diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php
index 226dab33d57c..db11b3a2e2b9 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ protected function bindPathsInContainer()
     {
         $this->instance('path', $this->path());
         $this->instance('path.base', $this->basePath());
+        $this->instance('path.resources', $this->resourcesPath());
         $this->instance('path.lang', $this->langPath());
         $this->instance('path.config', $this->configPath());
         $this->instance('path.public', $this->publicPath());
@@ -350,6 +351,16 @@ public function useDatabasePath($path)
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the path to the resources folder.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function resourcesPath()
+    {
+        return $this->basePath.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'resources';
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the path to the language files.
      *
@@ -357,7 +368,7 @@ public function useDatabasePath($path)
      */
     public function langPath()
     {
-        return $this->basePath.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'resources'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'lang';
+        return $this->resourcesPath().DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'lang';
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/helpers.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/helpers.php
index 8d99eca5d374..bf9fa3873922 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/helpers.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/helpers.php
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ function resolve($name, $parameters = [])
      */
     function resource_path($path = '')
     {
-        return app()->basePath().DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'resources'.($path ? DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$path : $path);
+        return app()->resourcePath().($path ? DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$path : $path);
     }
 }