diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php
index 5e86bd0acff5..836c2cc9fdbb 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ public function joinLateral($query, string $as, string $type = 'inner'): static
 
         $this->addBinding($bindings, 'join');
 
-        $this->joins[] = $this->newJoinClause($this, $type, new Expression($expression), true);
+        $this->joins[] = $this->newJoinLateralClause($this, $type, new Expression($expression));
 
         return $this;
     }
@@ -751,12 +751,24 @@ public function crossJoinSub($query, $as)
      * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder  $parentQuery
      * @param  string  $type
      * @param  string  $table
-     * @param  bool  $lateral
      * @return \Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinClause
      */
-    protected function newJoinClause(self $parentQuery, $type, $table, $lateral = false)
+    protected function newJoinClause(self $parentQuery, $type, $table)
     {
-        return new JoinClause($parentQuery, $type, $table, $lateral);
+        return new JoinClause($parentQuery, $type, $table);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get a new join lateral clause.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder  $parentQuery
+     * @param  string  $type
+     * @param  string  $table
+     * @return \Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinLateralClause
+     */
+    protected function newJoinLateralClause(self $parentQuery, $type, $table)
+    {
+        return new JoinLateralClause($parentQuery, $type, $table);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/Grammar.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/Grammar.php
index e9a7fc8267a6..b8eed21e69fd 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/Grammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/Grammar.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Database\Grammar as BaseGrammar;
 use Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder;
 use Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinClause;
+use Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinLateralClause;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use RuntimeException;
 
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ protected function compileJoins(Builder $query, $joins)
 
             $tableAndNestedJoins = is_null($join->joins) ? $table : '('.$table.$nestedJoins.')';
 
-            if ($join->lateral) {
+            if ($join instanceof JoinLateralClause) {
                 return $this->compileJoinLateral($join, $tableAndNestedJoins);
             }
 
@@ -193,13 +194,13 @@ protected function compileJoins(Builder $query, $joins)
     /**
      * Compile a "lateral join" clause.
      *
-     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinClause  $join
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinLateralClause  $join
      * @param  string  $expression
      * @return string
      *
      * @throws \RuntimeException
      */
-    public function compileJoinLateral(JoinClause $join, string $expression): string
+    public function compileJoinLateral(JoinLateralClause $join, string $expression): string
     {
         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 da9941debfc7..3cf6350f2cd4 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/MySqlGrammar.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 namespace Illuminate\Database\Query\Grammars;
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder;
-use Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinClause;
+use Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinLateralClause;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
 class MySqlGrammar extends Grammar
@@ -237,11 +237,11 @@ protected function compileUpdateColumns(Builder $query, array $values)
     /**
      * Compile a "lateral join" clause.
      *
-     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinClause  $join
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinLateralClause  $join
      * @param  string  $expression
      * @return string
      */
-    public function compileJoinLateral(JoinClause $join, string $expression): string
+    public function compileJoinLateral(JoinLateralClause $join, string $expression): string
     {
         return trim("{$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 8fa5d9952f63..ca1639ade402 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/PostgresGrammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/PostgresGrammar.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 namespace Illuminate\Database\Query\Grammars;
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder;
-use Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinClause;
+use Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinLateralClause;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
@@ -389,11 +389,11 @@ protected function compileUpdateColumns(Builder $query, array $values)
     /**
      * Compile a "lateral join" clause.
      *
-     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinClause  $join
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinLateralClause  $join
      * @param  string  $expression
      * @return string
      */
-    public function compileJoinLateral(JoinClause $join, string $expression): string
+    public function compileJoinLateral(JoinLateralClause $join, string $expression): string
     {
         return trim("{$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 6fb32440c568..4a40dc49cbd1 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/SqlServerGrammar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Grammars/SqlServerGrammar.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 namespace Illuminate\Database\Query\Grammars;
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder;
-use Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinClause;
+use Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinLateralClause;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
@@ -390,11 +390,11 @@ protected function compileUpdateWithJoins(Builder $query, $table, $columns, $whe
     /**
      * Compile a "lateral join" clause.
      *
-     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinClause  $join
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinLateralClause  $join
      * @param  string  $expression
      * @return string
      */
-    public function compileJoinLateral(JoinClause $join, string $expression): string
+    public function compileJoinLateral(JoinLateralClause $join, string $expression): string
     {
         $type = $join->type == 'left' ? 'outer' : 'cross';
 
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/JoinClause.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/JoinClause.php
index 2614bab0e900..aef1c9aa547d 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/JoinClause.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/JoinClause.php
@@ -20,13 +20,6 @@ class JoinClause extends Builder
      */
     public $table;
 
-    /**
-     * Indicates if the join is a "lateral" join.
-     *
-     * @var bool
-     */
-    public $lateral;
-
     /**
      * The connection of the parent query builder.
      *
@@ -61,14 +54,12 @@ class JoinClause extends Builder
      * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder  $parentQuery
      * @param  string  $type
      * @param  string  $table
-     * @param  bool  $lateral
      * @return void
      */
-    public function __construct(Builder $parentQuery, $type, $table, $lateral = false)
+    public function __construct(Builder $parentQuery, $type, $table)
     {
         $this->type = $type;
         $this->table = $table;
-        $this->lateral = $lateral;
         $this->parentClass = get_class($parentQuery);
         $this->parentGrammar = $parentQuery->getGrammar();
         $this->parentProcessor = $parentQuery->getProcessor();
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/JoinLateralClause.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/JoinLateralClause.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1be31d29626a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/JoinLateralClause.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Database\Query;
+
+class JoinLateralClause extends JoinClause
+{
+    //
+}