diff --git a/linter.py b/linter.py
index c6f8556..f71310f 100644
--- a/linter.py
+++ b/linter.py
@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ class PHP(Linter):
     }
     regex = (
         r'^(?P<error>Parse|Fatal) error:\s*'
-        r'(?P<message>((?:parse|syntax) error,?)?\s*(?:unexpected \'(?P<near>[^\']+)\')?.*) '
+        # PHP 7 quotes the token with single quotes (`unexpected 'foo'`), PHP 8
+        # with double quotes and a description (`unexpected token ";"`,
+        # `unexpected identifier "foo"`).
+        r'(?P<message>((?:parse|syntax) error,?)?\s*'
+        r'(?:unexpected (?:[a-z-]+(?: [a-z-]+)* )?(?P<quote>["\'])(?P<near>.+?)(?P=quote))?.*) '
         r'(?:in - )?on line (?P<line>\d+)'
     )
     error_stream = util.STREAM_STDOUT
diff --git a/tests/test_regex.py b/tests/test_regex.py
index bda56d1..86b9ad3 100644
--- a/tests/test_regex.py
+++ b/tests/test_regex.py
@@ -102,3 +102,59 @@ def test_issue_55_message_filter_only_strips_trailing_source(self):
                 'message': 'Cannot redeclare f() (previously declared in Standard input code:2)',
             },
         )
+
+    def test_issue_56_php8_quoted_tokens(self):
+        # PHP 8 writes `unexpected token ";"`, `unexpected identifier "bar"`, ...
+        self.assertMatch(
+            'Parse error: syntax error, unexpected token ";", expecting "]" '
+            'in Standard input code on line 2',
+            {
+                'error': 'Parse',
+                'line': 1,
+                'message': 'syntax error, unexpected token ";", expecting "]"',
+                'near': ';',
+            },
+        )
+
+        self.assertMatch(
+            'Parse error: syntax error, unexpected identifier "bar" in Standard input code on line 2',
+            {
+                'error': 'Parse',
+                'line': 1,
+                'message': 'syntax error, unexpected identifier "bar"',
+                'near': 'bar',
+            },
+        )
+
+        self.assertMatch(
+            'Parse error: syntax error, unexpected variable "$y" in Standard input code on line 2',
+            {'error': 'Parse', 'line': 1, 'near': '$y'},
+        )
+
+        self.assertMatch(
+            'Parse error: syntax error, unexpected integer "2", expecting "," or ";" '
+            'in Standard input code on line 2',
+            {'error': 'Parse', 'line': 1, 'near': '2'},
+        )
+
+        self.assertMatch(
+            'Parse error: syntax error, unexpected double-quoted string "def" '
+            'in Standard input code on line 2',
+            {'error': 'Parse', 'line': 1, 'near': 'def'},
+        )
+
+        self.assertMatch(
+            'Parse error: syntax error, unexpected double-quoted string "a\'b", '
+            'expecting "," or ";" in Standard input code on line 1',
+            {'error': 'Parse', 'line': 0, 'near': "a'b"},
+        )
+
+        self.assertMatch(
+            'Parse error: syntax error, unexpected end of file in Standard input code on line 3',
+            {
+                'error': 'Parse',
+                'line': 2,
+                'message': 'syntax error, unexpected end of file',
+                'near': None,
+            },
+        )