diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Providers/FormRequestServiceProvider.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Providers/FormRequestServiceProvider.php
index 8dc2912aa81e..dac0d1580875 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Providers/FormRequestServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Providers/FormRequestServiceProvider.php
@@ -32,38 +32,9 @@ public function boot()
         });
 
         $this->app->resolving(FormRequest::class, function ($request, $app) {
-            $this->initializeRequest($request, $app['request']);
+            $request = FormRequest::createFrom($app['request'], $request);
 
             $request->setContainer($app)->setRedirector($app->make(Redirector::class));
         });
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Initialize the form request with data from the given request.
-     *
-     * @param  \Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest  $form
-     * @param  \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request  $current
-     * @return void
-     */
-    protected function initializeRequest(FormRequest $form, Request $current)
-    {
-        $files = $current->files->all();
-
-        $files = is_array($files) ? array_filter($files) : $files;
-
-        $form->initialize(
-            $current->query->all(), $current->request->all(), $current->attributes->all(),
-            $current->cookies->all(), $files, $current->server->all(), $current->getContent()
-        );
-
-        $form->setJson($current->json());
-
-        if ($session = $current->getSession()) {
-            $form->setLaravelSession($session);
-        }
-
-        $form->setUserResolver($current->getUserResolver());
-
-        $form->setRouteResolver($current->getRouteResolver());
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Http/Request.php b/src/Illuminate/Http/Request.php
index 4ffd1b599db9..8a87729dc871 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Http/Request.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Http/Request.php
@@ -343,6 +343,39 @@ protected function getInputSource()
         return $this->getRealMethod() == 'GET' ? $this->query : $this->request;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create a new request instance from the given Laravel request.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $from
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request|null  $to
+     * @return static
+     */
+    public static function createFrom(Request $from, $to = null)
+    {
+        $request = $to ?: new static;
+
+        $files = $from->files->all();
+
+        $files = is_array($files) ? array_filter($files) : $files;
+
+        $request->initialize(
+            $from->query->all(), $from->request->all(), $from->attributes->all(),
+            $from->cookies->all(), $files, $from->server->all(), $from->getContent()
+        );
+
+        $request->setJson($from->json());
+
+        if ($session = $from->getSession()) {
+            $request->setLaravelSession($session);
+        }
+
+        $request->setUserResolver($from->getUserResolver());
+
+        $request->setRouteResolver($from->getRouteResolver());
+
+        return $request;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create an Illuminate request from a Symfony instance.
      *