diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php
index 8dff604ae6c3..8f4f81d0fcee 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@
 
 class MySqlGrammar extends Grammar
 {
+    /**
+     * The grammar specific operators.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $operators = ['sounds like'];
+
     /**
      * The components that make up a select clause.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php
index ac5b228302e2..49d514b6bd67 100755
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php
@@ -1940,6 +1940,14 @@ public function testSqlServerLimitsAndOffsets()
         $this->assertEquals('select * from (select *, row_number() over (order by [email] desc) as row_num from [users]) as temp_table where row_num between 11 and 20', $builder->toSql());
     }
 
+    public function testMySqlSoundsLikeOperator()
+    {
+        $builder = $this->getMySqlBuilder();
+        $builder->select('*')->from('users')->where('name', 'sounds like', 'John Doe');
+        $this->assertEquals('select * from `users` where `name` sounds like ?', $builder->toSql());
+        $this->assertEquals(['John Doe'], $builder->getBindings());
+    }
+
     public function testMergeWheresCanMergeWheresAndBindings()
     {
         $builder = $this->getBuilder();