diff --git a/src/Php/CompilerBase.php b/src/Php/CompilerBase.php
index 0402f4bd..7df51191 100644
--- a/src/Php/CompilerBase.php
+++ b/src/Php/CompilerBase.php
@@ -1980,35 +1980,13 @@ class CompilerBase extends \PhpAot\Core\Translator
         }
     }
 
-    protected function parseForeach(Foreach_ $node): string
+    protected function parseForeachArray(Foreach_ $node, string $iteratorVar): string
     {
-        if ($node->byRef) {
-            $this->fatalError($node, 'Cannot use & with foreach');
-        }
-        if ($this->isVarExpr($node->expr)) {
-            $name = $this->parseIdentifier($node->expr);
-            if ($this->hasVar($name)) {
-                $type = $this->getVarType($name);
-                if ($type === self::TYPE_OBJECT) {
-                    return $this->parseForeachObject($node);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        $iteratorVar = $this->genTmpVarName();
-
-        $stmts = $node->stmts;
-        $code = '';
         if ($node->keyVar) {
             $keyVar = $this->parseIdentifier($node->keyVar);
         }
-        $valueVar = $this->parseIdentifier($node->valueVar);
-
-        $expr = $this->parseIdentifier($node->expr);
-        $code .= self::TYPE_ARRAY . " $iteratorVar = " . $expr . ';' . PHP_EOL;
-        $code .= $this->parseBeforeStmtLines() . PHP_EOL;
 
-        $code .= 'for (auto iter = ' . $iteratorVar . '.begin(); iter != ' . $iteratorVar . '.end(); ++iter) {' . PHP_EOL;
+        $code = 'for (auto iter = ' . $iteratorVar . '.begin(); iter != ' . $iteratorVar . '.end(); ++iter) {' . PHP_EOL;
         $this->indentLevel++;
         if ($node->keyVar) {
             $code .= self::TYPE_VAR . ' ' . $this->getIndent() . ' ' . $keyVar . ' = iter.key();' . PHP_EOL;
@@ -2022,9 +2000,10 @@ class CompilerBase extends \PhpAot\Core\Translator
             $dim = $this->parseIdentifier($node->valueVar->dim);
             $code .= $this->getIndent() . "$array.offsetSet($dim, iter.value());";
         } else {
+            $valueVar = $this->parseIdentifier($node->valueVar);
             $code .= self::TYPE_VAR . ' ' . $this->getIndent() . ' ' . $valueVar . ' = iter.value();' . PHP_EOL;
         }
-        $code .= $this->parseStmts($stmts);
+        $code .= $this->parseStmts($node->stmts);
         $this->indentLevel--;
 
         $code .= $this->getIndent() . '}';
@@ -2032,6 +2011,32 @@ class CompilerBase extends \PhpAot\Core\Translator
         return $code;
     }
 
+    protected function parseForeach(Foreach_ $node): string
+    {
+        if ($node->byRef) {
+            $this->fatalError($node, 'Cannot use & with foreach');
+        }
+        if ($this->isVarExpr($node->expr)) {
+            $name = $this->parseIdentifier($node->expr);
+            if ($this->hasVar($name)) {
+                $type = $this->getVarType($name);
+                if ($type === self::TYPE_OBJECT) {
+                    return $this->parseForeachObject($node);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        $iteratorVar = $this->genTmpVarName();
+
+        $code = '';
+        $expr = $this->parseIdentifier($node->expr);
+        $code .= self::TYPE_ARRAY . " $iteratorVar = " . $expr . ';' . PHP_EOL;
+        $code .= $this->parseBeforeStmtLines() . PHP_EOL;
+        $code .= $this->parseForeachArray($node, $iteratorVar);
+
+        return $code;
+    }
+
     protected function formatCppCode(string $file): void
     {
         $cmd = 'cd ' . $this->rootPath . ' && clang-format -i ' . $file;
diff --git a/src/Php/Translator.php b/src/Php/Translator.php
index 9a1ccbc8..8aba168d 100644
--- a/src/Php/Translator.php
+++ b/src/Php/Translator.php
@@ -819,6 +819,10 @@ class Translator extends Preprocessor
         $obj = $this->parseIdentifier($node->expr);
         $tmpVar = $this->genTmpVarName();
         $this->addLocalVar($tmpVar, self::TYPE_OBJECT);
+
+        $tmpArrayVar = $this->genTmpVarName();
+        $this->addLocalVar($tmpArrayVar, self::TYPE_ARRAY);
+
         $code = 'if (' . $obj . '.instanceOf("IteratorAggregate")) {' . PHP_EOL;
         $code .= $this->getIndent() . $tmpVar . ' = ' . $obj . '.exec("getIterator");' . PHP_EOL . '}' . PHP_EOL;
         $code .= 'else if (' . $obj . '.instanceOf("Iterator")) {' . PHP_EOL;
@@ -839,6 +843,9 @@ class Translator extends Preprocessor
         $code .= $this->parseStmts($node->stmts);
         $code .= '}' . PHP_EOL;
         $this->indentLevel--;
+        $code .= $this->getIndent() . '} else {' . PHP_EOL;
+        $code .= $this->getIndent() . $tmpArrayVar . ' = php::call("get_object_vars", {' . $obj . '});' . PHP_EOL;
+        $code .= $this->parseForeachArray($node, $tmpArrayVar);
         $this->indentLevel--;
         $code .= '}' . PHP_EOL;
 
diff --git a/tests/core/classes/iterators_004.phpt b/tests/core/classes/iterators_004.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..857afdd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/classes/iterators_004.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+--TEST--
+ZE2 iterators must be implemented
+--FILE--
+<?php
+class c1 {}
+class c2 {
+
+    public $max = 3;
+    public $num = 0;
+
+    function current() {
+        echo __METHOD__ . "\n";
+        return $this->num;
+    }
+    function next(): void {
+        echo __METHOD__ . "\n";
+        $this->num++;
+    }
+    function valid(): bool {
+        echo __METHOD__ . "\n";
+        return $this->num < $this->max;
+    }
+    function key(): mixed {
+        echo __METHOD__ . "\n";
+        switch($this->num) {
+            case 0: return "1st";
+            case 1: return "2nd";
+            case 2: return "3rd";
+            default: return "???";
+        }
+    }
+}
+function main() {
+    echo "1st try\n";
+    $obj = new c1();
+
+    foreach($obj as $w) {
+        echo "object:$w\n";
+    }
+
+    echo "2nd try\n";
+    $obj = new c2();
+
+    foreach($obj as $v => $w) {
+        echo "object:$v=>$w\n";
+    }
+
+    print "Done\n";
+}
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+1st try
+2nd try
+object:max=>3
+object:num=>0
+Done
diff --git a/tests/core/classes/iterators_005.phpt b/tests/core/classes/iterators_005.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9997868
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/classes/iterators_005.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--TEST--
+ZE2 iterators cannot implement Traversable alone
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php die('skip'); ?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+class test implements Traversable {
+}
+function main() {
+    $obj = new test;
+
+    foreach($obj as $v);
+
+    print "Done\n";
+    /* the error doesn't show the filename but 'Unknown' */
+}
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+Fatal error: Class test must implement interface Traversable as part of either Iterator or IteratorAggregate in %s on line %d