diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Events/DiscoverEvents.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Events/DiscoverEvents.php
index 36fb23e2151e..497a8afa0912 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Events/DiscoverEvents.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Events/DiscoverEvents.php
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ protected static function getListenerEvents($listeners, $basePath)
                 static::classFromFile($listener, $basePath)
             );
 
+            if (! $listener->isInstantiable()) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             foreach ($listener->getMethods(ReflectionMethod::IS_PUBLIC) as $method) {
                 if (! Str::is('handle*', $method->name) ||
                     ! isset($method->getParameters()[0])) {
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Foundation/DiscoverEventsTest.php b/tests/Integration/Foundation/DiscoverEventsTest.php
index 3cd1b247745d..7dbaae1d4c2f 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/Foundation/DiscoverEventsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/Foundation/DiscoverEventsTest.php
@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@
 use Illuminate\Tests\Integration\Foundation\Fixtures\EventDiscovery\Events\EventOne;
 use Illuminate\Tests\Integration\Foundation\Fixtures\EventDiscovery\Events\EventTwo;
 use Illuminate\Tests\Integration\Foundation\Fixtures\EventDiscovery\Listeners\Listener;
+use Illuminate\Tests\Integration\Foundation\Fixtures\EventDiscovery\Listeners\AbstractListener;
+use Illuminate\Tests\Integration\Foundation\Fixtures\EventDiscovery\Listeners\ListenerInterface;
 
 class DiscoverEventsTest extends TestCase
 {
     public function test_events_can_be_discovered()
     {
         class_alias(Listener::class, 'Tests\Integration\Foundation\Fixtures\EventDiscovery\Listeners\Listener');
+        class_alias(AbstractListener::class, 'Tests\Integration\Foundation\Fixtures\EventDiscovery\Listeners\AbstractListener');
+        class_alias(ListenerInterface::class, 'Tests\Integration\Foundation\Fixtures\EventDiscovery\Listeners\ListenerInterface');
 
         $events = DiscoverEvents::within(__DIR__.'/Fixtures/EventDiscovery/Listeners', getcwd());
 
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Foundation/Fixtures/EventDiscovery/Listeners/AbstractListener.php b/tests/Integration/Foundation/Fixtures/EventDiscovery/Listeners/AbstractListener.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dc147a24f2c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Integration/Foundation/Fixtures/EventDiscovery/Listeners/AbstractListener.php
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Tests\Integration\Foundation\Fixtures\EventDiscovery\Listeners;
+
+use Illuminate\Tests\Integration\Foundation\Fixtures\EventDiscovery\Events\EventOne;
+
+abstract class AbstractListener
+{
+    abstract public function handle(EventOne $event);
+}
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Foundation/Fixtures/EventDiscovery/Listeners/ListenerInterface.php b/tests/Integration/Foundation/Fixtures/EventDiscovery/Listeners/ListenerInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..348fe0f13b77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Integration/Foundation/Fixtures/EventDiscovery/Listeners/ListenerInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Tests\Integration\Foundation\Fixtures\EventDiscovery\Listeners;
+
+use Illuminate\Tests\Integration\Foundation\Fixtures\EventDiscovery\Events\EventOne;
+
+interface ListenerInterface
+{
+    public function handle(EventOne $event);
+}