diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 50cb7c17..63e30a66 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -641,8 +641,11 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
     return this.getSpecName(this);
   };
 
-  Spec.prototype.addDeprecationWarning = function(msg) {
-    this.result.deprecationWarnings.push(this.expectationResultFactory({ message: msg }));
+  Spec.prototype.addDeprecationWarning = function(deprecation) {
+    if (typeof deprecation === 'string') {
+      deprecation = { message: deprecation };
+    }
+    this.result.deprecationWarnings.push(this.expectationResultFactory(deprecation));
   };
 
   var extractCustomPendingMessage = function(e) {
@@ -915,11 +918,11 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
       handlingLoadErrors = false;
     };
 
-    this.deprecated = function(msg) {
+    this.deprecated = function(deprecation) {
       var runnable = currentRunnable() || topSuite;
-      runnable.addDeprecationWarning(msg);
-      if(typeof console !== 'undefined' && typeof console.warn !== 'undefined') {
-        console.error('DEPRECATION: ' + msg);
+      runnable.addDeprecationWarning(deprecation);
+      if(typeof console !== 'undefined' && typeof console.error === 'function') {
+        console.error('DEPRECATION:', deprecation);
       }
     };
 
@@ -2530,10 +2533,14 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().buildExpectationResult = function() {
 
       var error = options.error;
       if (!error) {
-        try {
-          throw new Error(message());
-        } catch (e) {
-          error = e;
+        if (options.stack) {
+          error = options;
+        } else {
+          try {
+            throw new Error(message());
+          } catch (e) {
+            error = e;
+          }
         }
       }
       return stackFormatter(error);
@@ -5749,8 +5756,11 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Suite = function(j$) {
     }
   };
 
-  Suite.prototype.addDeprecationWarning = function(msg) {
-    this.result.deprecationWarnings.push(this.expectationResultFactory({ message: msg }));
+  Suite.prototype.addDeprecationWarning = function(deprecation) {
+    if (typeof deprecation === 'string') {
+      deprecation = { message: deprecation };
+    }
+    this.result.deprecationWarnings.push(this.expectationResultFactory(deprecation));
   };
 
   function isFailure(args) {
diff --git a/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js b/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
index 58109f8c..93baf7ed 100644
--- a/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
@@ -2303,6 +2303,9 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
     var env = new jasmineUnderTest.Env(),
       reporter = jasmine.createSpyObj('reporter', ['jasmineDone', 'suiteDone', 'specDone']);
 
+    // prevent deprecation from being desplayed
+    spyOn(console, "error");
+
     reporter.jasmineDone.and.callFake(function(result) {
       expect(result.deprecationWarnings).toEqual([
         jasmine.objectContaining({ message: 'top level deprecation' })
@@ -2341,4 +2344,65 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
 
     env.execute();
   });
+
+  it('should report deprecation stack with an error object', function(done) {
+    var env = new jasmineUnderTest.Env(),
+      exceptionFormatter = new jasmineUnderTest.ExceptionFormatter(),
+      reporter = jasmine.createSpyObj('reporter', ['jasmineDone', 'suiteDone', 'specDone']),
+      topLevelError, suiteLevelError, specLevelError;
+
+      try { throw new Error('top level deprecation') } catch (err) { topLevelError = err; }
+      try { throw new Error('suite level deprecation') } catch (err) { suiteLevelError = err; }
+      try { throw new Error('spec level deprecation') } catch (err) { specLevelError = err; }
+
+    // prevent deprecation from being desplayed
+    spyOn(console, "error");
+
+    reporter.jasmineDone.and.callFake(function(result) {
+      expect(result.deprecationWarnings).toEqual([
+        jasmine.objectContaining({
+          message: topLevelError.message,
+          stack: exceptionFormatter.stack(topLevelError)
+        })
+      ]);
+
+      expect(reporter.suiteDone).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.objectContaining({
+        fullName: 'suite',
+        deprecationWarnings: [
+          jasmine.objectContaining({
+            message: suiteLevelError.message,
+            stack: exceptionFormatter.stack(suiteLevelError)
+          })
+        ]
+      }));
+
+      expect(reporter.specDone).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.objectContaining({
+        fullName: 'suite spec',
+        deprecationWarnings: [
+          jasmine.objectContaining({
+            message: specLevelError.message,
+            stack: exceptionFormatter.stack(specLevelError)
+          })
+        ]
+      }));
+
+      done();
+    });
+
+    env.addReporter(reporter);
+
+    env.deprecated(topLevelError);
+
+    env.describe('suite', function() {
+      env.beforeAll(function() {
+        env.deprecated(suiteLevelError);
+      });
+
+      env.it('spec', function() {
+        env.deprecated(specLevelError);
+      });
+    });
+
+    env.execute();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/core/Env.js b/src/core/Env.js
index f9fa181e..ccddcdfe 100644
--- a/src/core/Env.js
+++ b/src/core/Env.js
@@ -200,11 +200,11 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
       handlingLoadErrors = false;
     };
 
-    this.deprecated = function(msg) {
+    this.deprecated = function(deprecation) {
       var runnable = currentRunnable() || topSuite;
-      runnable.addDeprecationWarning(msg);
-      if(typeof console !== 'undefined' && typeof console.warn !== 'undefined') {
-        console.error('DEPRECATION: ' + msg);
+      runnable.addDeprecationWarning(deprecation);
+      if(typeof console !== 'undefined' && typeof console.error === 'function') {
+        console.error('DEPRECATION:', deprecation);
       }
     };
 
diff --git a/src/core/ExpectationResult.js b/src/core/ExpectationResult.js
index c794ec77..b4a43e4f 100644
--- a/src/core/ExpectationResult.js
+++ b/src/core/ExpectationResult.js
@@ -45,10 +45,14 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().buildExpectationResult = function() {
 
       var error = options.error;
       if (!error) {
-        try {
-          throw new Error(message());
-        } catch (e) {
-          error = e;
+        if (options.stack) {
+          error = options;
+        } else {
+          try {
+            throw new Error(message());
+          } catch (e) {
+            error = e;
+          }
         }
       }
       return stackFormatter(error);
diff --git a/src/core/Spec.js b/src/core/Spec.js
index ef5f0d02..a2fe3910 100644
--- a/src/core/Spec.js
+++ b/src/core/Spec.js
@@ -152,8 +152,11 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
     return this.getSpecName(this);
   };
 
-  Spec.prototype.addDeprecationWarning = function(msg) {
-    this.result.deprecationWarnings.push(this.expectationResultFactory({ message: msg }));
+  Spec.prototype.addDeprecationWarning = function(deprecation) {
+    if (typeof deprecation === 'string') {
+      deprecation = { message: deprecation };
+    }
+    this.result.deprecationWarnings.push(this.expectationResultFactory(deprecation));
   };
 
   var extractCustomPendingMessage = function(e) {
diff --git a/src/core/Suite.js b/src/core/Suite.js
index b64d9489..f4aa633b 100644
--- a/src/core/Suite.js
+++ b/src/core/Suite.js
@@ -148,8 +148,11 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Suite = function(j$) {
     }
   };
 
-  Suite.prototype.addDeprecationWarning = function(msg) {
-    this.result.deprecationWarnings.push(this.expectationResultFactory({ message: msg }));
+  Suite.prototype.addDeprecationWarning = function(deprecation) {
+    if (typeof deprecation === 'string') {
+      deprecation = { message: deprecation };
+    }
+    this.result.deprecationWarnings.push(this.expectationResultFactory(deprecation));
   };
 
   function isFailure(args) {