diff --git a/ext/spl/spl_directory.c b/ext/spl/spl_directory.c
index daaba27cbfc6..da83104b2729 100644
--- a/ext/spl/spl_directory.c
+++ b/ext/spl/spl_directory.c
@@ -2142,6 +2142,10 @@ PHP_METHOD(SplFileObject, next)
 
 	ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_NONE();
 
+	if (!intern->u.file.current_line && Z_ISUNDEF(intern->u.file.current_zval)) {
+		spl_filesystem_file_read_line(ZEND_THIS, intern, true);
+	}
+
 	spl_filesystem_file_free_line(intern);
 	if (SPL_HAS_FLAG(intern->flags, SPL_FILE_OBJECT_READ_AHEAD)) {
 		spl_filesystem_file_read_line(ZEND_THIS, intern, true);
diff --git a/ext/spl/tests/gh8562.phpt b/ext/spl/tests/gh8562.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..40b2554f5794
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/spl/tests/gh8562.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+--TEST--
+GH-8562 (SplFileObject::current() returns wrong result after call to next())
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$file = new SplTempFileObject();
+for ($i = 0; $i < 5; $i++) {
+    $file->fwrite("line {$i}" . PHP_EOL);
+}
+
+$file->rewind();
+$file->next();
+echo "After rewind+next: key=" . $file->key() . " current=" . trim($file->current()) . "\n";
+
+$file->rewind();
+$file->next();
+$file->next();
+echo "After rewind+next+next: key=" . $file->key() . " current=" . trim($file->current()) . "\n";
+
+$file->rewind();
+$file->current();
+$file->next();
+echo "After current+next: key=" . $file->key() . " current=" . trim($file->current()) . "\n";
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+After rewind+next: key=1 current=line 1
+After rewind+next+next: key=2 current=line 2
+After current+next: key=1 current=line 1