diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Http/Concerns/InteractsWithInput.php b/src/Illuminate/Http/Concerns/InteractsWithInput.php
index c420aad7fc71..a6b1e0983c05 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Http/Concerns/InteractsWithInput.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Http/Concerns/InteractsWithInput.php
@@ -322,6 +322,30 @@ public function boolean($key = null, $default = false)
         return filter_var($this->input($key, $default), FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieve input as an integer value.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $key
+     * @param  int  $default
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function integer($key, $default = 0)
+    {
+        return intval($this->input($key, $default));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieve input as a float value.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $key
+     * @param  float  $default
+     * @return float
+     */
+    public function float($key, $default = 0.0)
+    {
+        return floatval($this->input($key, $default));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Retrieve input from the request as a Carbon instance.
      *
@@ -329,6 +353,8 @@ public function boolean($key = null, $default = false)
      * @param  string|null  $format
      * @param  string|null  $tz
      * @return \Illuminate\Support\Carbon|null
+     *
+     * @throws \Carbon\Exceptions\InvalidFormatException
      */
     public function date($key, $format = null, $tz = null)
     {
diff --git a/tests/Http/HttpRequestTest.php b/tests/Http/HttpRequestTest.php
index dedf9f685381..b98bf4dc245c 100644
--- a/tests/Http/HttpRequestTest.php
+++ b/tests/Http/HttpRequestTest.php
@@ -562,6 +562,50 @@ public function testBooleanMethod()
         $this->assertTrue($request->boolean('with_yes'));
     }
 
+    public function testIntegerMethod()
+    {
+        $request = Request::create('/', 'GET', [
+            'int' => '123',
+            'raw_int' => 456,
+            'zero_padded' => '078',
+            'space_padded' => ' 901',
+            'nan' => 'nan',
+            'mixed'=> '1ab',
+            'underscore_notation'=> '2_000',
+        ]);
+        $this->assertSame(123, $request->integer('int'));
+        $this->assertSame(456, $request->integer('raw_int'));
+        $this->assertSame(78, $request->integer('zero_padded'));
+        $this->assertSame(901, $request->integer('space_padded'));
+        $this->assertSame(0, $request->integer('nan'));
+        $this->assertSame(1, $request->integer('mixed'));
+        $this->assertSame(2, $request->integer('underscore_notation'));
+        $this->assertSame(123456, $request->integer('unknown_key', 123456));
+    }
+
+    public function testFloatMethod()
+    {
+        $request = Request::create('/', 'GET', [
+            'float' => '1.23',
+            'raw_float' => 45.6,
+            'decimal_only' => '.6',
+            'zero_padded' => '0.78',
+            'space_padded' => ' 90.1',
+            'nan' => 'nan',
+            'mixed'=> '1.ab',
+            'scientific_notation'=> '1e3',
+        ]);
+        $this->assertSame(1.23, $request->float('float'));
+        $this->assertSame(45.6, $request->float('raw_float'));
+        $this->assertSame(.6, $request->float('decimal_only'));
+        $this->assertSame(0.78, $request->float('zero_padded'));
+        $this->assertSame(90.1, $request->float('space_padded'));
+        $this->assertSame(0.0, $request->float('nan'));
+        $this->assertSame(1.0, $request->float('mixed'));
+        $this->assertSame(1e3, $request->float('scientific_notation'));
+        $this->assertSame(123.456, $request->float('unknown_key', 123.456));
+    }
+
     public function testCollectMethod()
     {
         $request = Request::create('/', 'GET', ['users' => [1, 2, 3]]);