diff --git a/library/Zend/Db/Adapter/Pdo/Abstract.php b/library/Zend/Db/Adapter/Pdo/Abstract.php
index f199df3998..08957cef7b 100644
--- a/library/Zend/Db/Adapter/Pdo/Abstract.php
+++ b/library/Zend/Db/Adapter/Pdo/Abstract.php
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ abstract class Zend_Db_Adapter_Pdo_Abstract extends Zend_Db_Adapter_Abstract
      * @see https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/990bb34891c83d12c5129fd781893704f948f2f4
      */
     public static $isTransactionInBackwardCompatibleMode = true;
+    public static $isPdoStringifyFetchesBackwardCompatiblePhp8 = true;
+
 
     /**
      * PDO type.
diff --git a/library/Zend/Db/Adapter/Pdo/Mysql.php b/library/Zend/Db/Adapter/Pdo/Mysql.php
index f7b2ba133e..ae3d4f410f 100644
--- a/library/Zend/Db/Adapter/Pdo/Mysql.php
+++ b/library/Zend/Db/Adapter/Pdo/Mysql.php
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ protected function _connect()
             $this->_config['driver_options'][1002] = $initCommand; // 1002 = PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND
         }
 
-        if (PHP_VERSION_ID >= 80100) {
+        if (PHP_VERSION_ID >= 80100 && Zend_Db_Adapter_Pdo_Abstract::$isPdoStringifyFetchesBackwardCompatiblePhp8) {
             // ensure $config['driver_options'] is an array
             $this->_config['driver_options'] = $this->_config['driver_options'] ?? [];
             if (!isset($this->_config['driver_options'][PDO::ATTR_STRINGIFY_FETCHES])) {