diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 1b41666f..a13696be 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().requireMatchers = function(jRequire, j$) {
       'toHaveBeenCalledWith',
       'toMatch',
       'toThrow',
-      'toThrowError'
+      'toThrowError',
+      'toThrowMatching',
     ],
     matchers = {};
 
@@ -3842,8 +3843,6 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toThrowError = function(j$) {
 
         if (isAnErrorType(arguments[1])) {
           return exactMatcher(null, arguments[1]);
-        } else if (j$.isFunction_(arguments[1])) {
-          return predicateMatcher(arguments[1]);
         } else {
           return exactMatcher(arguments[1], null);
         }
@@ -3860,30 +3859,12 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toThrowError = function(j$) {
       };
     }
 
-    function predicateMatcher(predicate) {
-      return {
-        match: function(thrown) {
-          if (predicate(thrown)) {
-            return pass(function() {
-              return 'Expected function not to throw an exception matching a predicate.';
-            });
-          } else {
-            return fail(function() {
-              return 'Expected function to throw an exception matching a predicate, ' +
-                'but it threw ' + j$.fnNameFor(thrown.constructor) + ' with message ' +
-                j$.pp(thrown.message) + '.';
-            });
-          }
-        }
-      };
-    }
-
     function exactMatcher(expected, errorType) {
       if (expected && !isStringOrRegExp(expected)) {
         if (errorType) {
           throw new Error(getErrorMsg('Expected error message is not a string or RegExp.'));
         } else {
-          throw new Error(getErrorMsg('Expected is not an Error, string, RegExp, or Function.'));
+          throw new Error(getErrorMsg('Expected is not an Error, string, or RegExp.'));
         }
       }
 
@@ -3982,6 +3963,75 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toThrowError = function(j$) {
   return toThrowError;
 };
 
+getJasmineRequireObj().toThrowMatching = function(j$) {
+  var usageError =  j$.formatErrorMsg('<toThrowMatching>', 'expect(function() {<expectation>}).toThrowMatching(<Predicate>)');
+
+  /**
+   * {@link expect} a function to `throw` something matching a predicate.
+   * @function
+   * @name matchers#toThrowMatching
+   * @param {Function} predicate - A function that takes the thrown exception as its parameter and returns true if it matches.
+   * @example
+   * expect(function() { throw new Error('nope'); }).toThrowMatching(function(thrown) { return thrown.message === 'nope'; });
+   */
+  function toThrowMatching() {
+    return {
+      compare: function(actual, predicate) {
+        var thrown;
+
+        if (typeof actual !== 'function') {
+          throw new Error(usageError('Actual is not a Function'));
+        }
+
+        if (typeof predicate !== 'function') {
+          throw new Error(usageError('Predicate is not a Function'));
+        }
+
+        try {
+          actual();
+          return fail('Expected function to throw an exception.');
+        } catch (e) {
+          thrown = e;
+        }
+
+        if (predicate(thrown)) {
+          return pass('Expected function not to throw an exception matching a predicate.');
+        } else {
+            return fail(function() {
+              return 'Expected function to throw an exception matching a predicate, ' +
+                'but it threw ' + thrownDescription(thrown) + '.';
+            });
+        }
+      }
+    };
+  }
+
+  function thrownDescription(thrown) {
+    if (thrown && thrown.constructor) {
+      return j$.fnNameFor(thrown.constructor) + ' with message ' +
+        j$.pp(thrown.message);
+    } else {
+      return j$.pp(thrown);
+    }
+  }
+
+  function pass(message) {
+    return {
+      pass: true,
+      message: message
+    };
+  }
+
+  function fail(message) {
+    return {
+      pass: false,
+      message: message
+    };
+  }
+
+  return toThrowMatching;
+};
+
 getJasmineRequireObj().MockDate = function() {
   function MockDate(global) {
     var self = this;
diff --git a/spec/core/matchers/toThrowErrorSpec.js b/spec/core/matchers/toThrowErrorSpec.js
index c88bbf57..148997ce 100644
--- a/spec/core/matchers/toThrowErrorSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/matchers/toThrowErrorSpec.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe("toThrowError", function() {
     }).toThrowError(/Actual is not a Function/);
   });
 
-  it("throws an error when the expected is not an Error, string, RegExp, or function", function() {
+  it("throws an error when the expected is not an Error, string, or RegExp", function() {
     var matcher = jasmineUnderTest.matchers.toThrowError(),
       fn = function() {
         throw new Error("foo");
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe("toThrowError", function() {
 
     expect(function() {
       matcher.compare(fn, 1);
-    }).toThrowError(/Expected is not an Error, string, RegExp, or Function./);
+    }).toThrowError(/Expected is not an Error, string, or RegExp./);
   });
 
   it("throws an error when the expected error type is not an Error", function() {
@@ -312,32 +312,4 @@ describe("toThrowError", function() {
     expect(result.pass).toBe(false);
     expect(result.message()).toEqual("Expected function to throw TypeError with a message matching /bar/, but it threw TypeError with message 'foo'.");
   });
-
-  it("passes if the argument is a function that returns true when called with the error", function() {
-    var matcher = jasmineUnderTest.matchers.toThrowError(),
-    predicate = function(e) { return e.message === "nope" },
-      fn = function() {
-        throw new TypeError("nope");
-      },
-      result;
-
-    result = matcher.compare(fn, predicate);
-
-    expect(result.pass).toBe(true);
-    expect(result.message()).toEqual("Expected function not to throw an exception matching a predicate.");
-  });
-
-  it("fails if the argument is a function that returns false when called with the error", function() {
-    var matcher = jasmineUnderTest.matchers.toThrowError(),
-    predicate = function(e) { return e.message === "oh no" },
-      fn = function() {
-        throw new TypeError("nope");
-      },
-      result;
-
-    result = matcher.compare(fn, predicate);
-
-    expect(result.pass).toBe(false);
-    expect(result.message()).toEqual("Expected function to throw an exception matching a predicate, but it threw TypeError with message 'nope'.");
-  });
 });
diff --git a/spec/core/matchers/toThrowMatchingSpec.js b/spec/core/matchers/toThrowMatchingSpec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1987b73d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/core/matchers/toThrowMatchingSpec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+describe("toThrowMatching", function() {
+  it("throws an error when the actual is not a function", function() {
+    var matcher = jasmineUnderTest.matchers.toThrowMatching();
+
+    expect(function() {
+      matcher.compare({}, function() { return true; });
+    }).toThrowError(/Actual is not a Function/);
+  });
+
+  it("throws an error when the expected is not a function", function() {
+    var matcher = jasmineUnderTest.matchers.toThrowMatching(),
+      fn = function() {
+        throw new Error("foo");
+      };
+
+    expect(function() {
+      matcher.compare(fn, 1);
+    }).toThrowError(/Predicate is not a Function/);
+  });
+
+  it("fails if actual does not throw at all", function() {
+    var matcher = jasmineUnderTest.matchers.toThrowMatching(),
+      fn = function() {
+        return true;
+      },
+      result;
+
+    result = matcher.compare(fn, function() { return true; });
+
+    expect(result.pass).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.message).toEqual("Expected function to throw an exception.");
+  });
+
+  it("fails with the correct message if thrown is a falsy value", function() {
+    var matcher = jasmineUnderTest.matchers.toThrowMatching(),
+      fn = function() {
+        throw undefined;
+      },
+      result;
+
+    result = matcher.compare(fn, function() { return false; });
+    expect(result.pass).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.message()).toEqual("Expected function to throw an exception matching a predicate, but it threw undefined.");
+  });
+
+  it("passes if the argument is a function that returns true when called with the error", function() {
+    var matcher = jasmineUnderTest.matchers.toThrowMatching(),
+    predicate = function(e) { return e.message === "nope" },
+      fn = function() {
+        throw new TypeError("nope");
+      },
+      result;
+
+    result = matcher.compare(fn, predicate);
+
+    expect(result.pass).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.message).toEqual("Expected function not to throw an exception matching a predicate.");
+  });
+
+  it("fails if the argument is a function that returns false when called with the error", function() {
+    var matcher = jasmineUnderTest.matchers.toThrowMatching(),
+    predicate = function(e) { return e.message === "oh no" },
+      fn = function() {
+        throw new TypeError("nope");
+      },
+      result;
+
+    result = matcher.compare(fn, predicate);
+
+    expect(result.pass).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.message()).toEqual("Expected function to throw an exception matching a predicate, but it threw TypeError with message 'nope'.");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/core/matchers/requireMatchers.js b/src/core/matchers/requireMatchers.js
index 0d365617..2a97b5dc 100644
--- a/src/core/matchers/requireMatchers.js
+++ b/src/core/matchers/requireMatchers.js
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().requireMatchers = function(jRequire, j$) {
       'toHaveBeenCalledWith',
       'toMatch',
       'toThrow',
-      'toThrowError'
+      'toThrowError',
+      'toThrowMatching',
     ],
     matchers = {};
 
diff --git a/src/core/matchers/toThrowError.js b/src/core/matchers/toThrowError.js
index ebbc4d3e..2024d2a3 100644
--- a/src/core/matchers/toThrowError.js
+++ b/src/core/matchers/toThrowError.js
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toThrowError = function(j$) {
 
         if (isAnErrorType(arguments[1])) {
           return exactMatcher(null, arguments[1]);
-        } else if (j$.isFunction_(arguments[1])) {
-          return predicateMatcher(arguments[1]);
         } else {
           return exactMatcher(arguments[1], null);
         }
@@ -74,30 +72,12 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toThrowError = function(j$) {
       };
     }
 
-    function predicateMatcher(predicate) {
-      return {
-        match: function(thrown) {
-          if (predicate(thrown)) {
-            return pass(function() {
-              return 'Expected function not to throw an exception matching a predicate.';
-            });
-          } else {
-            return fail(function() {
-              return 'Expected function to throw an exception matching a predicate, ' +
-                'but it threw ' + j$.fnNameFor(thrown.constructor) + ' with message ' +
-                j$.pp(thrown.message) + '.';
-            });
-          }
-        }
-      };
-    }
-
     function exactMatcher(expected, errorType) {
       if (expected && !isStringOrRegExp(expected)) {
         if (errorType) {
           throw new Error(getErrorMsg('Expected error message is not a string or RegExp.'));
         } else {
-          throw new Error(getErrorMsg('Expected is not an Error, string, RegExp, or Function.'));
+          throw new Error(getErrorMsg('Expected is not an Error, string, or RegExp.'));
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/src/core/matchers/toThrowMatching.js b/src/core/matchers/toThrowMatching.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bcc37166
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/matchers/toThrowMatching.js
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+getJasmineRequireObj().toThrowMatching = function(j$) {
+  var usageError =  j$.formatErrorMsg('<toThrowMatching>', 'expect(function() {<expectation>}).toThrowMatching(<Predicate>)');
+
+  /**
+   * {@link expect} a function to `throw` something matching a predicate.
+   * @function
+   * @name matchers#toThrowMatching
+   * @param {Function} predicate - A function that takes the thrown exception as its parameter and returns true if it matches.
+   * @example
+   * expect(function() { throw new Error('nope'); }).toThrowMatching(function(thrown) { return thrown.message === 'nope'; });
+   */
+  function toThrowMatching() {
+    return {
+      compare: function(actual, predicate) {
+        var thrown;
+
+        if (typeof actual !== 'function') {
+          throw new Error(usageError('Actual is not a Function'));
+        }
+
+        if (typeof predicate !== 'function') {
+          throw new Error(usageError('Predicate is not a Function'));
+        }
+
+        try {
+          actual();
+          return fail('Expected function to throw an exception.');
+        } catch (e) {
+          thrown = e;
+        }
+
+        if (predicate(thrown)) {
+          return pass('Expected function not to throw an exception matching a predicate.');
+        } else {
+            return fail(function() {
+              return 'Expected function to throw an exception matching a predicate, ' +
+                'but it threw ' + thrownDescription(thrown) + '.';
+            });
+        }
+      }
+    };
+  }
+
+  function thrownDescription(thrown) {
+    if (thrown && thrown.constructor) {
+      return j$.fnNameFor(thrown.constructor) + ' with message ' +
+        j$.pp(thrown.message);
+    } else {
+      return j$.pp(thrown);
+    }
+  }
+
+  function pass(message) {
+    return {
+      pass: true,
+      message: message
+    };
+  }
+
+  function fail(message) {
+    return {
+      pass: false,
+      message: message
+    };
+  }
+
+  return toThrowMatching;
+};