diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Console/DbCommand.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Console/DbCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5a50049773bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Console/DbCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Database\Console;
+
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use Symfony\Component\Process\Process;
+use UnexpectedValueException;
+
+class DbCommand extends Command
+{
+    /**
+     * The name and signature of the console command.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $signature = 'db {connection? : The database connection to use}';
+
+    /**
+     * The console command description.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $description = 'Drop into the database CLI.';
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the console command.
+     *
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function handle()
+    {
+        $connection = $this->getConnection();
+
+        (new Process(
+            array_merge([$this->getCommand($connection)], $this->getArgs($connection)),
+            null, $this->getEnv($connection)
+        ))->setTimeout(null)->setTty(true)->mustRun(function ($type, $buffer) {
+            $this->output->write($buffer);
+        });
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the database connection configuration.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getConnection()
+    {
+        $connection = $this->laravel['config']['database.connections.'.
+            (($db = $this->argument('connection')) ?? $this->laravel['config']['database.default'])
+        ];
+
+        if (empty($connection)) {
+            throw new UnexpectedValueException("Invalid database connection: [{$db}].");
+        }
+
+        return $connection;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the arguments for the database client command.
+     *
+     * @param  array  $connection
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getArgs(array $connection)
+    {
+        $driver = ucfirst($connection['driver']);
+
+        return $this->{"get{$driver}Args"}($connection);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the environmental variables for the database client command.
+     *
+     * @param  array  $connection
+     * @return array|null
+     */
+    public function getEnv(array $connection)
+    {
+        $driver = ucfirst($connection['driver']);
+
+        if (method_exists($this, "get{$driver}Env")) {
+            return $this->{"get{$driver}Env"}($connection);
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the database client command to run.
+     *
+     * @param  array  $connection
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getCommand(array $connection)
+    {
+        return [
+            'mysql' => 'mysql',
+            'pgsql' => 'psql',
+            'sqlite' => 'sqlite3',
+            'sqlsrv' => 'sqlcmd',
+        ][$connection['driver']];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the arguments for the mysql CLI.
+     *
+     * @param  array  $connection
+     * @return array
+     */
+    protected function getMysqlArgs(array $connection)
+    {
+        return array_merge([
+            '--host='.$connection['host'],
+            '--port='.$connection['port'],
+            '--user='.$connection['username'],
+        ], $this->buildOptionalArguments([
+            'password' => '--password='.$connection['password'],
+            'unix_socket' => '--socket='.$connection['unix_socket'],
+            'charset' => '--default-character-set='.$connection['charset'],
+        ], $connection), [$connection['database']]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the arguments for the pgsql CLI.
+     *
+     * @param  array  $connection
+     * @return array
+     */
+    protected function getPgsqlArgs(array $connection)
+    {
+        return [$connection['database']];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the arguments for the sqlite CLI.
+     *
+     * @param  array  $connection
+     * @return array
+     */
+    protected function getSqliteArgs(array $connection)
+    {
+        return [$connection['database']];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the arguments for the SQL Server CLI.
+     *
+     * @param  array  $connection
+     * @return array
+     */
+    protected function getSqlsrvArgs(array $connection)
+    {
+        return $this->buildOptionalArguments([
+            'database' => '-d '.$connection['database'],
+            'username' => '-U '.$connection['username'],
+            'password' => '-P '.$connection['password'],
+            'host' => '-S tcp:'.$connection['host']
+                        .($connection['port'] ? ','.$connection['port'] : ''),
+        ], $connection);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the environmental variables for the pgsql CLI.
+     *
+     * @param  array  $connection
+     * @return array|null
+     */
+    protected function getPgsqlEnv(array $connection)
+    {
+        return array_merge(...$this->buildOptionalArguments([
+            'username' => ['PGUSER' => $connection['username']],
+            'host' => ['PGHOST' => $connection['host']],
+            'port' => ['PGPORT' => $connection['port']],
+            'password' => ['PGPASSWORD' => $connection['password']],
+        ], $connection));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Build optional arguments based on the connection configuration.
+     *
+     * @param  array  $args
+     * @param  array  $connection
+     * @return array
+     */
+    protected function buildOptionalArguments(array $args, array $connection)
+    {
+        return array_values(array_filter($args, function ($key) use ($connection) {
+            return ! empty($connection[$key]);
+        }, ARRAY_FILTER_USE_KEY));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Providers/ArtisanServiceProvider.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Providers/ArtisanServiceProvider.php
index dc82ba1df83c..c4d31671075d 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Providers/ArtisanServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Providers/ArtisanServiceProvider.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\ScheduleRunCommand;
 use Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\ScheduleWorkCommand;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Support\DeferrableProvider;
+use Illuminate\Database\Console\DbCommand;
 use Illuminate\Database\Console\DumpCommand;
 use Illuminate\Database\Console\Factories\FactoryMakeCommand;
 use Illuminate\Database\Console\Seeds\SeedCommand;
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ class ArtisanServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider implements DeferrableProvid
         'ClearResets' => 'command.auth.resets.clear',
         'ConfigCache' => 'command.config.cache',
         'ConfigClear' => 'command.config.clear',
+        'Db' => DbCommand::class,
         'DbWipe' => 'command.db.wipe',
         'Down' => 'command.down',
         'Environment' => 'command.environment',
@@ -332,6 +334,16 @@ protected function registerControllerMakeCommand()
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Register the command.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function registerDbCommand()
+    {
+        $this->app->singleton(DbCommand::class);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Register the command.
      *