diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php
index 18abb917d570..fb518a93db71 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php
@@ -282,14 +282,19 @@ public function orWhere($column, $operator = null, $value = null)
      * Add an "order by" clause for a timestamp to the query.
      *
      * @param  string|\Illuminate\Database\Query\Expression  $column
+     * @param  int  $limit
      * @return $this
      */
-    public function latest($column = null)
+    public function latest($column = null, $limit = null)
     {
         if (is_null($column)) {
             $column = $this->model->getCreatedAtColumn() ?? 'created_at';
         }
 
+        if (! is_null($limit)) {
+            $this->query->limit($limit);
+        }
+
         $this->query->latest($column);
 
         return $this;
@@ -299,14 +304,19 @@ public function latest($column = null)
      * Add an "order by" clause for a timestamp to the query.
      *
      * @param  string|\Illuminate\Database\Query\Expression  $column
+     * @param  int  $limit
      * @return $this
      */
-    public function oldest($column = null)
+    public function oldest($column = null, $limit = null)
     {
         if (is_null($column)) {
             $column = $this->model->getCreatedAtColumn() ?? 'created_at';
         }
 
+        if (! is_null($limit)) {
+            $this->query->limit($limit);
+        }
+
         $this->query->oldest($column);
 
         return $this;