diff --git a/src/Facades/Cart.php b/src/Facades/Cart.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e75e0b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Facades/Cart.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+namespace Gloudemans\Shoppingcart\Facades;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Facade;
+
+class Cart extends Facade {
+    /**
+     * Get the registered name of the component.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected static function getFacadeAccessor()
+    {
+        return 'cart';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ShoppingcartServiceProvider.php b/src/ShoppingcartServiceProvider.php
index da02981..a0bc8a7 100644
--- a/src/ShoppingcartServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/ShoppingcartServiceProvider.php
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class ShoppingcartServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
      */
     public function register()
     {
+        $this->app->bind('cart', 'Gloudemans\Shoppingcart\Cart');
+
         $config = __DIR__ . '/../config/cart.php';
         $this->mergeConfigFrom($config, 'cart');
 
@@ -26,4 +28,4 @@ class ShoppingcartServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
             ], 'migrations');
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}