diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Http.php b/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Http.php
index 83217a04b22..60489694d3c 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Http.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Http.php
@@ -138,12 +138,13 @@ public static function fakeSequence(string $urlPattern = '*')
     /**
      * Indicate that an exception should be thrown if any request is not faked.
      *
+     * @param  bool  $prevent
      * @return \Illuminate\Http\Client\Factory
      */
-    public static function preventStrayRequests()
+    public static function preventStrayRequests($prevent = true)
     {
-        return tap(static::getFacadeRoot(), function ($fake) {
-            static::swap($fake->preventStrayRequests());
+        return tap(static::getFacadeRoot(), function ($fake) use ($prevent) {
+            static::swap($fake->preventStrayRequests($prevent));
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Support/SupportFacadesHttpTest.php b/tests/Support/SupportFacadesHttpTest.php
index fe194d0350d..e7de568c490 100644
--- a/tests/Support/SupportFacadesHttpTest.php
+++ b/tests/Support/SupportFacadesHttpTest.php
@@ -55,4 +55,15 @@ public function testFacadeRootIsSharedWhenEnforcingFaking(): void
 
         $this->assertSame($client, $this->app->make(Factory::class));
     }
+
+    public function test_can_set_prevents_to_prevents_stray_requests(): void
+    {
+        Http::preventStrayRequests(true);
+        $this->assertTrue($this->app->make(Factory::class)->preventingStrayRequests());
+        $this->assertTrue(Http::preventingStrayRequests());
+
+        Http::preventStrayRequests(false);
+        $this->assertFalse($this->app->make(Factory::class)->preventingStrayRequests());
+        $this->assertFalse(Http::preventingStrayRequests());
+    }
 }