diff --git a/Zend/tests/lazy_objects/gh20657-001.phpt b/Zend/tests/lazy_objects/gh20657-001.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ca3c70febca63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/lazy_objects/gh20657-001.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+--TEST--
+GH-20657: GC during zend_lazy_object_realize()
+--CREDITS--
+vi3tL0u1s
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+class C {
+    public $a;
+}
+
+$reflector = new ReflectionClass(C::class);
+
+for ($i = 0; $i < 10000; $i++) {
+    $obj = $reflector->newLazyGhost(function ($obj) {});
+
+    // Add to roots
+    $obj2 = $obj;
+    unset($obj2);
+
+    // Initialize all props to mark object non-lazy. Also create a cycle.
+    $reflector->getProperty('a')->setRawValueWithoutLazyInitialization($obj, $obj);
+}
+
+var_dump($obj);
+
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+object(C)#%d (1) {
+  ["a"]=>
+  *RECURSION*
+}
diff --git a/Zend/tests/lazy_objects/gh20657-002.phpt b/Zend/tests/lazy_objects/gh20657-002.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..daf9b767ba978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/lazy_objects/gh20657-002.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+--TEST--
+GH-20657 002: GC during zend_lazy_object_realize() - reset as lazy during realize()
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+class C {
+    public $a;
+}
+
+class D {
+    public $self;
+    public function __construct() {
+        $this->self = $this;
+    }
+    public function __destruct() {
+        global $obj, $reflector;
+        $reflector->resetAsLazyGhost($obj, function () {});
+    }
+}
+
+new D();
+
+$reflector = new ReflectionClass(C::class);
+
+for ($i = 0; $i < 10000; $i++) {
+    $obj = $reflector->newLazyGhost(function ($obj) {});
+
+    // Add to roots
+    $obj2 = $obj;
+    unset($obj2);
+
+    // Initialize all props to mark object non-lazy. Also create a cycle.
+    $reflector->getProperty('a')->setRawValueWithoutLazyInitialization($obj, $obj);
+}
+
+var_dump($obj);
+
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+object(C)#%d (1) {
+  ["a"]=>
+  *RECURSION*
+}
diff --git a/Zend/zend_lazy_objects.c b/Zend/zend_lazy_objects.c
index bf76f6e88fe7d..59c8ec36a9b80 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_lazy_objects.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_lazy_objects.c
@@ -678,8 +678,6 @@ void zend_lazy_object_realize(zend_object *obj)
 	ZEND_ASSERT(zend_object_is_lazy(obj));
 	ZEND_ASSERT(!zend_lazy_object_initialized(obj));
 
-	zend_lazy_object_del_info(obj);
-
 #if ZEND_DEBUG
 	for (int i = 0; i < obj->ce->default_properties_count; i++) {
 		ZEND_ASSERT(!(Z_PROP_FLAG_P(&obj->properties_table[i]) & IS_PROP_LAZY));
@@ -687,6 +685,7 @@ void zend_lazy_object_realize(zend_object *obj)
 #endif
 
 	OBJ_EXTRA_FLAGS(obj) &= ~(IS_OBJ_LAZY_UNINITIALIZED | IS_OBJ_LAZY_PROXY);
+	zend_lazy_object_del_info(obj);
 }
 
 ZEND_API HashTable *zend_lazy_object_get_properties(zend_object *object)