diff --git a/ext/date/php_date.c b/ext/date/php_date.c
index 69f990ca51cc6..5ccc29d9f913e 100644
--- a/ext/date/php_date.c
+++ b/ext/date/php_date.c
@@ -5024,7 +5024,24 @@ static zval *date_period_read_property(zval *object, zval *member, int type, con
 /* {{{ date_period_write_property */
 static void date_period_write_property(zval *object, zval *member, zval *value, const zend_literal *key TSRMLS_DC)
 {
-	php_error_docref(NULL TSRMLS_CC, E_ERROR, "Writing to DatePeriod properties is unsupported");
+	zval **hnd;
+	zend_object_handlers *std_hnd;
+	int ret = FAILURE;
+	HashTable *properties;
+
+	if (member->type != IS_STRING) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	properties = date_object_get_properties_period(object);
+	ret = zend_hash_find((HashTable *)properties, Z_STRVAL_P(member), Z_STRLEN_P(member)+1, (void **) &hnd);
+
+	if (ret == SUCCESS) {
+		php_error_docref(NULL TSRMLS_CC, E_WARNING, "Cannot write to read-only property");
+	} else {
+		std_hnd = zend_get_std_object_handlers();
+		std_hnd->write_property(object, member, value, key TSRMLS_CC);
+	}
 }
 /* }}} */
 
diff --git a/ext/date/tests/bug65672.phpt b/ext/date/tests/bug65672.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a669b77ea910b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/date/tests/bug65672.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+--TEST--
+Test for bug #65672: Broken classes inherited from DatePeriod
+--CREDITS--
+Boro Sitnikovski <buritomath@yahoo.com>
+--INI--
+date.timezone = UTC 
+--FILE--
+<?php
+class Period extends DatePeriod {
+    public $test;
+}
+
+$p = new Period(new DateTime('now'), new DateInterval('P1Y'), new DateTime('tomorrow'));
+
+$old_recurrence = $p->recurrences;
+$old_test = $p->test;
+
+$p->recurrences = $old_recurrence + 3;
+$p->test = 123;
+
+var_dump($p->recurrences == $old_recurrence);
+var_dump($p->test != $old_test);
+var_dump($p->test == 123);
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)