diff --git a/spec/core/integration/SpecRunningSpec.js b/spec/core/integration/SpecRunningSpec.js
index 2de2dc2e..6ed4604a 100644
--- a/spec/core/integration/SpecRunningSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/integration/SpecRunningSpec.js
@@ -408,17 +408,23 @@ describe("jasmine spec running", function () {
       env.execute();
     });
 
-    it('runs fits in fdescribes twice', function(done){
+    it('runs fits and fdescribes in fdescribes only once', function(done){
       var actions = [];
 
       env.fdescribe('focused suite', function() {
         env.fit('focused spec', function() {
           actions.push('focused spec')
         });
+
+        env.fdescribe('inner focused suite', function() {
+          env.it('inner spec', function() {
+            actions.push('unfocused spec');
+          });
+        });
       });
 
       var assertions = function() {
-        var expected = ['focused spec', 'focused spec'];
+        var expected = ['focused spec', 'unfocused spec'];
         expect(actions).toEqual(expected);
         done();
       };
diff --git a/src/core/Env.js b/src/core/Env.js
index 97c3fa62..c16401d2 100644
--- a/src/core/Env.js
+++ b/src/core/Env.js
@@ -295,11 +295,44 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
     };
 
     this.fdescribe = function(description, specDefinitions) {
-      var suite = this.describe(description, specDefinitions);
-      focusedRunnables.push(suite.id);
+      var suite = suiteFactory(description);
+      suite.isFocused = true;
+
+      var parentSuite = currentDeclarationSuite;
+      parentSuite.addChild(suite);
+      currentDeclarationSuite = suite;
+
+      var declarationError = null;
+      try {
+        specDefinitions.call(suite);
+      } catch (e) {
+        declarationError = e;
+      }
+
+      if (declarationError) {
+        this.it('encountered a declaration exception', function() {
+          throw declarationError;
+        });
+      }
+
+      currentDeclarationSuite = parentSuite;
+      if (!hasFocusedAncestor(parentSuite)) {
+        focusedRunnables.push(suite.id);
+      }
       return suite;
     };
 
+    function hasFocusedAncestor(suite) {
+      while (suite) {
+        if (suite.isFocused) {
+          return true;
+        }
+        suite = suite.parentSuite;
+      }
+
+      return false;
+    }
+
     var runnablesExplictlySet = false;
 
     var runnablesExplictlySetGetter = function(){
@@ -361,7 +394,11 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
     var focusedRunnables = [];
     this.fit = function(description, fn ){
       var spec = this.it(description, fn);
-      focusedRunnables.push(spec.id);
+
+      if (!hasFocusedAncestor(currentDeclarationSuite)) {
+        focusedRunnables.push(spec.id);
+      }
+
       return spec;
     };