diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Auth/Access/Gate.php b/src/Illuminate/Auth/Access/Gate.php
index 9397f05b7dcd..a70a8109282e 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Auth/Access/Gate.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Auth/Access/Gate.php
@@ -108,6 +108,30 @@ public function define($ability, $callback)
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Define abilities for a resource.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $name
+     * @param  string  $class
+     * @param  array   $abilities
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function resource($name, $class, array $abilities = null)
+    {
+        $abilities = $abilities ?: [
+            'view'   => 'view',
+            'create' => 'create',
+            'update' => 'update',
+            'delete' => 'delete',
+        ];
+
+        foreach ($abilities as $ability => $method) {
+            $this->define($name . '.' . $ability, $class . '@' . $method);
+        }
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create the ability callback for a callback string.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Auth/AuthAccessGateTest.php b/tests/Auth/AuthAccessGateTest.php
index 7be64e0f2549..ecf407e3c5ca 100644
--- a/tests/Auth/AuthAccessGateTest.php
+++ b/tests/Auth/AuthAccessGateTest.php
@@ -35,6 +35,35 @@ public function test_basic_closures_can_be_defined()
         $this->assertFalse($gate->check('bar'));
     }
 
+    public function test_resource_gates_can_be_defined()
+    {
+        $gate = $this->getBasicGate();
+
+        $gate->resource('test', AccessGateTestResource::class);
+
+        $dummy = new AccessGateTestDummy;
+
+        $this->assertTrue($gate->check('test.view'));
+        $this->assertTrue($gate->check('test.create'));
+        $this->assertTrue($gate->check('test.update', $dummy));
+        $this->assertTrue($gate->check('test.delete', $dummy));
+    }
+
+    public function test_custom_resource_gates_can_be_defined()
+    {
+        $gate = $this->getBasicGate();
+
+        $abilities = [
+            'ability1' => 'foo',
+            'ability2' => 'bar',
+        ];
+
+        $gate->resource('test', AccessGateTestCustomResource::class, $abilities);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($gate->check('test.ability1'));
+        $this->assertTrue($gate->check('test.ability2'));
+    }
+
     public function test_before_callbacks_can_override_result_if_necessary()
     {
         $gate = $this->getBasicGate();
@@ -343,3 +372,39 @@ public function update($user, AccessGateTestDummy $dummy)
         return false;
     }
 }
+
+class AccessGateTestResource
+{
+    public function view($user)
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public function create($user)
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public function update($user, AccessGateTestDummy $dummy)
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public function delete($user, AccessGateTestDummy $dummy)
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+}
+
+class AccessGateTestCustomResource
+{
+    public function foo($user)
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public function bar($user)
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+}