
+Create a class instance from an expression
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+class Foo {
+}
+
+$oo = 'oo';
+
+$foo = new {'f' . $oo};
+
+var_dump(is_object($foo));
+echo get_class($foo) . PHP_EOL;
+
+echo 'Done' . PHP_EOL;
+?>
+--EXPECTF--	
+bool(true)
+Foo
+Done
diff --git a/Zend/tests/new_004.phpt b/Zend/tests/new_004.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4331898a61cbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/new_004.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+--TEST--
+Create a class instance from an expression which is a string
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+class Foo {
+	protected $arg1 = null;
+	protected $arg2 = null;
+
+	public function __construct($arg1, $arg2)
+	{
+		$this->arg1 = $arg1;
+		$this->arg2 = $arg2;
+	}
+
+	public function getArg1() { return $this->arg1; }
+	public function getArg2() { return $this->arg2; }
+}
+
+$oo = 'oo';
+
+$foo = new {'f' . $oo}('this is arg1', 'this is arg2');
+
+var_dump(is_object($foo));
+echo get_class($foo) . PHP_EOL;
+var_dump($foo->getArg1());
+var_dump($foo->getArg2());
+
+echo 'Done' . PHP_EOL;
+?>
+--EXPECTF--	
+bool(true)
+Foo
+string(12) "this is arg1"
+string(12) "this is arg2"
+Done
diff --git a/Zend/zend_language_parser.y b/Zend/zend_language_parser.y
index 893e0133efe0f..fc8f22867797f 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_language_parser.y
+++ b/Zend/zend_language_parser.y
@@ -869,6 +869,7 @@ fully_qualified_class_name:
 class_name_reference:
 		class_name						{ zend_do_fetch_class(&$$, &$1 TSRMLS_CC); }
 	|	dynamic_class_name_reference	{ zend_do_end_variable_parse(&$1, BP_VAR_R, 0 TSRMLS_CC); zend_do_fetch_class(&$$, &$1 TSRMLS_CC); }
+	| '{' expr '}' { zend_do_fetch_class(&$$, &$2 TSRMLS_CC); }
 ;