diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Events/NoMigrations.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Events/NoMigrations.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f6d3831fbacf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Events/NoMigrations.php
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Database\Events;
+
+class NoMigrations
+{
+    /**
+     * The migration method that was called.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    public $method;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new event instance.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $method
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct($method)
+    {
+        $this->method = $method;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Migrations/Migrator.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Migrations/Migrator.php
index 00106e511111..9e6f0c314bc2 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Migrations/Migrator.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Migrations/Migrator.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Database\Events\MigrationsEnded;
 use Illuminate\Database\Events\MigrationsStarted;
 use Illuminate\Database\Events\MigrationStarted;
+use Illuminate\Database\Events\NoMigrations;
 use Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
@@ -139,6 +140,8 @@ public function runPending(array $migrations, array $options = [])
         // aren't, we will just make a note of it to the developer so they're aware
         // that all of the migrations have been run against this database system.
         if (count($migrations) === 0) {
+            $this->fireMigrationEvent(new NoMigrations('up'));
+
             $this->note('<info>Nothing to migrate.</info>');
 
             return;
@@ -221,6 +224,8 @@ public function rollback($paths = [], array $options = [])
         $migrations = $this->getMigrationsForRollback($options);
 
         if (count($migrations) === 0) {
+            $this->fireMigrationEvent(new NoMigrations('down'));
+
             $this->note('<info>Nothing to rollback.</info>');
 
             return [];
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Database/MigrateWithRealpathTest.php b/tests/Integration/Database/MigrateWithRealpathTest.php
index 0a976ad19d79..edc87f7fdec5 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/Database/MigrateWithRealpathTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/Database/MigrateWithRealpathTest.php
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace Illuminate\Tests\Integration\Database;
 
-use Illuminate\Database\Events\MigrationEnded;
-use Illuminate\Database\Events\MigrationsEnded;
-use Illuminate\Database\Events\MigrationsStarted;
-use Illuminate\Database\Events\MigrationStarted;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
 
 class MigrateWithRealpathTest extends DatabaseTestCase
@@ -40,27 +35,4 @@ public function testMigrationsHasTheMigratedTable()
             'batch' => 1,
         ]);
     }
-
-    public function testMigrationEventsAreFired()
-    {
-        Event::fake();
-
-        Event::listen(MigrationsStarted::class, function ($event) {
-            return $this->assertInstanceOf(MigrationsStarted::class, $event);
-        });
-
-        Event::listen(MigrationsEnded::class, function ($event) {
-            return $this->assertInstanceOf(MigrationsEnded::class, $event);
-        });
-
-        Event::listen(MigrationStarted::class, function ($event) {
-            return $this->assertInstanceOf(MigrationStarted::class, $event);
-        });
-
-        Event::listen(MigrationEnded::class, function ($event) {
-            return $this->assertInstanceOf(MigrationEnded::class, $event);
-        });
-
-        $this->artisan('migrate');
-    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Database/MigratorEventsTest.php b/tests/Integration/Database/MigratorEventsTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7a20f9d8af92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Integration/Database/MigratorEventsTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Tests\Integration\Database;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Events\MigrationEnded;
+use Illuminate\Database\Events\MigrationsEnded;
+use Illuminate\Database\Events\MigrationsStarted;
+use Illuminate\Database\Events\MigrationStarted;
+use Illuminate\Database\Events\NoMigrations;
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
+
+class MigratorEventsTest extends DatabaseTestCase
+{
+    protected function migrateOptions()
+    {
+        return [
+            '--path' => realpath(__DIR__.'/stubs/'),
+            '--realpath' => true,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function testMigrationEventsAreFired()
+    {
+        Event::fake();
+
+        $this->artisan('migrate', $this->migrateOptions());
+        $this->artisan('migrate:rollback', $this->migrateOptions());
+
+        Event::assertDispatched(MigrationsStarted::class, 2);
+        Event::assertDispatched(MigrationsEnded::class, 2);
+        Event::assertDispatched(MigrationStarted::class, 2);
+        Event::assertDispatched(MigrationEnded::class, 2);
+    }
+
+    public function testMigrationEventsContainTheMigrationAndMethod()
+    {
+        Event::fake();
+
+        $this->artisan('migrate', $this->migrateOptions());
+        $this->artisan('migrate:rollback', $this->migrateOptions());
+
+        Event::assertDispatched(MigrationStarted::class, function ($event) {
+            return $event->method == 'up' && $event->migration instanceof Migration;
+        });
+        Event::assertDispatched(MigrationStarted::class, function ($event) {
+            return $event->method == 'down' && $event->migration instanceof Migration;
+        });
+        Event::assertDispatched(MigrationEnded::class, function ($event) {
+            return $event->method == 'up' && $event->migration instanceof Migration;
+        });
+        Event::assertDispatched(MigrationEnded::class, function ($event) {
+            return $event->method == 'down' && $event->migration instanceof Migration;
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function testTheNoMigrationEventIsFiredWhenNothingToMigrate()
+    {
+        Event::fake();
+
+        $this->artisan('migrate');
+        $this->artisan('migrate:rollback');
+
+        Event::assertDispatched(NoMigrations::class, function ($event) {
+            return $event->method == 'up';
+        });
+        Event::assertDispatched(NoMigrations::class, function ($event) {
+            return $event->method == 'down';
+        });
+    }
+}