diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php
index 89865f308a7f..830f54f860f7 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php
@@ -614,6 +614,20 @@ public function value($column)
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get a single column's value from the first result of a query if it's the sole matching record.
+     *
+     * @param  string|\Illuminate\Database\Query\Expression  $column
+     * @return mixed
+     *
+     * @throws \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\ModelNotFoundException<\Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model>
+     * @throws \Illuminate\Database\MultipleRecordsFoundException
+     */
+    public function soleValue($column)
+    {
+        return $this->sole([$column])->{Str::afterLast($column, '.')};
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get a single column's value from the first result of the query or throw an exception.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php
index 598a3cdab001..ab0a573ad2ec 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php
@@ -2516,6 +2516,22 @@ public function value($column)
         return count($result) > 0 ? reset($result) : null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get a single column's value from the first result of a query if it's the sole matching record.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $column
+     * @return mixed
+     *
+     * @throws \Illuminate\Database\RecordsNotFoundException
+     * @throws \Illuminate\Database\MultipleRecordsFoundException
+     */
+    public function soleValue($column)
+    {
+        $result = (array) $this->sole([$column]);
+
+        return reset($result);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Execute the query as a "select" statement.
      *