diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Redis/Connections/Connection.php b/src/Illuminate/Redis/Connections/Connection.php
index 17769a4868ac..eb549c892a84 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Redis/Connections/Connection.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Redis/Connections/Connection.php
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 namespace Illuminate\Redis\Connections;
 
 use Closure;
-use Illuminate\Redis\Limiters\DurationLimiter;
-use Illuminate\Redis\Limiters\ConcurrencyLimiter;
+use Illuminate\Redis\Limiters\DurationLimiterBuilder;
+use Illuminate\Redis\Limiters\ConcurrencyLimiterBuilder;
 
 /**
  * @mixin \Predis\Client
@@ -32,14 +32,12 @@ abstract public function createSubscription($channels, Closure $callback, $metho
      * Funnel a callback for a maximum number of simultaneous executions.
      *
      * @param  string  $name
-     * @param  int  $maxLocks
-     * @param  int  $seconds
-     * @param  callable  $callback
-     * @param  int  $timeout
-     * @return mixed
+     * @return \Illuminate\Redis\Limiters\ConcurrencyLimiterBuilder
      */
-    public function funnel($name, $maxLocks, $seconds, callable $callback, $timeout = 10)
+    public function funnel($name)
     {
+        return new ConcurrencyLimiterBuilder($this, $name);
+
         return (new ConcurrencyLimiter($this, $name, $maxLocks, $seconds))->block($timeout, $callback);
     }
 
@@ -47,15 +45,11 @@ public function funnel($name, $maxLocks, $seconds, callable $callback, $timeout
      * Throttle a callback for a maximum number of executions over a given duration.
      *
      * @param  string  $name
-     * @param  int  $maxLocks
-     * @param  int  $decay
-     * @param  callable  $callback
-     * @param  int  $timeout
-     * @return mixed
+     * @return \Illuminate\Redis\Limiters\DurationLimiterBuilder
      */
-    public function throttle($name, $maxLocks, $decay, callable $callback, $timeout = 10)
+    public function throttle($name)
     {
-        return (new DurationLimiter($this, $name, $maxLocks, $decay))->block($timeout, $callback);
+        return new DurationLimiterBuilder($this, $name);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Redis/Limiters/ConcurrencyLimiterBuilder.php b/src/Illuminate/Redis/Limiters/ConcurrencyLimiterBuilder.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ab74b1b3633b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Redis/Limiters/ConcurrencyLimiterBuilder.php
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Redis\Limiters;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\InteractsWithTime;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Redis\LimiterTimeoutException;
+
+class ConcurrencyLimiterBuilder
+{
+    use InteractsWithTime;
+
+    /**
+     * The Redis connection.
+     *
+     * @var \Illuminate\Redis\Connections\Connection
+     */
+    public $connection;
+
+    /**
+     * The name of the lock.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    public $name;
+
+    /**
+     * The maximum number of entities that can hold the lock at the same time.
+     *
+     * @var int
+     */
+    public $maxLocks;
+
+    /**
+     * The number of seconds to maintain the lock until it is automatically released.
+     *
+     * @var int
+     */
+    public $releaseAfter = 60;
+
+    /**
+     * The amount of time to block until a lock is available.
+     *
+     * @var int
+     */
+    public $timeout = 3;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new builder instance.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Redis\Connetions\Connection  $connection
+     * @param  string  $name
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct($connection, $name)
+    {
+        $this->name = $name;
+        $this->connection = $connection;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the maximum number of locks that can obtained per time window.
+     *
+     * @param  int  $maxLocks
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function limit($maxLocks)
+    {
+        $this->maxLocks = $maxLocks;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the number of seconds until the lock will be released.
+     *
+     * @param  int  $releaseAfter
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function releaseAfter($releaseAfter)
+    {
+        $this->releaseAfter = $this->secondsUntil($releaseAfter);
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the amount of time to block until a lock is available.
+     *
+     * @param  int  $timeout
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function block($timeout)
+    {
+        $this->timeout = $timeout;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the given callback if a lock is obtained, otherise call the failure callback.
+     *
+     * @param  callable  $callback
+     * @param  callable  $failure
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function then(callable $callback, callable $failure = null)
+    {
+        try {
+            return (new ConcurrencyLimiter(
+                $this->connection, $this->name, $this->maxLocks, $this->releaseAfter
+            ))->block($this->timeout, $callback);
+        } catch (LimiterTimeoutException $e) {
+            if ($failure) {
+                return $failure($e);
+            }
+
+            throw $e;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Redis/Limiters/DurationLimiterBuilder.php b/src/Illuminate/Redis/Limiters/DurationLimiterBuilder.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c752ac42e46e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Redis/Limiters/DurationLimiterBuilder.php
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Redis\Limiters;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\InteractsWithTime;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Redis\LimiterTimeoutException;
+
+class DurationLimiterBuilder
+{
+    use InteractsWithTime;
+
+    /**
+     * The Redis connection.
+     *
+     * @var \Illuminate\Redis\Connections\Connection
+     */
+    public $connection;
+
+    /**
+     * The name of the lock.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    public $name;
+
+    /**
+     * The maximum number of locks that can obtained per time window.
+     *
+     * @var int
+     */
+    public $maxLocks;
+
+    /**
+     * The amount of time the lock window is maintained.
+     *
+     * @var int
+     */
+    public $decay;
+
+    /**
+     * The amount of time to block until a lock is available.
+     *
+     * @var int
+     */
+    public $timeout = 3;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new builder instance.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Redis\Connetions\Connection  $connection
+     * @param  string  $name
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct($connection, $name)
+    {
+        $this->name = $name;
+        $this->connection = $connection;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the maximum number of locks that can obtained per time window.
+     *
+     * @param  int  $maxLocks
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function allow($maxLocks)
+    {
+        $this->maxLocks = $maxLocks;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the amount of time the lock window is maintained.
+     *
+     * @param  int  $decay
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function every($decay)
+    {
+        $this->decay = $this->secondsUntil($decay);
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the amount of time to block until a lock is available.
+     *
+     * @param  int  $timeout
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function block($timeout)
+    {
+        $this->timeout = $timeout;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the given callback if a lock is obtained, otherise call the failure callback.
+     *
+     * @param  callable  $callback
+     * @param  callable  $failure
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function then(callable $callback, callable $failure = null)
+    {
+        try {
+            return (new DurationLimiter(
+                $this->connection, $this->name, $this->maxLocks, $this->decay
+            ))->block($this->timeout, $callback);
+        } catch (LimiterTimeoutException $e) {
+            if ($failure) {
+                return $failure($e);
+            }
+
+            throw $e;
+        }
+    }
+}