diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Notifications/Channels/MailChannel.php b/src/Illuminate/Notifications/Channels/MailChannel.php
index 80e974403d79..c6215956fe12 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Notifications/Channels/MailChannel.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Notifications/Channels/MailChannel.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Mail\Mailer;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Mail\Mailable;
 use Illuminate\Notifications\Notification;
 
 class MailChannel
@@ -41,6 +42,12 @@ public function send($notifiable, Notification $notification)
 
         $message = $notification->toMail($notifiable);
 
+        if ($message instanceof Mailable) {
+            $message->send($this->mailer);
+
+            return;
+        }
+
         $this->mailer->send($message->view, $message->data(), function ($m) use ($notifiable, $notification, $message) {
             $recipients = empty($message->to) ? $notifiable->routeNotificationFor('mail') : $message->to;
 
diff --git a/tests/Notifications/NotificationMailChannelTest.php b/tests/Notifications/NotificationMailChannelTest.php
index 0a96dead30e1..79436c3fabf6 100644
--- a/tests/Notifications/NotificationMailChannelTest.php
+++ b/tests/Notifications/NotificationMailChannelTest.php
@@ -210,6 +210,20 @@ public function testMessageWithToAddress()
 
         $channel->send($notifiable, $notification);
     }
+
+    public function testMessageWithMailableContract()
+    {
+        $notification = new NotificationMailChannelTestNotificationWithMailableContract;
+        $notifiable = new NotificationMailChannelTestNotifiable;
+
+        $channel = new Illuminate\Notifications\Channels\MailChannel(
+            $mailer = Mockery::mock(Illuminate\Contracts\Mail\Mailer::class)
+        );
+
+        $mailer->shouldReceive('send')->once();
+
+        $channel->send($notifiable, $notification);
+    }
 }
 
 class NotificationMailChannelTestNotifiable
@@ -272,3 +286,23 @@ public function toMail($notifiable)
             ->to('jeffrey@laracasts.com');
     }
 }
+
+class NotificationMailChannelTestNotificationWithMailableContract extends Notification
+{
+    public function toMail($notifiable)
+    {
+        $mock = Mockery::mock(Illuminate\Contracts\Mail\Mailable::class);
+
+        $mock->shouldReceive('send')->once()->with(Mockery::on(function ($mailer) {
+            if (! $mailer instanceof Illuminate\Contracts\Mail\Mailer) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            $mailer->send('notifications::email-plain');
+
+            return true;
+        }));
+
+        return $mock;
+    }
+}