diff --git a/ext/pdo/pdo_dbh.c b/ext/pdo/pdo_dbh.c
index 358ac81eb88f..5aa95cdccaf0 100644
--- a/ext/pdo/pdo_dbh.c
+++ b/ext/pdo/pdo_dbh.c
@@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ static void pdo_dbh_free_storage(zend_object *std)
 		dbh->in_txn = false;
 	}
 
-	if (dbh->is_persistent && dbh->methods && dbh->methods->persistent_shutdown) {
+	if (dbh->is_persistent && dbh->driver_data && dbh->methods && dbh->methods->persistent_shutdown) {
 		dbh->methods->persistent_shutdown(dbh);
 	}
 	zend_object_std_dtor(std);
diff --git a/ext/pdo_pgsql/tests/persistent_connection_failure.phpt b/ext/pdo_pgsql/tests/persistent_connection_failure.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7be690ae05a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/pdo_pgsql/tests/persistent_connection_failure.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+--TEST--
+PDO PgSQL failed persistent connection does not crash on object destruction
+--EXTENSIONS--
+pdo_pgsql
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+try {
+    new Pdo\Pgsql('pgsql:host=/nonexistent', options: [
+        PDO::ATTR_PERSISTENT => true,
+    ]);
+} catch (Throwable $e) {
+    echo $e::class, ': ', $e->getMessage(), PHP_EOL;
+}
+
+echo "Failed connection object destroyed without crash\n";
+
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+PDOException: SQLSTATE[08006] [7] %a
+Failed connection object destroyed without crash