diff --git a/_config.php b/_config.php
index 5ed7c55..f31daa4 100644
--- a/_config.php
+++ b/_config.php
@@ -6,3 +6,9 @@ if (!defined('BULKEDITTOOLS_PATH')) {
     define('BULKEDITTOOLS_UPLOAD_PATH', $folder.'/bulkUpload');
     define('BULKEDITTOOLS_MANAGER_PATH', $folder.'/bulkManager');
 }
+
+// Ensure compatibility with PHP 7.2 ("object" is a reserved word),
+// with SilverStripe 3.6 (using Object) and SilverStripe 3.7 (using SS_Object)
+if (!class_exists('SS_Object')) {
+    class_alias('Object', 'SS_Object');
+}
diff --git a/bulkUpload/code/GridFieldBulkUpload_Request.php b/bulkUpload/code/GridFieldBulkUpload_Request.php
index 39b6740..40d49cc 100644
--- a/bulkUpload/code/GridFieldBulkUpload_Request.php
+++ b/bulkUpload/code/GridFieldBulkUpload_Request.php
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class GridFieldBulkUpload_Request extends RequestHandler
     {
         //create record
         $recordClass = $this->component->getRecordClassName($this->gridField);
-        $record = Object::create($recordClass);
+        $record = SS_Object::create($recordClass);
         $record->write();
 
         // passes the current gridfield-instance to a call-back method on the new object
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class GridFieldBulkUpload_Request extends RequestHandler
 
         foreach ($attachResponses as $attachResponse) {
             // create record
-            $record = Object::create($recordClass);
+            $record = SS_Object::create($recordClass);
             $record->write();
             $record->extend('onBulkUpload', $this->gridField);