diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/ManagesFrequencies.php b/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/ManagesFrequencies.php
index b80f6d9a1655..de684cfdbdf3 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/ManagesFrequencies.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/ManagesFrequencies.php
@@ -273,6 +273,22 @@ public function monthlyOn($day = 1, $time = '0:0')
         return $this->spliceIntoPosition(3, $day);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Schedule the event to run twice monthly.
+     *
+     * @param  int  $first
+     * @param  int  $second
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function twiceMonthly($first = 1, $second = 16)
+    {
+        $days = $first.','.$second;
+
+        return $this->spliceIntoPosition(1, 0)
+            ->spliceIntoPosition(2, 0)
+            ->spliceIntoPosition(3, $days);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Schedule the event to run quarterly.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Console/Scheduling/FrequencyTest.php b/tests/Console/Scheduling/FrequencyTest.php
index 2a0fccb648d2..efaaf2ca659c 100644
--- a/tests/Console/Scheduling/FrequencyTest.php
+++ b/tests/Console/Scheduling/FrequencyTest.php
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ public function testMonthlyOn()
         $this->assertEquals('0 15 4 * * *', $this->event->monthlyOn(4, '15:00')->getExpression());
     }
 
+    public function testTwiceMonthly()
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals('0 0 1,16 * * *', $this->event->twiceMonthly(1, 16)->getExpression());
+    }
+
     public function testMonthlyOnWithMinutes()
     {
         $this->assertEquals('15 15 4 * * *', $this->event->monthlyOn(4, '15:15')->getExpression());