diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Concerns/HasEvents.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Concerns/HasEvents.php
index 14d7a5eefaa2..009d9d8d63d4 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Concerns/HasEvents.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Concerns/HasEvents.php
@@ -25,21 +25,38 @@ trait HasEvents
     protected $observables = [];
 
     /**
-     * Register an observer with the Model.
+     * Register observers with the Model.
      *
-     * @param  object|string  $class
+     * @param  object|string|array  $classes
      * @return void
      */
-    public static function observe($class)
+    public static function observe($classes)
     {
         $instance = new static;
 
+        if (! is_array($classes)) {
+            $classes = [$classes];
+        }
+
+        foreach ($classes as $class) {
+            $instance->registerObserver($class);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Registers a single observer with the Model.
+     *
+     * @param  object|string $class
+     * @return void
+     */
+    private function registerObserver($class)
+    {
         $className = is_string($class) ? $class : get_class($class);
 
         // When registering a model observer, we will spin through the possible events
         // and determine if this observer has that method. If it does, we will hook
         // it into the model's event system, making it convenient to watch these.
-        foreach ($instance->getObservableEvents() as $event) {
+        foreach ($this->getObservableEvents() as $event) {
             if (method_exists($class, $event)) {
                 static::registerModelEvent($event, $className.'@'.$event);
             }
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentModelTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentModelTest.php
index 28d1fb7a813b..b16d74df08f2 100755
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentModelTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentModelTest.php
@@ -1271,6 +1271,35 @@ public function testModelObserversCanBeAttachedToModelsWithString()
         EloquentModelStub::flushEventListeners();
     }
 
+    public function testModelObserversCanBeAttachedToModelsThroughAnArray()
+    {
+        EloquentModelStub::setEventDispatcher($events = m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Events\Dispatcher'));
+        $events->shouldReceive('listen')->once()->with('eloquent.creating: Illuminate\Tests\Database\EloquentModelStub', 'Illuminate\Tests\Database\EloquentTestObserverStub@creating');
+        $events->shouldReceive('listen')->once()->with('eloquent.saved: Illuminate\Tests\Database\EloquentModelStub', 'Illuminate\Tests\Database\EloquentTestObserverStub@saved');
+        $events->shouldReceive('forget');
+        EloquentModelStub::observe(['Illuminate\Tests\Database\EloquentTestObserverStub']);
+        EloquentModelStub::flushEventListeners();
+    }
+
+    public function testModelObserversCanBeAttachedToModelsThroughCallingObserveMethodOnlyOnce()
+    {
+        EloquentModelStub::setEventDispatcher($events = m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Events\Dispatcher'));
+        $events->shouldReceive('listen')->once()->with('eloquent.creating: Illuminate\Tests\Database\EloquentModelStub', 'Illuminate\Tests\Database\EloquentTestObserverStub@creating');
+        $events->shouldReceive('listen')->once()->with('eloquent.saved: Illuminate\Tests\Database\EloquentModelStub', 'Illuminate\Tests\Database\EloquentTestObserverStub@saved');
+
+        $events->shouldReceive('listen')->once()->with('eloquent.creating: Illuminate\Tests\Database\EloquentModelStub', 'Illuminate\Tests\Database\EloquentTestAnotherObserverStub@creating');
+        $events->shouldReceive('listen')->once()->with('eloquent.saved: Illuminate\Tests\Database\EloquentModelStub', 'Illuminate\Tests\Database\EloquentTestAnotherObserverStub@saved');
+
+        $events->shouldReceive('forget');
+
+        EloquentModelStub::observe([
+            'Illuminate\Tests\Database\EloquentTestObserverStub',
+            'Illuminate\Tests\Database\EloquentTestAnotherObserverStub',
+        ]);
+
+        EloquentModelStub::flushEventListeners();
+    }
+
     public function testSetObservableEvents()
     {
         $class = new EloquentModelStub;
@@ -1719,6 +1748,17 @@ public function saved()
     }
 }
 
+class EloquentTestAnotherObserverStub
+{
+    public function creating()
+    {
+    }
+
+    public function saved()
+    {
+    }
+}
+
 class EloquentModelStub extends Model
 {
     public $connection;