diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index d599f879..a088955b 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj = (function (jasmineGlobal) {
     jRequire.base(j$, jasmineGlobal);
     j$.util = jRequire.util();
     j$.Any = jRequire.Any();
+    j$.Anything = jRequire.Anything(j$);
     j$.CallTracker = jRequire.CallTracker();
     j$.MockDate = jRequire.MockDate();
     j$.Clock = jRequire.Clock();
@@ -146,6 +147,10 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().base = function(j$, jasmineGlobal) {
     return new j$.Any(clazz);
   };
 
+  j$.anything = function() {
+    return new j$.Anything();
+  };
+
   j$.objectContaining = function(sample) {
     return new j$.ObjectContaining(sample);
   };
@@ -967,6 +972,17 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Any = function() {
   return Any;
 };
 
+getJasmineRequireObj().Anything = function(j$) {
+
+  function Anything() {}
+
+  Anything.prototype.asymmetricMatch = function(other) {
+    return !j$.util.isUndefined(other) && other !== null;
+  };
+
+  return Anything;
+};
+
 getJasmineRequireObj().CallTracker = function() {
 
   function CallTracker() {
diff --git a/spec/core/AnythingSpec.js b/spec/core/AnythingSpec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ca3f950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/core/AnythingSpec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+describe("Anything", function() {
+  it("matches a string", function() {
+    var anything = new j$.Anything();
+
+    expect(anything.asymmetricMatch('foo')).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("matches a number", function() {
+    var anything = new j$.Anything();
+
+    expect(anything.asymmetricMatch(42)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("matches an object", function() {
+    var anything = new j$.Anything();
+
+    expect(anything.asymmetricMatch({ foo: 'bar' })).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("matches an array", function() {
+    var anything = new j$.Anything();
+
+    expect(anything.asymmetricMatch([1,2,3])).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("doesn't match undefined", function() {
+    var anything = new j$.Anything();
+
+    expect(anything.asymmetricMatch()).toBe(false);
+    expect(anything.asymmetricMatch(undefined)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("doesn't match null", function() {
+    var anything = new j$.Anything();
+
+    expect(anything.asymmetricMatch(null)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/core/Anything.js b/src/core/Anything.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..489d5f2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/Anything.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+getJasmineRequireObj().Anything = function(j$) {
+
+  function Anything() {}
+
+  Anything.prototype.asymmetricMatch = function(other) {
+    return !j$.util.isUndefined(other) && other !== null;
+  };
+
+  return Anything;
+};
diff --git a/src/core/base.js b/src/core/base.js
index 9f295294..00f81116 100644
--- a/src/core/base.js
+++ b/src/core/base.js
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().base = function(j$, jasmineGlobal) {
     return new j$.Any(clazz);
   };
 
+  j$.anything = function() {
+    return new j$.Anything();
+  };
+
   j$.objectContaining = function(sample) {
     return new j$.ObjectContaining(sample);
   };
diff --git a/src/core/requireCore.js b/src/core/requireCore.js
index 7759bdc0..2dbf43ee 100644
--- a/src/core/requireCore.js
+++ b/src/core/requireCore.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj = (function (jasmineGlobal) {
     jRequire.base(j$, jasmineGlobal);
     j$.util = jRequire.util();
     j$.Any = jRequire.Any();
+    j$.Anything = jRequire.Anything(j$);
     j$.CallTracker = jRequire.CallTracker();
     j$.MockDate = jRequire.MockDate();
     j$.Clock = jRequire.Clock();