diff --git a/config/set/php85.php b/config/set/php85.php
index a118ca891b9..33e526c3bf2 100644
--- a/config/set/php85.php
+++ b/config/set/php85.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 use Rector\Php85\Rector\FuncCall\ChrArgModuloRector;
 use Rector\Php85\Rector\FuncCall\OrdSingleByteRector;
 use Rector\Php85\Rector\FuncCall\RemoveFinfoBufferContextArgRector;
+use Rector\Php85\Rector\ShellExec\ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector;
 use Rector\Php85\Rector\Switch_\ColonAfterSwitchCaseRector;
 use Rector\Removing\Rector\FuncCall\RemoveFuncCallArgRector;
 use Rector\Removing\ValueObject\RemoveFuncCallArg;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
             SleepToSerializeRector::class,
             OrdSingleByteRector::class,
             WakeupToUnserializeRector::class,
+            ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector::class,
         ]
     );
 
diff --git a/rules-tests/Php85/Rector/ShellExec/ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector/Fixture/fixture.php.inc b/rules-tests/Php85/Rector/ShellExec/ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector/Fixture/fixture.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cbec9525569
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/Php85/Rector/ShellExec/ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector/Fixture/fixture.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\Php85\Rector\ShellExec\ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector\Fixture;
+
+class Fixture
+{
+    public function run()
+    {
+        $output = `ls -al`;
+        echo "<pre>$output</pre>";
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\Php85\Rector\ShellExec\ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector\Fixture;
+
+class Fixture
+{
+    public function run()
+    {
+        $output = shell_exec('ls -al');
+        echo "<pre>$output</pre>";
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/Php85/Rector/ShellExec/ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector/Fixture/multi_variables.php.inc b/rules-tests/Php85/Rector/ShellExec/ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector/Fixture/multi_variables.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..519a1971922
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/Php85/Rector/ShellExec/ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector/Fixture/multi_variables.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\Php85\Rector\ShellExec\ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector\Fixture;
+
+class MultiVariables
+{
+    public function run()
+    {
+        $a = 'X';
+        $b = 'Y';
+
+        $output = `echo $a ' and ' $b`;
+        echo $output;
+
+        $output = `echo $a and $b`;
+        echo $output;
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\Php85\Rector\ShellExec\ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector\Fixture;
+
+class MultiVariables
+{
+    public function run()
+    {
+        $a = 'X';
+        $b = 'Y';
+
+        $output = shell_exec('echo ' . $a . ' \' and \' ' . $b);
+        echo $output;
+
+        $output = shell_exec('echo ' . $a . ' and ' . $b);
+        echo $output;
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/Php85/Rector/ShellExec/ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector/Fixture/skip_empty_backticks.php.inc b/rules-tests/Php85/Rector/ShellExec/ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector/Fixture/skip_empty_backticks.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..16118ad59d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/Php85/Rector/ShellExec/ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector/Fixture/skip_empty_backticks.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\Php85\Rector\ShellExec\ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector\Fixture;
+
+class SkipEmptyBackticks
+{
+    public function run()
+    {
+        ``;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rules-tests/Php85/Rector/ShellExec/ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector/Fixture/with_variable.php.inc b/rules-tests/Php85/Rector/ShellExec/ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector/Fixture/with_variable.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..54b0682ac33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/Php85/Rector/ShellExec/ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector/Fixture/with_variable.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\Php85\Rector\ShellExec\ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector\Fixture;
+
+class WithVariable
+{
+    public function run()
+    {
+        $dir = __DIR__;
+        $var = 'example';
+
+        $output = `ls $dir`;
+        $output2 = `echo "value: $var"`;
+        echo "<pre>$output</pre>";
+        echo "<pre>$output2</pre>";
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\Php85\Rector\ShellExec\ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector\Fixture;
+
+class WithVariable
+{
+    public function run()
+    {
+        $dir = __DIR__;
+        $var = 'example';
+
+        $output = shell_exec('ls ' . $dir);
+        $output2 = shell_exec('echo "value: ' . $var . '"');
+        echo "<pre>$output</pre>";
+        echo "<pre>$output2</pre>";
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/Php85/Rector/ShellExec/ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector/ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRectorTest.php b/rules-tests/Php85/Rector/ShellExec/ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector/ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRectorTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..988002eff25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/Php85/Rector/ShellExec/ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector/ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRectorTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\Php85\Rector\ShellExec\ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector;
+
+use Iterator;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
+use Rector\Testing\PHPUnit\AbstractRectorTestCase;
+
+final class ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRectorTest extends AbstractRectorTestCase
+{
+    #[DataProvider('provideData')]
+    public function test(string $filePath): void
+    {
+        $this->doTestFile($filePath);
+    }
+
+    public static function provideData(): Iterator
+    {
+        return self::yieldFilesFromDirectory(__DIR__ . '/Fixture');
+    }
+
+    public function provideConfigFilePath(): string
+    {
+        return __DIR__ . '/config/configured_rule.php';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rules-tests/Php85/Rector/ShellExec/ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector/config/configured_rule.php b/rules-tests/Php85/Rector/ShellExec/ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector/config/configured_rule.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ba0bc248b6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/Php85/Rector/ShellExec/ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector/config/configured_rule.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
+use Rector\Php85\Rector\ShellExec\ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector;
+use Rector\ValueObject\PhpVersion;
+
+return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
+    $rectorConfig->rule(ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector::class);
+
+    $rectorConfig->phpVersion(PhpVersion::PHP_85);
+};
diff --git a/rules/Php85/Rector/ShellExec/ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector.php b/rules/Php85/Rector/ShellExec/ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ab63d8dc69a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/Php85/Rector/ShellExec/ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector.php
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Rector\Php85\Rector\ShellExec;
+
+use PhpParser\Node;
+use PhpParser\Node\Arg;
+use PhpParser\Node\Expr\BinaryOp\Concat;
+use PhpParser\Node\Expr\ShellExec;
+use PhpParser\Node\InterpolatedStringPart;
+use PhpParser\Node\Scalar\String_;
+use Rector\Rector\AbstractRector;
+use Rector\ValueObject\PhpVersionFeature;
+use Rector\VersionBonding\Contract\MinPhpVersionInterface;
+use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\CodeSample\CodeSample;
+use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\RuleDefinition;
+
+/**
+ * @see https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_8_5#deprecate_backticks_as_an_alias_for_shell_exec
+ * @see \Rector\Tests\Php85\Rector\ShellExec\ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector\ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRectorTest
+ */
+final class ShellExecFunctionCallOverBackticksRector extends AbstractRector implements MinPhpVersionInterface
+{
+    public function getRuleDefinition(): RuleDefinition
+    {
+        return new RuleDefinition(
+            'Replace backticks based with shell_exec() function calls',
+            [
+                new CodeSample(
+                    <<<'CODE_SAMPLE'
+$output = `ls -al`;
+echo "<pre>$output</pre>";
+CODE_SAMPLE
+                    ,
+                    <<<'CODE_SAMPLE'
+$output = shell_exec('ls -al');
+echo "<pre>$output</pre>";
+CODE_SAMPLE
+                ),
+            ]
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function getNodeTypes(): array
+    {
+        return [ShellExec::class];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param ShellExec $node
+     */
+    public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
+    {
+        if ($node->parts === []) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $exprs = [];
+        foreach ($node->parts as $part) {
+            if ($part instanceof InterpolatedStringPart) {
+                $exprs[] = new String_($part->value);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // other parts are Expr (variables, function calls, etc.)
+            // keep them as-is so they are concatenated
+            $exprs[] = $part;
+        }
+
+        // reduce to single concatenated expression
+        $argExpr = array_shift($exprs);
+        foreach ($exprs as $expr) {
+            $argExpr = new Concat($argExpr, $expr);
+        }
+
+        // create single Arg and call shell_exec
+        return $this->nodeFactory->createFuncCall('shell_exec', [new Arg($argExpr)]);
+    }
+
+    public function provideMinPhpVersion(): int
+    {
+        return PhpVersionFeature::DEPRECATE_BACKTICKS;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rules/Renaming/Rector/PropertyFetch/RenamePropertyRector.php b/rules/Renaming/Rector/PropertyFetch/RenamePropertyRector.php
index 1071f22eb86..c995057363a 100644
--- a/rules/Renaming/Rector/PropertyFetch/RenamePropertyRector.php
+++ b/rules/Renaming/Rector/PropertyFetch/RenamePropertyRector.php
@@ -111,8 +111,9 @@ private function renameProperty(ClassLike $classLike, RenameProperty $renameProp
         $property->props[0]->name = new VarLikeIdentifier($newProperty);
     }
 
-    private function refactorPropertyFetch(PropertyFetch|StaticPropertyFetch $propertyFetch): null|PropertyFetch|StaticPropertyFetch
-    {
+    private function refactorPropertyFetch(
+        PropertyFetch|StaticPropertyFetch $propertyFetch
+    ): null|PropertyFetch|StaticPropertyFetch {
         foreach ($this->renamedProperties as $renamedProperty) {
             $oldProperty = $renamedProperty->getOldProperty();
             if (! $this->isName($propertyFetch, $oldProperty)) {
diff --git a/src/ValueObject/PhpVersionFeature.php b/src/ValueObject/PhpVersionFeature.php
index 6730eebcb47..20cf7566cef 100644
--- a/src/ValueObject/PhpVersionFeature.php
+++ b/src/ValueObject/PhpVersionFeature.php
@@ -834,4 +834,10 @@ final class PhpVersionFeature
      * @var int
      */
     public const DEPRECATE_ORD_WITH_MULTIBYTE_STRING = PhpVersion::PHP_85;
+
+    /**
+     * @see https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_8_5#deprecate_backticks_as_an_alias_for_shell_exec
+     * @var int
+     */
+    public const DEPRECATE_BACKTICKS = PhpVersion::PHP_85;
 }