diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Support/Collection.php b/src/Illuminate/Support/Collection.php
index 54689cb840c2..526086378ba1 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Support/Collection.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Support/Collection.php
@@ -1659,4 +1659,28 @@ public function __get($key)
 
         return new HigherOrderCollectionProxy($this, $key);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Replaces elements from passed arrays into the collection
+     *
+     * @param  mixed $items
+     * @return static
+     * @see http://php.net/manual/en/function.array-replace-recursive.php
+     */
+    public function replace($items)
+    {
+        return new static(array_replace($this->items, $this->getArrayableItems($items)));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Replaces elements from passed arrays into the collection recursively
+     *
+     * @param  mixed $items
+     * @return static
+     * @see http://php.net/manual/en/function.array-replace-recursive.php
+     */
+    public function replaceRecursively($items)
+    {
+        return new static(array_replace_recursive($this->items, $this->getArrayableItems($items)));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Support/SupportCollectionTest.php b/tests/Support/SupportCollectionTest.php
index 5a40b19ecae9..9613f62c9237 100755
--- a/tests/Support/SupportCollectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Support/SupportCollectionTest.php
@@ -2153,6 +2153,21 @@ public function testUnlessDefault()
 
         $this->assertSame(['michael', 'tom', 'taylor'], $collection->toArray());
     }
+
+    public function testReplace()
+    {
+        $c = new Collection(['foo' => 'x', 'bar' => 'y']);
+        $this->assertEquals(['foo' => 'f', 'bar' => 'y', 'baz' => 'z'], $c->replace(new Collection(['foo' => 'f', 'baz' => 'z']))->all());
+    }
+
+    public function testReplaceCollectionRecursively()
+    {
+        $base = ['citrus' => ["orange"], 'berries' => ["blackberry", "raspberry"],];
+        $replacements = ['citrus' => ['pineapple'], 'berries' => ['blueberry']];
+        $expect = ['citrus' => ['pineapple'], 'berries' => ['blueberry', 'raspberry']];
+        $c = new Collection($base);
+        $this->assertEquals($expect, $c->replaceRecursively(new Collection($replacements))->all());
+    }
 }
 
 class TestSupportCollectionHigherOrderItem