diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Collections/Arr.php b/src/Illuminate/Collections/Arr.php
index 482bbadf0fb0..f51accf1e408 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Collections/Arr.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Collections/Arr.php
@@ -225,6 +225,22 @@ public static function last($array, callable $callback = null, $default = null)
         return static::first(array_reverse($array, true), $callback, $default);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Take the first or last {$limit} items from an array.
+     *
+     * @param  array  $array
+     * @param  int  $limit
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public static function take($array, $limit)
+    {
+        if ($limit < 0) {
+            return array_slice($array, $limit, abs($limit));
+        }
+
+        return array_slice($array, 0, $limit);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Flatten a multi-dimensional array into a single level.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Support/SupportArrTest.php b/tests/Support/SupportArrTest.php
index 083ca5bbb306..05f6b743f3e1 100644
--- a/tests/Support/SupportArrTest.php
+++ b/tests/Support/SupportArrTest.php
@@ -1260,4 +1260,17 @@ public function testPrependKeysWith()
             ],
         ], Arr::prependKeysWith($array, 'test.'));
     }
+
+    public function testTake()
+    {
+        $array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6];
+
+        $this->assertEquals([
+            1, 2, 3,
+        ], Arr::take($array, 3));
+
+        $this->assertEquals([
+            4, 5, 6,
+        ], Arr::take($array, -3));
+    }
 }