diff --git a/frankenphp.go b/frankenphp.go
index ad2dedc42a..2a568b3373 100644
--- a/frankenphp.go
+++ b/frankenphp.go
@@ -784,9 +784,24 @@ func go_is_context_done(threadIndex C.uintptr_t) C.bool {
 
 //export go_schedule_opcache_reset
 func go_schedule_opcache_reset(threadIndex C.uintptr_t) {
-	if mainThread != nil {
-		go mainThread.rebootAllThreads()
+	if mainThread == nil {
+		return
 	}
+
+	// Application code (e.g. some WordPress plugins) can call opcache_reset()
+	// on every request. Since a reboot pauses request handling for every
+	// thread, coalesce calls that arrive within the cooldown into a single
+	// reboot instead of pausing the whole pool on every call.
+	mainThread.opcacheResetMu.Lock()
+	now := time.Now()
+	if now.Sub(mainThread.lastOpcacheResetAt) < opcacheResetCooldown {
+		mainThread.opcacheResetMu.Unlock()
+		return
+	}
+	mainThread.lastOpcacheResetAt = now
+	mainThread.opcacheResetMu.Unlock()
+
+	go mainThread.rebootAllThreads()
 }
 
 func convertArgs(args []string) (C.int, []*C.char) {
diff --git a/frankenphp_test.go b/frankenphp_test.go
index 409e644634..4e851a96d4 100644
--- a/frankenphp_test.go
+++ b/frankenphp_test.go
@@ -184,6 +184,35 @@ func testFinishRequest(t *testing.T, opts *testOptions) {
 	}, opts)
 }
 
+// TestOpcacheResetIsThrottled reproduces https://github.com/php/frankenphp/issues/2553:
+// application code (e.g. some WordPress plugins) can call opcache_reset() on
+// every request, and each call reboots the whole PHP thread pool. Without a
+// cooldown, a burst of concurrent calls reboots the pool once per call,
+// pausing request handling for the whole site on every one of them.
+func TestOpcacheResetIsThrottled(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf fmt.Stringer
+	opts := &testOptions{nbParallelRequests: 1}
+	opts.logger, buf = newTestLogger(t)
+
+	runTest(t, func(handler func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request), _ *httptest.Server, _ int) {
+		// Calls spaced out enough that, without a cooldown, each one lands
+		// after the previous reboot already finished (so each would trigger
+		// its own reboot), but still well within the cooldown window.
+		for n := 0; n < 10; n++ {
+			body, _ := testGet("http://example.com/opcache_reset.php", handler, t)
+			assert.Equal(t, "opcache reset done", body)
+			time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+		}
+	}, opts)
+
+	require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
+		return strings.Contains(buf.String(), "thread reboot finished")
+	}, 2*time.Second, 10*time.Millisecond, "the throttled reboot should still eventually run")
+
+	count := strings.Count(buf.String(), "rebooting all PHP threads")
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, count, "opcache_reset() calls within the cooldown must be coalesced into a single reboot")
+}
+
 func TestServerVariable_module(t *testing.T) {
 	testServerVariable(t, nil)
 }
diff --git a/phpmainthread.go b/phpmainthread.go
index 175460ac1e..1b2d1046da 100644
--- a/phpmainthread.go
+++ b/phpmainthread.go
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ type phpMainThread struct {
 	maxThreads  int
 	phpIni      map[string]string
 	isRebooting atomic.Bool
+
+	// throttles opcache_reset()-triggered reboots (see go_schedule_opcache_reset):
+	// application code can call opcache_reset() on every request, and each call
+	// would otherwise pause request handling for a full thread pool reboot
+	opcacheResetMu     sync.Mutex
+	lastOpcacheResetAt time.Time
 }
 
 var (
@@ -36,6 +42,9 @@ var (
 	// timeouts to wait for threads to yield before arming force-kill
 	shutDownGracePeriod = 30 * time.Second
 	rebootGracePeriod   = 6 * time.Second
+
+	// minimum interval between two opcache_reset()-triggered reboots
+	opcacheResetCooldown = 5 * time.Second
 )
 
 // initPHPThreads starts the main PHP thread,