diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Concerns/BuildsQueries.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Concerns/BuildsQueries.php
index 6a39b4cb8fc4..9aa590654b83 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Concerns/BuildsQueries.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Concerns/BuildsQueries.php
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 namespace Illuminate\Database\Concerns;
 
 use Illuminate\Container\Container;
+use Illuminate\Database\MultipleRecordsFoundException;
+use Illuminate\Database\NoRecordsFoundException;
 use Illuminate\Pagination\LengthAwarePaginator;
 use Illuminate\Pagination\Paginator;
 
@@ -147,6 +149,30 @@ public function first($columns = ['*'])
         return $this->take(1)->get($columns)->first();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Execute the query and get the first result if it's the sole.
+     *
+     * @param  array|string  $columns
+     * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model|object|static|null
+     *
+     * @throws \Illuminate\Database\NoRecordsFoundException
+     * @throws \Illuminate\Database\MultipleRecordsFoundException
+     */
+    public function sole($columns = ['*'])
+    {
+        $result = $this->take(2)->get($columns);
+
+        if ($result->isEmpty()) {
+            throw new NoRecordsFoundException();
+        }
+
+        if ($result->count() > 1) {
+            throw new MultipleRecordsFoundException();
+        }
+
+        return $result->first();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Apply the callback's query changes if the given "value" is true.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/MultipleRecordsFoundException.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/MultipleRecordsFoundException.php
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..cccb7e4177bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/MultipleRecordsFoundException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Database;
+
+use RuntimeException;
+
+class MultipleRecordsFoundException extends RuntimeException
+{
+    //
+}
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/NoRecordsFoundException.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/NoRecordsFoundException.php
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..b45266c8e9bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/NoRecordsFoundException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Database;
+
+use RuntimeException;
+
+class NoRecordsFoundException extends RuntimeException
+{
+    //
+}
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Database/QueryBuilderTest.php b/tests/Integration/Database/QueryBuilderTest.php
index f01d91c6ee89..0c7df7bbb124 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/Database/QueryBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/Database/QueryBuilderTest.php
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 namespace Illuminate\Tests\Integration\Database;
 
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Pagination\LengthAwarePaginator;
+use Illuminate\Database\MultipleRecordsFoundException;
+use Illuminate\Database\NoRecordsFoundException;
 use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
 use Illuminate\Support\Carbon;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
@@ -30,6 +32,31 @@ protected function setUp(): void
         ]);
     }
 
+    public function testSole()
+    {
+        $expected = ['id' => '1', 'title' => 'Foo Post'];
+
+        $this->assertEquals(1, DB::table('posts')->where('title', 'Foo Post')->sole()->id);
+    }
+
+    public function testSoleFailsForMultipleRecords()
+    {
+        DB::table('posts')->insert([
+            ['title' => 'Foo Post', 'content' => 'Lorem Ipsum.', 'created_at' => new Carbon('2017-11-12 13:14:15')],
+        ]);
+
+        $this->expectException(MultipleRecordsFoundException::class);
+
+        DB::table('posts')->where('title', 'Foo Post')->sole();
+    }
+
+    public function testSoleFailsIfNoRecords()
+    {
+        $this->expectException(NoRecordsFoundException::class);
+
+        DB::table('posts')->where('title', 'Baz Post')->sole();
+    }
+
     public function testSelect()
     {
         $expected = ['id' => '1', 'title' => 'Foo Post'];