diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php
index 74f13c43c1aa..c994a546381a 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php
@@ -2647,6 +2647,33 @@ public function insert(array $values)
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Insert ignore a new record into the database.
+     *
+     * @param  array  $values
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function insertOrIgnore(array $values)
+    {
+        if (empty($values)) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        if (! is_array(reset($values))) {
+            $values = [$values];
+        } else {
+            foreach ($values as $key => $value) {
+                ksort($value);
+                $values[$key] = $value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $this->connection->affectingStatement(
+            $this->grammar->compileInsertOrIgnore($this, $values),
+            $this->cleanBindings(Arr::flatten($values, 1))
+        );
+    }
+
     /**
      * Insert a new record and get the value of the primary key.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/Grammar.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/Grammar.php
index cd1ed736c2cb..973a3c6aeab6 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/Grammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/Grammar.php
@@ -872,6 +872,18 @@ public function compileInsert(Builder $query, array $values)
         return "insert into $table ($columns) values $parameters";
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Compile an insert ignore statement into SQL.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder  $query
+     * @param  array  $values
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function compileInsertOrIgnore(Builder $query, array $values)
+    {
+        throw new RuntimeException('This database engine does not support insert or ignore.');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Compile an insert and get ID statement into SQL.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php
index 5a9cea6e5663..b369ea1831f4 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php
@@ -54,6 +54,18 @@ public function compileSelect(Builder $query)
         return $sql;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Compile an insert ignore statement into SQL.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder  $query
+     * @param  array  $values
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function compileInsertOrIgnore(Builder $query, array $values)
+    {
+        return substr_replace($this->compileInsert($query, $values), ' ignore', 6, 0);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Compile a "JSON contains" statement into SQL.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/PostgresGrammar.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/PostgresGrammar.php
index 64ac0f0f68e0..4f593a232820 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/PostgresGrammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/PostgresGrammar.php
@@ -195,6 +195,18 @@ public function compileInsert(Builder $query, array $values)
                 : parent::compileInsert($query, $values);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Compile an insert ignore statement into SQL.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder  $query
+     * @param  array  $values
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function compileInsertOrIgnore(Builder $query, array $values)
+    {
+        return $this->compileInsert($query, $values).' on conflict do nothing';
+    }
+
     /**
      * Compile an insert and get ID statement into SQL.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/SQLiteGrammar.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/SQLiteGrammar.php
index 5d5df6d1cbff..6e7a95147a99 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/SQLiteGrammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/SQLiteGrammar.php
@@ -178,6 +178,18 @@ public function compileInsert(Builder $query, array $values)
                 : parent::compileInsert($query, $values);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Compile an insert ignore statement into SQL.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder  $query
+     * @param  array  $values
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function compileInsertOrIgnore(Builder $query, array $values)
+    {
+        return substr_replace($this->compileInsert($query, $values), ' or ignore', 6, 0);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Compile an update statement into SQL.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php
index aecbbabfe645..826022b920c4 100755
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php
@@ -1867,6 +1867,46 @@ function (Builder $query) {
         $this->assertTrue($result);
     }
 
+    public function testInsertOrIgnoreMethod()
+    {
+        $this->expectException(RuntimeException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('This database engine does not support insert or ignore.');
+        $builder = $this->getBuilder();
+        $builder->from('users')->insertOrIgnore(['email' => 'foo']);
+    }
+
+    public function testMySqlInsertOrIgnoreMethod()
+    {
+        $builder = $this->getMySqlBuilder();
+        $builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('affectingStatement')->once()->with('insert ignore into `users` (`email`) values (?)', ['foo'])->andReturn(1);
+        $result = $builder->from('users')->insertOrIgnore(['email' => 'foo']);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $result);
+    }
+
+    public function testPostgresInsertOrIgnoreMethod()
+    {
+        $builder = $this->getPostgresBuilder();
+        $builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('affectingStatement')->once()->with('insert into "users" ("email") values (?) on conflict do nothing', ['foo'])->andReturn(1);
+        $result = $builder->from('users')->insertOrIgnore(['email' => 'foo']);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $result);
+    }
+
+    public function testSQLiteInsertOrIgnoreMethod()
+    {
+        $builder = $this->getSQLiteBuilder();
+        $builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('affectingStatement')->once()->with('insert or ignore into "users" ("email") values (?)', ['foo'])->andReturn(1);
+        $result = $builder->from('users')->insertOrIgnore(['email' => 'foo']);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $result);
+    }
+
+    public function testSqlServerInsertOrIgnoreMethod()
+    {
+        $this->expectException(RuntimeException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('This database engine does not support insert or ignore.');
+        $builder = $this->getSqlServerBuilder();
+        $builder->from('users')->insertOrIgnore(['email' => 'foo']);
+    }
+
     public function testInsertGetIdMethod()
     {
         $builder = $this->getBuilder();