diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index 2b2fa35..75f062b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         php: [8.1, 8.0]
-        laravel: [8.*]
+        laravel: [8.76.1]
         dependency-version: [prefer-lowest, prefer-stable]
 
     name: P${{ matrix.php }} - L${{ matrix.laravel }} - ${{ matrix.dependency-version }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 22e4db4..bde1d80 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -338,8 +338,50 @@ class YourEloquentModel extends Model
             ->saveSlugsTo('slug');
     }
 }
+
 ```
 
+#### Implicit route model binding
+
+You can also use Laravels [implicit route model binding](https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/routing#implicit-binding) inside your controller to automatically resolve the model. To use this feature, make sure that the slug column matches the `routeNameKey`.  
+Currently, only some database types support JSON opterations. Further information about which databases support JSON can be found in the [Laravel docs](https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/queries#json-where-clauses).
+
+```php
+namespace App;
+
+use Spatie\Sluggable\HasSlug;
+use Spatie\Sluggable\SlugOptions;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+class YourEloquentModel extends Model
+{
+    use HasTranslations, HasTranslatableSlug;
+
+    public $translatable = ['name', 'slug'];
+
+    /**
+     * Get the options for generating the slug.
+     */
+    public function getSlugOptions() : SlugOptions
+    {
+        return SlugOptions::create()
+            ->generateSlugsFrom('name')
+            ->saveSlugsTo('slug');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the route key for the model.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getRouteKeyName()
+    {
+        return 'slug';
+    }
+}
+```
+
+
 ## Changelog
 
 Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information what has changed recently.
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 7af2683..56f03e7 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     ],
     "require": {
         "php": "^8.0",
-        "illuminate/database": "^8.0",
+        "illuminate/database": "^8.76.1",
         "illuminate/support": "^8.0"
     },
     "require-dev": {
diff --git a/src/HasTranslatableSlug.php b/src/HasTranslatableSlug.php
index 619c557..2c1cdab 100644
--- a/src/HasTranslatableSlug.php
+++ b/src/HasTranslatableSlug.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace Spatie\Sluggable;
 
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\Relation;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use Illuminate\Support\Traits\Localizable;
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ protected function slugIsBasedOnTitle(): bool
         $slugSeparator = $currentSlug[strlen($titleSlug)];
         $slugIdentifier = substr($currentSlug, strlen($titleSlug) + 1);
 
-        return  $slugSeparator === $this->slugOptions->slugSeparator && is_numeric($slugIdentifier);
+        return $slugSeparator === $this->slugOptions->slugSeparator && is_numeric($slugIdentifier);
     }
 
     protected function getOriginalSourceString(): string
@@ -120,4 +122,15 @@ protected function hasCustomSlugBeenUsed(): bool
 
         return $originalSlug !== $newSlug;
     }
+
+    public function resolveRouteBindingQuery($query, $value, $field = null): Builder|Relation
+    {
+        $field = $field ?? $this->getRouteKeyName();
+
+        if ($field !== $this->getSlugOptions()->slugField) {
+            return parent::resolveRouteBindingQuery($query, $value, $field);
+        }
+
+        return $query->where("{$field}->{$this->getLocale()}", $value);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/HasTranslatableSlugTest.php b/tests/HasTranslatableSlugTest.php
index f62afcd..37fcdca 100644
--- a/tests/HasTranslatableSlugTest.php
+++ b/tests/HasTranslatableSlugTest.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Spatie\Sluggable\Tests;
 
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 use Spatie\Sluggable\SlugOptions;
 
 class HasTranslatableSlugTest extends TestCase
@@ -302,4 +303,103 @@ public function it_can_update_slug_with_non_unique_names_multiple()
             $this->assertSame($expectedSlug, $model->getTranslation('slug', 'en'));
         }
     }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_can_resolve_route_binding()
+    {
+        $model = new TranslatableModel();
+
+        $model->setTranslation('name', 'en', 'Test value EN');
+        $model->setTranslation('name', 'nl', 'Test value NL');
+        $model->setTranslation('slug', 'en', 'updated-value-en');
+        $model->setTranslation('slug', 'nl', 'updated-value-nl');
+        $model->save();
+
+        // Test for en locale
+        $result = (new TranslatableModel())->resolveRouteBinding('updated-value-en', 'slug');
+
+        $this->assertNotNull($result);
+        $this->assertEquals($model->id, $result->id);
+
+        // Test for nl locale
+        $this->app->setLocale('nl');
+
+        $result = (new TranslatableModel())->resolveRouteBinding('updated-value-nl', 'slug');
+
+        $this->assertNotNull($result);
+        $this->assertEquals($model->id, $result->id);
+
+        // Test for fr locale - should fail
+        $this->app->setLocale('fr');
+        $result = (new TranslatableModel())->resolveRouteBinding('updated-value-nl', 'slug');
+        $this->assertNull($result);
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_can_resolve_route_binding_even_when_soft_deletes_are_on()
+    {
+        foreach (range(1, 10) as $i) {
+            $model = new TranslatableModelSoftDeletes();
+            $model->setTranslation('name', 'en', 'Test value EN');
+            $model->setTranslation('slug', 'en', 'updated-value-en-' . $i);
+            $model->save();
+            $model->delete();
+
+            $result = (new TranslatableModelSoftDeletes())->resolveSoftDeletableRouteBinding(
+                'updated-value-en-' . $i,
+                'slug'
+            );
+
+            $this->assertNotNull($result);
+            $this->assertEquals($model->id, $result->id);
+        }
+    }
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_can_bind_route_model_implicit()
+    {
+        $model = new TranslatableModel();
+        $model->setTranslation('name', 'en', 'Test value EN');
+        $model->setTranslation('slug', 'en', 'updated-value-en');
+        $model->save();
+
+        Route::get(
+            '/translatable-model/{test:slug}',
+            function (TranslatableModel $test) use ($model) {
+                $this->assertNotNull($test);
+                $this->assertEquals($model->id, $test->id);
+            }
+        )->middleware('bindings');
+
+        $response = $this->get("/translatable-model/updated-value-en");
+
+        $response->assertStatus(200);
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_can_bind_child_route_model_implicit()
+    {
+        $model = new TranslatableModel();
+        $model->setTranslation('name', 'en', 'Test value EN');
+        $model->setTranslation('slug', 'en', 'updated-value-en');
+        $model->test_model_id = 1;
+        $model->save();
+
+        $parent = new TestModel();
+        $parent->name = 'parent';
+        $parent->save();
+
+        Route::get(
+            '/test-model/{test_model:url}/translatable-model/{translatable_model:slug}',
+            function (TestModel $testModel, TranslatableModel $translatableModel) use ($parent, $model) {
+                $this->assertNotNull($parent);
+                $this->assertNotNull($translatableModel);
+                $this->assertEquals($parent->id, $testModel->id);
+                $this->assertEquals($model->id, $translatableModel->id);
+            }
+        )->middleware('bindings');
+
+        $response = $this->get("/test-model/parent/translatable-model/updated-value-en");
+
+        $response->assertStatus(200);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/TestCase.php b/tests/TestCase.php
index 6884953..3f77600 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use File;
 use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Application;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
 use Orchestra\Testbench\TestCase as Orchestra;
 
 abstract class TestCase extends Orchestra
@@ -26,29 +27,29 @@ protected function getEnvironmentSetUp($app)
     {
         $this->initializeDirectory($this->getTempDirectory());
 
-        $app['config']->set('database.default', 'sqlite');
-        $app['config']->set('database.connections.sqlite', [
+        config()->set('database.default', 'sqlite');
+        config()->set('database.connections.sqlite', [
             'driver' => 'sqlite',
-            'database' => $this->getTempDirectory().'/database.sqlite',
+            'database' => $this->getTempDirectory() . '/database.sqlite',
             'prefix' => '',
         ]);
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param  $app
+     * @param Application $app
      */
     protected function setUpDatabase(Application $app)
     {
-        file_put_contents($this->getTempDirectory().'/database.sqlite', null);
+        file_put_contents($this->getTempDirectory() . '/database.sqlite', null);
 
-        $app['db']->connection()->getSchemaBuilder()->create('test_models', function (Blueprint $table) {
+        Schema::create('test_models', function (Blueprint $table) {
             $table->increments('id');
             $table->string('name')->nullable();
             $table->string('other_field')->nullable();
             $table->string('url')->nullable();
         });
 
-        $app['db']->connection()->getSchemaBuilder()->create('test_model_soft_deletes', function (Blueprint $table) {
+        Schema::create('test_model_soft_deletes', function (Blueprint $table) {
             $table->increments('id');
             $table->string('name')->nullable();
             $table->string('other_field')->nullable();
@@ -56,15 +57,25 @@ protected function setUpDatabase(Application $app)
             $table->softDeletes();
         });
 
-        $app['db']->connection()->getSchemaBuilder()->create('translatable_models', function (Blueprint $table) {
+        Schema::create('translatable_models', function (Blueprint $table) {
             $table->increments('id');
             $table->text('name')->nullable();
             $table->text('other_field')->nullable();
             $table->text('non_translatable_field')->nullable();
             $table->text('slug')->nullable();
+            $table->foreignId('test_model_id')->nullable()->index();
+        });
+
+        Schema::create('translatable_model_soft_deletes', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->increments('id');
+            $table->text('name')->nullable();
+            $table->text('other_field')->nullable();
+            $table->text('non_translatable_field')->nullable();
+            $table->text('slug')->nullable();
+            $table->softDeletes();
         });
 
-        $app['db']->connection()->getSchemaBuilder()->create('scopeable_models', function (Blueprint $table) {
+        Schema::create('scopeable_models', function (Blueprint $table) {
             $table->increments('id');
             $table->text('name')->nullable();
             $table->text('slug')->nullable();
@@ -82,6 +93,6 @@ protected function initializeDirectory(string $directory)
 
     public function getTempDirectory(): string
     {
-        return __DIR__.'/temp';
+        return __DIR__ . '/temp';
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/TestModel.php b/tests/TestModel.php
index 8dc1570..0bc1436 100644
--- a/tests/TestModel.php
+++ b/tests/TestModel.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Spatie\Sluggable\Tests;
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany;
 use Spatie\Sluggable\HasSlug;
 use Spatie\Sluggable\SlugOptions;
 
@@ -43,4 +44,9 @@ public function getDefaultSlugOptions(): SlugOptions
             ->generateSlugsFrom('name')
             ->saveSlugsTo('url');
     }
+
+    public function translatableModels(): HasMany
+    {
+        return $this->hasMany(TranslatableModel::class);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/TranslatableModel.php b/tests/TranslatableModel.php
index 09ec19d..ef5ac50 100644
--- a/tests/TranslatableModel.php
+++ b/tests/TranslatableModel.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Spatie\Sluggable\Tests;
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
 use Spatie\Sluggable\HasTranslatableSlug;
 use Spatie\Sluggable\SlugOptions;
 use Spatie\Translatable\HasTranslations;
@@ -17,9 +18,9 @@ class TranslatableModel extends Model
     protected $guarded = [];
     public $timestamps = false;
 
-    public $translatable = ['name', 'other_field', 'slug'];
+    protected $translatable = ['name', 'other_field', 'slug'];
 
-    private $customSlugOptions;
+    protected $customSlugOptions;
 
     public function useSlugOptions($slugOptions)
     {
@@ -32,4 +33,9 @@ public function getSlugOptions(): SlugOptions
             ->generateSlugsFrom('name')
             ->saveSlugsTo('slug');
     }
+
+    public function testModel(): BelongsTo
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(TestModel::class);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/TranslatableModelSoftDeletes.php b/tests/TranslatableModelSoftDeletes.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..154a7aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/TranslatableModelSoftDeletes.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Spatie\Sluggable\Tests;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
+use Spatie\Sluggable\HasTranslatableSlug;
+use Spatie\Sluggable\SlugOptions;
+use Spatie\Translatable\HasTranslations;
+
+class TranslatableModelSoftDeletes extends Model
+{
+    use HasTranslations;
+    use HasTranslatableSlug;
+    use SoftDeletes;
+
+    protected $table = 'translatable_model_soft_deletes';
+
+    protected $guarded = [];
+    public $timestamps = false;
+
+    protected $translatable = ['name', 'other_field', 'slug'];
+
+    protected $customSlugOptions;
+
+    public function useSlugOptions($slugOptions)
+    {
+        $this->customSlugOptions = $slugOptions;
+    }
+
+    public function getSlugOptions(): SlugOptions
+    {
+        return $this->customSlugOptions ?: SlugOptions::create()
+            ->generateSlugsFrom('name')
+            ->saveSlugsTo('slug');
+    }
+}