diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a5389d3..4739d40 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 [![Build Status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/silverstripe/silverstripe-fulltextsearch.png?branch=master)](http://travis-ci.org/silverstripe/silverstripe-fulltextsearch)
 
 Adds support for fulltext search engines like Sphinx and Solr to SilverStripe CMS.
+Compatible with PHP 7.2
 
 ## Maintainer Contact
 
diff --git a/_config.php b/_config.php
index c9e422a..01508fb 100644
--- a/_config.php
+++ b/_config.php
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 <?php
 
+// 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');
+
 global $databaseConfig;
 if (isset($databaseConfig['type'])) SearchUpdater::bind_manipulation_capture();
 
diff --git a/code/search/SearchIndex.php b/code/search/SearchIndex.php
index 30054e7..2d567e2 100644
--- a/code/search/SearchIndex.php
+++ b/code/search/SearchIndex.php
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ abstract class SearchIndex extends ViewableData
                     if (preg_match('/^(\w+)\(/', $type, $match)) {
                         $type = $match[1];
                     }
-                    list($type, $args) = Object::parse_class_spec($type);
+                    list($type, $args) = SS_Object::parse_class_spec($type);
                     if (is_subclass_of($type, 'StringField')) {
                         $this->addFulltextField($field);
                     }
diff --git a/code/search/SearchUpdater.php b/code/search/SearchUpdater.php
index 12e0740..2e5f6f6 100644
--- a/code/search/SearchUpdater.php
+++ b/code/search/SearchUpdater.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  *
  * TODO: The way we bind in is awful hacky.
  */
-class SearchUpdater extends Object
+class SearchUpdater extends SS_Object
 {
     /**
      * Replace the database object with a subclass that captures all manipulations and passes them to us
diff --git a/code/solr/Solr.php b/code/solr/Solr.php
index b93d044..ec8e12b 100644
--- a/code/solr/Solr.php
+++ b/code/solr/Solr.php
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class Solr
         $options = self::solr_options();
 
         if (!self::$service_singleton) {
-            self::$service_singleton = Object::create(
+            self::$service_singleton = SS_Object::create(
                 $options['service'], $options['host'], $options['port'], $options['path']
             );
         }