diff --git a/ext/standard/basic_functions.c b/ext/standard/basic_functions.c
index ff5f11de4a598..ae6e1b1a9abb7 100644
--- a/ext/standard/basic_functions.c
+++ b/ext/standard/basic_functions.c
@@ -758,6 +758,10 @@ ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_print_r, 0, 0, 1)
 	ZEND_ARG_INFO(0, return)
 ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_println, 0, 0, 1)
+	ZEND_ARG_INFO(0, message)
+ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
+
 ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO(arginfo_connection_aborted, 0)
 ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 
@@ -3027,6 +3031,7 @@ static const zend_function_entry basic_functions[] = { /* {{{ */
 	PHP_FE(var_export,														arginfo_var_export)
 	PHP_FE(debug_zval_dump,													arginfo_debug_zval_dump)
 	PHP_FE(print_r,															arginfo_print_r)
+	PHP_FE(println,															arginfo_println)
 	PHP_FE(memory_get_usage,												arginfo_memory_get_usage)
 	PHP_FE(memory_get_peak_usage,											arginfo_memory_get_peak_usage)
 
@@ -5655,6 +5660,20 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(print_r)
 }
 /* }}} */
 
+/* {{{ proto void println(string message) */
+PHP_FUNCTION(println)
+{
+	zend_string *message;
+
+	ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 1)
+		Z_PARAM_STR(message)
+	ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
+
+	PHPWRITE(ZSTR_VAL(message), ZSTR_LEN(message));
+	PHPWRITE(PHP_EOL, sizeof(PHP_EOL) - 1);
+}
+/* }}} */
+
 /* {{{ proto int connection_aborted(void)
    Returns true if client disconnected */
 PHP_FUNCTION(connection_aborted)
diff --git a/ext/standard/basic_functions.h b/ext/standard/basic_functions.h
index 9c949e166c1ea..413933eb54141 100644
--- a/ext/standard/basic_functions.h
+++ b/ext/standard/basic_functions.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(set_include_path);
 PHP_FUNCTION(restore_include_path);
 
 PHP_FUNCTION(print_r);
+PHP_FUNCTION(println);
 PHP_FUNCTION(fprintf);
 PHP_FUNCTION(vfprintf);
 
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/strings/println.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/strings/println.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..dd4059087ee20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/strings/println.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+--TEST--
+Test println() function : basic functionality
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+/* Prototype  : void println ( string $arg )
+ * Description: Output a string
+ * Source code: ext/standard/basic_functions.c
+*/
+
+echo "*** Testing println() : basic functionality ***\n";
+
+echo "-- Iteration 1 --\n";
+println("Hello World");
+
+echo "-- Iteration 2 --\n";
+println("This spans
+multiple lines. The newlines will be
+output as well");
+
+echo "-- Iteration 3 --\n";
+println("escaping characters is done \"Like this\".");
+
+// You can use variables inside of a println statement
+$foo = "foobar";
+$bar = "barbaz";
+
+echo "-- Iteration 4 --\n";
+println("foo is $foo"); // foo is foobar
+
+// You can also use arrays
+$bar = array("value" => "foo");
+
+echo "-- Iteration 5 --\n";
+println("this is {$bar['value']} !"); // this is foo !
+
+// Using single quotes will output the variable name, not the value
+echo "-- Iteration 6 --\n";
+println('foo is $foo'); // foo is $foo
+
+// If you are not using any other characters, you can just output variables
+echo "-- Iteration 7 --\n";
+println($foo); // foobar
+
+echo "-- Iteration 8 --\n";
+$variable = "VARIABLE";
+println(<<<END
+This uses the "here document" syntax to output
+multiple lines with $variable interpolation. Note
+that the here document terminator must appear on a
+line with just a semicolon no extra whitespace!
+END
+);
+?>
+===DONE===
+--EXPECT--
+*** Testing println() : basic functionality ***
+-- Iteration 1 --
+Hello World
+-- Iteration 2 --
+This spans
+multiple lines. The newlines will be
+output as well
+-- Iteration 3 --
+escaping characters is done "Like this".
+-- Iteration 4 --
+foo is foobar
+-- Iteration 5 --
+this is foo !
+-- Iteration 6 --
+foo is $foo
+-- Iteration 7 --
+foobar
+-- Iteration 8 --
+This uses the "here document" syntax to output
+multiple lines with VARIABLE interpolation. Note
+that the here document terminator must appear on a
+line with just a semicolon no extra whitespace!
+===DONE===