diff --git a/lib/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine.js
index 41dbad1f..bf8419ce 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine.js
@@ -852,6 +852,10 @@ jasmine.ActionCollection.prototype.waitForDone = function(action) {
 jasmine.Reporter = function() {
 };
 
+//noinspection JSUnusedLocalSymbols
+jasmine.Reporter.prototype.reportRunnerStarting = function(runner) {
+};
+
 //noinspection JSUnusedLocalSymbols
 jasmine.Reporter.prototype.reportRunnerResults = function(runner) {
 };
@@ -1140,164 +1144,164 @@ jasmine.Matchers.Any.prototype.toString = function() {
   return '<jasmine.any(' + this.expectedClass + ')>';
 };
 
-// Mock setTimeout, clearTimeout
-// Contributed by Pivotal Computer Systems, www.pivotalsf.com
-
-jasmine.FakeTimer = function() {
-  this.reset();
-
-  var self = this;
-  self.setTimeout = function(funcToCall, millis) {
-    self.timeoutsMade++;
-    self.scheduleFunction(self.timeoutsMade, funcToCall, millis, false);
-    return self.timeoutsMade;
-  };
-
-  self.setInterval = function(funcToCall, millis) {
-    self.timeoutsMade++;
-    self.scheduleFunction(self.timeoutsMade, funcToCall, millis, true);
-    return self.timeoutsMade;
-  };
-
-  self.clearTimeout = function(timeoutKey) {
-    self.scheduledFunctions[timeoutKey] = undefined;
-  };
-
-  self.clearInterval = function(timeoutKey) {
-    self.scheduledFunctions[timeoutKey] = undefined;
-  };
-
-};
-
-jasmine.FakeTimer.prototype.reset = function() {
-  this.timeoutsMade = 0;
-  this.scheduledFunctions = {};
-  this.nowMillis = 0;
-};
-
-jasmine.FakeTimer.prototype.tick = function(millis) {
-  var oldMillis = this.nowMillis;
-  var newMillis = oldMillis + millis;
-  this.runFunctionsWithinRange(oldMillis, newMillis);
-  this.nowMillis = newMillis;
-};
-
-jasmine.FakeTimer.prototype.runFunctionsWithinRange = function(oldMillis, nowMillis) {
-  var scheduledFunc;
-  var funcsToRun = [];
-  for (var timeoutKey in this.scheduledFunctions) {
-    scheduledFunc = this.scheduledFunctions[timeoutKey];
-    if (scheduledFunc != undefined &&
-        scheduledFunc.runAtMillis >= oldMillis &&
-        scheduledFunc.runAtMillis <= nowMillis) {
-      funcsToRun.push(scheduledFunc);
-      this.scheduledFunctions[timeoutKey] = undefined;
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (funcsToRun.length > 0) {
-    funcsToRun.sort(function(a, b) {
-      return a.runAtMillis - b.runAtMillis;
-    });
-    for (var i = 0; i < funcsToRun.length; ++i) {
-      try {
-        var funcToRun = funcsToRun[i];
-        this.nowMillis = funcToRun.runAtMillis;
-        funcToRun.funcToCall();
-        if (funcToRun.recurring) {
-          this.scheduleFunction(funcToRun.timeoutKey,
-            funcToRun.funcToCall,
-            funcToRun.millis,
-            true);
-        }
-      } catch(e) {
-      }
-    }
-    this.runFunctionsWithinRange(oldMillis, nowMillis);
-  }
-};
-
-jasmine.FakeTimer.prototype.scheduleFunction = function(timeoutKey, funcToCall, millis, recurring) {
-  this.scheduledFunctions[timeoutKey] = {
-    runAtMillis: this.nowMillis + millis,
-    funcToCall: funcToCall,
-    recurring: recurring,
-    timeoutKey: timeoutKey,
-    millis: millis
-  };
-};
-
-
-jasmine.Clock = {
-  defaultFakeTimer: new jasmine.FakeTimer(),
-
-  reset: function() {
-    jasmine.Clock.assertInstalled();
-    jasmine.Clock.defaultFakeTimer.reset();
-  },
-
-  tick: function(millis) {
-    jasmine.Clock.assertInstalled();
-    jasmine.Clock.defaultFakeTimer.tick(millis);
-  },
-
-  runFunctionsWithinRange: function(oldMillis, nowMillis) {
-    jasmine.Clock.defaultFakeTimer.runFunctionsWithinRange(oldMillis, nowMillis);
-  },
-
-  scheduleFunction: function(timeoutKey, funcToCall, millis, recurring) {
-    jasmine.Clock.defaultFakeTimer.scheduleFunction(timeoutKey, funcToCall, millis, recurring);
-  },
-
-  useMock: function() {
-    var spec = jasmine.getEnv().currentSpec;
-    spec.after(jasmine.Clock.uninstallMock);
-
-    jasmine.Clock.installMock();
-  },
-
-  installMock: function() {
-    jasmine.Clock.installed = jasmine.Clock.defaultFakeTimer;
-  },
-
-  uninstallMock: function() {
-    jasmine.Clock.assertInstalled();
-    jasmine.Clock.installed = jasmine.Clock.real;
-  },
-
-  real: {
-    setTimeout: window.setTimeout,
-    clearTimeout: window.clearTimeout,
-    setInterval: window.setInterval,
-    clearInterval: window.clearInterval
-  },
-
-  assertInstalled: function() {
-    if (jasmine.Clock.installed != jasmine.Clock.defaultFakeTimer) {
-      throw new Error("Mock clock is not installed, use jasmine.Clock.useMock()");
-    }
-  },  
-
-  installed: null
-};
-jasmine.Clock.installed = jasmine.Clock.real;
-
-window.setTimeout = function(funcToCall, millis) {
-  return jasmine.Clock.installed.setTimeout.apply(this, arguments);
-};
-
-window.setInterval = function(funcToCall, millis) {
-  return jasmine.Clock.installed.setInterval.apply(this, arguments);
-};
-
-window.clearTimeout = function(timeoutKey) {
-  return jasmine.Clock.installed.clearTimeout.apply(this, arguments);
-};
-
-window.clearInterval = function(timeoutKey) {
-  return jasmine.Clock.installed.clearInterval.apply(this, arguments);
-};
-
+// Mock setTimeout, clearTimeout
+// Contributed by Pivotal Computer Systems, www.pivotalsf.com
+
+jasmine.FakeTimer = function() {
+  this.reset();
+
+  var self = this;
+  self.setTimeout = function(funcToCall, millis) {
+    self.timeoutsMade++;
+    self.scheduleFunction(self.timeoutsMade, funcToCall, millis, false);
+    return self.timeoutsMade;
+  };
+
+  self.setInterval = function(funcToCall, millis) {
+    self.timeoutsMade++;
+    self.scheduleFunction(self.timeoutsMade, funcToCall, millis, true);
+    return self.timeoutsMade;
+  };
+
+  self.clearTimeout = function(timeoutKey) {
+    self.scheduledFunctions[timeoutKey] = undefined;
+  };
+
+  self.clearInterval = function(timeoutKey) {
+    self.scheduledFunctions[timeoutKey] = undefined;
+  };
+
+};
+
+jasmine.FakeTimer.prototype.reset = function() {
+  this.timeoutsMade = 0;
+  this.scheduledFunctions = {};
+  this.nowMillis = 0;
+};
+
+jasmine.FakeTimer.prototype.tick = function(millis) {
+  var oldMillis = this.nowMillis;
+  var newMillis = oldMillis + millis;
+  this.runFunctionsWithinRange(oldMillis, newMillis);
+  this.nowMillis = newMillis;
+};
+
+jasmine.FakeTimer.prototype.runFunctionsWithinRange = function(oldMillis, nowMillis) {
+  var scheduledFunc;
+  var funcsToRun = [];
+  for (var timeoutKey in this.scheduledFunctions) {
+    scheduledFunc = this.scheduledFunctions[timeoutKey];
+    if (scheduledFunc != undefined &&
+        scheduledFunc.runAtMillis >= oldMillis &&
+        scheduledFunc.runAtMillis <= nowMillis) {
+      funcsToRun.push(scheduledFunc);
+      this.scheduledFunctions[timeoutKey] = undefined;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (funcsToRun.length > 0) {
+    funcsToRun.sort(function(a, b) {
+      return a.runAtMillis - b.runAtMillis;
+    });
+    for (var i = 0; i < funcsToRun.length; ++i) {
+      try {
+        var funcToRun = funcsToRun[i];
+        this.nowMillis = funcToRun.runAtMillis;
+        funcToRun.funcToCall();
+        if (funcToRun.recurring) {
+          this.scheduleFunction(funcToRun.timeoutKey,
+            funcToRun.funcToCall,
+            funcToRun.millis,
+            true);
+        }
+      } catch(e) {
+      }
+    }
+    this.runFunctionsWithinRange(oldMillis, nowMillis);
+  }
+};
+
+jasmine.FakeTimer.prototype.scheduleFunction = function(timeoutKey, funcToCall, millis, recurring) {
+  this.scheduledFunctions[timeoutKey] = {
+    runAtMillis: this.nowMillis + millis,
+    funcToCall: funcToCall,
+    recurring: recurring,
+    timeoutKey: timeoutKey,
+    millis: millis
+  };
+};
+
+
+jasmine.Clock = {
+  defaultFakeTimer: new jasmine.FakeTimer(),
+
+  reset: function() {
+    jasmine.Clock.assertInstalled();
+    jasmine.Clock.defaultFakeTimer.reset();
+  },
+
+  tick: function(millis) {
+    jasmine.Clock.assertInstalled();
+    jasmine.Clock.defaultFakeTimer.tick(millis);
+  },
+
+  runFunctionsWithinRange: function(oldMillis, nowMillis) {
+    jasmine.Clock.defaultFakeTimer.runFunctionsWithinRange(oldMillis, nowMillis);
+  },
+
+  scheduleFunction: function(timeoutKey, funcToCall, millis, recurring) {
+    jasmine.Clock.defaultFakeTimer.scheduleFunction(timeoutKey, funcToCall, millis, recurring);
+  },
+
+  useMock: function() {
+    var spec = jasmine.getEnv().currentSpec;
+    spec.after(jasmine.Clock.uninstallMock);
+
+    jasmine.Clock.installMock();
+  },
+
+  installMock: function() {
+    jasmine.Clock.installed = jasmine.Clock.defaultFakeTimer;
+  },
+
+  uninstallMock: function() {
+    jasmine.Clock.assertInstalled();
+    jasmine.Clock.installed = jasmine.Clock.real;
+  },
+
+  real: {
+    setTimeout: window.setTimeout,
+    clearTimeout: window.clearTimeout,
+    setInterval: window.setInterval,
+    clearInterval: window.clearInterval
+  },
+
+  assertInstalled: function() {
+    if (jasmine.Clock.installed != jasmine.Clock.defaultFakeTimer) {
+      throw new Error("Mock clock is not installed, use jasmine.Clock.useMock()");
+    }
+  },  
+
+  installed: null
+};
+jasmine.Clock.installed = jasmine.Clock.real;
+
+window.setTimeout = function(funcToCall, millis) {
+  return jasmine.Clock.installed.setTimeout.apply(this, arguments);
+};
+
+window.setInterval = function(funcToCall, millis) {
+  return jasmine.Clock.installed.setInterval.apply(this, arguments);
+};
+
+window.clearTimeout = function(timeoutKey) {
+  return jasmine.Clock.installed.clearTimeout.apply(this, arguments);
+};
+
+window.clearInterval = function(timeoutKey) {
+  return jasmine.Clock.installed.clearInterval.apply(this, arguments);
+};
+
 /**
  * @constructor
  */
@@ -1311,13 +1315,16 @@ jasmine.MultiReporter.prototype.addReporter = function(reporter) {
 };
 
 (function() {
-  var functionNames = ["reportRunnerResults", "reportSuiteResults", "reportSpecResults", "log"];
+  var functionNames = ["reportRunnerStarting", "reportRunnerResults", "reportSuiteResults", "reportSpecResults", "log"];
   for (var i = 0; i < functionNames.length; i++) {
     var functionName = functionNames[i];
     jasmine.MultiReporter.prototype[functionName] = (function(functionName) {
       return function() {
         for (var j = 0; j < this.subReporters_.length; j++) {
-          this.subReporters_[j][functionName].apply(this.subReporters_[j], arguments);
+          var subReporter = this.subReporters_[j];
+          if (subReporter[functionName]) {
+            subReporter[functionName].apply(subReporter, arguments);
+          }
         }
       };
     })(functionName);
@@ -1648,6 +1655,13 @@ jasmine.Runner = function(env) {
 };
 jasmine.util.inherit(jasmine.Runner, jasmine.ActionCollection);
 
+jasmine.Runner.prototype.execute = function() {
+  if (this.env.reporter.reportRunnerStarting) {
+    this.env.reporter.reportRunnerStarting(this);
+  }
+  jasmine.ActionCollection.prototype.execute.call(this);
+};
+
 jasmine.Runner.prototype.finishCallback = function() {
   this.env.reporter.reportRunnerResults(this);
 };
diff --git a/spec/suites/EnvTest.js b/spec/suites/EnvTest.js
index 85d8f4d8..62676ae5 100644
--- a/spec/suites/EnvTest.js
+++ b/spec/suites/EnvTest.js
@@ -13,9 +13,5 @@ describe("jasmine.Env", function() {
       env.reporter.log("message");
       expect(fakeReporter.log).wasCalledWith("message");
     });
-
-    xit("should report when the tests start running", function() {
-      
-    });
   });
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/suites/MultiReporterTest.js b/spec/suites/MultiReporterTest.js
index 3f65497f..1118efa3 100644
--- a/spec/suites/MultiReporterTest.js
+++ b/spec/suites/MultiReporterTest.js
@@ -1,13 +1,30 @@
 describe("jasmine.MultiReporter", function() {
-  it("should delegate to any and all subreporters", function() {
-    var multiReporter = new jasmine.MultiReporter();
-    var fakeReporter1 = jasmine.createSpyObj("fakeReporter1", ["reportSpecResults"]);
-    var fakeReporter2 = jasmine.createSpyObj("fakeReporter2", ["reportSpecResults"]);
+  var multiReporter, fakeReporter1, fakeReporter2;
+
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    multiReporter = new jasmine.MultiReporter();
+    fakeReporter1 = jasmine.createSpyObj("fakeReporter1", ["reportSpecResults"]);
+    fakeReporter2 = jasmine.createSpyObj("fakeReporter2", ["reportSpecResults", "reportRunnerStarting"]);
     multiReporter.addReporter(fakeReporter1);
     multiReporter.addReporter(fakeReporter2);
+  });
 
+  it("should support all the method calls that jasmine.Reporter supports", function() {
+    multiReporter.reportRunnerStarting();
+    multiReporter.reportRunnerResults();
+    multiReporter.reportSuiteResults();
+    multiReporter.reportSpecResults();
+    multiReporter.log();
+  });
+
+  it("should delegate to any and all subreporters", function() {
     multiReporter.reportSpecResults('blah', 'foo');
     expect(fakeReporter1.reportSpecResults).wasCalledWith('blah', 'foo');
     expect(fakeReporter2.reportSpecResults).wasCalledWith('blah', 'foo');
   });
+
+  it("should quietly skip delegating to any subreporters which lack the given method", function() {
+    multiReporter.reportRunnerStarting('blah', 'foo');
+    expect(fakeReporter2.reportRunnerStarting).wasCalledWith('blah', 'foo');
+  });
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/suites/RunnerTest.js b/spec/suites/RunnerTest.js
index 1bcf6bff..c0009b39 100644
--- a/spec/suites/RunnerTest.js
+++ b/spec/suites/RunnerTest.js
@@ -114,4 +114,13 @@ describe('RunnerTest', function() {
     expect(foo).toEqual(1);
   });
 
+  it("should report when the tests start running", function() {
+    var fakeReporter = jasmine.createSpyObj("fakeReporter", ["log", "reportRunnerStarting"]);
+    env.addReporter(fakeReporter);
+
+    var runner = new jasmine.Runner(env);
+    runner.execute();
+    expect(fakeReporter.reportRunnerStarting).wasCalledWith(env.currentRunner);
+  });
+
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/MultiReporter.js b/src/MultiReporter.js
index d3a4fb9c..cb8110ae 100644
--- a/src/MultiReporter.js
+++ b/src/MultiReporter.js
@@ -11,13 +11,16 @@ jasmine.MultiReporter.prototype.addReporter = function(reporter) {
 };
 
 (function() {
-  var functionNames = ["reportRunnerResults", "reportSuiteResults", "reportSpecResults", "log"];
+  var functionNames = ["reportRunnerStarting", "reportRunnerResults", "reportSuiteResults", "reportSpecResults", "log"];
   for (var i = 0; i < functionNames.length; i++) {
     var functionName = functionNames[i];
     jasmine.MultiReporter.prototype[functionName] = (function(functionName) {
       return function() {
         for (var j = 0; j < this.subReporters_.length; j++) {
-          this.subReporters_[j][functionName].apply(this.subReporters_[j], arguments);
+          var subReporter = this.subReporters_[j];
+          if (subReporter[functionName]) {
+            subReporter[functionName].apply(subReporter, arguments);
+          }
         }
       };
     })(functionName);
diff --git a/src/Reporter.js b/src/Reporter.js
index 2f1c705f..0e4350ce 100644
--- a/src/Reporter.js
+++ b/src/Reporter.js
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 jasmine.Reporter = function() {
 };
 
+//noinspection JSUnusedLocalSymbols
+jasmine.Reporter.prototype.reportRunnerStarting = function(runner) {
+};
+
 //noinspection JSUnusedLocalSymbols
 jasmine.Reporter.prototype.reportRunnerResults = function(runner) {
 };
diff --git a/src/Runner.js b/src/Runner.js
index 2dfc1384..725cbe1f 100644
--- a/src/Runner.js
+++ b/src/Runner.js
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ jasmine.Runner = function(env) {
 };
 jasmine.util.inherit(jasmine.Runner, jasmine.ActionCollection);
 
+jasmine.Runner.prototype.execute = function() {
+  if (this.env.reporter.reportRunnerStarting) {
+    this.env.reporter.reportRunnerStarting(this);
+  }
+  jasmine.ActionCollection.prototype.execute.call(this);
+};
+
 jasmine.Runner.prototype.finishCallback = function() {
   this.env.reporter.reportRunnerResults(this);
 };