diff --git a/public/index.php b/public/index.php
index c2d9ddf004dc..01ea454daa95 100644
--- a/public/index.php
+++ b/public/index.php
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@
 
 $app = require_once __DIR__.'/../bootstrap/app.php';
 
+// set the public path to this directory
+$app->bind('path.public', function() {
+    return __DIR__;
+});
+
 /*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 | Run The Application