diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js
index a33e6c17..97b83b2f 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js
@@ -218,12 +218,14 @@ jasmineRequire.HtmlReporter = function(j$) {
         );
       }
       var statusBarMessage = '';
-      var statusBarClassName = 'jasmine-bar ';
+      var statusBarClassName = 'jasmine-overall-result jasmine-bar ';
+      var globalFailures = (doneResult && doneResult.failedExpectations) || [];
+      var failed = failureCount + globalFailures.length > 0;
 
-      if (totalSpecsDefined > 0) {
+      if (totalSpecsDefined > 0 || failed) {
         statusBarMessage += pluralize('spec', specsExecuted) + ', ' + pluralize('failure', failureCount);
         if (pendingSpecCount) { statusBarMessage += ', ' + pluralize('pending spec', pendingSpecCount); }
-        statusBarClassName += (failureCount > 0) ? 'jasmine-failed' : 'jasmine-passed';
+        statusBarClassName += failed ? 'jasmine-failed' : 'jasmine-passed';
       } else {
         statusBarClassName += 'jasmine-skipped';
         statusBarMessage += 'No specs found';
@@ -249,7 +251,6 @@ jasmineRequire.HtmlReporter = function(j$) {
         }
       }
 
-      var globalFailures = (doneResult && doneResult.failedExpectations) || [];
       for(i = 0; i < globalFailures.length; i++) {
         var failure = globalFailures[i];
         alert.appendChild(createDom('span', {className: errorBarClassName}, errorBarMessagePrefix + failure.message));
diff --git a/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js b/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js
index e84bbd0a..10f04fa5 100644
--- a/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js
+++ b/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js
@@ -733,6 +733,58 @@ describe("HtmlReporter", function() {
       expect(alertBars[0].innerHTML).toMatch(/No specs found/);
     });
 
+    it("reports failure if there are global errors and no specs", function() {
+      var env = new jasmineUnderTest.Env(),
+        container = document.createElement("div"),
+        reporter = new jasmineUnderTest.HtmlReporter({
+          env: env,
+          getContainer: function() { return container; },
+          createElement: function() { return document.createElement.apply(document, arguments); },
+          createTextNode: function() { return document.createTextNode.apply(document, arguments); }
+        });
+      reporter.initialize();
+      reporter.jasmineStarted({ totalSpecsDefined: 0 });
+      reporter.jasmineDone({
+        failedExpectations: [{
+          passed: false,
+          message: 'nope'
+        }]
+      });
+
+      var alertBar = container.querySelector(".jasmine-overall-result");
+      expect(alertBar.getAttribute('class')).toMatch(/jasmine-failed/);
+    });
+
+    it("reports failure if there are global errors and some specs", function() {
+      var env = new jasmineUnderTest.Env(),
+        container = document.createElement("div"),
+        reporter = new jasmineUnderTest.HtmlReporter({
+          env: env,
+          getContainer: function() { return container; },
+          createElement: function() { return document.createElement.apply(document, arguments); },
+          createTextNode: function() { return document.createTextNode.apply(document, arguments); }
+        });
+      reporter.initialize();
+      reporter.jasmineStarted({ totalSpecsDefined: 0 });
+      reporter.specDone({
+        id: 123,
+        description: "with a spec",
+        fullName: "A Suite with a spec",
+        status: "passed",
+        passedExpectations: [{passed: true}],
+        failedExpectations: []
+      });
+      reporter.jasmineDone({
+        failedExpectations: [{
+          passed: false,
+          message: 'nope'
+        }]
+      });
+
+      var alertBar = container.querySelector(".jasmine-overall-result");
+      expect(alertBar.getAttribute('class')).toMatch(/jasmine-failed/);
+    });
+
     describe("and all specs pass", function() {
       var env, container, reporter;
       beforeEach(function() {
diff --git a/src/html/HtmlReporter.js b/src/html/HtmlReporter.js
index 02a9e1ce..8ae8998c 100644
--- a/src/html/HtmlReporter.js
+++ b/src/html/HtmlReporter.js
@@ -189,12 +189,14 @@ jasmineRequire.HtmlReporter = function(j$) {
         );
       }
       var statusBarMessage = '';
-      var statusBarClassName = 'jasmine-bar ';
+      var statusBarClassName = 'jasmine-overall-result jasmine-bar ';
+      var globalFailures = (doneResult && doneResult.failedExpectations) || [];
+      var failed = failureCount + globalFailures.length > 0;
 
-      if (totalSpecsDefined > 0) {
+      if (totalSpecsDefined > 0 || failed) {
         statusBarMessage += pluralize('spec', specsExecuted) + ', ' + pluralize('failure', failureCount);
         if (pendingSpecCount) { statusBarMessage += ', ' + pluralize('pending spec', pendingSpecCount); }
-        statusBarClassName += (failureCount > 0) ? 'jasmine-failed' : 'jasmine-passed';
+        statusBarClassName += failed ? 'jasmine-failed' : 'jasmine-passed';
       } else {
         statusBarClassName += 'jasmine-skipped';
         statusBarMessage += 'No specs found';
@@ -220,7 +222,6 @@ jasmineRequire.HtmlReporter = function(j$) {
         }
       }
 
-      var globalFailures = (doneResult && doneResult.failedExpectations) || [];
       for(i = 0; i < globalFailures.length; i++) {
         var failure = globalFailures[i];
         alert.appendChild(createDom('span', {className: errorBarClassName}, errorBarMessagePrefix + failure.message));