diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php
index 00a20cfc9124..563628b3a76c 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php
@@ -950,17 +950,19 @@ public function fresh($with = [])
     /**
      * Reload the current model instance with fresh attributes from the database.
      *
-     * @return void
+     * @return $this
      */
     public function refresh()
     {
         if (! $this->exists) {
-            return;
+            return $this;
         }
 
         $this->load(array_keys($this->relations));
 
         $this->setRawAttributes(static::findOrFail($this->getKey())->attributes);
+
+        return $this;
     }
 
     /**