diff --git a/sapi/cli/cli.h b/sapi/cli/cli.h
index 85b55af3845d8..114481050027c 100644
--- a/sapi/cli/cli.h
+++ b/sapi/cli/cli.h
@@ -56,4 +56,6 @@ typedef struct php_cli_server_context {
 	php_cli_mode mode;
 } php_cli_server_context;
 
+extern PHP_CLI_API int do_php_cli(int argc, char *argv[]);
+
 #endif /* CLI_H */
diff --git a/sapi/cli/cli_win32.c b/sapi/cli/cli_win32.c
index 4407fd088f688..de7d0a0282fd6 100644
--- a/sapi/cli/cli_win32.c
+++ b/sapi/cli/cli_win32.c
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 #define PHP_CLI_WIN32_NO_CONSOLE 1
 #include "php_cli.c"
+
+int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nShowCmd)
+{
+	return do_php_cli(__argc, __argv);
+}
diff --git a/sapi/cli/config.m4 b/sapi/cli/config.m4
index 76c2d64e8c8a3..b318baf57ee91 100644
--- a/sapi/cli/config.m4
+++ b/sapi/cli/config.m4
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ PHP_ARG_ENABLE([cli],
   [yes],
   [no])
 
+dnl The embed SAPI requires the CLI sources for do_php_cli().
+if test "$PHP_EMBED" != "no" -a "$PHP_CLI" = "no"; then
+  AC_MSG_ERROR([--enable-embed requires the CLI SAPI, do not use --disable-cli with --enable-embed])
+fi
+
 if test "$PHP_CLI" != "no"; then
   AC_CHECK_FUNCS([setproctitle])
 
@@ -32,7 +37,7 @@ if test "$PHP_CLI" != "no"; then
   dnl Select SAPI.
   PHP_SELECT_SAPI([cli],
     [program],
-    [php_cli.c php_http_parser.c php_cli_server.c ps_title.c php_cli_process_title.c],
+    [php_cli.c php_cli_main.c php_http_parser.c php_cli_server.c ps_title.c php_cli_process_title.c],
     [-DZEND_ENABLE_STATIC_TSRMLS_CACHE=1])
 
   AS_CASE([$host_alias],
diff --git a/sapi/cli/config.w32 b/sapi/cli/config.w32
index 5dff4054b69d6..695a5b46ec104 100644
--- a/sapi/cli/config.w32
+++ b/sapi/cli/config.w32
@@ -3,8 +3,13 @@
 ARG_ENABLE('cli', 'Build CLI version of PHP', 'yes');
 ARG_ENABLE('cli-win32', 'Build console-less CLI version of PHP', 'no');
 
+// The embed SAPI requires the CLI sources for do_php_cli().
+if (PHP_EMBED != "no" && PHP_CLI != "yes") {
+	ERROR("--enable-embed requires the CLI SAPI, do not use --disable-cli with --enable-embed");
+}
+
 if (PHP_CLI == "yes") {
-	SAPI('cli', 'php_cli.c php_http_parser.c php_cli_server.c', 'php.exe', '/DZEND_ENABLE_STATIC_TSRMLS_CACHE=1');
+	SAPI('cli', 'php_cli.c php_cli_main.c php_http_parser.c php_cli_server.c', 'php.exe', '/DZEND_ENABLE_STATIC_TSRMLS_CACHE=1');
 	ADD_SOURCES(configure_module_dirname, 'php_cli_process_title.c ps_title.c', 'cli');
 	ADD_FLAG("LIBS_CLI", "ws2_32.lib");
 	ADD_FLAG("LIBS_CLI", "shell32.lib");
diff --git a/sapi/cli/php_cli.c b/sapi/cli/php_cli.c
index d1781eab671c9..b0e6d7c2a5950 100644
--- a/sapi/cli/php_cli.c
+++ b/sapi/cli/php_cli.c
@@ -1179,18 +1179,10 @@ static int do_cli(int argc, char **argv) /* {{{ */
 }
 /* }}} */
 
-/* {{{ main */
-#ifdef PHP_CLI_WIN32_NO_CONSOLE
-int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nShowCmd)
-#else
-int main(int argc, char *argv[])
-#endif
+/* {{{ do_php_cli */
+PHP_CLI_API int do_php_cli(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 #if defined(PHP_WIN32)
-# ifdef PHP_CLI_WIN32_NO_CONSOLE
-	int argc = __argc;
-	char **argv = __argv;
-# endif
 	int num_args;
 	wchar_t **argv_wide;
 	char **argv_save = argv;
@@ -1393,6 +1385,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 * exiting.
 	 */
 	cleanup_ps_args(argv);
-	exit(exit_status);
+	return exit_status;
 }
 /* }}} */
diff --git a/sapi/cli/php_cli_main.c b/sapi/cli/php_cli_main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a90c27e7ff98d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sapi/cli/php_cli_main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+   +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+   | Copyright (c) The PHP Group                                          |
+   +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+   | This source file is subject to version 3.01 of the PHP license,      |
+   | that is bundled with this package in the file LICENSE, and is        |
+   | available through the world-wide-web at the following url:           |
+   | https://www.php.net/license/3_01.txt                                 |
+   | If you did not receive a copy of the PHP license and are unable to   |
+   | obtain it through the world-wide-web, please send a note to          |
+   | license@php.net so we can mail you a copy immediately.               |
+   +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+*/
+
+#include "php.h"
+#include "cli.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	return do_php_cli(argc, argv);
+}
diff --git a/sapi/embed/config.m4 b/sapi/embed/config.m4
index 2bb5ed4df4da4..567b5d05bf6cb 100644
--- a/sapi/embed/config.m4
+++ b/sapi/embed/config.m4
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-PHP_ARG_ENABLE([embed],,
-  [AS_HELP_STRING([[--enable-embed[=TYPE]]],
-    [Enable building of embedded SAPI library TYPE is either
-    'shared' or 'static'. [TYPE=shared]])],
-  [no],
-  [no])
-
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for embedded SAPI library support])
 
 if test "$PHP_EMBED" != "no"; then
@@ -33,6 +26,12 @@ if test "$PHP_EMBED" != "no"; then
       [php_embed.c],
       [-DZEND_ENABLE_STATIC_TSRMLS_CACHE=1])
     PHP_INSTALL_HEADERS([sapi/embed], [php_embed.h])
+
+    dnl Include CLI sources for do_php_cli() in libphp.
+    PHP_ADD_SOURCES([sapi/cli],
+      [php_cli.c php_http_parser.c php_cli_server.c ps_title.c php_cli_process_title.c],
+      [-DZEND_ENABLE_STATIC_TSRMLS_CACHE=1],
+      [sapi])
   ])
 else
   AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
diff --git a/sapi/embed/config.w32 b/sapi/embed/config.w32
index 394982126cadb..e588c354925e8 100644
--- a/sapi/embed/config.w32
+++ b/sapi/embed/config.w32
@@ -6,5 +6,8 @@ var PHP_EMBED_PGO = false;
 
 if (PHP_EMBED != "no") {
 	SAPI('embed', 'php_embed.c', 'php' + PHP_VERSION + 'embed.lib', '/DZEND_ENABLE_STATIC_TSRMLS_CACHE=1');
+	ADD_SOURCES("sapi/cli", "php_cli.c php_http_parser.c php_cli_server.c ps_title.c php_cli_process_title.c", "embed");
+	ADD_FLAG("LIBS_EMBED", "ws2_32.lib");
+	ADD_FLAG("LIBS_EMBED", "shell32.lib");
 	PHP_INSTALL_HEADERS("sapi/embed", "php_embed.h");
 }
diff --git a/sapi/embed/config0.m4 b/sapi/embed/config0.m4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f1c05b8ea01a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sapi/embed/config0.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+PHP_ARG_ENABLE([embed],,
+  [AS_HELP_STRING([[--enable-embed[=TYPE]]],
+    [Enable building of embedded SAPI library TYPE is either
+    'shared' or 'static'. [TYPE=shared]])],
+  [no],
+  [no])