diff --git a/spec/core/ExpectationFilterChainSpec.js b/spec/core/ExpectationFilterChainSpec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c91dd5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/core/ExpectationFilterChainSpec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+describe('ExpectationFilterChainSpec', function() {
+  describe('#selectComparisonFunc', function() {
+    describe('When no filters have #selectComparisonFunc', function() {
+      it('returns undefined', function() {
+        var chain = new jasmineUnderTest.ExpectationFilterChain();
+        chain.addFilter({});
+        expect(chain.selectComparisonFunc()).toBeUndefined();
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('When some filters have #selectComparisonFunc', function() {
+      it('calls the first filter that has #selectComparisonFunc', function() {
+        var chain = new jasmineUnderTest.ExpectationFilterChain(),
+          first = jasmine.createSpy('first').and.returnValue('first'),
+          second = jasmine.createSpy('second').and.returnValue('second'),
+          matcher = {},
+          result;
+
+        chain.addFilter({selectComparisonFunc: first});
+        chain.addFilter({selectComparisonFunc: second});
+        result = chain.selectComparisonFunc(matcher);
+
+        expect(first).toHaveBeenCalledWith(matcher);
+        expect(second).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(result).toEqual('first');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('#buildFailureMessage', function() {
+    describe('When no filters have #buildFailureMessage', function() {
+      it('returns undefined', function() {
+        var chain = new jasmineUnderTest.ExpectationFilterChain();
+        chain.addFilter({});
+        expect(chain.buildFailureMessage()).toBeUndefined();
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('When some filters have #buildFailureMessage', function() {
+      it('calls the first filter that has #buildFailureMessage', function() {
+        var chain = new jasmineUnderTest.ExpectationFilterChain(),
+          first = jasmine.createSpy('first').and.returnValue('first'),
+          second = jasmine.createSpy('second').and.returnValue('second'),
+          matcherResult = {pass: false},
+          matcherName = 'foo',
+          args = [],
+          util = {},
+          result;
+
+        chain.addFilter({buildFailureMessage: first});
+        chain.addFilter({buildFailureMessage: second});
+        result = chain.buildFailureMessage(matcherResult, matcherName, args, util);
+
+        expect(first).toHaveBeenCalledWith(matcherResult, matcherName, args, util);
+        expect(second).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(result).toEqual('first');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('#modifyFailureMessage', function() {
+    it('calls each filter with the return value of the next previously added filter', function() {
+        var chain = new jasmineUnderTest.ExpectationFilterChain(),
+          first = jasmine.createSpy('first').and.returnValue('first'),
+          third = jasmine.createSpy('third').and.returnValue('third'),
+          result;
+
+        chain.addFilter({modifyFailureMessage: first});
+        chain.addFilter({})
+        chain.addFilter({modifyFailureMessage: third});
+        result = chain.modifyFailureMessage('original');
+
+        expect(third).toHaveBeenCalledWith('original');
+        expect(first).toHaveBeenCalledWith('third');
+        expect(result).toEqual('first');
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/core/ExpectationFilterChain.js b/src/core/ExpectationFilterChain.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3577ab4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/ExpectationFilterChain.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+getJasmineRequireObj().ExpectationFilterChain = function() {
+  function ExpectationFilterChain() {
+    this.filters_ = [];
+  }
+
+  ExpectationFilterChain.prototype.addFilter = function(filter) {
+    this.filters_.push(filter);
+  };
+
+  ExpectationFilterChain.prototype.selectComparisonFunc = function(matcher) {
+    return this.callFirst_('selectComparisonFunc', arguments);
+  };
+
+  ExpectationFilterChain.prototype.buildFailureMessage = function(result, matcherName, args, util) {
+    return this.callFirst_('buildFailureMessage', arguments);
+  };
+
+  ExpectationFilterChain.prototype.modifyFailureMessage = function(msg) {
+    var i;
+
+    for (i = this.filters_.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+      if (this.filters_[i].modifyFailureMessage) {
+        msg = this.filters_[i].modifyFailureMessage(msg);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return msg;
+  };
+
+  ExpectationFilterChain.prototype.callFirst_ = function(fname, args) {
+    var i, filter;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < this.filters_.length; i++) {
+      filter = this.filters_[i];
+
+      if (filter[fname]) {
+        return filter[fname].apply(filter, args);
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  return ExpectationFilterChain;
+};
diff --git a/src/core/requireCore.js b/src/core/requireCore.js
index abc12e67..252ba2a9 100644
--- a/src/core/requireCore.js
+++ b/src/core/requireCore.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ var getJasmineRequireObj = (function (jasmineGlobal) {
     j$.Env = jRequire.Env(j$);
     j$.StackTrace = jRequire.StackTrace(j$);
     j$.ExceptionFormatter = jRequire.ExceptionFormatter(j$);
+    j$.ExpectationFilterChain = jRequire.ExpectationFilterChain();
     j$.Expectation = jRequire.Expectation(j$);
     j$.buildExpectationResult = jRequire.buildExpectationResult();
     j$.JsApiReporter = jRequire.JsApiReporter();