diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Validation/Rule.php b/src/Illuminate/Validation/Rule.php
index 2a211a1c9e03..73e8752bab18 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Validation/Rule.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Validation/Rule.php
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 
 namespace Illuminate\Validation;
 
+use Illuminate\Support\Traits\Macroable;
+
 class Rule
 {
+    use Macroable;
+
     /**
      * Get a dimensions constraint builder instance.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Validation/ValidationRuleTest.php b/tests/Validation/ValidationRuleTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..efdf4ac3b3dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Validation/ValidationRuleTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;
+
+class ValidationRuleTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    public function testMacroable()
+    {
+        // phone macro : validate a phone number
+        Rule::macro('phone', function () {
+            return 'regex:/^([0-9\s\-\+\(\)]*)$/';
+        });
+        $c = Rule::phone();
+        $this->assertSame('regex:/^([0-9\s\-\+\(\)]*)$/', $c);
+    }
+}