diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php
index 02ba30fd06a2..7e2f57d8c4f2 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php
@@ -235,6 +235,20 @@ public function where($column, $operator = null, $value = null, $boolean = 'and'
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Add a basic where clause to the query, and return the first result.
+     *
+     * @param  \Closure|string|array  $column
+     * @param  mixed  $operator
+     * @param  mixed  $value
+     * @param  string  $boolean
+     * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model|static
+     */
+    public function firstWhere($column, $operator = null, $value = null, $boolean = 'and')
+    {
+        return $this->where($column, $operator, $value, $boolean)->first();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Add an "or where" clause to the query.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Database/EloquentWhereTest.php b/tests/Integration/Database/EloquentWhereTest.php
index 45416208c322..3600dc42d269 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/Database/EloquentWhereTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/Database/EloquentWhereTest.php
@@ -64,6 +64,33 @@ public function testWhereAndWhereOrBehavior()
             )
         );
     }
+
+    public function testFirstWhere()
+    {
+        /** @var UserWhereTest $firstUser */
+        $firstUser = UserWhereTest::create([
+            'name' => 'test-name',
+            'email' => 'test-email',
+            'address' => 'test-address',
+        ]);
+
+        /** @var UserWhereTest $secondUser */
+        $secondUser = UserWhereTest::create([
+            'name' => 'test-name1',
+            'email' => 'test-email1',
+            'address' => 'test-address1',
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($firstUser->is(UserWhereTest::firstWhere('name', '=', $firstUser->name)));
+        $this->assertTrue($firstUser->is(UserWhereTest::firstWhere('name', $firstUser->name)));
+        $this->assertTrue($firstUser->is(UserWhereTest::where('name', $firstUser->name)->firstWhere('email', $firstUser->email)));
+        $this->assertNull(UserWhereTest::where('name', $firstUser->name)->firstWhere('email', $secondUser->email));
+        $this->assertTrue($firstUser->is(UserWhereTest::firstWhere(['name' => 'test-name', 'email' => 'test-email'])));
+        $this->assertNull(UserWhereTest::firstWhere(['name' => 'test-name', 'email' => 'test-email1']));
+        $this->assertTrue($secondUser->is(
+            UserWhereTest::firstWhere(['name' => 'wrong-name', 'email' => 'test-email1'], null, null, 'or'))
+        );
+    }
 }
 
 class UserWhereTest extends Model