diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index d642adc5..cfd1d36a 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -3734,13 +3734,16 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toThrowError = function(j$) {
           throw new Error(getErrorMsg('Expected error type is not an Error.'));
         }
 
-        return conditionalMatcher(expected, errorType);
+        return exactMatcher(expected, errorType);
       } else if (arguments[1]) {
         expected = arguments[1];
+
         if (isAnErrorType(arguments[1])) {
-          return conditionalMatcher(null, arguments[1]);
+          return exactMatcher(null, arguments[1]);
+        } else if (j$.isFunction_(arguments[1])) {
+          return predicateMatcher(arguments[1]);
         } else {
-          return conditionalMatcher(arguments[1], null);
+          return exactMatcher(arguments[1], null);
         }
       } else {
         return anyMatcher();
@@ -3755,12 +3758,30 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toThrowError = function(j$) {
       };
     }
 
-    function conditionalMatcher(expected, errorType) {
+    function predicateMatcher(predicate) {
+      return {
+        match: function(thrown) {
+          if (predicate(thrown)) {
+            return pass(function() {
+              return 'Expected function not to throw an exception matching a predicate.';
+            });
+          } else {
+            return fail(function() {
+              return 'Expected function to throw an exception matching a predicate, ' +
+                'but it threw ' + j$.fnNameFor(thrown.constructor) + ' with message ' +
+                j$.pp(thrown.message) + '.';
+            });
+          }
+        }
+      };
+    }
+
+    function exactMatcher(expected, errorType) {
       if (expected && !isStringOrRegExp(expected)) {
         if (errorType) {
           throw new Error(getErrorMsg('Expected error message is not a string or RegExp.'));
         } else {
-          throw new Error(getErrorMsg('Expected is not an Error, string, or RegExp.'));
+          throw new Error(getErrorMsg('Expected is not an Error, string, RegExp, or Function.'));
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/spec/core/matchers/toThrowErrorSpec.js b/spec/core/matchers/toThrowErrorSpec.js
index 14726464..c7750e80 100644
--- a/spec/core/matchers/toThrowErrorSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/matchers/toThrowErrorSpec.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe("toThrowError", function() {
     }).toThrowError(/Actual is not a Function/);
   });
 
-  it("throws an error when the expected is not an Error, string, or RegExp", function() {
+  it("throws an error when the expected is not an Error, string, RegExp, or function", function() {
     var matcher = jasmineUnderTest.matchers.toThrowError(),
       fn = function() {
         throw new Error("foo");
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe("toThrowError", function() {
 
     expect(function() {
       matcher.compare(fn, 1);
-    }).toThrowError(/Expected is not an Error, string, or RegExp./);
+    }).toThrowError(/Expected is not an Error, string, RegExp, or Function./);
   });
 
   it("throws an error when the expected error type is not an Error", function() {
@@ -312,4 +312,32 @@ describe("toThrowError", function() {
     expect(result.pass).toBe(false);
     expect(result.message()).toEqual("Expected function to throw TypeError with a message matching /bar/, but it threw TypeError with message 'foo'.");
   });
+
+  it("passes if the argument is a function that returns true when called with the error", function() {
+    var matcher = jasmineUnderTest.matchers.toThrowError(),
+    predicate = function(e) { return e.message === "nope" },
+      fn = function() {
+        throw new TypeError("nope");
+      },
+      result;
+
+    result = matcher.compare(fn, predicate);
+
+    expect(result.pass).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.message()).toEqual("Expected function not to throw an exception matching a predicate.");
+  });
+
+  it("fails if the argument is a function that returns false when called with the error", function() {
+    var matcher = jasmineUnderTest.matchers.toThrowError(),
+    predicate = function(e) { return e.message === "oh no" },
+      fn = function() {
+        throw new TypeError("nope");
+      },
+      result;
+
+    result = matcher.compare(fn, predicate);
+
+    expect(result.pass).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.message()).toEqual("Expected function to throw an exception matching a predicate, but it threw TypeError with message 'nope'.");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/core/matchers/toThrowError.js b/src/core/matchers/toThrowError.js
index d6e772a1..ebbc4d3e 100644
--- a/src/core/matchers/toThrowError.js
+++ b/src/core/matchers/toThrowError.js
@@ -50,13 +50,16 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toThrowError = function(j$) {
           throw new Error(getErrorMsg('Expected error type is not an Error.'));
         }
 
-        return conditionalMatcher(expected, errorType);
+        return exactMatcher(expected, errorType);
       } else if (arguments[1]) {
         expected = arguments[1];
+
         if (isAnErrorType(arguments[1])) {
-          return conditionalMatcher(null, arguments[1]);
+          return exactMatcher(null, arguments[1]);
+        } else if (j$.isFunction_(arguments[1])) {
+          return predicateMatcher(arguments[1]);
         } else {
-          return conditionalMatcher(arguments[1], null);
+          return exactMatcher(arguments[1], null);
         }
       } else {
         return anyMatcher();
@@ -71,12 +74,30 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toThrowError = function(j$) {
       };
     }
 
-    function conditionalMatcher(expected, errorType) {
+    function predicateMatcher(predicate) {
+      return {
+        match: function(thrown) {
+          if (predicate(thrown)) {
+            return pass(function() {
+              return 'Expected function not to throw an exception matching a predicate.';
+            });
+          } else {
+            return fail(function() {
+              return 'Expected function to throw an exception matching a predicate, ' +
+                'but it threw ' + j$.fnNameFor(thrown.constructor) + ' with message ' +
+                j$.pp(thrown.message) + '.';
+            });
+          }
+        }
+      };
+    }
+
+    function exactMatcher(expected, errorType) {
       if (expected && !isStringOrRegExp(expected)) {
         if (errorType) {
           throw new Error(getErrorMsg('Expected error message is not a string or RegExp.'));
         } else {
-          throw new Error(getErrorMsg('Expected is not an Error, string, or RegExp.'));
+          throw new Error(getErrorMsg('Expected is not an Error, string, RegExp, or Function.'));
         }
       }