diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Blueprint.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Blueprint.php
index f8c273fbcbc6..e90157e4911b 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Blueprint.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Schema/Blueprint.php
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ public function binary($column)
      * @param  string  $column
      * @return \Illuminate\Database\Schema\ColumnDefinition
      */
-    public function uuid($column)
+    public function uuid($column = 'uuid')
     {
         return $this->addColumn('uuid', $column);
     }
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseMySqlSchemaGrammarTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseMySqlSchemaGrammarTest.php
index ebb190ccb46b..84a8090e1a29 100755
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseMySqlSchemaGrammarTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseMySqlSchemaGrammarTest.php
@@ -978,6 +978,16 @@ public function testAddingUuid()
         $this->assertSame('alter table `users` add `foo` char(36) not null', $statements[0]);
     }
 
+    public function testAddingUuidDefaultsColumnName()
+    {
+        $blueprint = new Blueprint('users');
+        $blueprint->uuid();
+        $statements = $blueprint->toSql($this->getConnection(), $this->getGrammar());
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $statements);
+        $this->assertSame('alter table `users` add `uuid` char(36) not null', $statements[0]);
+    }
+
     public function testAddingForeignUuid()
     {
         $blueprint = new Blueprint('users');
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabasePostgresSchemaGrammarTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabasePostgresSchemaGrammarTest.php
index 7e10fae23d55..ac2758f37690 100755
--- a/tests/Database/DatabasePostgresSchemaGrammarTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabasePostgresSchemaGrammarTest.php
@@ -778,6 +778,16 @@ public function testAddingUuid()
         $this->assertSame('alter table "users" add column "foo" uuid not null', $statements[0]);
     }
 
+    public function testAddingUuidDefaultsColumnName()
+    {
+        $blueprint = new Blueprint('users');
+        $blueprint->uuid();
+        $statements = $blueprint->toSql($this->getConnection(), $this->getGrammar());
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $statements);
+        $this->assertSame('alter table "users" add column "uuid" uuid not null', $statements[0]);
+    }
+
     public function testAddingForeignUuid()
     {
         $blueprint = new Blueprint('users');
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseSQLiteSchemaGrammarTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseSQLiteSchemaGrammarTest.php
index cc6663e7463e..e77e21578cbe 100755
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseSQLiteSchemaGrammarTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseSQLiteSchemaGrammarTest.php
@@ -710,6 +710,16 @@ public function testAddingUuid()
         $this->assertSame('alter table "users" add column "foo" varchar not null', $statements[0]);
     }
 
+    public function testAddingUuidDefaultsColumnName()
+    {
+        $blueprint = new Blueprint('users');
+        $blueprint->uuid();
+        $statements = $blueprint->toSql($this->getConnection(), $this->getGrammar());
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $statements);
+        $this->assertSame('alter table "users" add column "uuid" varchar not null', $statements[0]);
+    }
+
     public function testAddingForeignUuid()
     {
         $blueprint = new Blueprint('users');
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseSqlServerSchemaGrammarTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseSqlServerSchemaGrammarTest.php
index 4513a93001a3..c80c8c484f4b 100755
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseSqlServerSchemaGrammarTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseSqlServerSchemaGrammarTest.php
@@ -740,6 +740,16 @@ public function testAddingUuid()
         $this->assertSame('alter table "users" add "foo" uniqueidentifier not null', $statements[0]);
     }
 
+    public function testAddingUuidDefaultsColumnName()
+    {
+        $blueprint = new Blueprint('users');
+        $blueprint->uuid();
+        $statements = $blueprint->toSql($this->getConnection(), $this->getGrammar());
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $statements);
+        $this->assertSame('alter table "users" add "uuid" uniqueidentifier not null', $statements[0]);
+    }
+
     public function testAddingForeignUuid()
     {
         $blueprint = new Blueprint('users');