diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0219a0d..608e5ae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ $post->publish();
  
 // Unpublish the post
 $post->unpublish();
+
+// Publish the post without firing model events
+$post->publishQuietly();
+ 
+// Unpublish the post without firing model events
+$post->unpublishQuietly();
 ```
 
 A post is considered published when the `published_at` is not null and in the past.
diff --git a/src/Publishable.php b/src/Publishable.php
index 8c2cd71..a45bc82 100644
--- a/src/Publishable.php
+++ b/src/Publishable.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
 
 trait Publishable
-{    
+{
     /**
      * Scope a query to only include published models.
      *
@@ -59,6 +59,18 @@ public function publish()
         return $this->save();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Publishes the model without firing events.
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function publishQuietly()
+    {
+        $this->published_at = Carbon::now();
+
+        return $this->saveQuietly();
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return bool
      */
@@ -69,6 +81,18 @@ public function unpublish()
         return $this->save();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Unpublishes the model without firing events.
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function unpublishQuietly()
+    {
+        $this->published_at = null;
+
+        return $this->saveQuietly();
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param  mixed $value
      * @return \Carbon\Carbon
diff --git a/tests/PublishableTest.php b/tests/PublishableTest.php
index 74f7574..2ee463a 100644
--- a/tests/PublishableTest.php
+++ b/tests/PublishableTest.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace PawelMysior\Publishable\Tests;
 
 use Carbon\Carbon;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
 
 class PublishableTest extends TestCase
 {
@@ -132,4 +133,44 @@ public function test_published_at_field_is_not_fillable()
         $post = new Post();
         $this->assertNotContains('published_at', $post->getFillable());
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function test_publish_quietly_function_does_not_fire_model_events()
+    {
+        // Fake events so we can test on them.
+        Event::fake();
+
+        // Create a post.
+        $post = Post::create([
+            'published_at' => Carbon::yesterday(),
+        ]);
+
+        // Run publish Quietly Function.
+        $post->publishQuietly();
+
+        // Assert it doesn't trigger the updated event.
+        Event::assertNotDispatched('eloquent.updated: PawelMysior\Publishable\Tests\Post');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function test_unpublish_quietly_function_does_not_fire_model_events()
+    {
+        // Fake events so we can test on them.
+        Event::fake();
+
+        // Create a post.
+        $post = Post::create([
+            'published_at' => Carbon::yesterday(),
+        ]);
+
+        // Run publish Quietly Function.
+        $post->unpublishQuietly();
+
+        // Assert it doesn't trigger the updated event.
+        Event::assertNotDispatched('eloquent.updated: PawelMysior\Publishable\Tests\Post');
+    }
 }