diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Http/Concerns/InteractsWithInput.php b/src/Illuminate/Http/Concerns/InteractsWithInput.php
index 66cb4a3afe1d..08a860b5f921 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Http/Concerns/InteractsWithInput.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Http/Concerns/InteractsWithInput.php
@@ -150,6 +150,19 @@ public function anyFilled($keys)
         return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Determine if the request is missing a given input item key.
+     *
+     * @param  string|array  $key
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function missing($key)
+    {
+        $keys = is_array($key) ? $key : func_get_args();
+
+        return ! $this->has($keys);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Determine if the given input key is an empty string for "has".
      *
diff --git a/tests/Http/HttpRequestTest.php b/tests/Http/HttpRequestTest.php
index f3656c33b263..d91518592f66 100644
--- a/tests/Http/HttpRequestTest.php
+++ b/tests/Http/HttpRequestTest.php
@@ -300,6 +300,31 @@ public function testHasMethod()
         $this->assertTrue($request->has('foo.baz'));
     }
 
+    public function testMissingMethod()
+    {
+        $request = Request::create('/', 'GET', ['name' => 'Taylor', 'age' => '', 'city' => null]);
+        $this->assertFalse($request->missing('name'));
+        $this->assertFalse($request->missing('age'));
+        $this->assertFalse($request->missing('city'));
+        $this->assertTrue($request->missing('foo'));
+        $this->assertTrue($request->missing('name', 'email'));
+
+        $request = Request::create('/', 'GET', ['name' => 'Taylor', 'email' => 'foo']);
+        $this->assertFalse($request->missing('name'));
+        $this->assertFalse($request->missing('name', 'email'));
+
+        $request = Request::create('/', 'GET', ['foo' => ['bar', 'bar']]);
+        $this->assertFalse($request->missing('foo'));
+
+        $request = Request::create('/', 'GET', ['foo' => '', 'bar' => null]);
+        $this->assertFalse($request->missing('foo'));
+        $this->assertFalse($request->missing('bar'));
+
+        $request = Request::create('/', 'GET', ['foo' => ['bar' => null, 'baz' => '']]);
+        $this->assertFalse($request->missing('foo.bar'));
+        $this->assertFalse($request->missing('foo.baz'));
+    }
+
     public function testHasAnyMethod()
     {
         $request = Request::create('/', 'GET', ['name' => 'Taylor', 'age' => '', 'city' => null]);