diff --git a/src/Http/Middleware/CheckCredentials.php b/src/Http/Middleware/CheckCredentials.php
index 4ece0e21c..7c3992f6c 100644
--- a/src/Http/Middleware/CheckCredentials.php
+++ b/src/Http/Middleware/CheckCredentials.php
@@ -39,6 +39,21 @@ public function __construct(ResourceServer $server, TokenRepository $repository)
         $this->repository = $repository;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Specify the scopes for the middleware.
+     *
+     * @param  array|string  $scopes
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public static function using(...$scopes)
+    {
+        if (is_array($scopes[0])) {
+            return static::class.':'.implode(',', $scopes[0]);
+        } else {
+            return static::class.':'.implode(',', $scopes);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Handle an incoming request.
      *
diff --git a/src/Http/Middleware/CheckForAnyScope.php b/src/Http/Middleware/CheckForAnyScope.php
index 9223dfe97..c6409f8fb 100644
--- a/src/Http/Middleware/CheckForAnyScope.php
+++ b/src/Http/Middleware/CheckForAnyScope.php
@@ -7,6 +7,21 @@
 
 class CheckForAnyScope
 {
+    /**
+     * Specify the scopes for the middleware.
+     *
+     * @param  array|string  $scopes
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public static function using(...$scopes)
+    {
+        if (is_array($scopes[0])) {
+            return static::class.':'.implode(',', $scopes[0]);
+        } else {
+            return static::class.':'.implode(',', $scopes);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Handle the incoming request.
      *
diff --git a/src/Http/Middleware/CheckScopes.php b/src/Http/Middleware/CheckScopes.php
index af9f8596f..72d699a2e 100644
--- a/src/Http/Middleware/CheckScopes.php
+++ b/src/Http/Middleware/CheckScopes.php
@@ -7,6 +7,21 @@
 
 class CheckScopes
 {
+    /**
+     * Specify the scopes for the middleware.
+     *
+     * @param  array|string  $scopes
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public static function using(...$scopes)
+    {
+        if (is_array($scopes[0])) {
+            return static::class.':'.implode(',', $scopes[0]);
+        } else {
+            return static::class.':'.implode(',', $scopes);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Handle the incoming request.
      *
diff --git a/src/Http/Middleware/CreateFreshApiToken.php b/src/Http/Middleware/CreateFreshApiToken.php
index 4ad06b2ec..1429362c8 100644
--- a/src/Http/Middleware/CreateFreshApiToken.php
+++ b/src/Http/Middleware/CreateFreshApiToken.php
@@ -35,6 +35,19 @@ public function __construct(ApiTokenCookieFactory $cookieFactory)
         $this->cookieFactory = $cookieFactory;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Specify the guard for the middleware.
+     *
+     * @param  string|null  $guard
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public static function using($guard = null)
+    {
+        $guard = is_null($guard) ? '' : ':'.$guard;
+
+        return static::class.$guard;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Handle an incoming request.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Feature/ActingAsTest.php b/tests/Feature/ActingAsTest.php
index 031d5abf4..d67f93798 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/ActingAsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/ActingAsTest.php
@@ -47,6 +47,21 @@ public function testActingAsWhenTheRouteIsProtectedByCheckScopesMiddleware()
         $response->assertSee('bar');
     }
 
+    public function testItCanGenerateDefinitionViaStaticMethod()
+    {
+        $signature = (string) CheckScopes::using('admin');
+        $this->assertSame('Laravel\Passport\Http\Middleware\CheckScopes:admin', $signature);
+
+        $signature = (string) CheckScopes::using('admin', 'footest');
+        $this->assertSame('Laravel\Passport\Http\Middleware\CheckScopes:admin,footest', $signature);
+
+        $signature = (string) CheckForAnyScope::using('admin');
+        $this->assertSame('Laravel\Passport\Http\Middleware\CheckForAnyScope:admin', $signature);
+
+        $signature = (string) CheckForAnyScope::using('admin', 'footest');
+        $this->assertSame('Laravel\Passport\Http\Middleware\CheckForAnyScope:admin,footest', $signature);
+    }
+
     public function testActingAsWhenTheRouteIsProtectedByCheckForAnyScopeMiddleware()
     {
         $this->withoutExceptionHandling();