diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php
index ca84d06cdbc1..c66a9c2b57eb 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php
@@ -266,6 +266,19 @@ public function where($column, $operator = null, $value = null, $boolean = 'and'
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Add a basic "where not" clause to the query.
+     *
+     * @param  \Closure|string|array|\Illuminate\Database\Query\Expression  $column
+     * @param  mixed  $operator
+     * @param  mixed  $value
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function whereNot($column, $operator = null, $value = null)
+    {
+        return $this->where($column, $operator, $value, 'and not');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Add a basic where clause to the query, and return the first result.
      *
@@ -297,6 +310,19 @@ public function orWhere($column, $operator = null, $value = null)
         return $this->where($column, $operator, $value, 'or');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Add an "or where not" clause to the query.
+     *
+     * @param  \Closure|array|string|\Illuminate\Database\Query\Expression  $column
+     * @param  mixed  $operator
+     * @param  mixed  $value
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function orWhereNot($column, $operator = null, $value = null)
+    {
+        return $this->where($column, $operator, $value, 'or not');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Add an "order by" clause for a timestamp to the query.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php
index 710d0a3a568c..282f6aa85fc0 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php
@@ -758,6 +758,19 @@ public function where($column, $operator = null, $value = null, $boolean = 'and'
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Add a basic "where not" clause to the query.
+     *
+     * @param  \Closure|string|array  $column
+     * @param  mixed  $operator
+     * @param  mixed  $value
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function whereNot($column, $operator = null, $value = null)
+    {
+        return $this->where($column, $operator, $value, 'and not');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Add an array of where clauses to the query.
      *
@@ -844,6 +857,19 @@ public function orWhere($column, $operator = null, $value = null)
         return $this->where($column, $operator, $value, 'or');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Add an "or where not" clause to the query.
+     *
+     * @param  \Closure|string|array  $column
+     * @param  mixed  $operator
+     * @param  mixed  $value
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function orWhereNot($column, $operator = null, $value = null)
+    {
+        return $this->where($column, $operator, $value, 'or not');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Add a "where" clause comparing two columns to the query.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentBuilderTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentBuilderTest.php
index 6e0a59148954..d7e77a936f07 100755
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentBuilderTest.php
@@ -752,6 +752,24 @@ public function testSimpleWhere()
         $this->assertEquals($result, $builder);
     }
 
+    public function testSimpleWhereNot()
+    {
+        $model = new EloquentBuilderTestStub();
+        $this->mockConnectionForModel($model, 'SQLite');
+        $query = $model->newQuery()->whereNot('name', 'foo')->whereNot('name', '<>', 'bar');
+        $this->assertEquals('select * from "table" where not "name" = ? and not "name" <> ?', $query->toSql());
+        $this->assertEquals(['foo', 'bar'], $query->getBindings());
+    }
+
+    public function testSimpleOrWhereNot()
+    {
+        $model = new EloquentBuilderTestStub();
+        $this->mockConnectionForModel($model, 'SQLite');
+        $query = $model->newQuery()->orWhereNot('name', 'foo')->orWhereNot('name', '<>', 'bar');
+        $this->assertEquals('select * from "table" where not "name" = ? or not "name" <> ?', $query->toSql());
+        $this->assertEquals(['foo', 'bar'], $query->getBindings());
+    }
+
     public function testPostgresOperatorsWhere()
     {
         $builder = $this->getBuilder();
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php
index 55b02d9b5ae8..541998de8a1c 100755
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseQueryBuilderTest.php
@@ -298,6 +298,14 @@ public function testBasicWheres()
         $this->assertEquals([0 => 1], $builder->getBindings());
     }
 
+    public function testBasicWhereNot()
+    {
+        $builder = $this->getBuilder();
+        $builder->select('*')->from('users')->whereNot('name', 'foo')->whereNot('name', '<>', 'bar');
+        $this->assertSame('select * from "users" where not "name" = ? and not "name" <> ?', $builder->toSql());
+        $this->assertEquals(['foo', 'bar'], $builder->getBindings());
+    }
+
     public function testWheresWithArrayValue()
     {
         $builder = $this->getBuilder();
@@ -701,6 +709,14 @@ public function testBasicOrWheres()
         $this->assertEquals([0 => 1, 1 => 'foo'], $builder->getBindings());
     }
 
+    public function testBasicOrWhereNot()
+    {
+        $builder = $this->getBuilder();
+        $builder->select('*')->from('users')->orWhereNot('name', 'foo')->orWhereNot('name', '<>', 'bar');
+        $this->assertSame('select * from "users" where not "name" = ? or not "name" <> ?', $builder->toSql());
+        $this->assertEquals(['foo', 'bar'], $builder->getBindings());
+    }
+
     public function testRawWheres()
     {
         $builder = $this->getBuilder();