diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 95b98208..b431d9ff 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -1786,6 +1786,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Suite = function() {
 
   Suite.prototype.disable = function() {
     this.disabled = true;
+    this.result.status = 'disabled';
   };
 
   Suite.prototype.beforeEach = function(fn) {
@@ -1802,6 +1803,9 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Suite = function() {
 
   Suite.prototype.execute = function(onComplete) {
     var self = this;
+
+    this.onStart(this);
+
     if (this.disabled) {
       complete();
       return;
@@ -1813,8 +1817,6 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Suite = function() {
       allFns.push(wrapChildAsAsync(this.children[i]));
     }
 
-    this.onStart(this);
-
     this.queueRunner({
       fns: allFns,
       onComplete: complete
diff --git a/spec/core/SuiteSpec.js b/spec/core/SuiteSpec.js
index a51b4ca1..c29d2f4a 100644
--- a/spec/core/SuiteSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/SuiteSpec.js
@@ -67,12 +67,17 @@ describe("Suite", function() {
     expect(suite.afterFns).toEqual([innerAfter, outerAfter]);
   });
 
-  it("can be disabled", function() {
+  it("can be disabled, but still calls callbacks", function() {
     var env = new j$.Env(),
       fakeQueueRunner = jasmine.createSpy('fake queue runner'),
+      onStart = jasmine.createSpy('onStart'),
+      resultCallback = jasmine.createSpy('resultCallback'),
+      onComplete = jasmine.createSpy('onComplete'),
       suite = new j$.Suite({
         env: env,
         description: "with a child suite",
+        onStart: onStart,
+        resultCallback: resultCallback,
         queueRunner: fakeQueueRunner
       });
 
@@ -80,9 +85,12 @@ describe("Suite", function() {
 
     expect(suite.disabled).toBe(true);
 
-    suite.execute();
+    suite.execute(onComplete);
 
     expect(fakeQueueRunner).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(onStart).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(resultCallback).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(onComplete).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it("delegates execution of its specs and suites", function() {
diff --git a/src/core/Suite.js b/src/core/Suite.js
index 8c67d6ce..4d5e3935 100644
--- a/src/core/Suite.js
+++ b/src/core/Suite.js
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Suite = function() {
 
   Suite.prototype.execute = function(onComplete) {
     var self = this;
+
+    this.onStart(this);
+
     if (this.disabled) {
       complete();
       return;
@@ -63,8 +66,6 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Suite = function() {
       allFns.push(wrapChildAsAsync(this.children[i]));
     }
 
-    this.onStart(this);
-
     this.queueRunner({
       fns: allFns,
       onComplete: complete