diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/helpers.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/helpers.php
index 3327a98e306e..8f9fff77b999 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/helpers.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/helpers.php
@@ -6,12 +6,15 @@
 use Illuminate\Container\Container;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Bus\Dispatcher;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Access\Gate;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Responsable;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Routing\UrlGenerator;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\PendingDispatch;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Debug\ExceptionHandler;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Routing\ResponseFactory;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Factory as AuthFactory;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\View\Factory as ViewFactory;
+use Illuminate\Http\Exceptions\HttpResponseException;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Cookie\Factory as CookieFactory;
 use Symfony\Component\Debug\Exception\FatalThrowableError;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factory as EloquentFactory;
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@
     /**
      * Throw an HttpException with the given data.
      *
-     * @param  int     $code
+     * @param  \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response|int     $code
      * @param  string  $message
      * @param  array   $headers
      * @return void
@@ -32,6 +35,12 @@
      */
     function abort($code, $message = '', array $headers = [])
     {
+        if ($code instanceof Response) {
+            throw new HttpResponseException($code);
+        } elseif ($code instanceof Responsable) {
+            throw new HttpResponseException($code->toResponse(request()));
+        }
+
         app()->abort($code, $message, $headers);
     }
 }