diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/VerificationController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/VerificationController.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5d8ba33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/VerificationController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Routing\Controller;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\VerifiesEmails;
+
+class VerificationController extends Controller
+{
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Email Verification Controller
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | This controller is responsible for handling email verification for any
+    | user that recently registered with the application. Emails may also
+    | be resent if the user did not receive the original email message.
+    |
+    */
+
+    use VerifiesEmails;
+
+    /**
+     * Where to redirect users after verification.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $redirectTo = '/home';
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new controller instance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->middleware('auth');
+        $this->middleware('signed')->only('verify');
+        $this->middleware('throttle:6,1')->only('verify', 'resend');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Kernel.php b/app/Http/Kernel.php
index b1188017..cbfc45fc 100644
--- a/app/Http/Kernel.php
+++ b/app/Http/Kernel.php
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ class Kernel extends HttpKernel
         'cache.headers' => \Illuminate\Http\Middleware\SetCacheHeaders::class,
         'can' => \Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\Authorize::class,
         'guest' => \App\Http\Middleware\RedirectIfAuthenticated::class,
+        'signed' => \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ValidateSignature::class,
         'throttle' => \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\ThrottleRequests::class,
+        'verified' => \Illuminate\Auth\Middleware\EnsureEmailIsVerified::class,
     ];
 }
diff --git a/app/Providers/EventServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/EventServiceProvider.php
index fca6152c..6c64e52b 100644
--- a/app/Providers/EventServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/EventServiceProvider.php
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 namespace App\Providers;
 
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
+use Illuminate\Auth\Events\Registered;
+use Illuminate\Auth\Listeners\SendEmailVerificationNotification;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Support\Providers\EventServiceProvider as ServiceProvider;
 
 class EventServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
@@ -13,8 +15,8 @@ class EventServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
      * @var array
      */
     protected $listen = [
-        'App\Events\Event' => [
-            'App\Listeners\EventListener',
+        Registered::class => [
+            SendEmailVerificationNotification::class,
         ],
     ];
 
diff --git a/app/User.php b/app/User.php
index bfd96a6a..fbc0e589 100644
--- a/app/User.php
+++ b/app/User.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App;
 
 use Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\MustVerifyEmail;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;
 
 class User extends Authenticatable
diff --git a/database/migrations/2014_10_12_000000_create_users_table.php b/database/migrations/2014_10_12_000000_create_users_table.php
index 689cbeea..16a61086 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2014_10_12_000000_create_users_table.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2014_10_12_000000_create_users_table.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class CreateUsersTable extends Migration
             $table->increments('id');
             $table->string('name');
             $table->string('email')->unique();
+            $table->timestamp('email_verified_at')->nullable();
             $table->string('password');
             $table->rememberToken();
             $table->timestamps();