diff --git a/ext/filter/filter.c b/ext/filter/filter.c
index b787ef706c4f2..0f5f921e3215f 100644
--- a/ext/filter/filter.c
+++ b/ext/filter/filter.c
@@ -548,7 +548,6 @@ static void php_filter_array_handler(zval *input, HashTable *op_ht, zend_long op
 		php_filter_call(return_value, -1, NULL, op_long, 0, FILTER_REQUIRE_ARRAY);
 	} else {
 		array_init(return_value);
-
 		ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_STR_KEY_VAL(op_ht, arg_key, arg_elm) {
 			if (arg_key == NULL) {
 				zend_argument_type_error(2, "must contain only string keys");
@@ -674,14 +673,16 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(filter_input_array)
 	zend_long    fetch_from;
 	zval   *array_input = NULL;
 	bool add_empty = 1;
+	bool null_on_failure = 0;
 	HashTable *op_ht = NULL;
 	zend_long op_long = FILTER_DEFAULT;
 
-	ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 3)
+	ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(1, 4)
 		Z_PARAM_LONG(fetch_from)
 		Z_PARAM_OPTIONAL
 		Z_PARAM_ARRAY_HT_OR_LONG(op_ht, op_long)
 		Z_PARAM_BOOL(add_empty)
+		Z_PARAM_BOOL(null_on_failure)
 	ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
 
 	if (!op_ht && !PHP_FILTER_ID_EXISTS(op_long)) {
@@ -695,20 +696,12 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(filter_input_array)
 	}
 
 	if (!array_input) {
-		zend_long filter_flags = 0;
-		zval *option;
-		if (op_long) {
-			filter_flags = op_long;
-		} else if (op_ht && (option = zend_hash_str_find(op_ht, "flags", sizeof("flags") - 1)) != NULL) {
-			filter_flags = zval_get_long(option);
-		}
-
 		/* The FILTER_NULL_ON_FAILURE flag inverts the usual return values of
 		 * the function: normally when validation fails false is returned, and
 		 * when the input value doesn't exist NULL is returned. With the flag
 		 * set, NULL and false should be returned, respectively. Ergo, although
 		 * the code below looks incorrect, it's actually right. */
-		if (filter_flags & FILTER_NULL_ON_FAILURE) {
+		if (null_on_failure) {
 			RETURN_FALSE;
 		} else {
 			RETURN_NULL();
diff --git a/ext/filter/filter.stub.php b/ext/filter/filter.stub.php
index 030de50f51890..4c3712b800a29 100644
--- a/ext/filter/filter.stub.php
+++ b/ext/filter/filter.stub.php
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ function filter_input(int $type, string $var_name, int $filter = FILTER_DEFAULT,
 function filter_var(mixed $value, int $filter = FILTER_DEFAULT, array|int $options = 0): mixed {}
 
 /** @refcount 1 */
-function filter_input_array(int $type, array|int $options = FILTER_DEFAULT, bool $add_empty = true): array|false|null {}
+function filter_input_array(int $type, array|int $options = FILTER_DEFAULT, bool $add_empty = true, bool $null_on_failure = true): array|false|null {}
 
 /** @refcount 1 */
 function filter_var_array(array $array, array|int $options = FILTER_DEFAULT, bool $add_empty = true): array|false|null {}
diff --git a/ext/filter/filter_arginfo.h b/ext/filter/filter_arginfo.h
index a05806c5e1201..55a8f3583d4c4 100644
--- a/ext/filter/filter_arginfo.h
+++ b/ext/filter/filter_arginfo.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* This is a generated file, edit the .stub.php file instead.
- * Stub hash: c3f3240137eaa89316276920acf35f975b2dd8f9 */
+ * Stub hash: 10c31cbd4046384683842cd79d4c6724eab74ce8 */
 
 ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_filter_has_var, 0, 2, _IS_BOOL, 0)
 	ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, input_type, IS_LONG, 0)
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_MASK_EX(arginfo_filter_input_array, 0, 1, MAY_BE
 	ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, type, IS_LONG, 0)
 	ZEND_ARG_TYPE_MASK(0, options, MAY_BE_ARRAY|MAY_BE_LONG, "FILTER_DEFAULT")
 	ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, add_empty, _IS_BOOL, 0, "true")
+	ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO_WITH_DEFAULT_VALUE(0, null_on_failure, _IS_BOOL, 0, "true")
 ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 
 ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_MASK_EX(arginfo_filter_var_array, 0, 1, MAY_BE_ARRAY|MAY_BE_FALSE|MAY_BE_NULL)
diff --git a/ext/filter/tests/filter_input_array_001.phpt b/ext/filter/tests/filter_input_array_001.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..44dd3938807ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/filter/tests/filter_input_array_001.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+--TEST--
+filter_input_array: test FILTER_NULL_ON_FAILURE option
+--EXTENSIONS--
+filter
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$args = [
+    "c" => [
+        "flags" => FILTER_NULL_ON_FAILURE,
+    ]
+];
+
+var_dump(filter_input_array(INPUT_GET, $args, true, true));
+var_dump(filter_input_array(INPUT_GET, $args, true));
+var_dump(filter_input_array(INPUT_GET, FILTER_DEFAULT, true, true));
+var_dump(filter_input_array(INPUT_GET, FILTER_DEFAULT, true));
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+bool(false)
+NULL
+bool(false)
+NULL
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