diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Auth/Events/Validated.php b/src/Illuminate/Auth/Events/Validated.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ebc3b2ce1797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Auth/Events/Validated.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Auth\Events;
+
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+
+class Validated
+{
+    use SerializesModels;
+
+    /**
+     * The authentication guard name.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    public $guard;
+
+    /**
+     * The user retrieved and validated from the User Provider.
+     *
+     * @var \Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Authenticatable
+     */
+    public $user;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new event instance.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $guard
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Authenticatable  $user
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct($guard, $user)
+    {
+        $this->user = $user;
+        $this->guard = $guard;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Auth/SessionGuard.php b/src/Illuminate/Auth/SessionGuard.php
index 72177dfdbf77..cceb853f61b6 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Auth/SessionGuard.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Auth/SessionGuard.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Auth\Events\Login;
 use Illuminate\Auth\Events\Logout;
 use Illuminate\Auth\Events\OtherDeviceLogout;
+use Illuminate\Auth\Events\Validated;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Authenticatable as AuthenticatableContract;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\StatefulGuard;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\SupportsBasicAuth;
@@ -367,7 +368,7 @@ public function attempt(array $credentials = [], $remember = false)
         // If the authentication attempt fails we will fire an event so that the user
         // may be notified of any suspicious attempts to access their account from
         // an unrecognized user. A developer may listen to this event as needed.
-        $this->fireFailedEvent($user, $credentials);
+        $this->fireFailedEvent($this->lastAttempted, $credentials);
 
         return false;
     }
@@ -381,7 +382,13 @@ public function attempt(array $credentials = [], $remember = false)
      */
     protected function hasValidCredentials($user, $credentials)
     {
-        return ! is_null($user) && $this->provider->validateCredentials($user, $credentials);
+        $validated = ! is_null($user) && $this->provider->validateCredentials($user, $credentials);
+
+        if ($validated) {
+            $this->fireValidatedEvent($user);
+        }
+
+        return $validated;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -622,6 +629,20 @@ protected function fireAttemptEvent(array $credentials, $remember = false)
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Fires the retrieved event if the dispatcher is set.
+     *
+     * @param $user
+     */
+    protected function fireValidatedEvent($user)
+    {
+        if (isset($this->events)) {
+            $this->events->dispatch(new Validated(
+                $this->name, $user
+            ));
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Fire the login event if the dispatcher is set.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Auth/AuthGuardTest.php b/tests/Auth/AuthGuardTest.php
index 9a512a61ce18..4399268a90ad 100755
--- a/tests/Auth/AuthGuardTest.php
+++ b/tests/Auth/AuthGuardTest.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Auth\Events\Failed;
 use Illuminate\Auth\Events\Login;
 use Illuminate\Auth\Events\Logout;
+use Illuminate\Auth\Events\Validated;
 use Illuminate\Auth\SessionGuard;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Authenticatable;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\UserProvider;
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ public function testAttemptCallsRetrieveByCredentials()
         $guard->setDispatcher($events = m::mock(Dispatcher::class));
         $events->shouldReceive('dispatch')->once()->with(m::type(Attempting::class));
         $events->shouldReceive('dispatch')->once()->with(m::type(Failed::class));
+        $events->shouldNotReceive('dispatch')->with(m::type(Validated::class));
         $guard->getProvider()->shouldReceive('retrieveByCredentials')->once()->with(['foo']);
         $guard->attempt(['foo']);
     }
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ public function testAttemptReturnsUserInterface()
         $guard = $this->getMockBuilder(SessionGuard::class)->setMethods(['login'])->setConstructorArgs(['default', $provider, $session, $request])->getMock();
         $guard->setDispatcher($events = m::mock(Dispatcher::class));
         $events->shouldReceive('dispatch')->once()->with(m::type(Attempting::class));
+        $events->shouldReceive('dispatch')->once()->with(m::type(Validated::class));
         $user = $this->createMock(Authenticatable::class);
         $guard->getProvider()->shouldReceive('retrieveByCredentials')->once()->andReturn($user);
         $guard->getProvider()->shouldReceive('validateCredentials')->with($user, ['foo'])->andReturn(true);
@@ -119,6 +122,7 @@ public function testAttemptReturnsFalseIfUserNotGiven()
         $mock->setDispatcher($events = m::mock(Dispatcher::class));
         $events->shouldReceive('dispatch')->once()->with(m::type(Attempting::class));
         $events->shouldReceive('dispatch')->once()->with(m::type(Failed::class));
+        $events->shouldNotReceive('dispatch')->with(m::type(Validated::class));
         $mock->getProvider()->shouldReceive('retrieveByCredentials')->once()->andReturn(null);
         $this->assertFalse($mock->attempt(['foo']));
     }
@@ -169,6 +173,7 @@ public function testFailedAttemptFiresFailedEvent()
         $guard->setDispatcher($events = m::mock(Dispatcher::class));
         $events->shouldReceive('dispatch')->once()->with(m::type(Attempting::class));
         $events->shouldReceive('dispatch')->once()->with(m::type(Failed::class));
+        $events->shouldNotReceive('dispatch')->with(m::type(Validated::class));
         $guard->getProvider()->shouldReceive('retrieveByCredentials')->once()->with(['foo'])->andReturn(null);
         $guard->attempt(['foo']);
     }
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Auth/AuthenticationTest.php b/tests/Integration/Auth/AuthenticationTest.php
index 8067bf03014c..afab4366b6b6 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/Auth/AuthenticationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/Auth/AuthenticationTest.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Auth\Events\Login;
 use Illuminate\Auth\Events\Logout;
 use Illuminate\Auth\Events\OtherDeviceLogout;
+use Illuminate\Auth\Events\Validated;
 use Illuminate\Auth\SessionGuard;
 use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
 use Illuminate\Events\Dispatcher;
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ public function testLoggingInFailsViaAttempt()
 
             return true;
         });
+        Event::assertNotDispatched(Validated::class);
         Event::assertDispatched(Failed::class, function ($event) {
             $this->assertSame('web', $event->guard);
             $this->assertEquals(['email' => 'wrong', 'password' => 'password'], $event->credentials);
@@ -151,6 +153,12 @@ public function testLoggingInSucceedsViaAttempt()
 
             return true;
         });
+        Event::assertDispatched(Validated::class, function ($event) {
+            $this->assertSame('web', $event->guard);
+            $this->assertEquals(1, $event->user->id);
+
+            return true;
+        });
         Event::assertDispatched(Login::class, function ($event) {
             $this->assertSame('web', $event->guard);
             $this->assertEquals(1, $event->user->id);