diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Connection.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Connection.php
index 2f36d913a4c9..0c1af58cff93 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Connection.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Connection.php
@@ -299,6 +299,24 @@ public function statement($query, $bindings = array())
 		});
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Execute an unprepared SQL statement and return the boolean result.
+	 *
+	 * @param  string  $query
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function execute($query)
+	{
+		return $this->run($query, array(), function($me, $query, $bindings)
+		{
+			// Since this is an unprepared statement, $bindings was kept in closure list
+			// of parameters just for compatibility with run()'s callback call.
+			if ($me->pretending()) return true;
+
+			return $me->getPdo()->exec($query);
+		});
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Run an SQL statement and get the number of rows affected.
 	 *
@@ -664,4 +682,4 @@ public function withTablePrefix(Grammar $grammar)
 		return $grammar;
 	}
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseConnectionTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseConnectionTest.php
index 64f93e2b7ba4..9a53067eedca 100644
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseConnectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseConnectionTest.php
@@ -203,6 +203,15 @@ public function testSchemaBuilderCanBeCreated()
 	}
 
 
+	public function testExecuteMethod()
+	{
+		$connection = $this->getMockConnection(array('execute'));
+		$connection->expects($this->once())->method('execute')->with($this->equalTo('foo'))->will($this->returnValue(true));
+		$results = $connection->execute('foo');
+		$this->assertTrue($results);
+	}
+
+
 	protected function getMockConnection($methods = array(), $pdo = null)
 	{
 		$pdo = $pdo ?: new DatabaseConnectionTestMockPDO;
@@ -212,4 +221,4 @@ protected function getMockConnection($methods = array(), $pdo = null)
 
 }
 
-class DatabaseConnectionTestMockPDO extends PDO { public function __construct() {} }
\ No newline at end of file
+class DatabaseConnectionTestMockPDO extends PDO { public function __construct() {} }