diff --git a/src/signals/engine.ts b/src/signals/engine.ts
index 9bbbec67be..16768a0877 100644
--- a/src/signals/engine.ts
+++ b/src/signals/engine.ts
@@ -5515,11 +5515,11 @@ function sanitizeOutcomeDimensionKey(key: string): string {
 }
 
 function isCodeFile(file: string): boolean {
-  // Mirrors isCodeFile in local-branch.ts — kept in sync (cs/swift/groovy added
-  // so C#/Swift/Groovy source counts as code, matching the test conventions
+  // Mirrors isCodeFile in local-branch.ts — kept in sync (cs/swift/groovy/php added
+  // so C#/Swift/Groovy/PHP source counts as code, matching the test conventions
   // isTestPath already recognizes).
   return (
-    /\.(ts|tsx|mts|cts|js|jsx|mjs|cjs|py|rb|rs|kt|scala|java|go|sql|cs|swift|groovy)$/i.test(file) &&
+    /\.(ts|tsx|mts|cts|js|jsx|mjs|cjs|py|rb|rs|kt|scala|java|go|sql|cs|swift|groovy|php)$/i.test(file) &&
     !isTestFile(file)
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/signals/local-branch.ts b/src/signals/local-branch.ts
index 98bc80ac8d..733f33afc3 100644
--- a/src/signals/local-branch.ts
+++ b/src/signals/local-branch.ts
@@ -1267,12 +1267,12 @@ export function isTestFile(file: string): boolean {
 }
 
 export function isCodeFile(file: string): boolean {
-  // cs/swift/groovy round out the JVM/.NET/Swift set: isTestPath already
+  // cs/swift/groovy/php round out the JVM/.NET/Swift/PHP set: isTestPath already
   // recognizes their `SomethingTest(s)`/`Spec` test files, so their source must
-  // count as code too — otherwise a C#/Swift/Groovy source file is neither test
+  // count as code too — otherwise a C#/Swift/Groovy/PHP source file is neither test
   // nor code in the local scorer.
   return (
-    /\.(ts|tsx|mts|cts|js|jsx|mjs|cjs|py|rb|rs|kt|scala|java|go|sql|cs|swift|groovy)$/i.test(file) &&
+    /\.(ts|tsx|mts|cts|js|jsx|mjs|cjs|py|rb|rs|kt|scala|java|go|sql|cs|swift|groovy|php)$/i.test(file) &&
     !isTestFile(file)
   );
 }
diff --git a/test/unit/local-branch-file-classifiers.test.ts b/test/unit/local-branch-file-classifiers.test.ts
index 04be90e767..bceda14e1e 100644
--- a/test/unit/local-branch-file-classifiers.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/local-branch-file-classifiers.test.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ describe("isCodeFile", () => {
       "Api/Controllers/UserController.cs",
       "Sources/App/Router.swift",
       "src/main/groovy/Pipeline.groovy",
+      // PHP source — isTestPath already recognizes PHPUnit/PHPSpec `SomethingTest`/`Spec`
+      // files, so PHP source must count as code too (else it is neither test nor code).
+      "app/Http/Controllers/UserController.php",
+      "src/Service/PaymentGateway.php",
     ]) {
       expect(isCodeFile(path)).toBe(true);
     }
@@ -141,6 +145,8 @@ describe("isCodeFile", () => {
       // C#/Swift test files carry a code extension but are tests, not code.
       "Services/AccountTests.cs",
       "AppTests/LoginTests.swift",
+      // PHP class-suffix test file (PHPUnit) — code extension, but a test, not code.
+      "app/Service/PaymentTest.php",
     ]) {
       expect(isCodeFile(path)).toBe(false);
     }