diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d8242f50594c4..9d0a7eb86db00 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
 - Standard:
   . Fixed bug GH-19926 (reset internal pointer earlier while splicing array
     while COW violation flag is still set). (alexandre-daubois)
+  . Fixed bug GH-18120 (Honor FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES even when
+    FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES is not set). (alexandre-daubois)
 
 - Streams:
   . Added so_reuseaddr streams context socket option that allows disabling
diff --git a/ext/standard/file.c b/ext/standard/file.c
index fdeabd1872d20..e0f044cd9328b 100644
--- a/ext/standard/file.c
+++ b/ext/standard/file.c
@@ -640,6 +640,31 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(file)
 			do {
 				p++;
 parse_eol:
+				if (skip_blank_lines) {
+					size_t eol_len = 1;
+
+					if (eol_marker == '\n') {
+						if (p - ZSTR_VAL(target_buf) >= 2 && *(p - 2) == '\r' && *(p - 1) == '\n') {
+							eol_len = 2;
+						} else if (p == e && p > s) {
+							const char *check = p - 1;
+							while (check > s && *check == '\r') {
+								check--;
+							}
+							if (check == s && *check == '\r') {
+								s = p;
+								continue;
+							}
+							eol_len = 1;
+						}
+					}
+
+					size_t line_len = p - s;
+					if (line_len == eol_len) {
+						s = p;
+						continue;
+					}
+				}
 				add_index_stringl(return_value, i++, s, p-s);
 				s = p;
 			} while ((p = memchr(p, eol_marker, (e-p))));
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/file/file_skip_empty_lines.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/file/file_skip_empty_lines.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d19e8431b55e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/file/file_skip_empty_lines.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+--TEST--
+GH-18120 (Honor FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES even when FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES is not set)
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$test_file = __DIR__ . "/file_skip_empty_lines.tmp";
+
+$test_data = "First\n\nSecond\n\n\nThird\n";
+file_put_contents($test_file, $test_data);
+
+$lines = file($test_file, FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES);
+var_dump($lines);
+
+$lines = file($test_file, FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES | FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES);
+var_dump($lines);
+
+$lines = file($test_file, FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES);
+var_dump($lines);
+
+$lines = file($test_file);
+var_dump($lines);
+
+$test_data_win = "First\r\n\r\nSecond\r\n";
+file_put_contents($test_file, $test_data_win);
+
+$lines = file($test_file, FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES);
+var_dump($lines);
+
+$lines = file($test_file, FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES | FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES);
+var_dump($lines);
+
+file_put_contents($test_file, "\r");
+$lines = file($test_file, FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES);
+var_dump($lines);
+
+file_put_contents($test_file, "\r\r");
+$lines = file($test_file, FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES);
+var_dump($lines);
+
+file_put_contents($test_file, "\n");
+$lines = file($test_file, FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES);
+var_dump($lines);
+
+file_put_contents($test_file, "\r\n");
+$lines = file($test_file, FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES);
+var_dump($lines);
+?>
+--CLEAN--
+<?php unlink(__DIR__ . "/file_skip_empty_lines.tmp"); ?>
+--EXPECT--
+array(3) {
+  [0]=>
+  string(6) "First
+"
+  [1]=>
+  string(7) "Second
+"
+  [2]=>
+  string(6) "Third
+"
+}
+array(3) {
+  [0]=>
+  string(5) "First"
+  [1]=>
+  string(6) "Second"
+  [2]=>
+  string(5) "Third"
+}
+array(6) {
+  [0]=>
+  string(5) "First"
+  [1]=>
+  string(0) ""
+  [2]=>
+  string(6) "Second"
+  [3]=>
+  string(0) ""
+  [4]=>
+  string(0) ""
+  [5]=>
+  string(5) "Third"
+}
+array(6) {
+  [0]=>
+  string(6) "First
+"
+  [1]=>
+  string(1) "
+"
+  [2]=>
+  string(7) "Second
+"
+  [3]=>
+  string(1) "
+"
+  [4]=>
+  string(1) "
+"
+  [5]=>
+  string(6) "Third
+"
+}
+array(2) {
+  [0]=>
+  string(7) "First
+"
+  [1]=>
+  string(8) "Second
+"
+}
+array(2) {
+  [0]=>
+  string(5) "First"
+  [1]=>
+  string(6) "Second"
+}
+array(0) {
+}
+array(0) {
+}
+array(0) {
+}
+array(0) {
+}
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/file/file_variation.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/file/file_variation.phpt
index 2c46f039c2398..3a69c0bc24eb1 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/file/file_variation.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/file/file_variation.phpt
@@ -106,20 +106,14 @@ array(5) {
   [4]=>
   string(5) " data"
 }
-array(5) {
+array(3) {
   [0]=>
   string(4) "Gar
 "
   [1]=>
-  string(1) "
-"
-  [2]=>
   string(6) "bage 
 "
-  [3]=>
-  string(1) "
-"
-  [4]=>
+  [2]=>
   string(5) " data"
 }
 *** Testing with variation in use_include_path argument ***
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/file/file_variation7.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/file/file_variation7.phpt
index 72af244a54e17..15d1f319a91d3 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/file/file_variation7.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/file/file_variation7.phpt
@@ -62,20 +62,17 @@ array(5) {
 }
 
 file() with FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES:
-array(5) {
+array(4) {
   [0]=>
   string(7) "Line 1
 "
   [1]=>
-  string(1) "
-"
-  [2]=>
   string(2) " 
 "
-  [3]=>
+  [2]=>
   string(3) "  
 "
-  [4]=>
+  [3]=>
   string(7) "\Line 3"
 }