diff --git a/src/purge.cls.php b/src/purge.cls.php
index 74133d2ac..27ecdad9f 100644
--- a/src/purge.cls.php
+++ b/src/purge.cls.php
@@ -393,16 +393,40 @@ private function _purge_all_cssjs($silence = false)
 	 * Purge opcode cache
 	 *
 	 * @since  1.8.2
+	 * @since  7.3 added test for opcode cache restriction
 	 * @access public
 	 */
 	public function purge_all_opcache($silence = false)
 	{
 		if (!Router::opcache_enabled()) {
-			self::debug('Failed to reset opcode cache due to opcache not enabled');
+			self::debug('❌ Failed to reset OPcache due to OPcache not enabled');
 
 			if (!$silence) {
-				$msg = __('Opcode cache is not enabled.', 'litespeed-cache');
-				Admin_Display::error($msg);
+				$msg = __('OPcache is not enabled.', 'litespeed-cache');
+				!defined('LITESPEED_PURGE_SILENT') && Admin_Display::error($msg);
+			}
+
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		if (Router::opcache_restricted(__FILE__)) {
+			self::debug('❌ Failed to reset OPcache due to OPcache is restricted. File requesting the clear is not allowed.');
+
+			if (!$silence) {
+				$msg = sprintf(__('OPcache is restricted by %s setting.', 'litespeed-cache'), '<code>restrict_api</code>');
+				!defined('LITESPEED_PURGE_SILENT') && Admin_Display::error($msg);
+			}
+
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		// Purge opcode cache
+		if (!opcache_reset()) {
+			self::debug('❌ Reset OPcache not worked');
+
+			if (!$silence) {
+				$msg = __('Reset the OPcache failed.', 'litespeed-cache');
+				!defined('LITESPEED_PURGE_SILENT') && Admin_Display::success($msg);
 			}
 
 			return false;
@@ -411,12 +435,10 @@ public function purge_all_opcache($silence = false)
 		// Action to run after opcache purge.
 		do_action('litespeed_purged_all_opcache');
 
-		// Purge opcode cache
-		opcache_reset();
-		self::debug('Reset opcode cache');
+		self::debug('Reset OPcache');
 
 		if (!$silence) {
-			$msg = __('Reset the entire opcode cache successfully.', 'litespeed-cache');
+			$msg = __('Reset the entire OPcache successfully.', 'litespeed-cache');
 			!defined('LITESPEED_PURGE_SILENT') && Admin_Display::success($msg);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/router.cls.php b/src/router.cls.php
index d90f124fb..b28d55862 100644
--- a/src/router.cls.php
+++ b/src/router.cls.php
@@ -755,6 +755,25 @@ public static function opcache_enabled()
 		return function_exists('opcache_reset') && ini_get('opcache.enable');
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Check if opcode cache is restricted and file that is requesting.
+	 * https://www.php.net/manual/en/opcache.configuration.php#ini.opcache.restrict-api
+	 *
+	 * @since  7.3
+	 * @access public
+	 */
+	public static function opcache_restricted($file)
+	{
+		$restrict_value = ini_get('opcache.restrict_api');
+		if ($restrict_value) {
+			if ( !$file || false === strpos($restrict_value, $file) ) {
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Handle static files
 	 *