diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Blueprint.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Blueprint.php
index 36dfbb7597b6..f8c273fbcbc6 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Blueprint.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Blueprint.php
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ public function foreignUuid($column)
      * @param  string  $column
      * @return \Illuminate\Database\Schema\ColumnDefinition
      */
-    public function ipAddress($column)
+    public function ipAddress($column = 'ip_address')
     {
         return $this->addColumn('ipAddress', $column);
     }
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ public function ipAddress($column)
      * @param  string  $column
      * @return \Illuminate\Database\Schema\ColumnDefinition
      */
-    public function macAddress($column)
+    public function macAddress($column = 'mac_address')
     {
         return $this->addColumn('macAddress', $column);
     }
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseMySqlSchemaGrammarTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseMySqlSchemaGrammarTest.php
index c89af64847ad..3e81cdca0950 100755
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseMySqlSchemaGrammarTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseMySqlSchemaGrammarTest.php
@@ -1009,6 +1009,16 @@ public function testAddingIpAddress()
         $this->assertSame('alter table `users` add `foo` varchar(45) not null', $statements[0]);
     }
 
+    public function testAddingIpAddressDefaultsColumnName()
+    {
+        $blueprint = new Blueprint('users');
+        $blueprint->ipAddress();
+        $statements = $blueprint->toSql($this->getConnection(), $this->getGrammar());
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $statements);
+        $this->assertSame('alter table `users` add `ip_address` varchar(45) not null', $statements[0]);
+    }
+
     public function testAddingMacAddress()
     {
         $blueprint = new Blueprint('users');
@@ -1019,6 +1029,16 @@ public function testAddingMacAddress()
         $this->assertSame('alter table `users` add `foo` varchar(17) not null', $statements[0]);
     }
 
+    public function testAddingMacAddressDefaultsColumnName()
+    {
+        $blueprint = new Blueprint('users');
+        $blueprint->macAddress();
+        $statements = $blueprint->toSql($this->getConnection(), $this->getGrammar());
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $statements);
+        $this->assertSame('alter table `users` add `mac_address` varchar(17) not null', $statements[0]);
+    }
+
     public function testAddingGeometry()
     {
         $blueprint = new Blueprint('geo');
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabasePostgresSchemaGrammarTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabasePostgresSchemaGrammarTest.php
index 052197fd08c4..ce8514e4901f 100755
--- a/tests/Database/DatabasePostgresSchemaGrammarTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabasePostgresSchemaGrammarTest.php
@@ -856,6 +856,16 @@ public function testAddingIpAddress()
         $this->assertSame('alter table "users" add column "foo" inet not null', $statements[0]);
     }
 
+    public function testAddingIpAddressDefaultsColumnName()
+    {
+        $blueprint = new Blueprint('users');
+        $blueprint->ipAddress();
+        $statements = $blueprint->toSql($this->getConnection(), $this->getGrammar());
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $statements);
+        $this->assertSame('alter table "users" add column "ip_address" inet not null', $statements[0]);
+    }
+
     public function testAddingMacAddress()
     {
         $blueprint = new Blueprint('users');
@@ -866,6 +876,16 @@ public function testAddingMacAddress()
         $this->assertSame('alter table "users" add column "foo" macaddr not null', $statements[0]);
     }
 
+    public function testAddingMacAddressDefaultsColumnName()
+    {
+        $blueprint = new Blueprint('users');
+        $blueprint->macAddress();
+        $statements = $blueprint->toSql($this->getConnection(), $this->getGrammar());
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $statements);
+        $this->assertSame('alter table "users" add column "mac_address" macaddr not null', $statements[0]);
+    }
+
     public function testCompileForeign()
     {
         $blueprint = new Blueprint('users');
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseSQLiteSchemaGrammarTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseSQLiteSchemaGrammarTest.php
index 41e53cc725e7..442d0f137d58 100755
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseSQLiteSchemaGrammarTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseSQLiteSchemaGrammarTest.php
@@ -741,6 +741,16 @@ public function testAddingIpAddress()
         $this->assertSame('alter table "users" add column "foo" varchar not null', $statements[0]);
     }
 
+    public function testAddingIpAddressDefaultsColumnName()
+    {
+        $blueprint = new Blueprint('users');
+        $blueprint->ipAddress();
+        $statements = $blueprint->toSql($this->getConnection(), $this->getGrammar());
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $statements);
+        $this->assertSame('alter table "users" add column "ip_address" varchar not null', $statements[0]);
+    }
+
     public function testAddingMacAddress()
     {
         $blueprint = new Blueprint('users');
@@ -751,6 +761,16 @@ public function testAddingMacAddress()
         $this->assertSame('alter table "users" add column "foo" varchar not null', $statements[0]);
     }
 
+    public function testAddingMacAddressDefaultsColumnName()
+    {
+        $blueprint = new Blueprint('users');
+        $blueprint->macAddress();
+        $statements = $blueprint->toSql($this->getConnection(), $this->getGrammar());
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $statements);
+        $this->assertSame('alter table "users" add column "mac_address" varchar not null', $statements[0]);
+    }
+
     public function testAddingGeometry()
     {
         $blueprint = new Blueprint('geo');
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseSqlServerSchemaGrammarTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseSqlServerSchemaGrammarTest.php
index 5ca3790522ab..acb2ed68367e 100755
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseSqlServerSchemaGrammarTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseSqlServerSchemaGrammarTest.php
@@ -771,6 +771,16 @@ public function testAddingIpAddress()
         $this->assertSame('alter table "users" add "foo" nvarchar(45) not null', $statements[0]);
     }
 
+    public function testAddingIpAddressDefaultsColumnName()
+    {
+        $blueprint = new Blueprint('users');
+        $blueprint->ipAddress();
+        $statements = $blueprint->toSql($this->getConnection(), $this->getGrammar());
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $statements);
+        $this->assertSame('alter table "users" add "ip_address" nvarchar(45) not null', $statements[0]);
+    }
+
     public function testAddingMacAddress()
     {
         $blueprint = new Blueprint('users');
@@ -781,6 +791,16 @@ public function testAddingMacAddress()
         $this->assertSame('alter table "users" add "foo" nvarchar(17) not null', $statements[0]);
     }
 
+    public function testAddingMacAddressDefaultsColumnName()
+    {
+        $blueprint = new Blueprint('users');
+        $blueprint->macAddress();
+        $statements = $blueprint->toSql($this->getConnection(), $this->getGrammar());
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $statements);
+        $this->assertSame('alter table "users" add "mac_address" nvarchar(17) not null', $statements[0]);
+    }
+
     public function testAddingGeometry()
     {
         $blueprint = new Blueprint('geo');