diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Routing/Console/ControllerMakeCommand.php b/src/Illuminate/Routing/Console/ControllerMakeCommand.php
index ac1d98de2b6f..d9d7f6ce2227 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Routing/Console/ControllerMakeCommand.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Routing/Console/ControllerMakeCommand.php
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ protected function buildClass($name)
         if ($this->option('model')) {
             $modelClass = $this->parseModel($this->option('model'));
 
+            if (! class_exists($modelClass)) {
+                if ($this->confirm("The model $modelClass does not exist. Do you want to generate it?")) {
+                    $this->call('make:model', ['name' => $modelClass]);
+                }
+            }
+
             $replace = [
                 'DummyFullModelClass' => $modelClass,
                 'DummyModelClass' => class_basename($modelClass),