diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 476bf535..fc1cc6f1 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -2252,6 +2252,13 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().ArrayContaining = function(j$) {
       throw new Error('You must provide an array to arrayContaining, not ' + j$.pp(this.sample) + '.');
     }
 
+    // If the actual parameter is not an array, we can fail immediately, since it couldn't
+    // possibly be an "array containing" anything. However, we also want an empty sample
+    // array to match anything, so we need to double-check we aren't in that case
+    if (!j$.isArray_(other) && this.sample.length > 0) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
     for (var i = 0; i < this.sample.length; i++) {
       var item = this.sample[i];
       if (!j$.matchersUtil.contains(other, item, customTesters)) {
diff --git a/spec/core/asymmetric_equality/ArrayContainingSpec.js b/spec/core/asymmetric_equality/ArrayContainingSpec.js
index 778eca43..30b5aaad 100644
--- a/spec/core/asymmetric_equality/ArrayContainingSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/asymmetric_equality/ArrayContainingSpec.js
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ describe("ArrayContaining", function() {
     expect(containing.asymmetricMatch(["bar"])).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  it("does not match when the actual is not an array", function() {
+    var containing = new jasmineUnderTest.ArrayContaining(["foo"]);
+
+    expect(containing.asymmetricMatch("foo")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it("jasmineToStrings itself", function() {
     var containing = new jasmineUnderTest.ArrayContaining([]);
 
diff --git a/src/core/asymmetric_equality/ArrayContaining.js b/src/core/asymmetric_equality/ArrayContaining.js
index b39fb857..92a85ed0 100644
--- a/src/core/asymmetric_equality/ArrayContaining.js
+++ b/src/core/asymmetric_equality/ArrayContaining.js
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().ArrayContaining = function(j$) {
       throw new Error('You must provide an array to arrayContaining, not ' + j$.pp(this.sample) + '.');
     }
 
+    // If the actual parameter is not an array, we can fail immediately, since it couldn't
+    // possibly be an "array containing" anything. However, we also want an empty sample
+    // array to match anything, so we need to double-check we aren't in that case
+    if (!j$.isArray_(other) && this.sample.length > 0) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
     for (var i = 0; i < this.sample.length; i++) {
       var item = this.sample[i];
       if (!j$.matchersUtil.contains(other, item, customTesters)) {