diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js
index 04562808..bee5a04f 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ jasmineRequire.HtmlReporter = function(j$) {
             if(noExpectations(resultNode.result)) {
               specDescription = 'SPEC HAS NO EXPECTATIONS ' + specDescription;
             }
+            if(resultNode.result.status === 'pending' && resultNode.result.pendingReason !== '') {
+              specDescription = specDescription + ' PENDING WITH MESSAGE: ' + resultNode.result.pendingReason;
+            }
             specListNode.appendChild(
               createDom('li', {
                   className: resultNode.result.status,
diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index cd0a66fe..767ef93f 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -312,7 +312,8 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
       description: this.description,
       fullName: this.getFullName(),
       failedExpectations: [],
-      passedExpectations: []
+      passedExpectations: [],
+      pendingReason: ''
     };
   }
 
@@ -361,7 +362,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
 
   Spec.prototype.onException = function onException(e) {
     if (Spec.isPendingSpecException(e)) {
-      this.pend();
+      this.pend(extractCustomPendingMessage(e));
       return;
     }
 
@@ -378,8 +379,11 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
     this.disabled = true;
   };
 
-  Spec.prototype.pend = function() {
+  Spec.prototype.pend = function(message) {
     this.markedPending = true;
+    if (message) {
+      this.result.pendingReason = message;
+    }
   };
 
   Spec.prototype.status = function() {
@@ -406,6 +410,14 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
     return this.getSpecName(this);
   };
 
+  var extractCustomPendingMessage = function(e) {
+    var fullMessage = e.toString(),
+        boilerplateStart = fullMessage.indexOf(Spec.pendingSpecExceptionMessage),
+        boilerplateEnd = boilerplateStart + Spec.pendingSpecExceptionMessage.length;
+
+    return fullMessage.substr(boilerplateEnd);
+  };
+
   Spec.pendingSpecExceptionMessage = '=> marked Pending';
 
   Spec.isPendingSpecException = function(e) {
@@ -851,8 +863,12 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
       });
     };
 
-    this.pending = function() {
-      throw j$.Spec.pendingSpecExceptionMessage;
+    this.pending = function(message) {
+      var fullMessage = j$.Spec.pendingSpecExceptionMessage;
+      if(message) {
+        fullMessage += message;
+      }
+      throw fullMessage;
     };
 
     this.fail = function(error) {
@@ -2994,7 +3010,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().interface = function(jasmine, env) {
     },
 
     pending: function() {
-      return env.pending();
+      return env.pending.apply(env, arguments);
     },
 
     fail: function() {
diff --git a/spec/core/EnvSpec.js b/spec/core/EnvSpec.js
index f8867885..e80c4f51 100644
--- a/spec/core/EnvSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/EnvSpec.js
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ describe("Env", function() {
         env.pending();
       }).toThrow(j$.Spec.pendingSpecExceptionMessage);
     });
+
+    it("throws the Pending Spec exception with a custom message", function() {
+      expect(function() {
+        env.pending('custom message');
+      }).toThrow(j$.Spec.pendingSpecExceptionMessage + 'custom message');
+    });
   });
 
   describe("#topSuite", function() {
diff --git a/spec/core/SpecSpec.js b/spec/core/SpecSpec.js
index a99b7451..3bb0fcb0 100644
--- a/spec/core/SpecSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/SpecSpec.js
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ describe("Spec", function() {
     expect(j$.Spec.isPendingSpecException(fakeError)).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it("#isPendingSpecException returns true for a pending spec exception with a custom message", function() {
+    expect(j$.Spec.isPendingSpecException(j$.Spec.pendingSpecExceptionMessage + 'foo')).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   it("#isPendingSpecException returns false for not a pending spec exception", function() {
     var e = new Error("foo");
 
@@ -174,7 +178,8 @@ describe("Spec", function() {
       description: 'with a spec',
       fullName: 'a suite with a spec',
       failedExpectations: [],
-      passedExpectations: []
+      passedExpectations: [],
+      pendingReason: ''
     });
   });
 
@@ -254,6 +259,24 @@ describe("Spec", function() {
       spec.execute();
 
       expect(spec.status()).toEqual("pending");
+      expect(spec.result.pendingReason).toEqual('');
+    });
+
+    it("should set the pendingReason", function() {
+      var fakeQueueRunner = function(opts) {
+          opts.onException(new Error(j$.Spec.pendingSpecExceptionMessage + 'custom message'));
+        },
+        spec = new j$.Spec({
+          description: 'my test',
+          id: 'some-id',
+          queueableFn: { fn: function() { } },
+          queueRunnerFactory: fakeQueueRunner
+        });
+
+      spec.execute();
+
+      expect(spec.status()).toEqual("pending");
+      expect(spec.result.pendingReason).toEqual('custom message');
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js b/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
index 0321a197..cb199586 100644
--- a/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
@@ -1137,6 +1137,30 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
     env.execute();
   });
 
+  it('should report pending spec messages', function(done) {
+    var env = new j$.Env(),
+        reporter = jasmine.createSpyObj('fakeReporter', [
+          'specDone',
+          'jasmineDone'
+        ]);
+
+    reporter.jasmineDone.and.callFake(function() {
+      var specStatus = reporter.specDone.calls.argsFor(0)[0];
+
+      expect(specStatus.pendingReason).toBe('with a message');
+
+      done();
+    });
+
+    env.addReporter(reporter);
+
+    env.it('will be pending', function() {
+      env.pending('with a message');
+    });
+
+    env.execute();
+  });
+
   it('should report xdescribes as expected', function(done) {
     var env = new j$.Env(),
         reporter = jasmine.createSpyObj('fakeReporter', [
diff --git a/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js b/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js
index 0d1054ec..c1eb5628 100644
--- a/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js
+++ b/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js
@@ -533,14 +533,17 @@ describe("New HtmlReporter", function() {
         reporter.initialize();
 
         reporter.jasmineStarted({ totalSpecsDefined: 1 });
-        reporter.specDone({
+        var specStatus = {
           id: 123,
           description: "with a spec",
           fullName: "A Suite with a spec",
           status: "pending",
           passedExpectations: [],
-          failedExpectations: []
-        });
+          failedExpectations: [],
+          pendingReason: "my custom pending reason"
+        };
+        reporter.specStarted(specStatus);
+        reporter.specDone(specStatus);
         reporter.jasmineDone({});
       });
 
@@ -555,6 +558,12 @@ describe("New HtmlReporter", function() {
 
         expect(specFailure.childNodes.length).toEqual(0);
       });
+
+      it("displays the custom pending reason", function() {
+        var pendingDetails = container.querySelector(".summary .pending");
+
+        expect(pendingDetails.innerHTML).toContain("my custom pending reason");
+      });
     });
 
     describe("and some tests fail", function() {
diff --git a/src/core/Env.js b/src/core/Env.js
index 80f1ddae..def82860 100644
--- a/src/core/Env.js
+++ b/src/core/Env.js
@@ -430,8 +430,12 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
       });
     };
 
-    this.pending = function() {
-      throw j$.Spec.pendingSpecExceptionMessage;
+    this.pending = function(message) {
+      var fullMessage = j$.Spec.pendingSpecExceptionMessage;
+      if(message) {
+        fullMessage += message;
+      }
+      throw fullMessage;
     };
 
     this.fail = function(error) {
diff --git a/src/core/Spec.js b/src/core/Spec.js
index 056c4703..093c582b 100644
--- a/src/core/Spec.js
+++ b/src/core/Spec.js
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
       description: this.description,
       fullName: this.getFullName(),
       failedExpectations: [],
-      passedExpectations: []
+      passedExpectations: [],
+      pendingReason: ''
     };
   }
 
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
 
   Spec.prototype.onException = function onException(e) {
     if (Spec.isPendingSpecException(e)) {
-      this.pend();
+      this.pend(extractCustomPendingMessage(e));
       return;
     }
 
@@ -88,8 +89,11 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
     this.disabled = true;
   };
 
-  Spec.prototype.pend = function() {
+  Spec.prototype.pend = function(message) {
     this.markedPending = true;
+    if (message) {
+      this.result.pendingReason = message;
+    }
   };
 
   Spec.prototype.status = function() {
@@ -116,6 +120,14 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
     return this.getSpecName(this);
   };
 
+  var extractCustomPendingMessage = function(e) {
+    var fullMessage = e.toString(),
+        boilerplateStart = fullMessage.indexOf(Spec.pendingSpecExceptionMessage),
+        boilerplateEnd = boilerplateStart + Spec.pendingSpecExceptionMessage.length;
+
+    return fullMessage.substr(boilerplateEnd);
+  };
+
   Spec.pendingSpecExceptionMessage = '=> marked Pending';
 
   Spec.isPendingSpecException = function(e) {
diff --git a/src/core/requireInterface.js b/src/core/requireInterface.js
index 306813a0..840eaaed 100644
--- a/src/core/requireInterface.js
+++ b/src/core/requireInterface.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().interface = function(jasmine, env) {
     },
 
     pending: function() {
-      return env.pending();
+      return env.pending.apply(env, arguments);
     },
 
     fail: function() {
diff --git a/src/html/HtmlReporter.js b/src/html/HtmlReporter.js
index e49f83b4..42b9d924 100644
--- a/src/html/HtmlReporter.js
+++ b/src/html/HtmlReporter.js
@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@ jasmineRequire.HtmlReporter = function(j$) {
             if(noExpectations(resultNode.result)) {
               specDescription = 'SPEC HAS NO EXPECTATIONS ' + specDescription;
             }
+            if(resultNode.result.status === 'pending' && resultNode.result.pendingReason !== '') {
+              specDescription = specDescription + ' PENDING WITH MESSAGE: ' + resultNode.result.pendingReason;
+            }
             specListNode.appendChild(
               createDom('li', {
                   className: resultNode.result.status,