diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/PendingCommand.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/PendingCommand.php
index dd54e6f9780e..cc3a8181ef4b 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/PendingCommand.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/PendingCommand.php
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ class PendingCommand
      */
     protected $expectedExitCode;
 
+    /**
+     * Determine if command was called.
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    private $isCalled = false;
+
     /**
      * Create a new pending console command run.
      *
@@ -104,6 +111,18 @@ public function assertExitCode($exitCode)
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Call the given command immediately.
+     *
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function callNow()
+    {
+        $this->isCalled = true;
+
+        return $this->app[Kernel::class]->call($this->command, $this->parameters);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Mock the application's console output.
      *
@@ -165,10 +184,14 @@ private function createABufferedOutputMock()
      */
     public function __destruct()
     {
+        if ($this->isCalled) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         $this->mockConsoleOutput();
 
         try {
-            $exitCode = $this->app[Kernel::class]->call($this->command, $this->parameters);
+            $exitCode = $this->callNow();
         } catch (NoMatchingExpectationException $e) {
             if ($e->getMethodName() == 'askQuestion') {
                 $this->test->fail('Unexpected question "'.$e->getActualArguments()[0]->getQuestion().'" was asked.');
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Console/ConsoleApplicationTest.php b/tests/Integration/Console/ConsoleApplicationTest.php
index b5424ed960ab..ddcba2e8c2e3 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/Console/ConsoleApplicationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/Console/ConsoleApplicationTest.php
@@ -28,6 +28,28 @@ public function test_artisan_call_using_command_class()
             'id' => 1,
         ])->assertExitCode(0);
     }
+
+    public function test_artisan_call_now()
+    {
+        $outputWithoutMock = $this->artisan('foo:bar', [
+            'id' => 1,
+        ])->callNow();
+
+        $this->assertSame(0, $outputWithoutMock);
+    }
+
+    public function test_artisan_with_mock_call_after_call_now()
+    {
+        $outputWithoutMock = $this->artisan('foo:bar', [
+            'id' => 1,
+        ])->callNow();
+        $outputWithMock = $this->artisan('foo:bar', [
+            'id' => 1,
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertSame(0, $outputWithoutMock);
+        $outputWithMock->assertExitCode(0);
+    }
 }
 
 class FooCommandStub extends Command