diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js
index e4c34a73..41a52a47 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ jasmineRequire.html = function(j$) {
   j$.HtmlReporter = jasmineRequire.HtmlReporter(j$);
   j$.QueryString = jasmineRequire.QueryString();
   j$.HtmlSpecFilter = jasmineRequire.HtmlSpecFilter();
-  j$.matchers.toHaveClass = jasmineRequire.toHaveClass(j$);
 };
 
 jasmineRequire.HtmlReporter = function(j$) {
@@ -600,37 +599,3 @@ jasmineRequire.QueryString = function() {
 
   return QueryString;
 };
-
-jasmineRequire.toHaveClass = function(j$) {
-  /**
-   * {@link expect} the actual value to be a DOM element that has the expected class
-   * @function
-   * @name matchers#toHaveClass
-   * @param {Object} expected - The class name to test for
-   * @example
-   * var el = document.createElement('div');
-   * el.className = 'foo bar baz';
-   * expect(el).toHaveClass('bar');
-   */
-  function toHaveClass(util, customEqualityTesters) {
-    return {
-      compare: function(actual, expected) {
-        if (!isElement(actual)) {
-          throw new Error(j$.pp(actual) + ' is not a DOM element');
-        }
-
-        return {
-          pass: actual.classList.contains(expected)
-        };
-      }
-    };
-  }
-
-  function isElement(maybeEl) {
-    return maybeEl &&
-      maybeEl.classList &&
-      j$.isFunction_(maybeEl.classList.contains);
-  }
-
-  return toHaveClass;
-};
diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 63e30a66..19a6b58b 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().requireMatchers = function(jRequire, j$) {
       'toHaveBeenCalledBefore',
       'toHaveBeenCalledTimes',
       'toHaveBeenCalledWith',
+      'toHaveClass',
       'toMatch',
       'toThrow',
       'toThrowError',
@@ -3773,6 +3774,40 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toHaveBeenCalledWith = function(j$) {
   return toHaveBeenCalledWith;
 };
 
+getJasmineRequireObj().toHaveClass = function(j$) {
+  /**
+   * {@link expect} the actual value to be a DOM element that has the expected class
+   * @function
+   * @name matchers#toHaveClass
+   * @param {Object} expected - The class name to test for
+   * @example
+   * var el = document.createElement('div');
+   * el.className = 'foo bar baz';
+   * expect(el).toHaveClass('bar');
+   */
+  function toHaveClass(util, customEqualityTesters) {
+    return {
+      compare: function(actual, expected) {
+        if (!isElement(actual)) {
+          throw new Error(j$.pp(actual) + ' is not a DOM element');
+        }
+
+        return {
+          pass: actual.classList.contains(expected)
+        };
+      }
+    };
+  }
+
+  function isElement(maybeEl) {
+    return maybeEl &&
+      maybeEl.classList &&
+      j$.isFunction_(maybeEl.classList.contains);
+  }
+
+  return toHaveClass;
+};
+
 getJasmineRequireObj().toMatch = function(j$) {
 
   var getErrorMsg = j$.formatErrorMsg('<toMatch>', 'expect(<expectation>).toMatch(<string> || <regexp>)');
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c7fc8813..8861f9b7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     "grunt-contrib-concat": "^1.0.1",
     "grunt-contrib-jshint": "^1.0.0",
     "jasmine": "^3.0.0",
+    "jsdom": "^9.12.0",
     "load-grunt-tasks": "^0.4.0",
     "shelljs": "^0.7.0",
     "temp": "~0.8.1"
diff --git a/spec/html/matchers/toHaveClassSpec.js b/spec/core/matchers/toHaveClassSpec.js
similarity index 61%
rename from spec/html/matchers/toHaveClassSpec.js
rename to spec/core/matchers/toHaveClassSpec.js
index f4d1b02b..fdf4a616 100644
--- a/spec/html/matchers/toHaveClassSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/matchers/toHaveClassSpec.js
@@ -1,16 +1,38 @@
 describe('toHaveClass', function() {
+  beforeEach(function(done) {
+    this.createElementWithClassName = function(className) {
+      var el = this.doc.createElement('div');
+      el.className = className;
+      return el;
+    }
+
+    if (typeof document !== 'undefined') {
+      this.doc = document;
+      done();
+    } else {
+      var jsdom = require('jsdom');
+      var self = this;
+      jsdom.env('', function(err, win) {
+        if (err) {
+          done.fail(err);
+        } else {
+          self.doc = win.document;
+          done();
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  });
+
   it('fails for a DOM element that lacks the expected class', function() {
     var matcher = jasmineUnderTest.matchers.toHaveClass(),
-      result = matcher.compare(document.createElement('div'), 'foo');
+      result = matcher.compare(this.createElementWithClassName(''), 'foo');
 
     expect(result.pass).toBe(false);
   });
 
   it('passes for a DOM element that has the expected class', function() {
     var matcher = jasmineUnderTest.matchers.toHaveClass(),
-      el = document.createElement('div');
-
-    el.className = 'foo bar baz';
+      el = this.createElementWithClassName('foo bar baz');
 
     expect(matcher.compare(el, 'foo').pass).toBe(true);
     expect(matcher.compare(el, 'bar').pass).toBe(true);
@@ -19,9 +41,7 @@ describe('toHaveClass', function() {
 
   it('fails for a DOM element that only has other classes', function() {
     var matcher = jasmineUnderTest.matchers.toHaveClass(),
-      el = document.createElement('div');
-
-    el.className = 'foo bar';
+      el = this.createElementWithClassName('foo bar');
 
     expect(matcher.compare(el, 'fo').pass).toBe(false);
   });
@@ -37,8 +57,9 @@ describe('toHaveClass', function() {
       matcher.compare(undefined, 'foo');
     }).toThrowError('undefined is not a DOM element');
 
+    var textNode = this.doc.createTextNode('');
     expect(function() {
-      matcher.compare(document.createTextNode(''), 'foo')
+      matcher.compare(textNode, 'foo')
     }).toThrowError('HTMLNode is not a DOM element');
 
     expect(function() {
diff --git a/src/core/matchers/requireMatchers.js b/src/core/matchers/requireMatchers.js
index 2a97b5dc..6fb52c77 100644
--- a/src/core/matchers/requireMatchers.js
+++ b/src/core/matchers/requireMatchers.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().requireMatchers = function(jRequire, j$) {
       'toHaveBeenCalledBefore',
       'toHaveBeenCalledTimes',
       'toHaveBeenCalledWith',
+      'toHaveClass',
       'toMatch',
       'toThrow',
       'toThrowError',
diff --git a/src/html/matchers/toHaveClass.js b/src/core/matchers/toHaveClass.js
similarity index 94%
rename from src/html/matchers/toHaveClass.js
rename to src/core/matchers/toHaveClass.js
index e90aa106..99f784f3 100644
--- a/src/html/matchers/toHaveClass.js
+++ b/src/core/matchers/toHaveClass.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-jasmineRequire.toHaveClass = function(j$) {
+getJasmineRequireObj().toHaveClass = function(j$) {
   /**
    * {@link expect} the actual value to be a DOM element that has the expected class
    * @function
diff --git a/src/html/requireHtml.js b/src/html/requireHtml.js
index 8d8b7b40..b60c3ba5 100644
--- a/src/html/requireHtml.js
+++ b/src/html/requireHtml.js
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@ jasmineRequire.html = function(j$) {
   j$.HtmlReporter = jasmineRequire.HtmlReporter(j$);
   j$.QueryString = jasmineRequire.QueryString();
   j$.HtmlSpecFilter = jasmineRequire.HtmlSpecFilter();
-  j$.matchers.toHaveClass = jasmineRequire.toHaveClass(j$);
 };