diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Notifications/Channels/DatabaseChannel.php b/src/Illuminate/Notifications/Channels/DatabaseChannel.php
index bd8af623144f..9f44d08d0dfb 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Notifications/Channels/DatabaseChannel.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Notifications/Channels/DatabaseChannel.php
@@ -55,9 +55,24 @@ protected function buildPayload($notifiable, Notification $notification)
     {
         return [
             'id' => $notification->id,
-            'type' => get_class($notification),
+            'type' => $this->chooseType($notification),
             'data' => $this->getData($notifiable, $notification),
             'read_at' => null,
         ];
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Use databaseType method or the notification class name for the type column.
+     *
+     * @param mixed $notification
+     * @return string
+     */
+    private function chooseType($notification)
+    {
+        if (method_exists($notification, 'databaseType')) {
+            return $notification->databaseType();
+        }
+
+        return get_class($notification);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Notifications/NotificationDatabaseChannelTest.php b/tests/Notifications/NotificationDatabaseChannelTest.php
index 9abcedd5393a..92193e8023ce 100644
--- a/tests/Notifications/NotificationDatabaseChannelTest.php
+++ b/tests/Notifications/NotificationDatabaseChannelTest.php
@@ -49,6 +49,24 @@ public function testCorrectPayloadIsSentToDatabase()
         $channel = new ExtendedDatabaseChannel;
         $channel->send($notifiable, $notification);
     }
+
+    public function testCustomizeTypeIsSentToDatabase()
+    {
+        $notification = new NotificationDatabaseChannelCustomizeTypeTestNotification;
+        $notification->id = 1;
+        $notifiable = m::mock();
+
+        $notifiable->shouldReceive('routeNotificationFor->create')->with([
+            'id'        => 1,
+            'type'      => 'MONTHLY',
+            'data'      => ['invoice_id' => 1],
+            'read_at'   => null,
+            'something' => 'else',
+        ]);
+
+        $channel = new ExtendedDatabaseChannel;
+        $channel->send($notifiable, $notification);
+    }
 }
 
 class NotificationDatabaseChannelTestNotification extends Notification
@@ -59,6 +77,19 @@ public function toDatabase($notifiable)
     }
 }
 
+class NotificationDatabaseChannelCustomizeTypeTestNotification extends Notification
+{
+    public function toDatabase($notifiable)
+    {
+        return new DatabaseMessage(['invoice_id' => 1]);
+    }
+
+    public function databaseType() 
+    {
+        return 'MONTHLY';
+    }
+}
+
 class ExtendedDatabaseChannel extends DatabaseChannel
 {
     protected function buildPayload($notifiable, Notification $notification)