diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 017417b2..d7154461 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
     return this.expectationFactory(actual, this);
   };
 
-  Spec.prototype.execute = function(onComplete, enabled) {
+  Spec.prototype.execute = function(onComplete, excluded) {
     var self = this;
 
     this.onStart(this);
@@ -542,17 +542,16 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
       userContext: this.userContext()
     };
 
-    if (!this.isExecutable() || this.markedPending || enabled === false) {
+    if (this.markedPending || excluded === true) {
       runnerConfig.queueableFns = [];
       runnerConfig.cleanupFns = [];
-      runnerConfig.onComplete = function() { complete(enabled); };
     }
 
     this.queueRunnerFactory(runnerConfig);
 
-    function complete(enabledAgain) {
+    function complete() {
       self.queueableFn.fn = null;
-      self.result.status = self.status(enabledAgain);
+      self.result.status = self.status(excluded);
       self.resultCallback(self.result);
 
       if (onComplete) {
@@ -580,10 +579,6 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
     }, true);
   };
 
-  Spec.prototype.disable = function() {
-    this.disabled = true;
-  };
-
   Spec.prototype.pend = function(message) {
     this.markedPending = true;
     if (message) {
@@ -596,9 +591,9 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
     return this.result;
   };
 
-  Spec.prototype.status = function(enabled) {
-    if (this.disabled || enabled === false) {
-      return 'disabled';
+  Spec.prototype.status = function(excluded) {
+    if (excluded === true) {
+      return 'excluded';
     }
 
     if (this.markedPending) {
@@ -612,10 +607,6 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
     }
   };
 
-  Spec.prototype.isExecutable = function() {
-    return !this.disabled;
-  };
-
   Spec.prototype.getFullName = function() {
     return this.getSpecName(this);
   };
@@ -976,6 +967,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
     };
 
     this.execute = function(runnablesToRun) {
+      var self = this;
       this.suppressLoadErrors();
 
       if(!runnablesToRun) {
@@ -1005,9 +997,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
             throw new Error('Tried to complete the wrong suite');
           }
 
-          if (!suite.markedPending) {
-            clearResourcesForRunnable(suite.id);
-          }
+          clearResourcesForRunnable(suite.id);
           currentlyExecutingSuites.pop();
           reporter.suiteDone(result);
 
@@ -1017,6 +1007,9 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
         },
         orderChildren: function(node) {
           return order.sort(node.children);
+        },
+        excludeNode: function(spec) {
+          return !self.specFilter(spec);
         }
       });
 
@@ -1267,10 +1260,6 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
         throwOnExpectationFailure: throwOnExpectationFailure
       });
 
-      if (!self.specFilter(spec)) {
-        spec.disable();
-      }
-
       return spec;
 
       function specResultCallback(result) {
@@ -5610,14 +5599,10 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Suite = function(j$) {
     if (this.result.failedExpectations.length > 0) {
       return 'failed';
     } else {
-      return 'finished';
+      return 'passed';
     }
   };
 
-  Suite.prototype.isExecutable = function() {
-    return !this.markedPending;
-  };
-
   Suite.prototype.canBeReentered = function() {
     return this.beforeAllFns.length === 0 && this.afterAllFns.length === 0;
   };
@@ -5712,13 +5697,14 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().TreeProcessor = function() {
         nodeStart = attrs.nodeStart || function() {},
         nodeComplete = attrs.nodeComplete || function() {},
         orderChildren = attrs.orderChildren || function(node) { return node.children; },
+        excludeNode = attrs.excludeNode || function(node) { return false; },
         stats = { valid: true },
         processed = false,
         defaultMin = Infinity,
         defaultMax = 1 - Infinity;
 
     this.processTree = function() {
-      processNode(tree, false);
+      processNode(tree, true);
       processed = true;
       return stats;
     };
@@ -5752,18 +5738,18 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().TreeProcessor = function() {
       }
     }
 
-    function processNode(node, parentEnabled) {
+    function processNode(node, parentExcluded) {
       var executableIndex = runnableIndex(node.id);
 
       if (executableIndex !== undefined) {
-        parentEnabled = true;
+        parentExcluded = false;
       }
 
-      parentEnabled = parentEnabled && node.isExecutable();
-
       if (!node.children) {
+        var excluded = parentExcluded || excludeNode(node);
         stats[node.id] = {
-          executable: parentEnabled && node.isExecutable(),
+          excluded: excluded,
+          willExecute: !excluded && !node.markedPending,
           segments: [{
             index: 0,
             owner: node,
@@ -5780,7 +5766,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().TreeProcessor = function() {
         for (var i = 0; i < orderedChildren.length; i++) {
           var child = orderedChildren[i];
 
-          processNode(child, parentEnabled);
+          processNode(child, parentExcluded);
 
           if (!stats.valid) {
             return;
@@ -5788,11 +5774,12 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().TreeProcessor = function() {
 
           var childStats = stats[child.id];
 
-          hasExecutableChild = hasExecutableChild || childStats.executable;
+          hasExecutableChild = hasExecutableChild || childStats.willExecute;
         }
 
         stats[node.id] = {
-          executable: hasExecutableChild
+          excluded: parentExcluded,
+          willExecute: hasExecutableChild
         };
 
         segmentChildren(node, orderedChildren, stats[node.id], executableIndex);
@@ -5888,7 +5875,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().TreeProcessor = function() {
         };
       } else {
         return {
-          fn: function(done) { node.execute(done, stats[node.id].executable); }
+          fn: function(done) { node.execute(done, stats[node.id].excluded); }
         };
       }
     }
@@ -5901,7 +5888,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().TreeProcessor = function() {
         result.push(executeNode(segmentChildren[i].owner, segmentChildren[i].index));
       }
 
-      if (!stats[node.id].executable) {
+      if (!stats[node.id].willExecute) {
         return result;
       }
 
diff --git a/spec/core/JsApiReporterSpec.js b/spec/core/JsApiReporterSpec.js
index 8e6564d8..f7fe8141 100644
--- a/spec/core/JsApiReporterSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/JsApiReporterSpec.js
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ describe("JsApiReporter", function() {
       };
       suiteResult2 = {
         id: 2,
-        status: 'finished'
+        status: 'passed'
       };
 
       reporter.suiteStarted(suiteStarted1);
diff --git a/spec/core/SpecSpec.js b/spec/core/SpecSpec.js
index 8bc538da..9a32101e 100644
--- a/spec/core/SpecSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/SpecSpec.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ describe("Spec", function() {
     expect(spec.status()).toBe('pending');
   });
 
-  it("can be disabled, but still calls callbacks", function() {
+  it("can be excluded at execution time by a parent", function() {
     var fakeQueueRunner = jasmine.createSpy('fakeQueueRunner')
         .and.callFake(function(attrs) { attrs.onComplete(); }),
       startCallback = jasmine.createSpy('startCallback'),
@@ -153,35 +153,9 @@ describe("Spec", function() {
         queueRunnerFactory: fakeQueueRunner
       });
 
-    spec.disable();
+    spec.execute(undefined, true);
 
-    expect(spec.status()).toBe('disabled');
-
-    spec.execute();
-
-    expect(fakeQueueRunner).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(specBody).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-
-    expect(startCallback).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(resultCallback).toHaveBeenCalled();
-  });
-
-  it("can be disabled at execution time by a parent", function() {
-    var fakeQueueRunner = jasmine.createSpy('fakeQueueRunner')
-        .and.callFake(function(attrs) { attrs.onComplete(); }),
-      startCallback = jasmine.createSpy('startCallback'),
-      specBody = jasmine.createSpy('specBody'),
-      resultCallback = jasmine.createSpy('resultCallback'),
-      spec = new jasmineUnderTest.Spec({
-        onStart:startCallback,
-        queueableFn: { fn: specBody },
-        resultCallback: resultCallback,
-        queueRunnerFactory: fakeQueueRunner
-      });
-
-    spec.execute(undefined, false);
-
-    expect(spec.result.status).toBe('disabled');
+    expect(spec.result.status).toBe('excluded');
 
     expect(fakeQueueRunner).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(specBody).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -392,50 +366,4 @@ describe("Spec", function() {
 
     expect(resultCallback.calls.first().args[0].failedExpectations).toEqual([]);
   });
-
-  it("retrieves a result with updated status", function() {
-    var spec = new jasmineUnderTest.Spec({ queueableFn: { fn: function() {} } });
-
-    expect(spec.getResult().status).toBe('passed');
-  });
-
-  it("retrives a result with disabled status", function() {
-    var spec = new jasmineUnderTest.Spec({ queueableFn: { fn: function() {} } });
-    spec.disable();
-
-    expect(spec.getResult().status).toBe('disabled');
-  });
-
-  it("retrives a result with pending status", function() {
-    var spec = new jasmineUnderTest.Spec({ queueableFn: { fn: function() {} } });
-    spec.pend();
-
-    expect(spec.getResult().status).toBe('pending');
-  });
-
-  it("should not be executable when disabled", function() {
-    var spec = new jasmineUnderTest.Spec({
-      queueableFn: { fn: function() {} }
-    });
-    spec.disable();
-
-    expect(spec.isExecutable()).toBe(false);
-  });
-
-  it("should be executable when pending", function() {
-    var spec = new jasmineUnderTest.Spec({
-      queueableFn: { fn: function() {} }
-    });
-    spec.pend();
-
-    expect(spec.isExecutable()).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  it("should be executable when not disabled or pending", function() {
-    var spec = new jasmineUnderTest.Spec({
-      queueableFn: { fn: function() {} }
-    });
-
-    expect(spec.isExecutable()).toBe(true);
-  });
 });
diff --git a/spec/core/SuiteSpec.js b/spec/core/SuiteSpec.js
index 78e78565..fd9144d9 100644
--- a/spec/core/SuiteSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/SuiteSpec.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ describe("Suite", function() {
   it("retrieves a result with updated status", function() {
     var suite = new jasmineUnderTest.Suite({});
 
-    expect(suite.getResult().status).toBe('finished');
+    expect(suite.getResult().status).toBe('passed');
   });
 
   it("retrieves a result with pending status", function() {
@@ -89,19 +89,6 @@ describe("Suite", function() {
     expect(suite.getResult().status).toBe('pending');
   });
 
-  it("is executable if not pending", function() {
-    var suite = new jasmineUnderTest.Suite({});
-
-    expect(suite.isExecutable()).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  it("is not executable if pending", function() {
-    var suite = new jasmineUnderTest.Suite({});
-    suite.pend();
-
-    expect(suite.isExecutable()).toBe(false);
-  });
-
   it("throws an ExpectationFailed when receiving a failed expectation when throwOnExpectationFailure is set", function() {
     var suite = new jasmineUnderTest.Suite({
       expectationResultFactory: function(data) { return data; },
diff --git a/spec/core/TreeProcessorSpec.js b/spec/core/TreeProcessorSpec.js
index c702d0cc..d8426144 100644
--- a/spec/core/TreeProcessorSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/TreeProcessorSpec.js
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ describe("TreeProcessor", function() {
     this.canBeReentered = function() {
       return !attrs.noReenter;
     };
-    this.isExecutable = function() {
-      return attrs.executable !== false;
-    };
+    this.markedPending = attrs.markedPending || false;
     this.sharedUserContext = function() {
       return attrs.userContext || {};
     };
@@ -23,13 +21,11 @@ describe("TreeProcessor", function() {
   function Leaf(attrs) {
     attrs = attrs || {};
     this.id = 'leaf' + leafNumber++;
-    this.isExecutable = function() {
-      return attrs.executable !== false;
-    };
+    this.markedPending = attrs.markedPending || false;
     this.execute = jasmine.createSpy(this.id + '#execute');
   }
 
-  it("processes a single executable leaf", function() {
+  it("processes a single leaf", function() {
     var leaf = new Leaf(),
         processor = new jasmineUnderTest.TreeProcessor({ tree: leaf, runnableIds: [leaf.id] }),
         result = processor.processTree();
@@ -37,20 +33,22 @@ describe("TreeProcessor", function() {
     expect(result.valid).toBe(true);
 
     expect(result[leaf.id]).toEqual({
-      executable: true,
+      excluded: false,
+      willExecute: true,
       segments: jasmine.any(Array)
     });
   });
 
-  it("processes a single non-executable leaf", function() {
-    var leaf = new Leaf({ executable: false }),
+  it("processes a single pending leaf", function() {
+    var leaf = new Leaf({ markedPending: true }),
         processor = new jasmineUnderTest.TreeProcessor({ tree: leaf, runnableIds: [leaf.id] }),
         result = processor.processTree();
 
     expect(result.valid).toBe(true);
 
     expect(result[leaf.id]).toEqual({
-      executable: false,
+      excluded: false,
+      willExecute: false,
       segments: jasmine.any(Array)
     });
   });
@@ -63,7 +61,26 @@ describe("TreeProcessor", function() {
     expect(result.valid).toBe(true);
 
     expect(result[leaf.id]).toEqual({
-      executable: false,
+      excluded: true,
+      willExecute: false,
+      segments: jasmine.any(Array)
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("processes a single excluded leaf", function() {
+    var leaf = new Leaf(),
+        processor = new jasmineUnderTest.TreeProcessor({
+          tree: leaf,
+          runnableIds: [leaf.id],
+          excludeNode: function(node) { return true; }
+        }),
+        result = processor.processTree();
+
+    expect(result.valid).toBe(true);
+
+    expect(result[leaf.id]).toEqual({
+      excluded: true,
+      willExecute: false,
       segments: jasmine.any(Array)
     });
   });
@@ -77,18 +94,20 @@ describe("TreeProcessor", function() {
     expect(result.valid).toBe(true);
 
     expect(result[parent.id]).toEqual({
-      executable: true,
+      excluded: false,
+      willExecute: true,
       segments: jasmine.any(Array)
     });
 
     expect(result[leaf.id]).toEqual({
-      executable: true,
+      excluded: false,
+      willExecute: true,
       segments: jasmine.any(Array)
     });
   });
 
-  it("processes a tree with a single non-executable leaf, with the root specified", function() {
-    var leaf = new Leaf({ executable: false }),
+  it("processes a tree with a single pending leaf, with the root specified", function() {
+    var leaf = new Leaf({ markedPending: true }),
         parent = new Node({ children: [leaf] }),
         processor = new jasmineUnderTest.TreeProcessor({ tree: parent, runnableIds: [parent.id] }),
         result = processor.processTree();
@@ -96,61 +115,77 @@ describe("TreeProcessor", function() {
     expect(result.valid).toBe(true);
 
     expect(result[parent.id]).toEqual({
-      executable: false,
+      excluded: false,
+      willExecute: false,
       segments: jasmine.any(Array)
     });
 
     expect(result[leaf.id]).toEqual({
-      executable: false,
+      excluded: false,
+      willExecute: false,
       segments: jasmine.any(Array)
     });
   });
 
   it("processes a complicated tree with the root specified", function() {
-    var nonExecutable = new Leaf({ executable: false }),
-        executable = new Leaf({ executable: true }),
-        parent = new Node({ children: [nonExecutable, executable] }),
+    var pendingLeaf = new Leaf({ markedPending: true }),
+        executableLeaf = new Leaf({ markedPending: false }),
+        parent = new Node({ children: [pendingLeaf, executableLeaf] }),
         childless = new Node(),
-        childOfDisabled = new Leaf({ executable: true }),
-        disabledNode = new Node({ executable: false, children: [childOfDisabled] }),
-        root = new Node({ children: [parent, childless, disabledNode] }),
+        childOfPending = new Leaf({ markedPending: true }),
+        pendingNode = new Node({ markedPending: true, children: [childOfPending] }),
+        parentOfPendings = new Node({ markedPending: false, children: [childless, pendingNode] }),
+        root = new Node({ children: [parent, parentOfPendings] }),
         processor = new jasmineUnderTest.TreeProcessor({ tree: root, runnableIds: [root.id] }),
         result = processor.processTree();
 
     expect(result.valid).toBe(true);
 
     expect(result[root.id]).toEqual({
-      executable: true,
+      excluded: false,
+      willExecute: true,
+      segments: jasmine.any(Array)
+    });
+
+    expect(result[parentOfPendings.id]).toEqual({
+      excluded: false,
+      willExecute: false,
       segments: jasmine.any(Array)
     });
 
     expect(result[childless.id]).toEqual({
-      executable: false,
+      excluded: false,
+      willExecute: false,
       segments: jasmine.any(Array)
     });
 
-    expect(result[nonExecutable.id]).toEqual({
-      executable: false,
+    expect(result[pendingLeaf.id]).toEqual({
+      excluded: false,
+      willExecute: false,
       segments: jasmine.any(Array)
     });
 
-    expect(result[executable.id]).toEqual({
-      executable: true,
+    expect(result[executableLeaf.id]).toEqual({
+      excluded: false,
+      willExecute: true,
       segments: jasmine.any(Array)
     });
 
     expect(result[parent.id]).toEqual({
-      executable: true,
+      excluded: false,
+      willExecute: true,
       segments: jasmine.any(Array)
     });
 
-    expect(result[disabledNode.id]).toEqual({
-      executable: false,
+    expect(result[pendingNode.id]).toEqual({
+      excluded: false,
+      willExecute: false,
       segments: jasmine.any(Array)
     });
 
-    expect(result[childOfDisabled.id]).toEqual({
-      executable: false,
+    expect(result[childOfPending.id]).toEqual({
+      excluded: false,
+      willExecute: false,
       segments: jasmine.any(Array)
     });
   });
@@ -219,7 +254,7 @@ describe("TreeProcessor", function() {
 
     queueRunner.calls.mostRecent().args[0].queueableFns[0].fn('foo');
 
-    expect(leaf.execute).toHaveBeenCalledWith('foo', true);
+    expect(leaf.execute).toHaveBeenCalledWith('foo', false);
   });
 
   it("runs a node with no children", function() {
@@ -286,22 +321,22 @@ describe("TreeProcessor", function() {
     expect(queueableFns.length).toBe(2);
 
     queueableFns[0].fn('foo');
-    expect(leaf1.execute).toHaveBeenCalledWith('foo', true);
+    expect(leaf1.execute).toHaveBeenCalledWith('foo', false);
 
     queueableFns[1].fn('bar');
-    expect(leaf2.execute).toHaveBeenCalledWith('bar', true);
+    expect(leaf2.execute).toHaveBeenCalledWith('bar', false);
   });
 
-  it("runs a disabled node", function() {
+  it("runs an excluded node with leaf", function() {
     var leaf1 = new Leaf(),
-        node = new Node({ children: [leaf1], executable: false }),
+        node = new Node({ children: [leaf1] }),
         root = new Node({ children: [node] }),
         queueRunner = jasmine.createSpy('queueRunner'),
         nodeStart = jasmine.createSpy('nodeStart'),
         nodeComplete = jasmine.createSpy('nodeComplete'),
         processor = new jasmineUnderTest.TreeProcessor({
           tree: root,
-          runnableIds: [node.id],
+          runnableIds: [],
           queueRunnerFactory: queueRunner,
           nodeStart: nodeStart,
           nodeComplete: nodeComplete
@@ -319,7 +354,7 @@ describe("TreeProcessor", function() {
     expect(queueableFns.length).toBe(1);
 
     queueableFns[0].fn('foo');
-    expect(leaf1.execute).toHaveBeenCalledWith('foo', false);
+    expect(leaf1.execute).toHaveBeenCalledWith('foo', true);
 
     node.getResult.and.returnValue({ im: 'disabled' });
 
@@ -401,13 +436,13 @@ describe("TreeProcessor", function() {
     expect(queueableFns).toEqual([]);
   });
 
-  it("does not run beforeAlls or afterAlls for a disabled node", function() {
-    var leaf = new Leaf(),
+  it("does not run beforeAlls or afterAlls for a node with only pending children", function() {
+    var leaf = new Leaf({ markedPending: true }),
         node = new Node({
           children: [leaf],
           beforeAllFns: ['before'],
           afterAllFns: ['after'],
-          executable: false
+          markedPending: false
         }),
         root = new Node({ children: [node] }),
         queueRunner = jasmine.createSpy('queueRunner'),
@@ -452,7 +487,7 @@ describe("TreeProcessor", function() {
     expect(leaf1.execute).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
-  it("runs specified leaves before non-specified leaves", function() {
+  it("runs specified leaves before non-specified leaves within a parent node", function() {
     var specified = new Leaf(),
         nonSpecified = new Leaf(),
         root = new Node({ children: [nonSpecified, specified] }),
@@ -469,11 +504,11 @@ describe("TreeProcessor", function() {
     queueableFns[0].fn();
 
     expect(nonSpecified.execute).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(specified.execute).toHaveBeenCalledWith(undefined, true);
+    expect(specified.execute).toHaveBeenCalledWith(undefined, false);
 
     queueableFns[1].fn();
 
-    expect(nonSpecified.execute).toHaveBeenCalledWith(undefined, false);
+    expect(nonSpecified.execute).toHaveBeenCalledWith(undefined, true);
   });
 
   it("runs nodes and leaves with a specified order", function() {
@@ -692,7 +727,7 @@ describe("TreeProcessor", function() {
     expect(leaf11.execute).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
-  it("runs nodes in a custom order when orderChildren is overrided", function() {
+  it("runs nodes in a custom order when orderChildren is overridden", function() {
     var leaf1 = new Leaf(),
         leaf2 = new Leaf(),
         leaf3 = new Leaf(),
diff --git a/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js b/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
index 44198f75..6e71d3c7 100644
--- a/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
 
     env.describe('a suite', function() {
       env.it('has a spec', function() {});
-  
+
       env.afterAll(function() {
         throw 'nope';
       });
@@ -747,6 +747,47 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
     env.execute([first_spec.id, second_spec.id]);
   });
 
+  it("Allows filtering out specs and suites to run programmatically", function(done) {
+    var env = new jasmineUnderTest.Env(),
+        calls = [],
+        suiteCallback = jasmine.createSpy('suite callback'),
+        firstSpec,
+        secondSuite;
+
+    var assertions = function() {
+      expect(calls.length).toEqual(2);
+      expect(calls).toEqual(jasmine.arrayContaining([
+        'first spec',
+        'second spec'
+      ]));
+      expect(suiteCallback).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      done();
+    };
+
+    env.addReporter({jasmineDone: assertions, suiteDone: suiteCallback});
+
+    env.describe("first suite", function() {
+      env.it("first spec", function() {
+        calls.push('first spec');
+      });
+      env.it("second spec", function() {
+        calls.push('second spec');
+      });
+    });
+
+    secondSuite = env.describe("second suite", function() {
+      env.it("third spec", function() {
+        calls.push('third spec');
+      });
+    });
+
+    env.specFilter = function(spec) {
+      return /^first suite/.test(spec.getFullName());
+    };
+
+    env.execute();
+  });
+
   it("Functions can be spied on and have their calls tracked", function (done) {
     var env = new jasmineUnderTest.Env();
 
@@ -1508,7 +1549,7 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
         order: jasmine.any(jasmineUnderTest.Order)
       });
 
-      expect(reporter.specDone).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.objectContaining({ status: 'disabled' }));
+      expect(reporter.specDone).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.objectContaining({ status: 'pending' }));
       expect(reporter.suiteDone).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.objectContaining({ description: 'xd out', status: 'pending' }));
       expect(reporter.suiteDone.calls.count()).toBe(4);
 
@@ -2011,12 +2052,12 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
       it('is "passed"', function(done) {
         var env = new jasmineUnderTest.Env(),
           reporter = jasmine.createSpyObj('reporter', ['jasmineDone', 'suiteDone', 'specDone']);
-    
+
         reporter.jasmineDone.and.callFake(function(e) {
           expect(e.overallStatus).toEqual('passed');
           done();
         });
-    
+
         env.addReporter(reporter);
         env.it('passes', function() {});
         env.execute();
@@ -2027,12 +2068,12 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
       it('is "failed"', function(done) {
         var env = new jasmineUnderTest.Env(),
           reporter = jasmine.createSpyObj('reporter', ['jasmineDone', 'suiteDone', 'specDone']);
-    
+
         reporter.jasmineDone.and.callFake(function(e) {
           expect(e.overallStatus).toEqual('failed');
           done();
         });
-    
+
         env.addReporter(reporter);
         env.it('fails', function() {
           env.expect(true).toBe(false);
@@ -2045,12 +2086,12 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
       it('is "failed"', function(done) {
         var env = new jasmineUnderTest.Env(),
           reporter = jasmine.createSpyObj('reporter', ['jasmineDone', 'suiteDone', 'specDone']);
-    
+
         reporter.jasmineDone.and.callFake(function(e) {
           expect(e.overallStatus).toEqual('failed');
           done();
         });
-    
+
         env.addReporter(reporter);
         env.beforeAll(function() {
           throw new Error('nope');
@@ -2064,12 +2105,12 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
       it('is "failed"', function(done) {
         var env = new jasmineUnderTest.Env(),
           reporter = jasmine.createSpyObj('reporter', ['jasmineDone', 'suiteDone', 'specDone']);
-    
+
         reporter.jasmineDone.and.callFake(function(e) {
           expect(e.overallStatus).toEqual('failed');
           done();
         });
-    
+
         env.addReporter(reporter);
         env.describe('something', function() {
           env.beforeAll(function() {
@@ -2085,12 +2126,12 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
       it('is "failed"', function(done) {
         var env = new jasmineUnderTest.Env(),
           reporter = jasmine.createSpyObj('reporter', ['jasmineDone', 'suiteDone', 'specDone']);
-    
+
         reporter.jasmineDone.and.callFake(function(e) {
           expect(e.overallStatus).toEqual('failed');
           done();
         });
-    
+
         env.addReporter(reporter);
         env.afterAll(function() {
           throw new Error('nope');
@@ -2104,12 +2145,12 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
       it('is "failed"', function(done) {
         var env = new jasmineUnderTest.Env(),
           reporter = jasmine.createSpyObj('reporter', ['jasmineDone', 'suiteDone', 'specDone']);
-    
+
         reporter.jasmineDone.and.callFake(function(e) {
           expect(e.overallStatus).toEqual('failed');
           done();
         });
-    
+
         env.addReporter(reporter);
         env.describe('something', function() {
           env.afterAll(function() {
@@ -2148,13 +2189,13 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
       it('is "incomplete"', function(done) {
         var env = new jasmineUnderTest.Env(),
           reporter = jasmine.createSpyObj('reporter', ['jasmineDone', 'suiteDone', 'specDone']);
-    
+
         reporter.jasmineDone.and.callFake(function(e) {
           expect(e.overallStatus).toEqual('incomplete');
           expect(e.incompleteReason).toEqual('No specs found');
           done();
         });
-    
+
         env.addReporter(reporter);
         env.execute();
       });
@@ -2164,13 +2205,13 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
       it('is "incomplete"', function(done) {
         var env = new jasmineUnderTest.Env(),
           reporter = jasmine.createSpyObj('reporter', ['jasmineDone', 'suiteDone', 'specDone']);
-    
+
         reporter.jasmineDone.and.callFake(function(e) {
           expect(e.overallStatus).toEqual('incomplete');
           expect(e.incompleteReason).toEqual('fit() or fdescribe() was found');
           done();
         });
-    
+
         env.addReporter(reporter);
         env.fit('is focused', function() {});
         env.execute();
@@ -2181,13 +2222,13 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
       it('is "incomplete"', function(done) {
         var env = new jasmineUnderTest.Env(),
           reporter = jasmine.createSpyObj('reporter', ['jasmineDone', 'suiteDone', 'specDone']);
-    
+
         reporter.jasmineDone.and.callFake(function(e) {
           expect(e.overallStatus).toEqual('incomplete');
           expect(e.incompleteReason).toEqual('fit() or fdescribe() was found');
           done();
         });
-    
+
         env.addReporter(reporter);
         env.fdescribe('something focused', function() {
           env.it('does a thing', function() {});
@@ -2200,13 +2241,13 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
       it('is "failed"', function(done) {
         var env = new jasmineUnderTest.Env(),
           reporter = jasmine.createSpyObj('reporter', ['jasmineDone', 'suiteDone', 'specDone']);
-    
+
         reporter.jasmineDone.and.callFake(function(e) {
           expect(e.overallStatus).toEqual('failed');
           expect(e.incompleteReason).toBeUndefined();
           done();
         });
-    
+
         env.addReporter(reporter);
         env.fit('is focused', function() {
           env.expect(true).toBe(false);
diff --git a/src/core/Env.js b/src/core/Env.js
index 28ab5edd..a3ce0dd3 100644
--- a/src/core/Env.js
+++ b/src/core/Env.js
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
     };
 
     this.execute = function(runnablesToRun) {
+      var self = this;
       this.suppressLoadErrors();
 
       if(!runnablesToRun) {
@@ -315,9 +316,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
             throw new Error('Tried to complete the wrong suite');
           }
 
-          if (!suite.markedPending) {
-            clearResourcesForRunnable(suite.id);
-          }
+          clearResourcesForRunnable(suite.id);
           currentlyExecutingSuites.pop();
           reporter.suiteDone(result);
 
@@ -327,6 +326,9 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
         },
         orderChildren: function(node) {
           return order.sort(node.children);
+        },
+        excludeNode: function(spec) {
+          return !self.specFilter(spec);
         }
       });
 
@@ -577,10 +579,6 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
         throwOnExpectationFailure: throwOnExpectationFailure
       });
 
-      if (!self.specFilter(spec)) {
-        spec.disable();
-      }
-
       return spec;
 
       function specResultCallback(result) {
diff --git a/src/core/Spec.js b/src/core/Spec.js
index 7f2c1513..7f918067 100644
--- a/src/core/Spec.js
+++ b/src/core/Spec.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
     return this.expectationFactory(actual, this);
   };
 
-  Spec.prototype.execute = function(onComplete, enabled) {
+  Spec.prototype.execute = function(onComplete, excluded) {
     var self = this;
 
     this.onStart(this);
@@ -72,17 +72,16 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
       userContext: this.userContext()
     };
 
-    if (!this.isExecutable() || this.markedPending || enabled === false) {
+    if (this.markedPending || excluded === true) {
       runnerConfig.queueableFns = [];
       runnerConfig.cleanupFns = [];
-      runnerConfig.onComplete = function() { complete(enabled); };
     }
 
     this.queueRunnerFactory(runnerConfig);
 
-    function complete(enabledAgain) {
+    function complete() {
       self.queueableFn.fn = null;
-      self.result.status = self.status(enabledAgain);
+      self.result.status = self.status(excluded);
       self.resultCallback(self.result);
 
       if (onComplete) {
@@ -110,10 +109,6 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
     }, true);
   };
 
-  Spec.prototype.disable = function() {
-    this.disabled = true;
-  };
-
   Spec.prototype.pend = function(message) {
     this.markedPending = true;
     if (message) {
@@ -126,9 +121,9 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
     return this.result;
   };
 
-  Spec.prototype.status = function(enabled) {
-    if (this.disabled || enabled === false) {
-      return 'disabled';
+  Spec.prototype.status = function(excluded) {
+    if (excluded === true) {
+      return 'excluded';
     }
 
     if (this.markedPending) {
@@ -142,10 +137,6 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
     }
   };
 
-  Spec.prototype.isExecutable = function() {
-    return !this.disabled;
-  };
-
   Spec.prototype.getFullName = function() {
     return this.getSpecName(this);
   };
diff --git a/src/core/Suite.js b/src/core/Suite.js
index 9e2e0bb1..ca7906a8 100644
--- a/src/core/Suite.js
+++ b/src/core/Suite.js
@@ -90,14 +90,10 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Suite = function(j$) {
     if (this.result.failedExpectations.length > 0) {
       return 'failed';
     } else {
-      return 'finished';
+      return 'passed';
     }
   };
 
-  Suite.prototype.isExecutable = function() {
-    return !this.markedPending;
-  };
-
   Suite.prototype.canBeReentered = function() {
     return this.beforeAllFns.length === 0 && this.afterAllFns.length === 0;
   };
diff --git a/src/core/TreeProcessor.js b/src/core/TreeProcessor.js
index 137f23b4..f633094c 100644
--- a/src/core/TreeProcessor.js
+++ b/src/core/TreeProcessor.js
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().TreeProcessor = function() {
         nodeStart = attrs.nodeStart || function() {},
         nodeComplete = attrs.nodeComplete || function() {},
         orderChildren = attrs.orderChildren || function(node) { return node.children; },
+        excludeNode = attrs.excludeNode || function(node) { return false; },
         stats = { valid: true },
         processed = false,
         defaultMin = Infinity,
         defaultMax = 1 - Infinity;
 
     this.processTree = function() {
-      processNode(tree, false);
+      processNode(tree, true);
       processed = true;
       return stats;
     };
@@ -46,18 +47,18 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().TreeProcessor = function() {
       }
     }
 
-    function processNode(node, parentEnabled) {
+    function processNode(node, parentExcluded) {
       var executableIndex = runnableIndex(node.id);
 
       if (executableIndex !== undefined) {
-        parentEnabled = true;
+        parentExcluded = false;
       }
 
-      parentEnabled = parentEnabled && node.isExecutable();
-
       if (!node.children) {
+        var excluded = parentExcluded || excludeNode(node);
         stats[node.id] = {
-          executable: parentEnabled && node.isExecutable(),
+          excluded: excluded,
+          willExecute: !excluded && !node.markedPending,
           segments: [{
             index: 0,
             owner: node,
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().TreeProcessor = function() {
         for (var i = 0; i < orderedChildren.length; i++) {
           var child = orderedChildren[i];
 
-          processNode(child, parentEnabled);
+          processNode(child, parentExcluded);
 
           if (!stats.valid) {
             return;
@@ -82,11 +83,12 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().TreeProcessor = function() {
 
           var childStats = stats[child.id];
 
-          hasExecutableChild = hasExecutableChild || childStats.executable;
+          hasExecutableChild = hasExecutableChild || childStats.willExecute;
         }
 
         stats[node.id] = {
-          executable: hasExecutableChild
+          excluded: parentExcluded,
+          willExecute: hasExecutableChild
         };
 
         segmentChildren(node, orderedChildren, stats[node.id], executableIndex);
@@ -182,7 +184,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().TreeProcessor = function() {
         };
       } else {
         return {
-          fn: function(done) { node.execute(done, stats[node.id].executable); }
+          fn: function(done) { node.execute(done, stats[node.id].excluded); }
         };
       }
     }
@@ -195,7 +197,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().TreeProcessor = function() {
         result.push(executeNode(segmentChildren[i].owner, segmentChildren[i].index));
       }
 
-      if (!stats[node.id].executable) {
+      if (!stats[node.id].willExecute) {
         return result;
       }