diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Migrations/Migration.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Migrations/Migration.php
index 699154c9a614..ac1b9e7f1d0f 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Migrations/Migration.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Migrations/Migration.php
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ abstract class Migration
      */
     protected $connection;
 
+    /**
+     * Enables, if supported, wrapping the migration within a transaction.
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    public $withinTransaction = true;
+
     /**
      * Get the migration connection name.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Migrations/Migrator.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Migrations/Migrator.php
index 051d8a99bf59..d55046dab47f 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Migrations/Migrator.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Migrations/Migrator.php
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ protected function runMigration($migration, $method)
         };
 
         $this->getSchemaGrammar($connection)->supportsSchemaTransactions()
+            && $migration->withinTransaction
                     ? $connection->transaction($callback)
                     : $callback();
     }