diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Container/Container.php b/src/Illuminate/Container/Container.php
index 98d8f0ae7900..9b273f367c7b 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Container/Container.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Container/Container.php
@@ -105,6 +105,13 @@ class Container implements ArrayAccess, ContainerContract
      */
     protected $reboundCallbacks = [];
 
+    /**
+     * All of the global before resolving callbacks.
+     *
+     * @var \Closure[]
+     */
+    protected $globalBeforeResolvingCallbacks = [];
+
     /**
      * All of the global resolving callbacks.
      *
@@ -119,6 +126,13 @@ class Container implements ArrayAccess, ContainerContract
      */
     protected $globalAfterResolvingCallbacks = [];
 
+    /**
+     * All of the before resolving callbacks by class type.
+     *
+     * @var array[]
+     */
+    protected $beforeResolvingCallbacks = [];
+
     /**
      * All of the resolving callbacks by class type.
      *
@@ -667,6 +681,10 @@ protected function resolve($abstract, $parameters = [], $raiseEvents = true)
     {
         $abstract = $this->getAlias($abstract);
 
+        if ($raiseEvents) {
+            $this->fireBeforeResolvingCallbacks($abstract, $parameters);
+        }
+
         $concrete = $this->getContextualConcrete($abstract);
 
         $needsContextualBuild = ! empty($parameters) || ! is_null($concrete);
@@ -1032,6 +1050,26 @@ protected function unresolvablePrimitive(ReflectionParameter $parameter)
         throw new BindingResolutionException($message);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Register a new before resolving callback for all types.
+     *
+     * @param  \Closure|string  $abstract
+     * @param  \Closure|null  $callback
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function beforeResolving($abstract, Closure $callback = null)
+    {
+        if (is_string($abstract)) {
+            $abstract = $this->getAlias($abstract);
+        }
+
+        if ($abstract instanceof Closure && is_null($callback)) {
+            $this->globalBeforeResolvingCallbacks[] = $abstract;
+        } else {
+            $this->beforeResolvingCallbacks[$abstract][] = $callback;
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Register a new resolving callback.
      *
@@ -1072,6 +1110,39 @@ public function afterResolving($abstract, Closure $callback = null)
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Fire all of the before resolving callbacks.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $abstract
+     * @param  array  $parameters
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function fireBeforeResolvingCallbacks($abstract, $parameters = [])
+    {
+        $this->fireBeforeCallbackArray($abstract, $parameters, $this->globalBeforeResolvingCallbacks);
+
+        foreach ($this->beforeResolvingCallbacks as $type => $callbacks) {
+            if ($type === $abstract || is_subclass_of($abstract, $type)) {
+                $this->fireBeforeCallbackArray($abstract, $parameters, $callbacks);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Fire an array of callbacks with an object.
+     *
+     * @param  string  $abstract
+     * @param  array  $parameters
+     * @param  array  $callbacks
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function fireBeforeCallbackArray($abstract, $parameters, array $callbacks)
+    {
+        foreach ($callbacks as $callback) {
+            $callback($abstract, $parameters, $this);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Fire all of the resolving callbacks.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Container/ResolvingCallbackTest.php b/tests/Container/ResolvingCallbackTest.php
index c38eec52fa76..e8aeecb73a68 100644
--- a/tests/Container/ResolvingCallbackTest.php
+++ b/tests/Container/ResolvingCallbackTest.php
@@ -441,6 +441,45 @@ public function testAfterResolvingCallbacksAreCalledOnceForImplementation()
         $container->make(ResolvingContractStub::class);
         $this->assertEquals(2, $callCounter);
     }
+
+    public function testBeforeResolvingCallbacksAreCalled()
+    {
+        // Given a call counter initialized to zero.
+        $container = new Container;
+        $callCounter = 0;
+
+        // And a contract/implementation stub binding.
+        $container->bind(ResolvingContractStub::class, ResolvingImplementationStub::class);
+
+        // When we add a before resolving callback that increment the counter by one.
+        $container->beforeResolving(ResolvingContractStub::class, function () use (&$callCounter) {
+            $callCounter++;
+        });
+
+        // Then resolving the implementation stub increases the counter by one.
+        $container->make(ResolvingImplementationStub::class);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $callCounter);
+
+        // And resolving the contract stub increases the counter by one.
+        $container->make(ResolvingContractStub::class);
+        $this->assertEquals(2, $callCounter);
+    }
+
+    public function testGlobalBeforeResolvingCallbacksAreCalled()
+    {
+        // Given a call counter initialized to zero.
+        $container = new Container;
+        $callCounter = 0;
+
+        // When we add a global before resolving callback that increment that counter by one.
+        $container->beforeResolving(function () use (&$callCounter) {
+            $callCounter++;
+        });
+
+        // Then resolving anything increases the counter by one.
+        $container->make(ResolvingImplementationStub::class);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $callCounter);
+    }
 }
 
 interface ResolvingContractStub