diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/TestResponse.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/TestResponse.php
index c36d5d871946..369b00ac5dca 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/TestResponse.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/TestResponse.php
@@ -197,6 +197,19 @@ public function assertSee($value)
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Assert that the given string is contained within the response text.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $value
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function assertSeeText($value)
+    {
+        PHPUnit::assertContains($value, strip_tags($this->getContent()));
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Assert that the given string is not contained within the response.
      *
@@ -210,6 +223,19 @@ public function assertDontSee($value)
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Assert that the given string is not contained within the response text.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $value
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function assertDontSeeText($value)
+    {
+        PHPUnit::assertNotContains($value, strip_tags($this->getContent()));
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Assert that the response is a superset of the given JSON.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Foundation/FoundationTestResponseTest.php b/tests/Foundation/FoundationTestResponseTest.php
index 475e4afc46f7..289664890ae2 100644
--- a/tests/Foundation/FoundationTestResponseTest.php
+++ b/tests/Foundation/FoundationTestResponseTest.php
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@ public function testAssertViewHas()
         $response->assertViewHas('foo');
     }
 
+    public function testAssertSeeText()
+    {
+        $baseResponse = tap(new Response, function ($response) {
+            $response->setContent(\Mockery::mock(View::class, [
+                'render' => 'foo<strong>bar</strong>',
+            ]));
+        });
+
+        $response = TestResponse::fromBaseResponse($baseResponse);
+
+        $response->assertSeeText('foobar');
+    }
+
     public function testAssertJsonWithArray()
     {
         $response = TestResponse::fromBaseResponse(new Response(new JsonSerializableSingleResourceStub));