diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/HandleExceptions.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/HandleExceptions.php
index 7914695678c7..7131ffd7ab9b 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/HandleExceptions.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/HandleExceptions.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Debug\ExceptionHandler;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application;
 use Illuminate\Log\LogManager;
+use Monolog\Handler\NullHandler;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput;
 use Symfony\Component\ErrorHandler\Error\FatalError;
 use Throwable;
@@ -112,12 +113,33 @@ protected function ensureDeprecationLoggerIsConfigured()
                 return;
             }
 
+            $this->ensureNullLogDriverIsConfigured();
+
             $driver = $config->get('logging.deprecations') ?? 'null';
 
             $config->set('logging.channels.deprecations', $config->get("logging.channels.{$driver}"));
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Ensure the "null" log driver is configured.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function ensureNullLogDriverIsConfigured()
+    {
+        with($this->app['config'], function ($config) {
+            if ($config->get('logging.channels.null')) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            $config->set('logging.channels.null', [
+                'driver' => 'monolog',
+                'handler' => NullHandler::class,
+            ]);
+        });
+    }
+
     /**
      * Handle an uncaught exception from the application.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Foundation/Bootstrap/HandleExceptionsTest.php b/tests/Foundation/Bootstrap/HandleExceptionsTest.php
index 14a314322268..6bb1ee150bda 100644
--- a/tests/Foundation/Bootstrap/HandleExceptionsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Foundation/Bootstrap/HandleExceptionsTest.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\HandleExceptions;
 use Illuminate\Log\LogManager;
 use Mockery as m;
+use Monolog\Handler\NullHandler;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use ReflectionClass;
 
@@ -134,9 +135,49 @@ public function testEnsuresNullDeprecationsDriver()
         $logger->shouldReceive('channel')->andReturnSelf();
         $logger->shouldReceive('warning');
 
+        $this->handleExceptions->handleError(
+            E_USER_DEPRECATED,
+            'str_contains(): Passing null to parameter #2 ($needle) of type string is deprecated',
+            '/home/user/laravel/routes/web.php',
+            17
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            NullHandler::class,
+            $this->config->get('logging.channels.deprecations.handler')
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testEnsuresNullLogDriver()
+    {
+        $logger = m::mock(LogManager::class);
+        $this->container->instance(LogManager::class, $logger);
+        $logger->shouldReceive('channel')->andReturnSelf();
+        $logger->shouldReceive('warning');
+
+        $this->handleExceptions->handleError(
+            E_USER_DEPRECATED,
+            'str_contains(): Passing null to parameter #2 ($needle) of type string is deprecated',
+            '/home/user/laravel/routes/web.php',
+            17
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            NullHandler::class,
+            $this->config->get('logging.channels.deprecations.handler')
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testDoNotOverrideExistingNullLogDriver()
+    {
+        $logger = m::mock(LogManager::class);
+        $this->container->instance(LogManager::class, $logger);
+        $logger->shouldReceive('channel')->andReturnSelf();
+        $logger->shouldReceive('warning');
+
         $this->config->set('logging.channels.null', [
             'driver' => 'monolog',
-            'handler' => NullHandler::class,
+            'handler' => CustomNullHandler::class,
         ]);
 
         $this->handleExceptions->handleError(
@@ -147,7 +188,7 @@ public function testEnsuresNullDeprecationsDriver()
         );
 
         $this->assertEquals(
-            NullHandler::class,
+            CustomNullHandler::class,
             $this->config->get('logging.channels.deprecations.handler')
         );
     }
@@ -168,3 +209,7 @@ public function testIgnoreDeprecationIfLoggerUnresolvable()
         );
     }
 }
+
+class CustomNullHandler extends NullHandler
+{
+}