diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Support/Str.php b/src/Illuminate/Support/Str.php
index c1cc95f2fbc9..7bd8af8ac3a8 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Support/Str.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Support/Str.php
@@ -1141,6 +1141,24 @@ public static function replaceEnd($search, $replace, $subject)
         return $subject;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Replace the patterns matching the given regular expression.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $pattern
+     * @param  \Closure|string  $replace
+     * @param  array|string  $subject
+     * @param  int  $limit
+     * @return string|string[]|null
+     */
+    public function replaceMatches($pattern, $replace, $subject, $limit = -1)
+    {
+        if ($replace instanceof Closure) {
+            return preg_replace_callback($pattern, $replace, $subject, $limit);
+        }
+
+        return preg_replace($pattern, $replace, $subject, $limit);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Remove any occurrence of the given string in the subject.
      *