diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js
index 51f79786..ba3fb447 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js
@@ -303,8 +303,10 @@ jasmineRequire.HtmlReporter = function(j$) {
           } else {
             return prefix;
           }
-        } else {
+        } else if (failure.globalErrorType === 'afterAll') {
           return afterAllMessagePrefix + failure.message;
+        } else {
+          return failure.message;
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 600302b8..d4badddb 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -1331,15 +1331,15 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
     };
 
     function recordLateError(error) {
-      topSuite.result.failedExpectations.push(
-        expectationResultFactory({
-          error,
-          passed: false,
-          matcherName: '',
-          expected: '',
-          actual: ''
-        })
-      );
+      const result = expectationResultFactory({
+        error,
+        passed: false,
+        matcherName: '',
+        expected: '',
+        actual: ''
+      });
+      result.globalErrorType = 'lateError';
+      topSuite.result.failedExpectations.push(result);
     }
 
     function recordLateExpectation(runable, runableType, result) {
@@ -3912,6 +3912,9 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().buildExpectationResult = function(j$) {
      * @property {Boolean} passed - Whether the expectation passed or failed.
      * @property {Object} expected - If the expectation failed, what was the expected value.
      * @property {Object} actual - If the expectation failed, what actual value was produced.
+     * @property {String|undefined} globalErrorType - The type of an error that
+     * is reported on the top suite. Valid values are undefined, "afterAll",
+     * "load", "lateExpectation", and "lateError".
      */
     var result = {
       matcherName: options.matcherName,
diff --git a/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js b/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
index fdac97f7..f712ec2a 100644
--- a/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
@@ -534,9 +534,11 @@ describe('Env integration', function() {
       expect(errors[0].message)
         .withContext('top beforeAll')
         .toContain(message);
+      expect(errors[0].globalErrorType).toEqual('lateError');
       expect(errors[1].message)
         .withContext('top afterAll')
         .toContain(message);
+      expect(errors[1].globalErrorType).toEqual('lateError');
       done();
     });
   });
@@ -568,9 +570,11 @@ describe('Env integration', function() {
       expect(errors[0].message)
         .withContext('suite beforeAll')
         .toContain(message);
+      expect(errors[0].globalErrorType).toEqual('lateError');
       expect(errors[1].message)
         .withContext('suite afterAll')
         .toContain(message);
+      expect(errors[1].globalErrorType).toEqual('lateError');
       done();
     });
   });
@@ -605,12 +609,15 @@ describe('Env integration', function() {
       expect(errors[0].message)
         .withContext('error caused by beforeEach')
         .toContain(message);
+      expect(errors[0].globalErrorType).toEqual('lateError');
       expect(errors[1].message)
         .withContext('error caused by it')
         .toContain(message);
+      expect(errors[1].globalErrorType).toEqual('lateError');
       expect(errors[2].message)
         .withContext('error caused by afterEach')
         .toContain(message);
+      expect(errors[2].globalErrorType).toEqual('lateError');
       done();
     });
   });
@@ -634,6 +641,7 @@ describe('Env integration', function() {
         .failedExpectations;
       expect(errors.length).toEqual(1);
       expect(errors[0].message).toContain(message);
+      expect(errors[0].globalErrorType).toEqual('lateError');
       done();
     });
   });
diff --git a/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js b/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js
index a79e9cef..b99751bc 100644
--- a/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js
+++ b/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js
@@ -704,6 +704,50 @@ describe('HtmlReporter', function() {
         expect(alertBars[2].innerHTML).not.toMatch(/line/);
       });
 
+      it('does not display the "AfterAll" prefix for other error types', function() {
+        const container = document.createElement('div');
+        const getContainer = function() {
+          return container;
+        };
+        const reporter = new jasmineUnderTest.HtmlReporter({
+          env: env,
+          getContainer: getContainer,
+          createElement: function() {
+            return document.createElement.apply(document, arguments);
+          },
+          createTextNode: function() {
+            return document.createTextNode.apply(document, arguments);
+          }
+        });
+
+        reporter.initialize();
+
+        reporter.jasmineStarted({});
+        reporter.jasmineDone({
+          failedExpectations: [
+            { message: 'load error', globalErrorType: 'load' },
+            {
+              message: 'lateExpectation error',
+              globalErrorType: 'lateExpectation'
+            },
+            { message: 'lateError error', globalErrorType: 'lateError' }
+          ]
+        });
+
+        const alertBars = container.querySelectorAll(
+          '.jasmine-alert .jasmine-bar'
+        );
+
+        expect(alertBars.length).toEqual(4);
+        expect(alertBars[1].textContent).toContain('load error');
+        expect(alertBars[2].textContent).toContain('lateExpectation error');
+        expect(alertBars[3].textContent).toContain('lateError error');
+
+        for (let bar of alertBars) {
+          expect(bar.textContent).not.toContain('AfterAll');
+        }
+      });
+
       it('displays file and line information if available', function() {
         var container = document.createElement('div'),
           getContainer = function() {
diff --git a/src/core/Env.js b/src/core/Env.js
index 49c6735a..be59c1e7 100644
--- a/src/core/Env.js
+++ b/src/core/Env.js
@@ -339,15 +339,15 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
     };
 
     function recordLateError(error) {
-      topSuite.result.failedExpectations.push(
-        expectationResultFactory({
-          error,
-          passed: false,
-          matcherName: '',
-          expected: '',
-          actual: ''
-        })
-      );
+      const result = expectationResultFactory({
+        error,
+        passed: false,
+        matcherName: '',
+        expected: '',
+        actual: ''
+      });
+      result.globalErrorType = 'lateError';
+      topSuite.result.failedExpectations.push(result);
     }
 
     function recordLateExpectation(runable, runableType, result) {
diff --git a/src/core/ExpectationResult.js b/src/core/ExpectationResult.js
index d3ea5cb3..8834b3e0 100644
--- a/src/core/ExpectationResult.js
+++ b/src/core/ExpectationResult.js
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().buildExpectationResult = function(j$) {
      * @property {Boolean} passed - Whether the expectation passed or failed.
      * @property {Object} expected - If the expectation failed, what was the expected value.
      * @property {Object} actual - If the expectation failed, what actual value was produced.
+     * @property {String|undefined} globalErrorType - The type of an error that
+     * is reported on the top suite. Valid values are undefined, "afterAll",
+     * "load", "lateExpectation", and "lateError".
      */
     var result = {
       matcherName: options.matcherName,
diff --git a/src/html/HtmlReporter.js b/src/html/HtmlReporter.js
index 5cc4e86e..802c484d 100644
--- a/src/html/HtmlReporter.js
+++ b/src/html/HtmlReporter.js
@@ -272,8 +272,10 @@ jasmineRequire.HtmlReporter = function(j$) {
           } else {
             return prefix;
           }
-        } else {
+        } else if (failure.globalErrorType === 'afterAll') {
           return afterAllMessagePrefix + failure.message;
+        } else {
+          return failure.message;
         }
       }