diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Support/helpers.php b/src/Illuminate/Support/helpers.php
index e90d6aa5b72c..5a306fed8b31 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Support/helpers.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Support/helpers.php
@@ -455,6 +455,25 @@ function e($value)
     }
 }
 
+if(! function_exists('be')) {
+    /**
+     * Escape Blade-specific HTML entities in a string.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Support\Htmlable|string  $value
+     * @return string
+     */
+    function be($value)
+    {
+        if ($value instanceof Htmlable) {
+            return $value->toHtml();
+        }
+
+        $value = e($value, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8', false);
+        $value = str_replace("@", "@", $value);
+        return $value;
+    }
+}
+
 if (! function_exists('ends_with')) {
     /**
      * Determine if a given string ends with a given substring.
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/View/Compilers/BladeCompiler.php b/src/Illuminate/View/Compilers/BladeCompiler.php
index bd8eca1e3d76..0909b8f584d0 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/View/Compilers/BladeCompiler.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/View/Compilers/BladeCompiler.php
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class BladeCompiler extends Compiler implements CompilerInterface
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    protected $echoFormat = 'e(%s)';
+    protected $echoFormat = 'be(%s)';
 
     /**
      * Array of footer lines to be added to template.
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ protected function compileEscapedEchos($value)
         $callback = function ($matches) {
             $whitespace = empty($matches[3]) ? '' : $matches[3].$matches[3];
 
-            return $matches[1] ? $matches[0] : '<?php echo e('.$this->compileEchoDefaults($matches[2]).'); ?>'.$whitespace;
+            return $matches[1] ? $matches[0] : '<?php echo be('.$this->compileEchoDefaults($matches[2]).'); ?>'.$whitespace;
         };
 
         return preg_replace_callback($pattern, $callback, $value);
diff --git a/tests/View/ViewBladeCompilerTest.php b/tests/View/ViewBladeCompilerTest.php
index 7164170cb4bc..8f87ca030c64 100644
--- a/tests/View/ViewBladeCompilerTest.php
+++ b/tests/View/ViewBladeCompilerTest.php
@@ -94,52 +94,52 @@ public function testEchosAreCompiled()
         !!}'));
         $this->assertEquals('<?php echo isset($name) ? $name : \'foo\'; ?>', $compiler->compileString('{!! $name or \'foo\' !!}'));
 
-        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo e($name); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{{$name}}}'));
-        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo e($name); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{$name}}'));
-        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo e($name); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{ $name }}'));
-        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo e($name); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{
+        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo be($name); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{{$name}}}'));
+        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo be($name); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{$name}}'));
+        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo be($name); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{ $name }}'));
+        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo be($name); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{
             $name
         }}'));
-        $this->assertEquals("<?php echo e(\$name); ?>\n\n", $compiler->compileString("{{ \$name }}\n"));
-        $this->assertEquals("<?php echo e(\$name); ?>\r\n\r\n", $compiler->compileString("{{ \$name }}\r\n"));
-        $this->assertEquals("<?php echo e(\$name); ?>\n\n", $compiler->compileString("{{ \$name }}\n"));
-        $this->assertEquals("<?php echo e(\$name); ?>\r\n\r\n", $compiler->compileString("{{ \$name }}\r\n"));
-
-        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo e(isset($name) ? $name : "foo"); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{ $name or "foo" }}'));
-        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo e(isset($user->name) ? $user->name : "foo"); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{ $user->name or "foo" }}'));
-        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo e(isset($name) ? $name : "foo"); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{$name or "foo"}}'));
-        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo e(isset($name) ? $name : "foo"); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{
+        $this->assertEquals("<?php echo be(\$name); ?>\n\n", $compiler->compileString("{{ \$name }}\n"));
+        $this->assertEquals("<?php echo be(\$name); ?>\r\n\r\n", $compiler->compileString("{{ \$name }}\r\n"));
+        $this->assertEquals("<?php echo be(\$name); ?>\n\n", $compiler->compileString("{{ \$name }}\n"));
+        $this->assertEquals("<?php echo be(\$name); ?>\r\n\r\n", $compiler->compileString("{{ \$name }}\r\n"));
+
+        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo be(isset($name) ? $name : "foo"); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{ $name or "foo" }}'));
+        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo be(isset($user->name) ? $user->name : "foo"); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{ $user->name or "foo" }}'));
+        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo be(isset($name) ? $name : "foo"); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{$name or "foo"}}'));
+        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo be(isset($name) ? $name : "foo"); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{
             $name or "foo"
         }}'));
 
-        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo e(isset($name) ? $name : \'foo\'); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{ $name or \'foo\' }}'));
-        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo e(isset($name) ? $name : \'foo\'); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{$name or \'foo\'}}'));
-        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo e(isset($name) ? $name : \'foo\'); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{
+        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo be(isset($name) ? $name : \'foo\'); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{ $name or \'foo\' }}'));
+        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo be(isset($name) ? $name : \'foo\'); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{$name or \'foo\'}}'));
+        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo be(isset($name) ? $name : \'foo\'); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{
             $name or \'foo\'
         }}'));
 
-        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo e(isset($age) ? $age : 90); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{ $age or 90 }}'));
-        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo e(isset($age) ? $age : 90); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{$age or 90}}'));
-        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo e(isset($age) ? $age : 90); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{
+        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo be(isset($age) ? $age : 90); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{ $age or 90 }}'));
+        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo be(isset($age) ? $age : 90); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{$age or 90}}'));
+        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo be(isset($age) ? $age : 90); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{
             $age or 90
         }}'));
 
-        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo e("Hello world or foo"); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{ "Hello world or foo" }}'));
-        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo e("Hello world or foo"); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{"Hello world or foo"}}'));
-        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo e($foo + $or + $baz); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{$foo + $or + $baz}}'));
-        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo e("Hello world or foo"); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{
+        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo be("Hello world or foo"); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{ "Hello world or foo" }}'));
+        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo be("Hello world or foo"); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{"Hello world or foo"}}'));
+        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo be($foo + $or + $baz); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{$foo + $or + $baz}}'));
+        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo be("Hello world or foo"); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{
             "Hello world or foo"
         }}'));
 
-        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo e(\'Hello world or foo\'); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{ \'Hello world or foo\' }}'));
-        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo e(\'Hello world or foo\'); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{\'Hello world or foo\'}}'));
-        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo e(\'Hello world or foo\'); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{
+        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo be(\'Hello world or foo\'); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{ \'Hello world or foo\' }}'));
+        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo be(\'Hello world or foo\'); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{\'Hello world or foo\'}}'));
+        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo be(\'Hello world or foo\'); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{
             \'Hello world or foo\'
         }}'));
 
-        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo e(myfunc(\'foo or bar\')); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{ myfunc(\'foo or bar\') }}'));
-        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo e(myfunc("foo or bar")); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{ myfunc("foo or bar") }}'));
-        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo e(myfunc("$name or \'foo\'")); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{ myfunc("$name or \'foo\'") }}'));
+        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo be(myfunc(\'foo or bar\')); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{ myfunc(\'foo or bar\') }}'));
+        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo be(myfunc("foo or bar")); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{ myfunc("foo or bar") }}'));
+        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo be(myfunc("$name or \'foo\'")); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{ myfunc("$name or \'foo\'") }}'));
     }
 
     public function testEscapedWithAtEchosAreCompiled()
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ public function testCustomPhpCodeIsCorrectlyHandled()
     public function testMixingYieldAndEcho()
     {
         $compiler = new BladeCompiler($this->getFiles(), __DIR__);
-        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo $__env->yieldContent(\'title\'); ?> - <?php echo e(Config::get(\'site.title\')); ?>', $compiler->compileString("@yield('title') - {{Config::get('site.title')}}"));
+        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo $__env->yieldContent(\'title\'); ?> - <?php echo be(Config::get(\'site.title\')); ?>', $compiler->compileString("@yield('title') - {{Config::get('site.title')}}"));
     }
 
     public function testCustomExtensionsAreCompiled()
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ public function testRawTagsCanBeSetToLegacyValues()
         $compiler = new BladeCompiler($this->getFiles(), __DIR__);
         $compiler->setEchoFormat('%s');
 
-        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo e($name); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{{ $name }}}'));
+        $this->assertEquals('<?php echo be($name); ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{{ $name }}}'));
         $this->assertEquals('<?php echo $name; ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{ $name }}'));
         $this->assertEquals('<?php echo $name; ?>', $compiler->compileString('{{
             $name
@@ -559,9 +559,9 @@ public function testExpressionsOnTheSameLine()
     public function testExpressionWithinHTML()
     {
         $compiler = new BladeCompiler($this->getFiles(), __DIR__);
-        $this->assertEquals('<html <?php echo e($foo); ?>>', $compiler->compileString('<html {{ $foo }}>'));
-        $this->assertEquals('<html<?php echo e($foo); ?>>', $compiler->compileString('<html{{ $foo }}>'));
-        $this->assertEquals('<html <?php echo e($foo); ?> <?php echo app(\'translator\')->get(\'foo\'); ?>>', $compiler->compileString('<html {{ $foo }} @lang(\'foo\')>'));
+        $this->assertEquals('<html <?php echo be($foo); ?>>', $compiler->compileString('<html {{ $foo }}>'));
+        $this->assertEquals('<html<?php echo be($foo); ?>>', $compiler->compileString('<html{{ $foo }}>'));
+        $this->assertEquals('<html <?php echo be($foo); ?> <?php echo app(\'translator\')->get(\'foo\'); ?>>', $compiler->compileString('<html {{ $foo }} @lang(\'foo\')>'));
     }
 
     protected function getFiles()