diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/FactoryBuilder.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/FactoryBuilder.php
index 3005cb688d6b..150f2ef312ba 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/FactoryBuilder.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/FactoryBuilder.php
@@ -117,6 +117,17 @@ public function times($amount)
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set the state to be applied to the model.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $state
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function state($state)
+    {
+        return $this->states([$state]);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set the states to be applied to the model.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Database/EloquentFactoryBuilderTest.php b/tests/Integration/Database/EloquentFactoryBuilderTest.php
index 611f69324d6e..3646afcb217f 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/Database/EloquentFactoryBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/Database/EloquentFactoryBuilderTest.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ protected function getEnvironmentSetUp($app)
 
         $factory->afterMakingState(FactoryBuildableUser::class, 'with_callable_server', function (FactoryBuildableUser $user, Generator $faker) {
             $server = factory(FactoryBuildableServer::class)
-                ->states('callable')
+                ->state('callable')
                 ->make(['user_id' => $user->id]);
 
             $user->servers->push($server);
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ protected function getEnvironmentSetUp($app)
 
         $factory->afterCreatingState(FactoryBuildableUser::class, 'with_callable_server', function (FactoryBuildableUser $user, Generator $faker) {
             $server = factory(FactoryBuildableServer::class)
-                ->states('callable')
+                ->state('callable')
                 ->create(['user_id' => $user->id]);
         });
 
@@ -186,11 +186,11 @@ public function creating_collection_of_models()
     /**
      * @test
      */
-    public function creating_models_with_callable_states()
+    public function creating_models_with_callable_state()
     {
         $server = factory(FactoryBuildableServer::class)->create();
 
-        $callableServer = factory(FactoryBuildableServer::class)->states('callable')->create();
+        $callableServer = factory(FactoryBuildableServer::class)->state('callable')->create();
 
         $this->assertEquals('active', $server->status);
         $this->assertEquals(['Storage', 'Data'], $server->tags);
@@ -200,11 +200,11 @@ public function creating_models_with_callable_states()
     /**
      * @test
      */
-    public function creating_models_with_inline_states()
+    public function creating_models_with_inline_state()
     {
         $server = factory(FactoryBuildableServer::class)->create();
 
-        $inlineServer = factory(FactoryBuildableServer::class)->states('inline')->create();
+        $inlineServer = factory(FactoryBuildableServer::class)->state('inline')->create();
 
         $this->assertEquals('active', $server->status);
         $this->assertEquals('inline', $inlineServer->status);
@@ -249,9 +249,9 @@ public function creating_models_with_after_callback()
     }
 
     /** @test **/
-    public function creating_models_with_after_callback_states()
+    public function creating_models_with_after_callback_state()
     {
-        $user = factory(FactoryBuildableUser::class)->states('with_callable_server')->create();
+        $user = factory(FactoryBuildableUser::class)->state('with_callable_server')->create();
 
         $this->assertNotNull($user->profile);
         $this->assertNotNull($user->servers->where('status', 'callable')->first());
@@ -276,9 +276,9 @@ public function making_models_with_after_callback()
     }
 
     /** @test **/
-    public function making_models_with_after_callback_states()
+    public function making_models_with_after_callback_state()
     {
-        $user = factory(FactoryBuildableUser::class)->states('with_callable_server')->make();
+        $user = factory(FactoryBuildableUser::class)->state('with_callable_server')->make();
 
         $this->assertNotNull($user->profile);
         $this->assertNotNull($user->servers->where('status', 'callable')->first());