diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Concerns/HasEvents.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Concerns/HasEvents.php
index 0972bd6fec33..14d7a5eefaa2 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Concerns/HasEvents.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Concerns/HasEvents.php
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ public function getObservableEvents()
     {
         return array_merge(
             [
-                'retrieved', 'creating', 'created', 'updating',
-                'updated', 'deleting', 'deleted', 'saving',
-                'saved', 'restoring', 'restored',
+                'retrieved', 'creating', 'created', 'updating', 'updated',
+                'saving', 'saved', 'restoring', 'restored',
+                'deleting', 'deleted', 'forceDeleted',
             ],
             $this->observables
         );
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/SoftDeletes.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/SoftDeletes.php
index 74ba0622bf65..32b60fdcc1af 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/SoftDeletes.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/SoftDeletes.php
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@ public function forceDelete()
     {
         $this->forceDeleting = true;
 
-        $deleted = $this->delete();
+        return tap($this->delete(), function ($deleted) {
+            $this->forceDeleting = false;
 
-        $this->forceDeleting = false;
-
-        return $deleted;
+            if ($deleted) {
+                $this->fireModelEvent('forceDeleted', false);
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Database/EloquentDeleteTest.php b/tests/Integration/Database/EloquentDeleteTest.php
index 1c21e082c582..fddcf8c2ae11 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/Database/EloquentDeleteTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/Database/EloquentDeleteTest.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use Orchestra\Testbench\TestCase;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
 
 /**
  * @group integration
@@ -40,6 +41,12 @@ public function setUp()
             $table->integer('post_id');
             $table->timestamps();
         });
+
+        Schema::create('roles', function ($table) {
+            $table->increments('id');
+            $table->timestamps();
+            $table->softDeletes();
+        });
     }
 
     public function testOnlyDeleteWhatGiven()
@@ -56,6 +63,20 @@ public function testOnlyDeleteWhatGiven()
         Post::join('comments', 'comments.post_id', '=', 'posts.id')->where('posts.id', '>', 1)->orderBy('posts.id')->limit(1)->delete();
         $this->assertEquals(8, Post::all()->count());
     }
+
+    public function testForceDeletedEventIsFired()
+    {
+        $role = Role::create([]);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Role::class, $role);
+        Role::observe(new RoleObserver);
+
+        $role->delete();
+        $this->assertNull(RoleObserver::$model);
+
+        $role->forceDelete();
+
+        $this->assertEquals($role->id, RoleObserver::$model->id);
+    }
 }
 
 class Post extends Model
@@ -68,3 +89,20 @@ class Comment extends Model
     public $table = 'comments';
     protected $fillable = ['post_id'];
 }
+
+class Role extends Model
+{
+    use SoftDeletes;
+    public $table = 'roles';
+    protected $guarded = [];
+}
+
+class RoleObserver
+{
+    public static $model;
+
+    public function forceDeleted($model)
+    {
+        static::$model = $model;
+    }
+}