diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Support/Str.php b/src/Illuminate/Support/Str.php
index e9eb0f99c642..8a8f1088c967 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Support/Str.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Support/Str.php
@@ -881,6 +881,17 @@ public static function snake($value, $delimiter = '_')
         return static::$snakeCache[$key][$delimiter] = $value;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Remove all "extra" blank space from the given string.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $value
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public static function squish($value)
+    {
+        return preg_replace('/\s+/', ' ', trim($value));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Determine if a given string starts with a given substring.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Support/Stringable.php b/src/Illuminate/Support/Stringable.php
index 27175640e869..136ba388de00 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Support/Stringable.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Support/Stringable.php
@@ -624,6 +624,16 @@ public function scan($format)
         return collect(sscanf($this->value, $format));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Remove all "extra" blank space from the given string.
+     *
+     * @return static
+     */
+    public function squish()
+    {
+        return new static(Str::squish($this->value));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Begin a string with a single instance of a given value.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Support/SupportStrTest.php b/tests/Support/SupportStrTest.php
index 5babe8698bd2..50c7c58743f7 100755
--- a/tests/Support/SupportStrTest.php
+++ b/tests/Support/SupportStrTest.php
@@ -538,6 +538,17 @@ public function testSnake()
         $this->assertSame('żółtałódka', Str::snake('ŻółtaŁódka'));
     }
 
+    public function testSquish()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('laravel php framework', Str::squish(' laravel   php  framework '));
+        $this->assertSame('laravel php framework', Str::squish("laravel\t\tphp\n\nframework"));
+        $this->assertSame('laravel php framework', Str::squish('
+            laravel
+            php
+            framework
+        '));
+    }
+
     public function testStudly()
     {
         $this->assertSame('LaravelPHPFramework', Str::studly('laravel_p_h_p_framework'));
diff --git a/tests/Support/SupportStringableTest.php b/tests/Support/SupportStringableTest.php
index 7786f2a66117..f3480970b779 100644
--- a/tests/Support/SupportStringableTest.php
+++ b/tests/Support/SupportStringableTest.php
@@ -611,6 +611,17 @@ public function testSlug()
         $this->assertSame('', (string) $this->stringable('')->slug());
     }
 
+    public function testSquish()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('words with spaces', (string) $this->stringable(' words  with   spaces ')->squish());
+        $this->assertSame('words with spaces', (string) $this->stringable("words\t\twith\n\nspaces")->squish());
+        $this->assertSame('words with spaces', (string) $this->stringable('
+            words
+            with
+            spaces
+        ')->squish());
+    }
+
     public function testStart()
     {
         $this->assertSame('/test/string', (string) $this->stringable('test/string')->start('/'));