diff --git a/spec/core/integration/MatchersSpec.js b/spec/core/integration/MatchersSpec.js
index 64c780cd..e1a1ada0 100644
--- a/spec/core/integration/MatchersSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/integration/MatchersSpec.js
@@ -294,15 +294,12 @@ describe('Matchers (Integration)', function() {
   });
 
   describe('toBeRejectedWithError', function() {
-    function MyCustomError() {}
-    MyCustomError.prototype = new Error();
-
     verifyPassesAsync(function(env) {
-      return env.expectAsync(Promise.reject(new MyCustomError())).toBeRejectedWithError(MyCustomError);
+      return env.expectAsync(Promise.reject(new Error())).toBeRejectedWithError(Error);
     });
 
     verifyFailsAsync(function(env) {
-      return env.expectAsync(Promise.resolve()).toBeRejectedWithError(MyCustomError);
+      return env.expectAsync(Promise.resolve()).toBeRejectedWithError(Error);
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/spec/core/matchers/async/toBeRejectedWithErrorSpec.js b/spec/core/matchers/async/toBeRejectedWithErrorSpec.js
index ebf2e9e6..3b207645 100644
--- a/spec/core/matchers/async/toBeRejectedWithErrorSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/matchers/async/toBeRejectedWithErrorSpec.js
@@ -27,6 +27,21 @@ describe('#toBeRejectedWithError', function () {
     });
   });
 
+  it('passes when Error matches and is exactly Error', function() {
+    jasmine.getEnv().requirePromises();
+
+    var matcher = jasmineUnderTest.asyncMatchers.toBeRejectedWithError(jasmineUnderTest.matchersUtil),
+      actual = Promise.reject(new Error());
+
+    return matcher.compare(actual, Error).then(function (result) {
+      expect(result).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({
+        pass: true,
+        message: 'Expected a promise not to be rejected with Error, but it was.'
+      }));
+    });
+
+  });
+
   it('passes when Error message matches a string', function () {
     jasmine.getEnv().requirePromises();
 
diff --git a/src/core/matchers/async/toBeRejectedWithError.js b/src/core/matchers/async/toBeRejectedWithError.js
index 43dd4bc9..8a578a60 100644
--- a/src/core/matchers/async/toBeRejectedWithError.js
+++ b/src/core/matchers/async/toBeRejectedWithError.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toBeRejectedWithError = function(j$) {
   function getExpectedFromArgs(arg1, arg2) {
     var error, message;
 
-    if (typeof arg1 === 'function' && j$.isError_(arg1.prototype)) {
+    if (isErrorConstructor(arg1)) {
       error = arg1;
       message = arg2;
     } else {
@@ -90,4 +90,8 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toBeRejectedWithError = function(j$) {
       printValue: j$.fnNameFor(error) + (typeof message === 'undefined' ? '' : ': ' + j$.pp(message))
     };
   }
+
+  function isErrorConstructor(value) {
+    return typeof value === 'function' && (value === Error || j$.isError_(value.prototype));
+  }
 };