diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 5e291318..66e56f95 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -1739,6 +1739,12 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().pp = function(j$) {
     this.seen = [];
   }
 
+  function hasCustomToString(value) {
+    // value.toString !== Object.prototype.toString if value has no custom toString but is from another context (e.g.
+    // iframe, web worker)
+    return value.toString !== Object.prototype.toString && (value.toString() !== Object.prototype.toString.call(value));
+  }
+
   PrettyPrinter.prototype.format = function(value) {
     this.ppNestLevel_++;
     try {
@@ -1764,7 +1770,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().pp = function(j$) {
         this.emitScalar('HTMLNode');
       } else if (value instanceof Date) {
         this.emitScalar('Date(' + value + ')');
-      } else if (value.toString && typeof value === 'object' && !(value instanceof Array) && value.toString !== Object.prototype.toString) {
+      } else if (value.toString && typeof value === 'object' && !j$.isArray_(value) && hasCustomToString(value)) {
         this.emitScalar(value.toString());
       } else if (j$.util.arrayContains(this.seen, value)) {
         this.emitScalar('<circular reference: ' + (j$.isArray_(value) ? 'Array' : 'Object') + '>');
diff --git a/spec/core/PrettyPrintSpec.js b/spec/core/PrettyPrintSpec.js
index fcaab1e6..212337a3 100644
--- a/spec/core/PrettyPrintSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/PrettyPrintSpec.js
@@ -187,6 +187,15 @@ describe("jasmineUnderTest.pp", function () {
     };
 
     expect(jasmineUnderTest.pp(obj)).toEqual("my toString");
+
+    // Simulate object from another global context (e.g. an iframe or Web Worker) that does not actually have a custom
+    // toString despite obj.toString !== Object.prototype.toString
+    var objFromOtherContext = {
+      foo: 'bar',
+      toString: function () { return Object.prototype.toString.call(this); }
+    };
+
+    expect(jasmineUnderTest.pp(objFromOtherContext)).toEqual("Object({ foo: 'bar', toString: Function })");
   });
 
   it("should stringify objects from anonymous constructors with custom toString", function () {
diff --git a/src/core/PrettyPrinter.js b/src/core/PrettyPrinter.js
index e9452961..e6683fa7 100644
--- a/src/core/PrettyPrinter.js
+++ b/src/core/PrettyPrinter.js
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().pp = function(j$) {
     this.seen = [];
   }
 
+  function hasCustomToString(value) {
+    // value.toString !== Object.prototype.toString if value has no custom toString but is from another context (e.g.
+    // iframe, web worker)
+    return value.toString !== Object.prototype.toString && (value.toString() !== Object.prototype.toString.call(value));
+  }
+
   PrettyPrinter.prototype.format = function(value) {
     this.ppNestLevel_++;
     try {
@@ -30,7 +36,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().pp = function(j$) {
         this.emitScalar('HTMLNode');
       } else if (value instanceof Date) {
         this.emitScalar('Date(' + value + ')');
-      } else if (value.toString && typeof value === 'object' && !(value instanceof Array) && value.toString !== Object.prototype.toString) {
+      } else if (value.toString && typeof value === 'object' && !j$.isArray_(value) && hasCustomToString(value)) {
         this.emitScalar(value.toString());
       } else if (j$.util.arrayContains(this.seen, value)) {
         this.emitScalar('<circular reference: ' + (j$.isArray_(value) ? 'Array' : 'Object') + '>');