diff --git a/spec/core/matchers/toHaveBeenCalledBeforeSpec.js b/spec/core/matchers/toHaveBeenCalledBeforeSpec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a3b602d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/core/matchers/toHaveBeenCalledBeforeSpec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+describe("toHaveBeenCalledBefore", function() {
+  it("throws an exception when the actual is not a spy", function() {
+    var matcher = jasmineUnderTest.matchers.toHaveBeenCalledBefore(),
+        fn = function() {},
+        secondSpy = jasmineUnderTest.createSpy('second spy');
+
+    expect(function() { matcher.compare(fn, secondSpy) }).toThrowError(Error, /Expected a spy, but got Function./);
+  });
+
+  it("throws an exception when the expected is not a spy", function() {
+    var matcher = jasmineUnderTest.matchers.toHaveBeenCalledBefore(),
+        firstSpy = jasmineUnderTest.createSpy('first spy'),
+        fn = function() {};
+
+    expect(function() { matcher.compare(firstSpy, fn) }).toThrowError(Error, /Expected a spy, but got Function./);
+  });
+
+  it("fails when the actual was not called", function() {
+    var matcher = jasmineUnderTest.matchers.toHaveBeenCalledBefore(),
+        firstSpy = jasmineUnderTest.createSpy('first spy'),
+        secondSpy = jasmineUnderTest.createSpy('second spy');
+
+    secondSpy();
+
+    result = matcher.compare(firstSpy, secondSpy);
+    expect(result.pass).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.message).toMatch(/Expected spy first spy to have been called./);
+  });
+
+  it("fails when the expected was not called", function() {
+    var matcher = jasmineUnderTest.matchers.toHaveBeenCalledBefore(),
+        firstSpy = jasmineUnderTest.createSpy('first spy'),
+        secondSpy = jasmineUnderTest.createSpy('second spy');
+
+    firstSpy();
+
+    result = matcher.compare(firstSpy, secondSpy);
+    expect(result.pass).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.message).toMatch(/Expected spy second spy to have been called./);
+  });
+
+  it("fails when the actual is called after the expected", function() {
+    var matcher = jasmineUnderTest.matchers.toHaveBeenCalledBefore(),
+        firstSpy = jasmineUnderTest.createSpy('first spy'),
+        secondSpy = jasmineUnderTest.createSpy('second spy'),
+        result;
+
+    secondSpy();
+    firstSpy();
+
+    result = matcher.compare(firstSpy, secondSpy);
+    expect(result.pass).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.message).toEqual('Expected first spy to have been called before second spy');
+  });
+
+  it("passes when first spy is called before second spy", function() {
+    var matcher = jasmineUnderTest.matchers.toHaveBeenCalledBefore(),
+        firstSpy = jasmineUnderTest.createSpy('first spy'),
+        secondSpy = jasmineUnderTest.createSpy('second spy'),
+        result;
+
+    firstSpy();
+    secondSpy();
+
+    result = matcher.compare(firstSpy, secondSpy);
+    expect(result.pass).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.message).toEqual('Expected first spy to not have been called before second spy, but it was');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/core/Spy.js b/src/core/Spy.js
index bd5ae01b..de4ed399 100644
--- a/src/core/Spy.js
+++ b/src/core/Spy.js
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 getJasmineRequireObj().Spy = function (j$) {
 
+  var nextOrder = (function() {
+    var order = 0;
+
+    return function() {
+      return order++;
+    };
+  })();
+
   function Spy(name, originalFn) {
     var args = buildArgs(),
       /*`eval` is the only option to preserve both this and context:
@@ -21,6 +29,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spy = function (j$) {
       spy = function () {
         var callData = {
           object: this,
+          invocationOrder: nextOrder(),
           args: Array.prototype.slice.apply(arguments)
         };
 
diff --git a/src/core/matchers/requireMatchers.js b/src/core/matchers/requireMatchers.js
index 7fb9f4ea..0054706f 100644
--- a/src/core/matchers/requireMatchers.js
+++ b/src/core/matchers/requireMatchers.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().requireMatchers = function(jRequire, j$) {
       'toContain',
       'toEqual',
       'toHaveBeenCalled',
+      'toHaveBeenCalledBefore',
       'toHaveBeenCalledWith',
       'toHaveBeenCalledTimes',
       'toMatch',
diff --git a/src/core/matchers/toHaveBeenCalledBefore.js b/src/core/matchers/toHaveBeenCalledBefore.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57634162
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/matchers/toHaveBeenCalledBefore.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+getJasmineRequireObj().toHaveBeenCalledBefore = function(j$) {
+
+  var getErrorMsg = j$.formatErrorMsg('<toHaveBeenCalledBefore>', 'expect(<spyObj>).toHaveBeenCalledBefore(<spyObj>)');
+
+  function toHaveBeenCalledBefore() {
+    return {
+      compare: function(firstSpy, latterSpy) {
+        if (!j$.isSpy(firstSpy)) {
+          throw new Error(getErrorMsg('Expected a spy, but got ' + j$.pp(firstSpy) + '.'));
+        }
+        if (!j$.isSpy(latterSpy)) {
+          throw new Error(getErrorMsg('Expected a spy, but got ' + j$.pp(latterSpy) + '.'));
+        }
+
+        var result = { pass: false };
+
+        if (!firstSpy.calls.count()) {
+          result.message = 'Expected spy ' +  firstSpy.and.identity() + ' to have been called.';
+          return result;
+        }
+        if (!latterSpy.calls.count()) {
+          result.message = 'Expected spy ' +  latterSpy.and.identity() + ' to have been called.';
+          return result;
+        }
+
+        result.pass = firstSpy.calls.mostRecent().invocationOrder < latterSpy.calls.mostRecent().invocationOrder;
+
+        if (result.pass) {
+          result.message = 'Expected ' + firstSpy.and.identity() + ' to not have been called before ' + latterSpy.and.identity() + ', but it was';
+        } else {
+          result.message = 'Expected ' + firstSpy.and.identity() + ' to have been called before ' + latterSpy.and.identity();
+        }
+
+        return result;
+      }
+    };
+  }
+
+  return toHaveBeenCalledBefore;
+};