diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Bus.php b/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Bus.php
index 9bbd4901ee94..611358afffca 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Bus.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Bus.php
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@ class Bus extends Facade
     /**
      * Replace the bound instance with a fake.
      *
-     * @return void
+     * @return \Illuminate\Support\Testing\Fakes\BusFake
      */
     public static function fake()
     {
-        static::swap(new BusFake);
+        static::swap($fake = new BusFake);
+
+        return $fake;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Event.php b/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Event.php
index aefc49bb797b..73b65981cf3a 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Event.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Event.php
@@ -24,13 +24,15 @@ class Event extends Facade
      * Replace the bound instance with a fake.
      *
      * @param  array|string  $eventsToFake
-     * @return void
+     * @return \Illuminate\Support\Testing\Fakes\EventFake
      */
     public static function fake($eventsToFake = [])
     {
         static::swap($fake = new EventFake(static::getFacadeRoot(), $eventsToFake));
 
         Model::setEventDispatcher($fake);
+
+        return $fake;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Mail.php b/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Mail.php
index bee470c7f8fb..00fc76f7304d 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Mail.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Mail.php
@@ -31,11 +31,13 @@ class Mail extends Facade
     /**
      * Replace the bound instance with a fake.
      *
-     * @return void
+     * @return \Illuminate\Support\Testing\Fakes\MailFake
      */
     public static function fake()
     {
-        static::swap(new MailFake);
+        static::swap($fake = new MailFake);
+
+        return $fake;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Queue.php b/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Queue.php
index 1f57ba0fec63..521d2eb21441 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Queue.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Queue.php
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ class Queue extends Facade
     /**
      * Replace the bound instance with a fake.
      *
-     * @return void
+     * @return \Illuminate\Support\Testing\Fakes\QueueFake
      */
     public static function fake()
     {
-        static::swap(new QueueFake(static::getFacadeApplication()));
+        static::swap($fake = new QueueFake(static::getFacadeApplication()));
+
+        return $fake;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Storage.php b/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Storage.php
index 5bcbfd654643..97426a1004bc 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Storage.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Storage.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class Storage extends Facade
      *
      * @param  string|null  $disk
      *
-     * @return void
+     * @return \Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem
      */
     public static function fake($disk = null)
     {
@@ -26,22 +26,26 @@ public static function fake($disk = null)
             $root = storage_path('framework/testing/disks/'.$disk)
         );
 
-        static::set($disk, self::createLocalDriver(['root' => $root]));
+        static::set($disk, $fake = self::createLocalDriver(['root' => $root]));
+
+        return $fake;
     }
 
     /**
      * Replace the given disk with a persistent local testing disk.
      *
      * @param  string|null  $disk
-     * @return void
+     * @return \Illuminate\Filesystem\Filesystem
      */
     public static function persistentFake($disk = null)
     {
         $disk = $disk ?: self::$app['config']->get('filesystems.default');
 
-        static::set($disk, self::createLocalDriver([
+        static::set($disk, $fake = self::createLocalDriver([
             'root' => storage_path('framework/testing/disks/'.$disk),
         ]));
+
+        return $fake;
     }
 
     /**