diff --git a/caddy/php-cli.go b/caddy/php-cli.go
index 0d9f38e16..3ff7b9481 100644
--- a/caddy/php-cli.go
+++ b/caddy/php-cli.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package caddy
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	caddycmd "github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2/cmd"
 	"github.com/dunglas/frankenphp"
@@ -30,6 +31,12 @@ func cmdPHPCLI(fs caddycmd.Flags) (int, error) {
 		return 1, errors.New("the path to the PHP script is required")
 	}
 
+	if frankenphp.EmbeddedAppPath != "" {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(args[0]); err != nil {
+			args[0] = filepath.Join(frankenphp.EmbeddedAppPath, args[0])
+		}
+	}
+
 	status := frankenphp.ExecuteScriptCLI(args[0], args)
 	os.Exit(status)