diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php
index 8b3d1eead26a..210526a35cd7 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class Application extends Container implements ApplicationContract, CachesConfig
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    const VERSION = '10.8.0';
+    const VERSION = '10.9.0';
 
     /**
      * The base path for the Laravel installation.
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/FormRequest.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/FormRequest.php
index 30412b6430f5..2a88d9c5c4a4 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/FormRequest.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Http/FormRequest.php
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ protected function getValidatorInstance()
      */
     protected function createDefaultValidator(ValidationFactory $factory)
     {
-        $rules = $this->container->call([$this, 'rules']);
+        $rules = method_exists($this, 'rules') ? $this->container->call([$this, 'rules']) : [];
 
         $validator = $factory->make(
             $this->validationData(), $rules,
diff --git a/tests/Foundation/FoundationFormRequestTest.php b/tests/Foundation/FoundationFormRequestTest.php
index c1fa2f498b76..c2d7922a5518 100644
--- a/tests/Foundation/FoundationFormRequestTest.php
+++ b/tests/Foundation/FoundationFormRequestTest.php
@@ -204,6 +204,15 @@ public function after(InjectedDependency $dep)
         ], $messages);
     }
 
+    public function testRequestCanPassWithoutRulesMethod()
+    {
+        $request = $this->createRequest([], FoundationTestFormRequestWithoutRulesMethod::class);
+
+        $request->validateResolved();
+
+        $this->assertEquals([], $request->all());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Catch the given exception thrown from the executor, and return it.
      *
@@ -465,3 +474,11 @@ public function __construct(public $value)
         //
     }
 }
+
+class FoundationTestFormRequestWithoutRulesMethod extends FormRequest
+{
+    public function authorize()
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+}