diff --git a/config/set/php/php53.yaml b/config/set/php/php53.yaml
index a57e8942902f..07622db69fdf 100644
--- a/config/set/php/php53.yaml
+++ b/config/set/php/php53.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 services:
     Rector\Php53\Rector\Ternary\TernaryToElvisRector: ~
+    Rector\Php53\Rector\FuncCall\DirNameFileConstantToDirConstantRector: ~
diff --git a/packages/Php53/src/Rector/FuncCall/DirNameFileConstantToDirConstantRector.php b/packages/Php53/src/Rector/FuncCall/DirNameFileConstantToDirConstantRector.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..30a68f558df5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/Php53/src/Rector/FuncCall/DirNameFileConstantToDirConstantRector.php
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Rector\Php53\Rector\FuncCall;
+
+use PhpParser\Node;
+use PhpParser\Node\Expr\FuncCall;
+use Rector\Rector\AbstractRector;
+use Rector\RectorDefinition\CodeSample;
+use Rector\RectorDefinition\RectorDefinition;
+
+/**
+ * @see \Rector\Php53\Tests\Rector\FuncCall\DirNameFileConstantToDirConstantRector\DirNameFileConstantToDirConstantRectorTest
+ */
+final class DirNameFileConstantToDirConstantRector extends AbstractRector
+{
+    public function getDefinition(): RectorDefinition
+    {
+        return new RectorDefinition('Convert dirname(__FILE__) to __DIR__', [
+            new CodeSample(
+                <<<'PHP'
+class SomeClass
+{
+    public function run()
+    {
+        return dirname(__FILE__);
+    }
+}
+PHP
+                ,
+                <<<'PHP'
+class SomeClass
+{
+    public function run()
+    {
+        return __DIR__;
+    }
+}
+PHP
+            ),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return string[]
+     */
+    public function getNodeTypes(): array
+    {
+        return [FuncCall::class];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param FuncCall $node
+     */
+    public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
+    {
+        if (! $this->isName($node, 'dirname')) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (count($node->args) !== 1) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $firstArgValue = $node->args[0]->value;
+        if (! $firstArgValue instanceof Node\Scalar\MagicConst\File) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return new Node\Scalar\MagicConst\Dir();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/Php53/tests/Rector/FuncCall/DirNameFileConstantToDirConstantRector/DirNameFileConstantToDirConstantRectorTest.php b/packages/Php53/tests/Rector/FuncCall/DirNameFileConstantToDirConstantRector/DirNameFileConstantToDirConstantRectorTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..964a313848c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/Php53/tests/Rector/FuncCall/DirNameFileConstantToDirConstantRector/DirNameFileConstantToDirConstantRectorTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Rector\Php53\Tests\Rector\FuncCall\DirNameFileConstantToDirConstantRector;
+
+use Rector\Php53\Rector\FuncCall\DirNameFileConstantToDirConstantRector;
+use Rector\Testing\PHPUnit\AbstractRectorTestCase;
+
+final class DirNameFileConstantToDirConstantRectorTest extends AbstractRectorTestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider provideDataForTest()
+     */
+    public function test(string $file): void
+    {
+        $this->doTestFile($file);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return string[]
+     */
+    public function provideDataForTest(): iterable
+    {
+        yield [__DIR__ . '/Fixture/fixture.php.inc'];
+    }
+
+    protected function getRectorClass(): string
+    {
+        return DirNameFileConstantToDirConstantRector::class;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/Php53/tests/Rector/FuncCall/DirNameFileConstantToDirConstantRector/Fixture/fixture.php.inc b/packages/Php53/tests/Rector/FuncCall/DirNameFileConstantToDirConstantRector/Fixture/fixture.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1e6a47e47c29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/Php53/tests/Rector/FuncCall/DirNameFileConstantToDirConstantRector/Fixture/fixture.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Php53\Tests\Rector\FuncCall\DirNameFileConstantToDirConstantRector\Fixture;
+
+class SomeClass
+{
+    public function run()
+    {
+        return dirname(__FILE__);
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Php53\Tests\Rector\FuncCall\DirNameFileConstantToDirConstantRector\Fixture;
+
+class SomeClass
+{
+    public function run()
+    {
+        return __DIR__;
+    }
+}
+
+?>