diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/Grammar.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/Grammar.php
index 87cd5346a674..3768942e6b77 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/Grammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/Grammar.php
@@ -176,16 +176,16 @@ protected function compileFrom(Builder $query, $table)
     protected function compileJoins(Builder $query, $joins)
     {
         return collect($joins)->map(function ($join) use ($query) {
-            if ($join->lateral) {
-                return $this->joinLateral($query, $join);
-            }
-
             $table = $this->wrapTable($join->table);
 
             $nestedJoins = is_null($join->joins) ? '' : ' '.$this->compileJoins($query, $join->joins);
 
             $tableAndNestedJoins = is_null($join->joins) ? $table : '('.$table.$nestedJoins.')';
 
+            if ($join->lateral) {
+                return $this->joinLateral($join, $tableAndNestedJoins);
+            }
+
             return trim("{$join->type} join {$tableAndNestedJoins} {$this->compileWheres($join)}");
         })->implode(' ');
     }
@@ -193,13 +193,13 @@ protected function compileJoins(Builder $query, $joins)
     /**
      * Compile a "lateral join" clause.
      *
-     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder  $query
      * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinClause  $join
+     * @param  string  $expression
      * @return string
      *
      * @throws \RuntimeException
      */
-    public function joinLateral(Builder $query, JoinClause $join)
+    public function joinLateral(JoinClause $join, string $expression)
     {
         throw new RuntimeException('This database engine does not support lateral joins.');
     }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php
index c0af431dfa50..745ece3e4bd4 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php
@@ -237,19 +237,13 @@ protected function compileUpdateColumns(Builder $query, array $values)
     /**
      * Compile a "lateral join" clause.
      *
-     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder  $query
      * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinClause  $join
+     * @param  string  $expression
      * @return string
      */
-    public function joinLateral(Builder $query, JoinClause $join)
+    public function joinLateral(JoinClause $join, string $expression)
     {
-        $table = $this->wrapTable($join->table);
-
-        $nestedJoins = is_null($join->joins) ? '' : ' '.$this->compileJoins($query, $join->joins);
-
-        $tableAndNestedJoins = is_null($join->joins) ? $table : '('.$table.$nestedJoins.')';
-
-        return trim("{$join->type} join lateral {$tableAndNestedJoins} on true");
+        return trim("{$join->type} join lateral {$expression} on true");
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/PostgresGrammar.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/PostgresGrammar.php
index 83e350e538f9..1e1308ed6831 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/PostgresGrammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/PostgresGrammar.php
@@ -389,19 +389,13 @@ protected function compileUpdateColumns(Builder $query, array $values)
     /**
      * Compile a "lateral join" clause.
      *
-     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder  $query
      * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinClause  $join
+     * @param  string  $expression
      * @return string
      */
-    public function joinLateral(Builder $query, JoinClause $join)
+    public function joinLateral(JoinClause $join, string $expression)
     {
-        $table = $this->wrapTable($join->table);
-
-        $nestedJoins = is_null($join->joins) ? '' : ' '.$this->compileJoins($query, $join->joins);
-
-        $tableAndNestedJoins = is_null($join->joins) ? $table : '('.$table.$nestedJoins.')';
-
-        return trim("{$join->type} join lateral {$tableAndNestedJoins} on true");
+        return trim("{$join->type} join lateral {$expression} on true");
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/SqlServerGrammar.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/SqlServerGrammar.php
index 7f936453f20d..9ead6d18b99f 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/SqlServerGrammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/SqlServerGrammar.php
@@ -390,21 +390,15 @@ protected function compileUpdateWithJoins(Builder $query, $table, $columns, $whe
     /**
      * Compile a "lateral join" clause.
      *
-     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder  $query
      * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinClause  $join
+     * @param  string  $expression
      * @return string
      */
-    public function joinLateral(Builder $query, JoinClause $join)
+    public function joinLateral(JoinClause $join, string $expression)
     {
-        $table = $this->wrapTable($join->table);
-
-        $nestedJoins = is_null($join->joins) ? '' : ' '.$this->compileJoins($query, $join->joins);
-
-        $tableAndNestedJoins = is_null($join->joins) ? $table : '('.$table.$nestedJoins.')';
-
         $type = $join->type == 'left' ? 'outer' : 'cross';
 
-        return trim("{$type} apply {$tableAndNestedJoins}");
+        return trim("{$type} apply {$expression}");
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php
index cf0c8389b09b..9f63a3e1f94a 100755
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php
@@ -2526,6 +2526,117 @@ public function testRightJoinSub()
         $builder->from('users')->rightJoinSub(['foo'], 'sub', 'users.id', '=', 'sub.id');
     }
 
+    public function testJoinLateral()
+    {
+        $builder = $this->getMySqlBuilder();
+        $builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+        $builder->from('users')->joinLateral('select * from `contacts` where `contracts`.`user_id` = `users`.`id`', 'sub');
+        $this->assertSame('select * from `users` inner join lateral (select * from `contacts` where `contracts`.`user_id` = `users`.`id`) as `sub` on true', $builder->toSql());
+
+        $builder = $this->getMySqlBuilder();
+        $builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+        $builder->from('users')->joinLateral(function ($q) {
+            $q->from('contacts')->whereColumn('contracts.user_id', 'users.id');
+        }, 'sub');
+        $this->assertSame('select * from `users` inner join lateral (select * from `contacts` where `contracts`.`user_id` = `users`.`id`) as `sub` on true', $builder->toSql());
+
+        $builder = $this->getMySqlBuilder();
+        $builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+        $sub = $this->getMySqlBuilder();
+        $sub->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+        $eloquentBuilder = new EloquentBuilder($sub->from('contacts')->whereColumn('contracts.user_id', 'users.id'));
+        $builder->from('users')->joinLateral($eloquentBuilder, 'sub');
+        $this->assertSame('select * from `users` inner join lateral (select * from `contacts` where `contracts`.`user_id` = `users`.`id`) as `sub` on true', $builder->toSql());
+
+        $sub1 = $this->getMySqlBuilder();
+        $sub1->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+        $sub1 = $sub1->from('contacts')->whereColumn('contracts.user_id', 'users.id')->where('name', 'foo');
+
+        $sub2 = $this->getMySqlBuilder();
+        $sub2->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+        $sub2 = $sub2->from('contacts')->whereColumn('contracts.user_id', 'users.id')->where('name', 'bar');
+
+        $builder = $this->getMySqlBuilder();
+        $builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+        $builder->from('users')->joinLateral($sub1, 'sub1')->joinLateral($sub2, 'sub2');
+
+        $expected = 'select * from `users` ';
+        $expected .= 'inner join lateral (select * from `contacts` where `contracts`.`user_id` = `users`.`id` and `name` = ?) as `sub1` on true ';
+        $expected .= 'inner join lateral (select * from `contacts` where `contracts`.`user_id` = `users`.`id` and `name` = ?) as `sub2` on true';
+
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $builder->toSql());
+        $this->assertEquals(['foo', 'bar'], $builder->getRawBindings()['join']);
+
+        $this->expectException(InvalidArgumentException::class);
+        $builder = $this->getMySqlBuilder();
+        $builder->from('users')->joinLateral(['foo'], 'sub');
+    }
+
+    public function testJoinLateralSQLite()
+    {
+        $this->expectException(RuntimeException::class);
+        $builder = $this->getSQLiteBuilder();
+        $builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+        $builder->from('users')->joinLateral(function ($q) {
+            $q->from('contacts')->whereColumn('contracts.user_id', 'users.id');
+        }, 'sub')->toSql();
+    }
+
+    public function testJoinLateralPostgres()
+    {
+        $builder = $this->getPostgresBuilder();
+        $builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+        $builder->from('users')->joinLateral(function ($q) {
+            $q->from('contacts')->whereColumn('contracts.user_id', 'users.id');
+        }, 'sub');
+        $this->assertSame('select * from "users" inner join lateral (select * from "contacts" where "contracts"."user_id" = "users"."id") as "sub" on true', $builder->toSql());
+    }
+
+    public function testJoinLateralSqlServer()
+    {
+        $builder = $this->getSqlServerBuilder();
+        $builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+        $builder->from('users')->joinLateral(function ($q) {
+            $q->from('contacts')->whereColumn('contracts.user_id', 'users.id');
+        }, 'sub');
+        $this->assertSame('select * from [users] cross apply (select * from [contacts] where [contracts].[user_id] = [users].[id]) as [sub]', $builder->toSql());
+    }
+
+    public function testJoinLateralWithPrefix()
+    {
+        $builder = $this->getMySqlBuilder();
+        $builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+        $builder->getGrammar()->setTablePrefix('prefix_');
+        $builder->from('users')->joinLateral('select * from `contacts` where `contracts`.`user_id` = `users`.`id`', 'sub');
+        $this->assertSame('select * from `prefix_users` inner join lateral (select * from `contacts` where `contracts`.`user_id` = `users`.`id`) as `prefix_sub` on true', $builder->toSql());
+    }
+
+    public function testLeftJoinLateral()
+    {
+        $builder = $this->getMySqlBuilder();
+        $builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+
+        $sub = $this->getMySqlBuilder();
+        $sub->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+
+        $builder->from('users')->leftJoinLateral($sub->from('contacts')->whereColumn('contracts.user_id', 'users.id'), 'sub');
+        $this->assertSame('select * from `users` left join lateral (select * from `contacts` where `contracts`.`user_id` = `users`.`id`) as `sub` on true', $builder->toSql());
+
+        $this->expectException(InvalidArgumentException::class);
+        $builder = $this->getBuilder();
+        $builder->from('users')->leftJoinLateral(['foo'], 'sub');
+    }
+
+    public function testLeftJoinLateralSqlServer()
+    {
+        $builder = $this->getSqlServerBuilder();
+        $builder->getConnection()->shouldReceive('getDatabaseName');
+        $builder->from('users')->leftJoinLateral(function ($q) {
+            $q->from('contacts')->whereColumn('contracts.user_id', 'users.id');
+        }, 'sub');
+        $this->assertSame('select * from [users] outer apply (select * from [contacts] where [contracts].[user_id] = [users].[id]) as [sub]', $builder->toSql());
+    }
+
     public function testRawExpressionsInSelect()
     {
         $builder = $this->getBuilder();