diff --git a/docs/book/adapter.md b/docs/book/adapter.md
index 82e7146..dbc5c47 100644
--- a/docs/book/adapter.md
+++ b/docs/book/adapter.md
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ The `Zend\Serializer\Adapter\PhpSerialize` adapter uses the built-in
 [serialize()](http://php.net/serialize)/[unserialize()](http://php.net/unserialize)
 functions, and is a good default adapter choice.
 
-There are no configurable options for this adapter.
+Available options include:
+
+Option                      | Data Type         | Default Value | Description
+--------------------------- | ----------------- | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+unserialize_class_whitelist | `array` or `bool` | `true`        | The allowed classes for unserialize(), see [unserialize()](http://php.net/unserialize) for more information. Only available on PHP 7.0 or higher.
+
 
 ## The IgBinary Adapter
 
diff --git a/src/Adapter/PhpSerialize.php b/src/Adapter/PhpSerialize.php
index 14ecf04..581e21e 100644
--- a/src/Adapter/PhpSerialize.php
+++ b/src/Adapter/PhpSerialize.php
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
  * Zend Framework (http://framework.zend.com/)
  *
  * @link      http://github.com/zendframework/zf2 for the canonical source repository
- * @copyright Copyright (c) 2005-2015 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2005-2018 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
  * @license   http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd New BSD License
  */
 
 namespace Zend\Serializer\Adapter;
 
+use Traversable;
 use Zend\Serializer\Exception;
 use Zend\Stdlib\ErrorHandler;
 
@@ -21,8 +22,15 @@ class PhpSerialize extends AbstractAdapter
      */
     private static $serializedFalse = null;
 
+    /**
+     * @var PhpSerializeOptions
+     */
+    protected $options;
+
     /**
      * Constructor
+     *
+     * @param  array|Traversable|PhpSerializeOptions|null $options
      */
     public function __construct($options = null)
     {
@@ -35,6 +43,36 @@ public function __construct($options = null)
         parent::__construct($options);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set options
+     *
+     * @param  array|Traversable|PhpSerializeOptions $options
+     * @return PhpSerialize
+     */
+    public function setOptions($options)
+    {
+        if (! $options instanceof PhpSerializeOptions) {
+            $options = new PhpSerializeOptions($options);
+        }
+
+        $this->options = $options;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get options
+     *
+     * @return PhpSerializeOptions
+     */
+    public function getOptions()
+    {
+        if ($this->options === null) {
+            $this->options = new PhpSerializeOptions();
+        }
+
+        return $this->options;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Serialize using serialize()
      *
@@ -85,7 +123,14 @@ public function unserialize($serialized)
         }
 
         ErrorHandler::start(E_NOTICE);
-        $ret = unserialize($serialized);
+
+        if (PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 7) {
+            // the second parameter is only available on PHP 7.0 or higher
+            $ret = unserialize($serialized, ['allowed_classes' => $this->getOptions()->getUnserializeClassWhitelist()]);
+        } else {
+            $ret = unserialize($serialized);
+        }
+
         $err = ErrorHandler::stop();
         if ($ret === false) {
             throw new Exception\RuntimeException('Unserialization failed', 0, $err);
diff --git a/src/Adapter/PhpSerializeOptions.php b/src/Adapter/PhpSerializeOptions.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d0cce8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Adapter/PhpSerializeOptions.php
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Zend Framework (http://framework.zend.com/)
+ *
+ * @link      http://github.com/zendframework/zf2 for the canonical source repository
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2005-2018 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
+ * @license   http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd New BSD License
+ */
+
+namespace Zend\Serializer\Adapter;
+
+use Zend\Json\Json as ZendJson;
+use Zend\Serializer\Exception;
+
+class PhpSerializeOptions extends AdapterOptions
+{
+    /**
+     * The list of allowed classes for unserialization (PHP 7.0+)
+     * Possible values:
+     * Array of class names that are allowed to be unserialized
+     * or true if all classes should be allowed (behavior of pre PHP 7.0)
+     * or false if no classes should be allowed
+     *
+     * @var string[]|bool
+     */
+    protected $unserializeClassWhitelist = true;
+
+    /**
+     * @param  string[]|bool $unserializeClassWhitelist
+     *
+     * @return PhpSerializeOptions
+     */
+    public function setUnserializeClassWhitelist($unserializeClassWhitelist)
+    {
+        if (($unserializeClassWhitelist !== true) && (PHP_MAJOR_VERSION < 7)) {
+            throw new Exception\InvalidArgumentException(
+                'Class whitelist for unserialize() is only available on PHP 7.0 or higher.'
+            );
+        }
+
+        $this->unserializeClassWhitelist = $unserializeClassWhitelist;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return string[]|bool
+     */
+    public function getUnserializeClassWhitelist()
+    {
+        return $this->unserializeClassWhitelist;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/Adapter/PhpSerializeTest.php b/test/Adapter/PhpSerializeTest.php
index e992a6e..d9ac4d0 100644
--- a/test/Adapter/PhpSerializeTest.php
+++ b/test/Adapter/PhpSerializeTest.php
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@
 
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use Zend\Serializer;
+use Zend\Serializer\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
 
 /**
- * @group      Zend_Serializer
- * @covers Zend\Serializer\Adapter\PhpSerialize
+ * @group  Zend_Serializer
+ * @covers \Zend\Serializer\Adapter\PhpSerialize
  */
 class PhpSerializeTest extends TestCase
 {
@@ -165,4 +166,66 @@ public function testUnserializingInvalidStringRaisesException($string, $expected
         $this->expectExceptionMessage($expected);
         $this->adapter->unserialize($string);
     }
+
+    public function testUnserializeNoWhitelistedClasses()
+    {
+        $value = 'O:8:"stdClass":0:{}';
+
+        if (PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 7) {
+            $this->adapter->getOptions()->setUnserializeClassWhitelist(false);
+
+            $data = $this->adapter->unserialize($value);
+
+            $this->assertNotInstanceOf(\stdClass::class, $data);
+            $this->assertInstanceOf('__PHP_Incomplete_Class', $data);
+        } else {
+            // In PHP < 7.0 the options-class will throw an exception
+
+            self::expectException(InvalidArgumentException::class);
+            self::expectExceptionMessage('Class whitelist for unserialize() is only available on PHP 7.0 or higher.');
+
+            $this->adapter->getOptions()->setUnserializeClassWhitelist(false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function testUnserializeClassNotAllowed()
+    {
+        $value = 'O:8:"stdClass":0:{}';
+
+        if (PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 7) {
+            $this->adapter->getOptions()->setUnserializeClassWhitelist([\My\Dummy::class]);
+
+            $data = $this->adapter->unserialize($value);
+
+            $this->assertNotInstanceOf(\stdClass::class, $data);
+            $this->assertInstanceOf('__PHP_Incomplete_Class', $data);
+        } else {
+            // In PHP < 7.0 the options-class will throw an exception
+
+            self::expectException(InvalidArgumentException::class);
+            self::expectExceptionMessage('Class whitelist for unserialize() is only available on PHP 7.0 or higher.');
+
+            $this->adapter->getOptions()->setUnserializeClassWhitelist(false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function testUnserializeClassAllowed()
+    {
+        $value = 'O:8:"stdClass":0:{}';
+
+        if (PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 7) {
+            $this->adapter->getOptions()->setUnserializeClassWhitelist([\stdClass::class]);
+
+            $data = $this->adapter->unserialize($value);
+            $this->assertInstanceOf(\stdClass::class, $data);
+            $this->assertNotInstanceOf('__PHP_Incomplete_Class', $data);
+        } else {
+            // In PHP < 7.0 the options-class will throw an exception
+
+            self::expectException(InvalidArgumentException::class);
+            self::expectExceptionMessage('Class whitelist for unserialize() is only available on PHP 7.0 or higher.');
+
+            $this->adapter->getOptions()->setUnserializeClassWhitelist(false);
+        }
+    }
 }