diff --git a/ext/standard/array.c b/ext/standard/array.c
index 94c5e7e6ee7de..f5f69704fb79a 100644
--- a/ext/standard/array.c
+++ b/ext/standard/array.c
@@ -4011,6 +4011,38 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(array_rand)
 }
 /* }}} */
 
+/* {{{ proto mixed array_pick(array input)
+   Return value for random entry in the array */
+PHP_FUNCTION(array_pick)
+{
+	zval *input;
+	long randval;
+	int num_avail, key_type;
+	zval **data;
+	HashPosition pos;
+
+	if (zend_parse_parameters(ZEND_NUM_ARGS() TSRMLS_CC, "a", &input) == FAILURE) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	num_avail = zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(input));
+
+	/* We can't use zend_hash_index_find() because the array may have string keys or gaps. */
+	zend_hash_internal_pointer_reset_ex(Z_ARRVAL_P(input), &pos);
+	while (zend_hash_get_current_data_ex(Z_ARRVAL_P(input), (void **) &data, &pos) != HASH_KEY_NON_EXISTANT) {
+
+		randval = php_rand(TSRMLS_C);
+
+		if ((double) (randval / (PHP_RAND_MAX + 1.0)) < 1.0 / (double) num_avail) {
+			RETURN_ZVAL(*data, 1, 0);
+		}
+		num_avail--;
+		zend_hash_move_forward_ex(Z_ARRVAL_P(input), &pos);
+	}
+}
+/* }}} */
+
+
 /* {{{ proto mixed array_sum(array input)
    Returns the sum of the array entries */
 PHP_FUNCTION(array_sum)
diff --git a/ext/standard/basic_functions.c b/ext/standard/basic_functions.c
index df9619e659563..5cecc2d8e8924 100644
--- a/ext/standard/basic_functions.c
+++ b/ext/standard/basic_functions.c
@@ -572,6 +572,10 @@ ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_array_rand, 0, 0, 1)
 	ZEND_ARG_INFO(0, num_req)
 ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO(arginfo_array_pick, 0)
+	ZEND_ARG_INFO(0, arg) /* ARRAY_INFO(0, arg, 0) */
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
 ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO(arginfo_array_sum, 0)
 	ZEND_ARG_INFO(0, arg) /* ARRAY_INFO(0, arg, 0) */
 ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
@@ -3322,6 +3326,7 @@ const zend_function_entry basic_functions[] = { /* {{{ */
 	PHP_FE(array_flip,														arginfo_array_flip)
 	PHP_FE(array_change_key_case,											arginfo_array_change_key_case)
 	PHP_FE(array_rand,														arginfo_array_rand)
+	PHP_FE(array_pick,														arginfo_array_pick)
 	PHP_FE(array_unique,													arginfo_array_unique)
 	PHP_FE(array_intersect,													arginfo_array_intersect)
 	PHP_FE(array_intersect_key,												arginfo_array_intersect_key)
diff --git a/ext/standard/php_array.h b/ext/standard/php_array.h
index e63e01c61ee65..4d3a574c513fe 100644
--- a/ext/standard/php_array.h
+++ b/ext/standard/php_array.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(array_pad);
 PHP_FUNCTION(array_flip);
 PHP_FUNCTION(array_change_key_case);
 PHP_FUNCTION(array_rand);
+PHP_FUNCTION(array_pick);
 PHP_FUNCTION(array_unique);
 PHP_FUNCTION(array_intersect);
 PHP_FUNCTION(array_intersect_key);