diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/MigrationServiceProvider.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/MigrationServiceProvider.php
index 247501797c30..45456e33cf57 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/MigrationServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/MigrationServiceProvider.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ protected function registerMigrator()
 		{
 			$repository = $app['migration.repository'];
 
-			return new Migrator($repository, $app['db'], $app['files']);
+			return new Migrator($repository, $app, $app['db'], $app['files']);
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Migrations/Migrator.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Migrations/Migrator.php
index fcb0e41bd659..2a2d72d61660 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Migrations/Migrator.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Migrations/Migrator.php
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 <?php namespace Illuminate\Database\Migrations;
 
 use Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Container\Container as ContainerContract;
 use Illuminate\Database\ConnectionResolverInterface as Resolver;
 
 class Migrator {
 
+	/**
+	 * The container instance.
+	 *
+	 * @var \Illuminate\Contracts\Container\Container
+	 */
+	protected $container;
+
 	/**
 	 * The migration repository implementation.
 	 *
@@ -44,17 +52,20 @@ class Migrator {
 	 * Create a new migrator instance.
 	 *
 	 * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Migrations\MigrationRepositoryInterface  $repository
+	 * @param  \Illuminate\Contracts\Container\Container  $container
 	 * @param  \Illuminate\Database\ConnectionResolverInterface  $resolver
 	 * @param  \Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem  $files
 	 * @return void
 	 */
 	public function __construct(MigrationRepositoryInterface $repository,
-								Resolver $resolver,
-                                Filesystem $files)
+	                            ContainerContract $container,
+	                            Resolver $resolver,
+	                            Filesystem $files)
 	{
-		$this->files = $files;
-		$this->resolver = $resolver;
 		$this->repository = $repository;
+		$this->container = $container;
+		$this->resolver = $resolver;
+		$this->files = $files;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -298,7 +309,7 @@ public function resolve($file)
 
 		$class = studly_case($file);
 
-		return new $class;
+		return $this->container->make($class);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseMigratorTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseMigratorTest.php
index 6a8bdba19abc..e57f3ace1757 100755
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseMigratorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseMigratorTest.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ public function testMigrationAreRunUpWhenOutstandingMigrationsExist()
 	{
 		$migrator = $this->getMock('Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migrator', array('resolve'), array(
 			m::mock('Illuminate\Database\Migrations\MigrationRepositoryInterface'),
+			m::mock('Illuminate\Container\Container'),
 			$resolver = m::mock('Illuminate\Database\ConnectionResolverInterface'),
 			m::mock('Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem'),
 		));
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ public function testUpMigrationCanBePretended()
 	{
 		$migrator = $this->getMock('Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migrator', array('resolve'), array(
 			m::mock('Illuminate\Database\Migrations\MigrationRepositoryInterface'),
+			m::mock('Illuminate\Container\Container'),
 			$resolver = m::mock('Illuminate\Database\ConnectionResolverInterface'),
 			m::mock('Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem'),
 		));
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ public function testNothingIsDoneWhenNoMigrationsAreOutstanding()
 	{
 		$migrator = $this->getMock('Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migrator', array('resolve'), array(
 			m::mock('Illuminate\Database\Migrations\MigrationRepositoryInterface'),
+			m::mock('Illuminate\Container\Container'),
 			$resolver = m::mock('Illuminate\Database\ConnectionResolverInterface'),
 			m::mock('Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem'),
 		));
@@ -115,6 +118,7 @@ public function testLastBatchOfMigrationsCanBeRolledBack()
 	{
 		$migrator = $this->getMock('Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migrator', array('resolve'), array(
 			m::mock('Illuminate\Database\Migrations\MigrationRepositoryInterface'),
+			m::mock('Illuminate\Container\Container'),
 			$resolver = m::mock('Illuminate\Database\ConnectionResolverInterface'),
 			m::mock('Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem'),
 		));
@@ -143,6 +147,7 @@ public function testRollbackMigrationsCanBePretended()
 	{
 		$migrator = $this->getMock('Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migrator', array('resolve'), array(
 			m::mock('Illuminate\Database\Migrations\MigrationRepositoryInterface'),
+			m::mock('Illuminate\Container\Container'),
 			$resolver = m::mock('Illuminate\Database\ConnectionResolverInterface'),
 			m::mock('Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem'),
 		));
@@ -183,6 +188,7 @@ public function testNothingIsRolledBackWhenNothingInRepository()
 	{
 		$migrator = $this->getMock('Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migrator', array('resolve'), array(
 			m::mock('Illuminate\Database\Migrations\MigrationRepositoryInterface'),
+			m::mock('Illuminate\Container\Container'),
 			$resolver = m::mock('Illuminate\Database\ConnectionResolverInterface'),
 			m::mock('Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem'),
 		));