diff --git a/src/Faker/Provider/Miscellaneous.php b/src/Faker/Provider/Miscellaneous.php
index f240f56cb7..550f825b0c 100644
--- a/src/Faker/Provider/Miscellaneous.php
+++ b/src/Faker/Provider/Miscellaneous.php
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ class Miscellaneous extends \Faker\Provider\Base
 
     protected static $countryCode = array('CA', 'CN', 'DE', 'ES', 'FR', 'IE', 'IN', 'IT', 'MX', 'PT', 'RU', 'GB', 'US');
 
+    protected static $countryISOAlpha3 = array('CAN', 'CHN', 'DEU', 'ESP', 'FRA', 'IRL', 'IND', 'ITA', 'MEX', 'PRT', 'RUS', 'GBR', 'USA');
+
     protected static $localeData = array(
         'aa_DJ',  'aa_ER',  'aa_ET',
         'af_NA',  'af_ZA',  'ak_GH',
@@ -142,6 +144,14 @@ public static function countryCode()
         return static::randomElement(static::$countryCode);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @example 'FRA'
+     */
+    public static function countryISOAlpha3()
+    {
+        return static::randomElement(static::$countryISOAlpha3);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @example 'fr'
      */
diff --git a/test/Faker/Provider/MiscellaneousTest.php b/test/Faker/Provider/MiscellaneousTest.php
index 779583759f..5de85eaeae 100644
--- a/test/Faker/Provider/MiscellaneousTest.php
+++ b/test/Faker/Provider/MiscellaneousTest.php
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ public function testCountryCode()
         $this->assertRegExp('/^[A-Z]{2}$/', Miscellaneous::countryCode());
     }
 
+    public function testCountryISOAlpha3()
+    {
+        $this->assertRegExp('/^[A-Z]{3}$/', Miscellaneous::countryISOAlpha3());
+    }
+
     public function testLanguage()
     {
         $this->assertRegExp('/^[a-z]{2}$/', Miscellaneous::languageCode());