diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index daf52ae14d95..a131072cef16 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
     values. (Marcel Hernandez)
   . Fixed null pointer dereference in fpm_get_status() when the scoreboard
     copy fails. (Marcel Hernandez)
+  . Fixed master process crash when a worker exits with
+    catch_workers_output enabled and events.mechanism set to select or poll.
+    (Ilia Alshanetsky)
 
 - Fileinfo:
   . Fixed bug GH-24289 (finfo::file() reports the wrong argument number for
diff --git a/sapi/fpm/fpm/events/poll.c b/sapi/fpm/fpm/events/poll.c
index 30ebbc785d94..56175045883e 100644
--- a/sapi/fpm/fpm/events/poll.c
+++ b/sapi/fpm/fpm/events/poll.c
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ static int fpm_event_poll_wait(struct fpm_event_queue_s *queue, unsigned long in
 		/* trigger POLLIN events */
 		q = queue;
 		while (q) {
+			struct fpm_event_queue_s *next = q->next;
 			/* ensure ev->index is valid */
 			if (q->ev && q->ev->index >= 0 && q->ev->index < npollfds && q->ev->fd == active_pollfds[q->ev->index].fd) {
 
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ static int fpm_event_poll_wait(struct fpm_event_queue_s *queue, unsigned long in
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			q = q->next; /* iterate */
+			q = next;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/sapi/fpm/fpm/events/select.c b/sapi/fpm/fpm/events/select.c
index 66e8107f07c6..7a0b63103f23 100644
--- a/sapi/fpm/fpm/events/select.c
+++ b/sapi/fpm/fpm/events/select.c
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ static int fpm_event_select_wait(struct fpm_event_queue_s *queue, unsigned long
 		/* trigger POLLIN events */
 		q = queue;
 		while (q) {
+			struct fpm_event_queue_s *next = q->next;
 			if (q->ev) { /* sanity check */
 
 				/* check if the event has been triggered */
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ static int fpm_event_select_wait(struct fpm_event_queue_s *queue, unsigned long
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			q = q->next; /* iterate */
+			q = next;
 		}
 	}
 	return ret;
diff --git a/sapi/fpm/tests/events-poll-child-killed-with-output.phpt b/sapi/fpm/tests/events-poll-child-killed-with-output.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9e316362135a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sapi/fpm/tests/events-poll-child-killed-with-output.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+--TEST--
+FPM: master survives a worker killed with unread output (poll)
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php include "skipif.inc"; ?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+require_once "tester.inc";
+
+$cfg = <<<EOT
+[global]
+error_log = {{FILE:LOG}}
+pid = {{FILE:PID}}
+events.mechanism = poll
+[unconfined]
+listen = {{ADDR}}
+ping.path = /ping
+ping.response = pong
+pm = static
+pm.max_children = 1
+catch_workers_output = yes
+EOT;
+
+$code = <<<'EOT'
+<?php
+file_put_contents('php://stderr', "unread output\n");
+echo getmypid();
+EOT;
+
+$tester = new FPM\Tester($cfg, $code);
+$tester->start();
+$tester->expectLogStartNotices();
+// Keep the master stopped so the worker output and the pipe EOF are both
+// pending when it wakes up.
+$tester->signal('STOP');
+$childPid = (int) $tester->request()->getBody();
+if ($childPid <= 0) {
+    $tester->signal('CONT');
+    $tester->terminate();
+    $tester->close();
+    die("ERROR: no worker PID in the response\n");
+}
+$tester->signal('KILL', $childPid);
+for ($i = 0; $i < 100 && !str_starts_with((string) exec("ps -o stat= -p $childPid 2>/dev/null"), 'Z'); $i++) {
+    usleep(10000);
+}
+$tester->signal('CONT');
+$tester->expectLogLine('unread output');
+$tester->ping('{{ADDR}}');
+$tester->terminate();
+$tester->expectLogTerminatingNotices();
+$tester->close();
+
+?>
+Done
+--EXPECT--
+Done
+--CLEAN--
+<?php
+require_once "tester.inc";
+FPM\Tester::clean();
+?>
diff --git a/sapi/fpm/tests/events-select-child-killed-with-output.phpt b/sapi/fpm/tests/events-select-child-killed-with-output.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ea4d4f1daf71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sapi/fpm/tests/events-select-child-killed-with-output.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+--TEST--
+FPM: master survives a worker killed with unread output (select)
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php include "skipif.inc"; ?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+require_once "tester.inc";
+
+$cfg = <<<EOT
+[global]
+error_log = {{FILE:LOG}}
+pid = {{FILE:PID}}
+events.mechanism = select
+[unconfined]
+listen = {{ADDR}}
+ping.path = /ping
+ping.response = pong
+pm = static
+pm.max_children = 1
+catch_workers_output = yes
+EOT;
+
+$code = <<<'EOT'
+<?php
+file_put_contents('php://stderr', "unread output\n");
+echo getmypid();
+EOT;
+
+$tester = new FPM\Tester($cfg, $code);
+$tester->start();
+$tester->expectLogStartNotices();
+// Keep the master stopped so the worker output and the pipe EOF are both
+// pending when it wakes up.
+$tester->signal('STOP');
+$childPid = (int) $tester->request()->getBody();
+if ($childPid <= 0) {
+    $tester->signal('CONT');
+    $tester->terminate();
+    $tester->close();
+    die("ERROR: no worker PID in the response\n");
+}
+$tester->signal('KILL', $childPid);
+for ($i = 0; $i < 100 && !str_starts_with((string) exec("ps -o stat= -p $childPid 2>/dev/null"), 'Z'); $i++) {
+    usleep(10000);
+}
+$tester->signal('CONT');
+$tester->expectLogLine('unread output');
+$tester->ping('{{ADDR}}');
+$tester->terminate();
+$tester->expectLogTerminatingNotices();
+$tester->close();
+
+?>
+Done
+--EXPECT--
+Done
+--CLEAN--
+<?php
+require_once "tester.inc";
+FPM\Tester::clean();
+?>