diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/DatabaseServiceProvider.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/DatabaseServiceProvider.php
index ea78a59d178d..a8ee7b030b78 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/DatabaseServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/DatabaseServiceProvider.php
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ protected function registerEloquentFactory()
 
         $this->app->singleton(EloquentFactory::class, function ($app) {
             return EloquentFactory::construct(
-                $app->make(FakerGenerator::class), database_path('factories')
+                $app->make(FakerGenerator::class), $this->app->databasePath('factories')
             );
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php
index 08843b1e7c13..4f514af5f51a 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php
@@ -294,51 +294,56 @@ protected function bindPathsInContainer()
     /**
      * Get the path to the application "app" directory.
      *
+     * @param string $path Optionally, a path to append to the app path
      * @return string
      */
-    public function path()
+    public function path($path = '')
     {
-        return $this->basePath.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'app';
+        return $this->basePath.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'app'.($path ? DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$path : $path);
     }
 
     /**
      * Get the base path of the Laravel installation.
      *
+     * @param string $path Optionally, a path to append to the base path
      * @return string
      */
-    public function basePath()
+    public function basePath($path = '')
     {
-        return $this->basePath;
+        return $this->basePath.($path ? DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$path : $path);
     }
 
     /**
      * Get the path to the bootstrap directory.
      *
+     * @param string $path Optionally, a path to append to the bootstrap path
      * @return string
      */
-    public function bootstrapPath()
+    public function bootstrapPath($path = '')
     {
-        return $this->basePath.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'bootstrap';
+        return $this->basePath.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'bootstrap'.($path ? DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$path : $path);
     }
 
     /**
      * Get the path to the application configuration files.
      *
+     * @param string $path Optionally, a path to append to the config path
      * @return string
      */
-    public function configPath()
+    public function configPath($path = '')
     {
-        return $this->basePath.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'config';
+        return $this->basePath.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'config'.($path ? DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$path : $path);
     }
 
     /**
      * Get the path to the database directory.
      *
+     * @param string $path Optionally, a path to append to the database path
      * @return string
      */
-    public function databasePath()
+    public function databasePath($path = '')
     {
-        return $this->databasePath ?: $this->basePath.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'database';
+        return ($this->databasePath ?: $this->basePath.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'database').($path ? DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$path : $path);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/helpers.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/helpers.php
index 84ebf2d781e6..6b6ebf5b79b0 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/helpers.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/helpers.php
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ function csrf_token()
      */
     function database_path($path = '')
     {
-        return app()->databasePath().($path ? DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$path : $path);
+        return app()->databasePath($path);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Notifications/NotificationServiceProvider.php b/src/Illuminate/Notifications/NotificationServiceProvider.php
index ba1fb2c3ad4c..e8909f4551e0 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Notifications/NotificationServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Notifications/NotificationServiceProvider.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public function boot()
 
         if ($this->app->runningInConsole()) {
             $this->publishes([
-                __DIR__.'/resources/views' => resource_path('views/vendor/notifications'),
+                __DIR__.'/resources/views' => $this->app->resourcePath('views/vendor/notifications'),
             ], 'laravel-notifications');
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Pagination/PaginationServiceProvider.php b/src/Illuminate/Pagination/PaginationServiceProvider.php
index 3751507eb2a0..d5ca6daec800 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Pagination/PaginationServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Pagination/PaginationServiceProvider.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public function boot()
 
         if ($this->app->runningInConsole()) {
             $this->publishes([
-                __DIR__.'/resources/views' => resource_path('views/vendor/pagination'),
+                __DIR__.'/resources/views' => $this->app->resourcePath('views/vendor/pagination'),
             ], 'laravel-pagination');
         }
     }