diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Console/PruneCommand.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Console/PruneCommand.php
index 0c51beb345b..65ac612167d 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Console/PruneCommand.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Console/PruneCommand.php
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ class PruneCommand extends Command
                                 {--model=* : Class names of the models to be pruned}
                                 {--except=* : Class names of the models to be excluded from pruning}
                                 {--chunk=1000 : The number of models to retrieve per chunk of models to be deleted}
-                                {--pretend : Display the number of prunable records found instead of deleting them}';
+                                {--pretend : Display the number of prunable records found instead of deleting them}
+                                {--path=* : Absolute path(s) to directories where models are located}';
 
     /**
      * The console command description.
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ protected function models()
             throw new InvalidArgumentException('The --models and --except options cannot be combined.');
         }
 
-        return collect((new Finder)->in($this->getDefaultPath())->files()->name('*.php'))
+        return collect((new Finder)->in($this->getPath())->files()->name('*.php'))
             ->map(function ($model) {
                 $namespace = $this->laravel->getNamespace();
 
@@ -146,12 +147,16 @@ protected function models()
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the default path where models are located.
+     * Get the path where models are located.
      *
      * @return string|string[]
      */
-    protected function getDefaultPath()
+    protected function getPath()
     {
+        if (! empty($path = $this->option('path'))) {
+            return $path;
+        }
+
         return app_path('Models');
     }