diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php
index 2701498a36c4..4da20b267994 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php
@@ -489,11 +489,12 @@ public function paginate($perPage = null, $columns = ['*'], $pageName = 'page',
      * @param  int  $perPage
      * @param  array  $columns
      * @param  string  $pageName
+     * @param  int|null  $page
      * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\Pagination\Paginator
      */
-    public function simplePaginate($perPage = null, $columns = ['*'], $pageName = 'page')
+    public function simplePaginate($perPage = null, $columns = ['*'], $pageName = 'page', $page = null)
     {
-        $page = Paginator::resolveCurrentPage($pageName);
+        $page = $page ?: Paginator::resolveCurrentPage($pageName);
 
         $perPage = $perPage ?: $this->model->getPerPage();
 
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php
index dc0df081dbdf..9ede668fbf40 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php
@@ -1546,11 +1546,12 @@ public function paginate($perPage = 15, $columns = ['*'], $pageName = 'page', $p
      * @param  int  $perPage
      * @param  array  $columns
      * @param  string  $pageName
+     * @param  int|null  $page
      * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\Pagination\Paginator
      */
-    public function simplePaginate($perPage = 15, $columns = ['*'], $pageName = 'page')
+    public function simplePaginate($perPage = 15, $columns = ['*'], $pageName = 'page', $page = null)
     {
-        $page = Paginator::resolveCurrentPage($pageName);
+        $page = $page ?: Paginator::resolveCurrentPage($pageName);
 
         $this->skip(($page - 1) * $perPage)->take($perPage + 1);