diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 86d7ba37..daad6630 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ x     */
     if (this.message) {
       this.excludeMessage = message;
     }
-    this.pend();
+    this.pend(message);
   };
 
   Spec.prototype.getResult = function() {
diff --git a/spec/core/EnvSpec.js b/spec/core/EnvSpec.js
index ffc39aa0..49e7f7e8 100644
--- a/spec/core/EnvSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/EnvSpec.js
@@ -274,6 +274,18 @@ describe('Env', function() {
       expect(excludeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Temporarily disabled with xit');
     });
 
+    it('calls spec.pend with "Temporarily disabled with xit"', function() {
+      var pendSpy = jasmine.createSpy();
+      var realExclude = jasmineUnderTest.Spec.prototype.exclude;
+
+      spyOn(env, 'it').and.returnValue({
+        exclude: realExclude,
+        pend: pendSpy
+      });
+      env.xit('foo', function() {});
+      expect(pendSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Temporarily disabled with xit');
+    });
+
     it('throws an error when it receives a non-fn argument', function() {
       expect(function() {
         env.xit('undefined arg', null);
diff --git a/src/core/Spec.js b/src/core/Spec.js
index 1548583a..2241085c 100644
--- a/src/core/Spec.js
+++ b/src/core/Spec.js
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ x     */
     if (this.message) {
       this.excludeMessage = message;
     }
-    this.pend();
+    this.pend(message);
   };
 
   Spec.prototype.getResult = function() {