diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Contracts/Routing/Registrar.php b/src/Illuminate/Contracts/Routing/Registrar.php
index bf1c50a00927..dba7290a9d31 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Contracts/Routing/Registrar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Contracts/Routing/Registrar.php
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public function match($methods, $uri, $action);
      * @param  string  $name
      * @param  string  $controller
      * @param  array   $options
-     * @return void
+     * @return \Illuminate\Routing\PendingResourceRegistration
      */
     public function resource($name, $controller, array $options = []);
 
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Routing/PendingResourceRegistration.php b/src/Illuminate/Routing/PendingResourceRegistration.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b1f91b78a671
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Routing/PendingResourceRegistration.php
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Routing;
+
+class PendingResourceRegistration
+{
+    /**
+     * The resource registrar.
+     *
+     * @var \Illuminate\Routing\ResourceRegistrar
+     */
+    protected $registrar;
+
+    /**
+     * The resource information.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $resource;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new pending resource registration instance.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Routing\ResourceRegistrar  $registrar
+     * @param  array  $resource
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct(ResourceRegistrar $registrar, array $resource)
+    {
+        $this->registrar = $registrar;
+        $this->resource = $resource;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Route a resource to a controller.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function register()
+    {
+        $this->registrar->register(
+            $this->resource['name'],
+            $this->resource['controller'],
+            $this->resource['options']
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the methods the controller should apply to.
+     *
+     * @param  array|string|dynamic  $methods
+     */
+    public function only($methods)
+    {
+        $this->resource['options']['only'] = is_array($methods) ? $methods : func_get_args();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the methods the controller should exclude.
+     *
+     * @param  array|string|dynamic  $methods
+     */
+    public function except($methods)
+    {
+        $this->resource['options']['except'] = is_array($methods) ? $methods : func_get_args();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Routing/ResourceRegistrar.php b/src/Illuminate/Routing/ResourceRegistrar.php
index 5209e9e9279a..27b7c4083900 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Routing/ResourceRegistrar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Routing/ResourceRegistrar.php
@@ -62,6 +62,21 @@ public function __construct(Router $router)
         $this->router = $router;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create a pending resource registration.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $name
+     * @param  string  $controller
+     * @param  array   $options
+     * @return \Illuminate\Routing\PendingResourceRegistration
+     */
+    public function registration($name, $controller, array $options = [])
+    {
+        return new PendingResourceRegistration(
+            $this, compact('name', 'controller', 'options')
+        );
+    }
+
     /**
      * Route a resource to a controller.
      *
@@ -113,7 +128,7 @@ protected function prefixedResource($name, $controller, array $options)
         // are supported in the framework, but we need to know what name to use for a
         // place-holder on the route parameters, which should be the base resources.
         $callback = function ($me) use ($name, $controller, $options) {
-            $me->resource($name, $controller, $options);
+            $me->resource($name, $controller, $options)->register();
         };
 
         return $this->router->group(compact('prefix'), $callback);
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Routing/RouteRegistrar.php b/src/Illuminate/Routing/RouteRegistrar.php
index 113045dae1e2..52bb65fa3579 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Routing/RouteRegistrar.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Routing/RouteRegistrar.php
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ public function attribute($key, $value)
      * @param  string  $name
      * @param  string  $controller
      * @param  array  $options
-     * @return void
+     * @return \Illuminate\Routing\PendingResourceRegistration
      */
     public function resource($name, $controller, array $options = [])
     {
-        $this->router->resource($name, $controller, $this->attributes + $options);
+        return $this->router->resource($name, $controller, $this->attributes + $options);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php b/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php
index f70b3611beb4..5497aa89c3f9 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ class Router implements RegistrarContract, BindingRegistrar
      */
     protected $patterns = [];
 
+    /**
+     * The resources not yet registered.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $pendingResources = [];
+
     /**
      * The route group attribute stack.
      *
@@ -240,7 +247,7 @@ public function resources(array $resources)
      * @param  string  $name
      * @param  string  $controller
      * @param  array  $options
-     * @return void
+     * @return \Illuminate\Routing\PendingResourceRegistration
      */
     public function resource($name, $controller, array $options = [])
     {
@@ -250,7 +257,7 @@ public function resource($name, $controller, array $options = [])
             $registrar = new ResourceRegistrar($this);
         }
 
-        $registrar->register($name, $controller, $options);
+        return $this->pendingResources[] = $registrar->registration($name, $controller, $options);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -530,7 +537,7 @@ public function dispatchToRoute(Request $request)
      */
     protected function findRoute($request)
     {
-        $this->current = $route = $this->routes->match($request);
+        $this->current = $route = $this->getRoutes()->match($request);
 
         $this->container->instance(Route::class, $route);
 
@@ -903,7 +910,7 @@ public function current()
      */
     public function has($name)
     {
-        return $this->routes->hasNamedRoute($name);
+        return $this->getRoutes()->hasNamedRoute($name);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1049,9 +1056,25 @@ public function resourceVerbs(array $verbs = [])
      */
     public function getRoutes()
     {
+        $this->registerPendingResources();
+
         return $this->routes;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Register all pending resources.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function registerPendingResources()
+    {
+        foreach ($this->pendingResources as $key => $resource) {
+            $resource->register();
+        }
+
+        $this->pendingResources = [];
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set the route collection instance.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Routing/RouteRegistrarTest.php b/tests/Routing/RouteRegistrarTest.php
index 187b4f04beab..9cb61af09739 100644
--- a/tests/Routing/RouteRegistrarTest.php
+++ b/tests/Routing/RouteRegistrarTest.php
@@ -187,6 +187,44 @@ public function testCanRegisterResource()
         $this->seeMiddleware('resource-middleware');
     }
 
+    public function testCanLimitMethodsOnRegisteredResource()
+    {
+        $this->router->resource('users', 'Illuminate\Tests\Routing\RouteRegistrarControllerStub')
+                     ->only('index', 'show', 'destroy');
+
+        $this->assertCount(3, $this->router->getRoutes());
+
+        $this->assertTrue($this->router->getRoutes()->hasNamedRoute('users.index'));
+        $this->assertTrue($this->router->getRoutes()->hasNamedRoute('users.show'));
+        $this->assertTrue($this->router->getRoutes()->hasNamedRoute('users.destroy'));
+    }
+
+    public function testCanExcludeMethodsOnRegisteredResource()
+    {
+        $this->router->resource('users', 'Illuminate\Tests\Routing\RouteRegistrarControllerStub')
+                     ->except(['index', 'create', 'store', 'show', 'edit']);
+
+        $this->assertCount(2, $this->router->getRoutes());
+
+        $this->assertTrue($this->router->getRoutes()->hasNamedRoute('users.update'));
+        $this->assertTrue($this->router->getRoutes()->hasNamedRoute('users.destroy'));
+    }
+
+    public function testCanNotLimitMethodsAfterRegistered()
+    {
+        $resource = $this->router->resource('users', 'Illuminate\Tests\Routing\RouteRegistrarControllerStub');
+
+        $this->router->getRoutes();
+
+        // pending resources have now been registered and
+        // can not be limited to specific methods anymore
+
+        $resource->only('index', 'show');
+        $resource->except('index', 'show');
+
+        $this->assertCount(7, $this->router->getRoutes());
+    }
+
     public function testCanSetRouteName()
     {
         $this->router->as('users.index')->get('users', function () {