diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 9fd69021..41b88f0b 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -4535,7 +4535,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toBeResolved = function(j$) {
    * @example
    * return expectAsync(aPromise).toBeResolved();
    */
-  return function toBeResolved() {
+  return function toBeResolved(matchersUtil) {
     return {
       compare: function(actual) {
         if (!j$.isPromiseLike(actual)) {
@@ -4546,8 +4546,15 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toBeResolved = function(j$) {
           function() {
             return { pass: true };
           },
-          function() {
-            return { pass: false };
+          function(e) {
+            return {
+              pass: false,
+              message:
+                'Expected a promise to be resolved but it was ' +
+                'rejected with ' +
+                matchersUtil.pp(e) +
+                '.'
+            };
           }
         );
       }
@@ -4602,10 +4609,14 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toBeResolvedTo = function(j$) {
               };
             }
           },
-          function() {
+          function(e) {
             return {
               pass: false,
-              message: prefix(false) + ' but it was rejected.'
+              message:
+                prefix(false) +
+                ' but it was rejected with ' +
+                matchersUtil.pp(e) +
+                '.'
             };
           }
         );
diff --git a/spec/core/AsyncExpectationSpec.js b/spec/core/AsyncExpectationSpec.js
index 94e2438c..8772a9c8 100644
--- a/spec/core/AsyncExpectationSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/AsyncExpectationSpec.js
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ describe('AsyncExpectation', function() {
       jasmine.getEnv().requirePromises();
 
       var matchersUtil = {
-          buildFailureMessage: function() {
-            return 'failure message';
+          pp: function(val) {
+            return val.toString();
           }
         },
         addExpectationResult = jasmine.createSpy('addExpectationResult'),
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ describe('AsyncExpectation', function() {
           expect(addExpectationResult).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
             false,
             jasmine.objectContaining({
-              message: 'Some context: failure message'
+              message:
+                'Some context: Expected a promise to be resolved but it was rejected with rejected.'
             })
           );
         });
@@ -144,7 +145,8 @@ describe('AsyncExpectation', function() {
             false,
             jasmine.objectContaining({
               message:
-                "Some context: Expected a promise to be resolved to 'a' but it was rejected."
+                "Some context: Expected a promise to be resolved to 'a' " +
+                "but it was rejected with 'b'."
             })
           );
         });
diff --git a/spec/core/matchers/async/toBeResolvedSpec.js b/spec/core/matchers/async/toBeResolvedSpec.js
index 668b1bb3..b90a537d 100644
--- a/spec/core/matchers/async/toBeResolvedSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/matchers/async/toBeResolvedSpec.js
@@ -15,12 +15,19 @@ describe('toBeResolved', function() {
   it('fails if the actual is rejected', function() {
     jasmine.getEnv().requirePromises();
 
-    var matchersUtil = new jasmineUnderTest.MatchersUtil(),
+    var matchersUtil = new jasmineUnderTest.MatchersUtil({
+        pp: jasmineUnderTest.makePrettyPrinter([])
+      }),
       matcher = jasmineUnderTest.asyncMatchers.toBeResolved(matchersUtil),
-      actual = Promise.reject('AsyncExpectationSpec rejection');
+      actual = Promise.reject(new Error('AsyncExpectationSpec rejection'));
 
     return matcher.compare(actual).then(function(result) {
-      expect(result).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({ pass: false }));
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        pass: false,
+        message:
+          'Expected a promise to be resolved but it was rejected ' +
+          'with Error: AsyncExpectationSpec rejection.'
+      });
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/spec/core/matchers/async/toBeResolvedToSpec.js b/spec/core/matchers/async/toBeResolvedToSpec.js
index 459e93ac..734b780e 100644
--- a/spec/core/matchers/async/toBeResolvedToSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/matchers/async/toBeResolvedToSpec.js
@@ -19,14 +19,15 @@ describe('#toBeResolvedTo', function() {
         pp: jasmineUnderTest.makePrettyPrinter()
       }),
       matcher = jasmineUnderTest.asyncMatchers.toBeResolvedTo(matchersUtil),
-      actual = Promise.reject('AsyncExpectationSpec error');
+      actual = Promise.reject(new Error('AsyncExpectationSpec error'));
 
     return matcher.compare(actual, '').then(function(result) {
       expect(result).toEqual(
         jasmine.objectContaining({
           pass: false,
           message:
-            "Expected a promise to be resolved to '' but it was rejected."
+            "Expected a promise to be resolved to '' but it was rejected " +
+            'with Error: AsyncExpectationSpec error.'
         })
       );
     });
diff --git a/src/core/matchers/async/toBeResolved.js b/src/core/matchers/async/toBeResolved.js
index b9dda27a..0ef192be 100644
--- a/src/core/matchers/async/toBeResolved.js
+++ b/src/core/matchers/async/toBeResolved.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toBeResolved = function(j$) {
    * @example
    * return expectAsync(aPromise).toBeResolved();
    */
-  return function toBeResolved() {
+  return function toBeResolved(matchersUtil) {
     return {
       compare: function(actual) {
         if (!j$.isPromiseLike(actual)) {
@@ -21,8 +21,15 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toBeResolved = function(j$) {
           function() {
             return { pass: true };
           },
-          function() {
-            return { pass: false };
+          function(e) {
+            return {
+              pass: false,
+              message:
+                'Expected a promise to be resolved but it was ' +
+                'rejected with ' +
+                matchersUtil.pp(e) +
+                '.'
+            };
           }
         );
       }
diff --git a/src/core/matchers/async/toBeResolvedTo.js b/src/core/matchers/async/toBeResolvedTo.js
index f95e7b10..235c3a22 100644
--- a/src/core/matchers/async/toBeResolvedTo.js
+++ b/src/core/matchers/async/toBeResolvedTo.js
@@ -45,10 +45,14 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toBeResolvedTo = function(j$) {
               };
             }
           },
-          function() {
+          function(e) {
             return {
               pass: false,
-              message: prefix(false) + ' but it was rejected.'
+              message:
+                prefix(false) +
+                ' but it was rejected with ' +
+                matchersUtil.pp(e) +
+                '.'
             };
           }
         );