diff --git a/Zend/zend.c b/Zend/zend.c
index be7fa210fff70..5ff84f15f4634 100644
--- a/Zend/zend.c
+++ b/Zend/zend.c
@@ -1175,20 +1175,24 @@ ZEND_COLD void zenderror(const char *error) /* {{{ */
 }
 /* }}} */
 
-ZEND_API ZEND_COLD ZEND_NORETURN void _zend_bailout(const char *filename, uint32_t lineno) /* {{{ */
+ZEND_API ZEND_COLD ZEND_NORETURN void _zend_bailout_without_gc_protect(const char *filename, uint32_t lineno)
 {
-
 	if (!EG(bailout)) {
 		zend_output_debug_string(1, "%s(%d) : Bailed out without a bailout address!", filename, lineno);
 		exit(-1);
 	}
-	gc_protect(1);
 	CG(unclean_shutdown) = 1;
 	CG(active_class_entry) = NULL;
 	CG(in_compilation) = 0;
 	EG(current_execute_data) = NULL;
 	LONGJMP(*EG(bailout), FAILURE);
 }
+
+ZEND_API ZEND_COLD ZEND_NORETURN void _zend_bailout(const char *filename, uint32_t lineno) /* {{{ */
+{
+	gc_protect(true);
+	_zend_bailout_without_gc_protect(filename, lineno);
+}
 /* }}} */
 
 ZEND_API size_t zend_get_page_size(void)
diff --git a/Zend/zend.h b/Zend/zend.h
index ac3a826a4813b..7a1c5801a8ba8 100644
--- a/Zend/zend.h
+++ b/Zend/zend.h
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ typedef struct _zend_utility_values {
 
 typedef size_t (*zend_write_func_t)(const char *str, size_t str_length);
 
+#define zend_bailout_without_gc_protect()		_zend_bailout_without_gc_protect(__FILE__, __LINE__)
 #define zend_bailout()		_zend_bailout(__FILE__, __LINE__)
 
 #define zend_try												\
@@ -274,6 +275,7 @@ void zend_register_standard_ini_entries(void);
 zend_result zend_post_startup(void);
 void zend_set_utility_values(zend_utility_values *utility_values);
 
+ZEND_API ZEND_COLD ZEND_NORETURN void _zend_bailout_without_gc_protect(const char *filename, uint32_t lineno);
 ZEND_API ZEND_COLD ZEND_NORETURN void _zend_bailout(const char *filename, uint32_t lineno);
 ZEND_API size_t zend_get_page_size(void);
 
diff --git a/ext/oci8/php_oci8_int.h b/ext/oci8/php_oci8_int.h
index 171edfa53d24c..0d3931cde2bec 100644
--- a/ext/oci8/php_oci8_int.h
+++ b/ext/oci8/php_oci8_int.h
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ typedef struct {
 		ub4 serverStatus = OCI_SERVER_NORMAL;	  \
 		switch (errcode) {						  \
 			case  1013:							  \
-				zend_bailout();					  \
+				zend_bailout_without_gc_protect();			  \
 				break;							  \
 			case	22:							  \
 			case	28:							  \
diff --git a/ext/pdo_oci/oci_driver.c b/ext/pdo_oci/oci_driver.c
index f74c67ff4ed39..538f3ec16f135 100644
--- a/ext/pdo_oci/oci_driver.c
+++ b/ext/pdo_oci/oci_driver.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ ub4 _oci_error(OCIError *err, pdo_dbh_t *dbh, pdo_stmt_t *stmt, char *what, swor
 		if (einfo->errcode) {
 			switch (einfo->errcode) {
 				case 1013:	/* user requested cancel of current operation */
-					zend_bailout();
+					zend_bailout_without_gc_protect();
 					break;
 
 				case 12154:	/* ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve service name */
diff --git a/ext/phar/phar_object.c b/ext/phar/phar_object.c
index 448d03b7cc75e..b5df8cd8b08cf 100644
--- a/ext/phar/phar_object.c
+++ b/ext/phar/phar_object.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ static int phar_file_action(phar_archive_data *phar, phar_entry_info *info, char
 #ifdef PHP_WIN32
 			efree(arch);
 #endif
-			zend_bailout();
+			zend_bailout_without_gc_protect();
 		case PHAR_MIME_OTHER:
 			/* send headers, output file contents */
 			efree(basename);
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static int phar_file_action(phar_archive_data *phar, phar_entry_info *info, char
 			efree((void *) ctr.line);
 
 			if (FAILURE == sapi_send_headers()) {
-				zend_bailout();
+				zend_bailout_without_gc_protect();
 			}
 
 			/* prepare to output  */
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ static int phar_file_action(phar_archive_data *phar, phar_entry_info *info, char
 				}
 			} while (1);
 
-			zend_bailout();
+			zend_bailout_without_gc_protect();
 		case PHAR_MIME_PHP:
 			if (basename) {
 				phar_mung_server_vars(arch, entry, entry_len, basename, ru_len);
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static int phar_file_action(phar_archive_data *phar, phar_entry_info *info, char
 					efree(name);
 				} zend_end_try();
 
-				zend_bailout();
+				zend_bailout_without_gc_protect();
 			}
 
 			return PHAR_MIME_PHP;
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ PHP_METHOD(Phar, webPhar)
 				}
 				efree(pt);
 
-				zend_bailout();
+				zend_bailout_without_gc_protect();
 			default:
 				zend_throw_exception_ex(phar_ce_PharException, 0, "phar error: rewrite callback must return a string or false");
 
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ PHP_METHOD(Phar, webPhar)
 				efree(path_info);
 			}
 
-			zend_bailout();
+			zend_bailout_without_gc_protect();
 		} else {
 			char *tmp = NULL, sa = '\0';
 			sapi_header_line ctr = {0};
@@ -785,14 +785,14 @@ PHP_METHOD(Phar, webPhar)
 			sapi_header_op(SAPI_HEADER_REPLACE, &ctr);
 			sapi_send_headers();
 			efree((void *) ctr.line);
-			zend_bailout();
+			zend_bailout_without_gc_protect();
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (FAILURE == phar_get_archive(&phar, fname, fname_len, NULL, 0, NULL) ||
 		(info = phar_get_entry_info(phar, entry, entry_len, NULL, 0)) == NULL) {
 		phar_do_404(phar, fname, fname_len, f404, f404_len, entry, entry_len);
-		zend_bailout();
+		zend_bailout_without_gc_protect();
 	}
 
 	if (mimeoverride && zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(mimeoverride))) {
diff --git a/ext/soap/php_encoding.c b/ext/soap/php_encoding.c
index 3a4626aa5beee..601a5856ccad3 100644
--- a/ext/soap/php_encoding.c
+++ b/ext/soap/php_encoding.c
@@ -1518,7 +1518,7 @@ static zval *to_zval_object_ex(zval *ret, encodeTypePtr type, xmlNodePtr data, z
 							master_to_zval(&data, attr->encode, dummy);
 						} zend_catch {
 							xmlFreeNode(dummy);
-							zend_bailout();
+							zend_bailout_without_gc_protect();
 						} zend_end_try();
 						xmlFreeNode(dummy);
 						set_zval_property(ret, attr->name, &data);
diff --git a/ext/soap/php_sdl.c b/ext/soap/php_sdl.c
index 3dd8e6c5d76e4..57f375199976c 100644
--- a/ext/soap/php_sdl.c
+++ b/ext/soap/php_sdl.c
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ static sdlPtr load_wsdl(zval *this_ptr, char *struri)
 	} zend_catch {
 		/* Avoid persistent memory leak. */
 		zend_hash_destroy(&ctx.docs);
-		zend_bailout();
+		zend_bailout_without_gc_protect();
 	} zend_end_try();
 
 	zend_hash_destroy(&ctx.messages);
diff --git a/ext/soap/soap.c b/ext/soap/soap.c
index fbf6546beb824..d7cd72a7456d6 100644
--- a/ext/soap/soap.c
+++ b/ext/soap/soap.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static void soap_error_handler(int error_num, zend_string *error_filename, const
 	Z_OBJ(SOAP_GLOBAL(error_object)) = _old_error_object;\
 	SOAP_GLOBAL(soap_version) = _old_soap_version;\
 	if (_bailout) {\
-		zend_bailout();\
+		zend_bailout_without_gc_protect();\
 	}
 
 #define FETCH_THIS_SDL(ss) \
@@ -1356,7 +1356,7 @@ PHP_METHOD(SoapServer, handle)
 	} zend_catch {
 		/* Avoid leaking persistent memory */
 		xmlFreeDoc(doc_request);
-		zend_bailout();
+		zend_bailout_without_gc_protect();
 	} zend_end_try();
 
 	xmlFreeDoc(doc_request);
@@ -1767,7 +1767,7 @@ static ZEND_NORETURN void soap_server_fault(char* code, char* string, char *acto
 	set_soap_fault(&ret, NULL, code, string, actor, details, name);
 	/* TODO: Which function */
 	soap_server_fault_ex(NULL, &ret, NULL);
-	zend_bailout();
+	zend_bailout_without_gc_protect();
 }
 /* }}} */
 
@@ -1797,7 +1797,7 @@ static zend_never_inline ZEND_COLD void soap_real_error_handler(int error_num, z
 			add_soap_fault_ex(&fault, &SOAP_GLOBAL(error_object), code, ZSTR_VAL(message), NULL, NULL);
 			Z_ADDREF(fault);
 			zend_throw_exception_object(&fault);
-			zend_bailout();
+			zend_bailout_without_gc_protect();
 		} else if (!use_exceptions ||
 		           !SOAP_GLOBAL(error_code) ||
 		           strcmp(SOAP_GLOBAL(error_code),"WSDL") != 0) {
@@ -1859,7 +1859,7 @@ static zend_never_inline ZEND_COLD void soap_real_error_handler(int error_num, z
 
 		if (fault) {
 			soap_server_fault_ex(NULL, &fault_obj, NULL);
-			zend_bailout();
+			zend_bailout_without_gc_protect();
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -2187,7 +2187,7 @@ static int do_request(zval *this_ptr, xmlDoc *request, char *location, char *act
 	zval_ptr_dtor(&params[0]);
 	xmlFree(buf);
 	if (_bailout) {
-		zend_bailout();
+		zend_bailout_without_gc_protect();
 	}
 	if (ret && Z_TYPE_P(Z_CLIENT_SOAP_FAULT_P(this_ptr)) == IS_OBJECT) {
 		ret = FALSE;
@@ -2407,7 +2407,7 @@ static void do_soap_call(zend_execute_data *execute_data,
 		if (request) {
 			xmlFreeDoc(request);
 		}
-		zend_bailout();
+		zend_bailout_without_gc_protect();
 	}
 	SOAP_CLIENT_END_CODE();
 }
@@ -3749,7 +3749,7 @@ static xmlDocPtr serialize_response_call(sdlFunctionPtr function, char *function
 	} zend_catch {
 		/* Avoid persistent memory leak. */
 		xmlFreeDoc(doc);
-		zend_bailout();
+		zend_bailout_without_gc_protect();
 	} zend_end_try();
 
 	if (function && function->responseName == NULL &&
@@ -3954,7 +3954,7 @@ static xmlDocPtr serialize_function_call(zval *this_ptr, sdlFunctionPtr function
 	} zend_catch {
 		/* Avoid persistent memory leak. */
 		xmlFreeDoc(doc);
-		zend_bailout();
+		zend_bailout_without_gc_protect();
 	} zend_end_try();
 
 	return doc;
diff --git a/ext/soap/tests/gh10026.phpt b/ext/soap/tests/gh10026.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cb1627c594408
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/soap/tests/gh10026.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+--TEST--
+GH-10026 (Garbage collection stops after exception in SoapClient)
+--EXTENSIONS--
+soap
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+class A
+{
+    public $b;
+}
+
+class B
+{
+    public $a;
+}
+
+function buildCycle()
+{
+    $a = new A();
+    $b = new B();
+    $a->b = $b;
+    $b->a = $a;
+}
+
+function failySoapCall()
+{
+  try {
+      new SoapClient('https://127.0.0.1/?WSDL');
+  } catch (Exception) {
+      echo "Soap call failed\n";
+  }
+}
+
+function gc()
+{
+	gc_collect_cycles();
+	echo "GC Runs: " . gc_status()['runs'] . "\n";
+}
+
+
+buildCycle();
+gc();
+buildCycle();
+gc();
+buildCycle();
+gc();
+
+failySoapCall();
+
+buildCycle();
+gc();
+buildCycle();
+gc();
+buildCycle();
+gc();
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+GC Runs: 1
+GC Runs: 2
+GC Runs: 3
+Soap call failed
+GC Runs: 4
+GC Runs: 5
+GC Runs: 6
diff --git a/sapi/fuzzer/fuzzer-execute.c b/sapi/fuzzer/fuzzer-execute.c
index abc5ebff2ece5..e1f54857147aa 100644
--- a/sapi/fuzzer/fuzzer-execute.c
+++ b/sapi/fuzzer/fuzzer-execute.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static zend_always_inline void fuzzer_step(void) {
 		/* Reset steps before bailing out, so code running after bailout (e.g. in
 		 * destructors) will get another MAX_STEPS, rather than UINT32_MAX steps. */
 		steps_left = MAX_STEPS;
-		zend_bailout();
+		zend_bailout_without_gc_protect();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/sapi/phpdbg/phpdbg_prompt.c b/sapi/phpdbg/phpdbg_prompt.c
index 4c50653ce66f9..174d580bc6ba8 100644
--- a/sapi/phpdbg/phpdbg_prompt.c
+++ b/sapi/phpdbg/phpdbg_prompt.c
@@ -1549,7 +1549,7 @@ int phpdbg_interactive(bool allow_async_unsafe, char *input) /* {{{ */
 				ret = phpdbg_stack_execute(&stack, allow_async_unsafe);
 			} zend_catch {
 				phpdbg_stack_free(&stack);
-				zend_bailout();
+				zend_bailout_without_gc_protect();
 			} zend_end_try();
 
 			switch (ret) {