diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js
index e8c5b38f..9f4f28dc 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js
@@ -163,10 +163,18 @@ jasmineRequire.HtmlReporter = function(j$) {
           )
         );
       }
-      var statusBarMessage = '' + pluralize('spec', specsExecuted) + ', ' + pluralize('failure', failureCount);
-      if (pendingSpecCount) { statusBarMessage += ', ' + pluralize('pending spec', pendingSpecCount); }
+      var statusBarMessage = '';
+      var statusBarClassName = 'bar ';
+
+      if (totalSpecsDefined > 0) {
+        statusBarMessage += pluralize('spec', specsExecuted) + ', ' + pluralize('failure', failureCount);
+        if (pendingSpecCount) { statusBarMessage += ', ' + pluralize('pending spec', pendingSpecCount); }
+        statusBarClassName += (failureCount > 0) ? 'failed' : 'passed';
+      } else {
+        statusBarClassName += 'skipped';
+        statusBarMessage += 'No specs found';
+      }
 
-      var statusBarClassName = 'bar ' + ((failureCount > 0) ? 'failed' : 'passed');
       alert.appendChild(createDom('span', {className: statusBarClassName}, statusBarMessage));
 
       var results = find('.results');
diff --git a/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js b/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js
index c2a43534..9b8ead9a 100644
--- a/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js
+++ b/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js
@@ -387,6 +387,27 @@ describe("New HtmlReporter", function() {
       });
     });
 
+    it("shows a message if no specs are run", function(){
+      var env, container, reporter;
+      env = new j$.Env();
+      container = document.createElement("div");
+      var getContainer = function() { return container; },
+      reporter = new j$.HtmlReporter({
+        env: env,
+        getContainer: getContainer,
+        createElement: function() { return document.createElement.apply(document, arguments); },
+        createTextNode: function() { return document.createTextNode.apply(document, arguments); }
+      });
+      reporter.initialize();
+
+      reporter.jasmineStarted({});
+      reporter.jasmineDone({});
+
+      var alertBars = container.querySelectorAll(".alert .bar");
+      expect(alertBars[0].getAttribute('class')).toMatch(/skipped/);
+      expect(alertBars[0].innerHTML).toMatch(/No specs found/);
+    });
+
     describe("and all specs pass", function() {
       var env, container, reporter;
       beforeEach(function() {
@@ -401,7 +422,7 @@ describe("New HtmlReporter", function() {
           });
         reporter.initialize();
 
-        reporter.jasmineStarted({});
+        reporter.jasmineStarted({ totalSpecsDefined: 2 });
         reporter.specDone({
           id: 123,
           description: "with a spec",
@@ -452,7 +473,7 @@ describe("New HtmlReporter", function() {
         });
         reporter.initialize();
 
-        reporter.jasmineStarted({});
+        reporter.jasmineStarted({ totalSpecsDefined: 1 });
         reporter.specDone({
           id: 123,
           description: "with a spec",
@@ -490,7 +511,7 @@ describe("New HtmlReporter", function() {
         });
         reporter.initialize();
 
-        reporter.jasmineStarted({});
+        reporter.jasmineStarted({ totalSpecsDefined: 1 });
 
         var passingResult = {id: 123, status: "passed"};
         reporter.specStarted(passingResult);
diff --git a/src/html/HtmlReporter.js b/src/html/HtmlReporter.js
index 34236493..8e44e535 100644
--- a/src/html/HtmlReporter.js
+++ b/src/html/HtmlReporter.js
@@ -134,10 +134,18 @@ jasmineRequire.HtmlReporter = function(j$) {
           )
         );
       }
-      var statusBarMessage = '' + pluralize('spec', specsExecuted) + ', ' + pluralize('failure', failureCount);
-      if (pendingSpecCount) { statusBarMessage += ', ' + pluralize('pending spec', pendingSpecCount); }
+      var statusBarMessage = '';
+      var statusBarClassName = 'bar ';
+
+      if (totalSpecsDefined > 0) {
+        statusBarMessage += pluralize('spec', specsExecuted) + ', ' + pluralize('failure', failureCount);
+        if (pendingSpecCount) { statusBarMessage += ', ' + pluralize('pending spec', pendingSpecCount); }
+        statusBarClassName += (failureCount > 0) ? 'failed' : 'passed';
+      } else {
+        statusBarClassName += 'skipped';
+        statusBarMessage += 'No specs found';
+      }
 
-      var statusBarClassName = 'bar ' + ((failureCount > 0) ? 'failed' : 'passed');
       alert.appendChild(createDom('span', {className: statusBarClassName}, statusBarMessage));
 
       var results = find('.results');