diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Support/Collection.php b/src/Illuminate/Support/Collection.php
index 429d46af3788..a6ebdbf1511c 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Support/Collection.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Support/Collection.php
@@ -726,20 +726,22 @@ public function forPage($page, $perPage)
     }
 
     /**
-     * Partition the collection into two array using the given callback.
+     * Partition the collection into two arrays using the given callback or key.
      *
-     * @param  callable  $callback
-     * @return array
+     * @param  callable|string  $callback
+     * @return static
      */
-    public function partition(callable $callback)
+    public function partition($callback)
     {
-        $partitions = [new static(), new static()];
+        $partitions = [new static, new static];
 
-        foreach ($this->items as $item) {
-            $partitions[! (int) $callback($item)][] = $item;
+        $callback = $this->valueRetriever($callback);
+
+        foreach ($this->items as $key => $item) {
+            $partitions[(int) ! $callback($item)][$key] = $item;
         }
 
-        return $partitions;
+        return new static($partitions);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Support/SupportCollectionTest.php b/tests/Support/SupportCollectionTest.php
index bdef348375d3..ab256a6b93d8 100755
--- a/tests/Support/SupportCollectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Support/SupportCollectionTest.php
@@ -1640,7 +1640,7 @@ public function testSplitEmptyCollection()
         );
     }
 
-    public function testPartition()
+    public function testPartitionWithClosure()
     {
         $collection = new Collection(range(1, 10));
 
@@ -1648,8 +1648,34 @@ public function testPartition()
             return $i <= 5;
         });
 
-        $this->assertEquals([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], $firstPartition->toArray());
-        $this->assertEquals([6, 7, 8, 9, 10], $secondPartition->toArray());
+        $this->assertEquals([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], $firstPartition->values()->toArray());
+        $this->assertEquals([6, 7, 8, 9, 10], $secondPartition->values()->toArray());
+    }
+
+    public function testPartitionByKey()
+    {
+        $courses = new Collection([
+            ['free' => true, 'title' => 'Basic'], ['free' => false, 'title' => 'Premium'],
+        ]);
+
+        list($free, $premium) = $courses->partition('free');
+
+        $this->assertSame([['free' => true, 'title' => 'Basic']], $free->values()->toArray());
+
+        $this->assertSame([['free' => false, 'title' => 'Premium']], $premium->values()->toArray());
+    }
+
+    public function testPartitionPreservesKeys()
+    {
+        $courses = new Collection([
+            'a' => ['free' => true], 'b' => ['free' => false], 'c' => ['free' => true],
+        ]);
+
+        list($free, $premium) = $courses->partition('free');
+
+        $this->assertSame(['a' => ['free' => true], 'c' => ['free' => true]], $free->toArray());
+
+        $this->assertSame(['b' => ['free' => false]], $premium->toArray());
     }
 
     public function testPartitionEmptyCollection()