diff --git a/graphify/extractors/engine.py b/graphify/extractors/engine.py
index 4df198bca..036fec858 100644
--- a/graphify/extractors/engine.py
+++ b/graphify/extractors/engine.py
@@ -3554,6 +3554,9 @@ def _extract_generic(
     # walk_calls as extra_locals, so each closure sees only its own
     # params/locals instead of a shared union that over-suppresses siblings.
     closure_locals_by_body: dict[int, set[str]] = {}
+    # PHP only: ordinal counter for anonymous closures, keyed by scope id
+    # (parent_class_nid or stem). Stable across line-only edits (#3409).
+    php_closure_counts: dict[str, int] = {}
     pending_listen_edges: list[tuple[str, str, int]] = []
     # tree-sitter-swift parses both `class Foo` and `extension Foo` as
     # `class_declaration`. Same-file pairs collapse via seen_ids, but cross-file
@@ -4929,7 +4932,48 @@ def _extract_generic(
 
             if not func_name:
                 if t in ("anonymous_function_creation_expression", "arrow_function"):
-                    func_name = f"{{closure@{node.start_point[0] + 1}}}"
+                    # Prefer a route-derived name when the closure is passed
+                    # directly to a routing method (`$app->get('/api', fn)`):
+                    # walk up to find a sibling string argument and the method name.
+                    route_name: str | None = None
+                    _PHP_ROUTING_VERBS = frozenset({
+                        "get", "post", "put", "patch", "delete",
+                        "options", "any", "match", "map",
+                    })
+                    parent = node.parent  # argument node
+                    if parent is not None and parent.type == "argument":
+                        arg_list = parent.parent  # argument_list
+                        if arg_list is not None and arg_list.type == "argument_list":
+                            call_node = arg_list.parent
+                            # extract method/function name from the call
+                            if call_node is not None and call_node.type in (
+                                "member_call_expression", "function_call_expression"
+                            ):
+                                method_name_node = call_node.child_by_field_name("name")
+                                if method_name_node is None:
+                                    method_name_node = call_node.child_by_field_name("function")
+                                raw_method = (
+                                    _read_text(method_name_node, source)
+                                    if method_name_node else ""
+                                ).lower()
+                                if raw_method in _PHP_ROUTING_VERBS:
+                                    # look for the first string argument (the path)
+                                    for sibling in arg_list.children:
+                                        if sibling is parent:
+                                            break
+                                        if sibling.type in (
+                                            "string", "encapsed_string"
+                                        ):
+                                            path_text = _read_text(sibling, source).strip("'\"")
+                                            route_name = f"{raw_method.upper()} {path_text}"
+                                            break
+                    if route_name:
+                        func_name = route_name
+                    else:
+                        # Stable ordinal scoped to the enclosing class/file (#3409)
+                        _scope_key = parent_class_nid or stem
+                        php_closure_counts[_scope_key] = php_closure_counts.get(_scope_key, 0) + 1
+                        func_name = "{closure#" + str(php_closure_counts[_scope_key]) + "}"
                 else:
                     return
             sanitized_name = (
diff --git a/tests/test_extract_php_closures.py b/tests/test_extract_php_closures.py
index 7b9350f49..d94b018dc 100644
--- a/tests/test_extract_php_closures.py
+++ b/tests/test_extract_php_closures.py
@@ -2,32 +2,49 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from graphify.extract import extract_php
 import pytest
 
-def test_php_closures(tmp_path):
-    src = b'''<?php
-$app->get('/api', function() {
-    return 1;
+
+def test_php_route_closure_gets_semantic_name(tmp_path):
+    """A closure passed to a routing method gets a 'VERB /path' label."""
+    src = b"""<?php
+$app->get('/api/users', function() {
+    return [];
 });
-$fn = fn($x) => $x + 1;
-'''
-    php_file = tmp_path / 'dummy.php'
+$app->post('/api/users', function() {
+    return 'created';
+});
+"""
+    php_file = tmp_path / "routes.php"
+    php_file.write_bytes(src)
+
+    res = extract_php(php_file)
+    if res.get("error"):
+        pytest.skip(res["error"])
+
+    labels = {n["label"] for n in res["nodes"]}
+
+    assert "GET /api/users()" in labels, "Expected route closure to have semantic label 'GET /api/users()'"
+    assert "POST /api/users()" in labels, "Expected route closure to have semantic label 'POST /api/users()'"
+
+
+def test_php_generic_closure_gets_ordinal_name(tmp_path):
+    """Non-routing closures get stable ordinal names {closure#N}."""
+    src = b"""<?php
+$fn1 = fn($x) => $x + 1;
+$fn2 = function() { return 'hello'; };
+"""
+    php_file = tmp_path / "closures.php"
     php_file.write_bytes(src)
-    
+
     res = extract_php(php_file)
-    if res.get('error'):
-        pytest.skip(res['error'])
-        
-    nodes = {n['id']: n for n in res['nodes']}
-    labels = {n['label']: n for n in res['nodes']}
-    
-    # Assert closures are correctly generated
-    assert '{closure@2}()' in labels, "Missing anonymous_function_creation_expression node"
-    assert '{closure@5}()' in labels, "Missing arrow_function node"
-    
-    closure_1 = labels['{closure@2}()']
-    closure_2 = labels['{closure@5}()']
-    
-    # Check edges
-    edges = res['edges']
-    assert any(e['source'] == 'dummy.php' and e['target'] == closure_1['id'] and e['relation'] == 'contains' for e in edges), "Missing contains edge for closure_1"
-    assert any(e['source'] == 'dummy.php' and e['target'] == closure_2['id'] and e['relation'] == 'contains' for e in edges), "Missing contains edge for closure_2"
+    if res.get("error"):
+        pytest.skip(res["error"])
+
+    labels = {n["label"] for n in res["nodes"]}
+
+    # Ordinals, not line numbers
+    assert "{closure#1}()" in labels, "Expected first generic closure to be '{closure#1}()'"
+    assert "{closure#2}()" in labels, "Expected second generic closure to be '{closure#2}()'"
+    # Ensure no old line-based names leak through
+    assert not any("closure@" in l for l in labels), "Line-based closure names should not appear"
+