diff --git a/spec/core/matchers/async/toBeRejectedWithErrorSpec.js b/spec/core/matchers/async/toBeRejectedWithErrorSpec.js
index 0bb53edc..6ec2a31a 100644
--- a/spec/core/matchers/async/toBeRejectedWithErrorSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/matchers/async/toBeRejectedWithErrorSpec.js
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ describe('#toBeRejectedWithError', function () {
       actual = Promise.reject(new TypeError('foo'));
 
     return matcher.compare(actual, TypeError).then(function (result) {
-      expect(result).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({ pass: true }));
+      expect(result).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({
+        pass: true,
+        message: 'Expected a promise not to be rejected with TypeError, but it was.'
+      }));
     });
   });
 
@@ -17,7 +20,10 @@ describe('#toBeRejectedWithError', function () {
       actual = Promise.reject(new TypeError('foo'));
 
     return matcher.compare(actual, TypeError, 'foo').then(function (result) {
-      expect(result).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({ pass: true }));
+      expect(result).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({
+        pass: true,
+        message: 'Expected a promise not to be rejected with TypeError: \'foo\', but it was.'
+      }));
     });
   });
 
@@ -28,7 +34,10 @@ describe('#toBeRejectedWithError', function () {
       actual = Promise.reject(new Error('foo'));
 
     return matcher.compare(actual, 'foo').then(function (result) {
-      expect(result).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({ pass: true }));
+      expect(result).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({
+        pass: true,
+        message: 'Expected a promise not to be rejected with Error: \'foo\', but it was.'
+      }));
     });
   });
 
@@ -39,7 +48,10 @@ describe('#toBeRejectedWithError', function () {
       actual = Promise.reject(new Error('foo'));
 
     return matcher.compare(actual, /foo/).then(function (result) {
-      expect(result).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({ pass: true }));
+      expect(result).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({
+        pass: true,
+        message: 'Expected a promise not to be rejected with Error: /foo/, but it was.'
+      }));
     });
   });
 
@@ -50,7 +62,24 @@ describe('#toBeRejectedWithError', function () {
       actual = Promise.reject(new Error());
 
     return matcher.compare(actual, '').then(function (result) {
-      expect(result).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({ pass: true }));
+      expect(result).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({
+        pass: true,
+        message: 'Expected a promise not to be rejected with Error: \'\', but it was.'
+      }));
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('passes when no arguments', function () {
+    jasmine.getEnv().requirePromises();
+
+    var matcher = jasmineUnderTest.asyncMatchers.toBeRejectedWithError(jasmineUnderTest.matchersUtil),
+      actual = Promise.reject(new Error());
+
+    return matcher.compare(actual, void 0).then(function (result) {
+      expect(result).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({
+        pass: true,
+        message: 'Expected a promise not to be rejected with Error, but it was.'
+      }));
     });
   });
 
@@ -61,7 +90,10 @@ describe('#toBeRejectedWithError', function () {
       actual = Promise.resolve(new Error('foo'));
 
     return matcher.compare(actual, 'foo').then(function (result) {
-      expect(result).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({ pass: false }));
+      expect(result).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({
+        pass: false,
+        message: 'Expected a promise to be rejected but it was resolved.'
+      }));
     });
   });
 
@@ -72,7 +104,10 @@ describe('#toBeRejectedWithError', function () {
       actual = Promise.reject('foo');
 
     return matcher.compare(actual, 'foo').then(function (result) {
-      expect(result).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({ pass: false }));
+      expect(result).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({
+        pass: false,
+        message: 'Expected a promise to be rejected with Error: \'foo\' but it was rejected with \'foo\'.'
+      }));
     });
   });
 
@@ -83,7 +118,10 @@ describe('#toBeRejectedWithError', function () {
       actual = Promise.reject(new Error('foo'));
 
     return matcher.compare(actual, TypeError, 'foo').then(function (result) {
-      expect(result).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({ pass: false }));
+      expect(result).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({
+        pass: false,
+        message: 'Expected a promise to be rejected with TypeError: \'foo\' but it was rejected with type Error.'
+      }));
     });
   });
 
@@ -94,7 +132,10 @@ describe('#toBeRejectedWithError', function () {
       actual = Promise.reject(new Error('foo'));
 
     return matcher.compare(actual, 'bar').then(function (result) {
-      expect(result).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({ pass: false }));
+      expect(result).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({
+        pass: false,
+        message: 'Expected a promise to be rejected with Error: \'bar\' but it was rejected with Error: foo.'
+      }));
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/core/matchers/async/toBeRejectedWithError.js b/src/core/matchers/async/toBeRejectedWithError.js
index 28f07890..88f1c11f 100644
--- a/src/core/matchers/async/toBeRejectedWithError.js
+++ b/src/core/matchers/async/toBeRejectedWithError.js
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toBeRejectedWithError = function(j$) {
 
   function matchError(actual, expected) {
     if (!j$.isError_(actual)) {
-      return fail(expected, 'not rejected with Error.');
+      return fail(expected, 'rejected with ' + j$.pp(actual));
     }
 
     if (!(actual instanceof expected.error)) {
-      return fail(expected, 'rejected with type ' + j$.fnNameFor(actual.constructor) + '.');
+      return fail(expected, 'rejected with type ' + j$.fnNameFor(actual.constructor));
     }
 
     var actualMessage = actual.message;
@@ -50,20 +50,20 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toBeRejectedWithError = function(j$) {
       return pass(expected);
     }
 
-    return fail(expected, 'rejected with ' + j$.pp(actual) + '.');
+    return fail(expected, 'rejected with ' + j$.pp(actual));
   }
 
   function pass(expected) {
     return {
       pass: true,
-      message: 'Expected a promise to be rejected with ' + expected.printValue + '.'
+      message: 'Expected a promise not to be rejected with ' + expected.printValue + ', but it was.'
     };
   }
 
   function fail(expected, message) {
     return {
       pass: false,
-      message: 'Expected a promise to be rejected with ' + expected.printValue + ' but it was ' + message
+      message: 'Expected a promise to be rejected with ' + expected.printValue + ' but it was ' + message + '.'
     };
   }
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toBeRejectedWithError = function(j$) {
     return {
       error: error,
       message: message,
-      printValue: j$.fnNameFor(error) + ': ' + j$.pp(message)
+      printValue: j$.fnNameFor(error) + (typeof message === 'undefined' ? '' : ': ' + j$.pp(message))
     };
   }
 };