diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php b/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php
index 2a8051e9a366..8e01a2bd5f83 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php
@@ -132,6 +132,18 @@ public function __construct(Dispatcher $events, Container $container = null)
         $this->container = $container ?: new Container;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Register a new HEAD route with the router.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $uri
+     * @param  \Closure|array|string|callable|null  $action
+     * @return \Illuminate\Routing\Route
+     */
+    public function head($uri, $action = null)
+    {
+        return $this->addRoute('HEAD', $uri, $action);
+    }    
+
     /**
      * Register a new GET route with the router.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Route.php b/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Route.php
index df1d0cfb92e0..351d831658cc 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Route.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Route.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @method static \Illuminate\Routing\Route get(string $uri, \Closure|array|string|callable|null $action = null)
+ * @method static \Illuminate\Routing\Route head(string $uri, \Closure|array|string|callable|null $action = null)
  * @method static \Illuminate\Routing\Route post(string $uri, \Closure|array|string|callable|null $action = null)
  * @method static \Illuminate\Routing\Route put(string $uri, \Closure|array|string|callable|null $action = null)
  * @method static \Illuminate\Routing\Route delete(string $uri, \Closure|array|string|callable|null $action = null)