diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 68cccadd..d19b53f0 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
 
     this.xit = function() {
       var spec = this.it.apply(this, arguments);
-      spec.pend();
+      spec.pend('Temporarily disabled with xit');
       return spec;
     };
 
diff --git a/spec/core/EnvSpec.js b/spec/core/EnvSpec.js
index f78efabe..3f0ecd02 100644
--- a/spec/core/EnvSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/EnvSpec.js
@@ -45,4 +45,15 @@ describe("Env", function() {
       throwOnExpectationFailure: true
     }));
   });
+
+  describe('#xit', function() {
+    it('calls spec.pend with "Temporarily disabled with xit"', function() {
+      var pendSpy = jasmine.createSpy();
+      spyOn(env, 'it').and.returnValue({
+        pend: pendSpy
+      });
+      env.xit();
+      expect(pendSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Temporarily disabled with xit');
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/core/Env.js b/src/core/Env.js
index aad1b1dd..b70b0a06 100644
--- a/src/core/Env.js
+++ b/src/core/Env.js
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
 
     this.xit = function() {
       var spec = this.it.apply(this, arguments);
-      spec.pend();
+      spec.pend('Temporarily disabled with xit');
       return spec;
     };