diff --git a/laravel/documentation/requests.md b/laravel/documentation/requests.md
index 5a7426e28aa..ea882c5603f 100644
--- a/laravel/documentation/requests.md
+++ b/laravel/documentation/requests.md
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ Sometimes you may need to determine if the current URI is a given string, or beg
 		// This request is over HTTPS!
 	}
 
+#### Determining if the current request is a POST request:
+
+	if (Request::is_post())
+	{
+		// This request is a POST request!
+	}
+
 #### Determining if the current request is an AJAX request:
 
 	if (Request::ajax())
diff --git a/laravel/request.php b/laravel/request.php
index 29340d71c7c..5a733e62e93 100644
--- a/laravel/request.php
+++ b/laravel/request.php
@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@ public static function method()
 		return ($method == 'HEAD') ? 'GET' : $method;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 *  Determine if the current request is a POST request.
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public static function is_post()
+	{
+		return static::method() == 'POST';
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Get a header from the request.
 	 *