diff --git a/packages/php-wasm/logger/src/lib/logger.ts b/packages/php-wasm/logger/src/lib/logger.ts
index e3908e9cdf..1757f69891 100644
--- a/packages/php-wasm/logger/src/lib/logger.ts
+++ b/packages/php-wasm/logger/src/lib/logger.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ export class Logger extends EventTarget {
 					new CustomEvent(this.fatalErrorEvent, {
 						detail: {
 							logs: this.getLogs(),
+							source: event.source,
 						},
 					})
 				);
diff --git a/packages/php-wasm/universal/src/lib/base-php.ts b/packages/php-wasm/universal/src/lib/base-php.ts
index 03fdaa202a..2a6568ba8f 100644
--- a/packages/php-wasm/universal/src/lib/base-php.ts
+++ b/packages/php-wasm/universal/src/lib/base-php.ts
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ export abstract class BasePHP implements IsomorphicLocalPHP {
 				);
 				// @ts-ignore
 				error.output = output;
+				// @ts-ignore
+				error.source = 'request';
 				console.error(error);
 				throw error;
 			}
@@ -296,6 +298,8 @@ export abstract class BasePHP implements IsomorphicLocalPHP {
 			this.dispatchEvent({
 				type: 'request.error',
 				error: e as Error,
+				// Distinguish between PHP request and PHP-wasm errors
+				source: (e as any).source ?? 'php-wasm',
 			});
 			throw e;
 		} finally {
diff --git a/packages/php-wasm/universal/src/lib/universal-php.ts b/packages/php-wasm/universal/src/lib/universal-php.ts
index dee30b2ae4..1bbc2b7757 100644
--- a/packages/php-wasm/universal/src/lib/universal-php.ts
+++ b/packages/php-wasm/universal/src/lib/universal-php.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export interface PHPRequestEndEvent {
 export interface PHPRequestErrorEvent {
 	type: 'request.error';
 	error: Error;
+	source?: 'request' | 'php-wasm';
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/playground/website/src/components/error-report-modal/index.tsx b/packages/playground/website/src/components/error-report-modal/index.tsx
index dfb0615942..6c9e5c3f2e 100644
--- a/packages/playground/website/src/components/error-report-modal/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/playground/website/src/components/error-report-modal/index.tsx
@@ -16,10 +16,13 @@ export function ErrorReportModal() {
 
 	useEffect(() => {
 		addFatalErrorListener(logger, (e) => {
-			setShowModal(true);
-			setText('');
-			setLogs((e as CustomEvent).detail.logs.join(''));
-			setUrl(window.location.href);
+			const error = e as CustomEvent;
+			if (error.detail?.source === 'php-wasm') {
+				setShowModal(true);
+				setText('');
+				setLogs(error.detail.logs.join(''));
+				setUrl(window.location.href);
+			}
 		});
 	}, []);