diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 047e2f10..7d994b9a 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -2169,7 +2169,10 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
       }
       addSpecsToSuite(suite, specDefinitions);
       if (suite.parentSuite && !suite.children.length) {
-        throw new Error('describe with no children (describe() or it())');
+        throw new Error(
+          'describe with no children (describe() or it()): ' +
+            suite.getFullName()
+        );
       }
       return suite.metadata;
     };
diff --git a/spec/core/EnvSpec.js b/spec/core/EnvSpec.js
index e51c3c20..6226a0b8 100644
--- a/spec/core/EnvSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/EnvSpec.js
@@ -235,9 +235,17 @@ describe('Env', function() {
     });
 
     it('throws an error when it has no children', function() {
-      expect(function() {
-        env.describe('done method', function() {});
-      }).toThrowError('describe with no children (describe() or it())');
+      let ran = false;
+      env.describe('parent suite', function() {
+        expect(function() {
+          env.describe('child suite', function() {});
+        }).toThrowError(
+          'describe with no children (describe() or it()): parent suite child suite'
+        );
+        ran = true;
+      });
+
+      expect(ran).toBeTrue();
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/src/core/Env.js b/src/core/Env.js
index 677dacce..6b5f78b0 100644
--- a/src/core/Env.js
+++ b/src/core/Env.js
@@ -1028,7 +1028,10 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
       }
       addSpecsToSuite(suite, specDefinitions);
       if (suite.parentSuite && !suite.children.length) {
-        throw new Error('describe with no children (describe() or it())');
+        throw new Error(
+          'describe with no children (describe() or it()): ' +
+            suite.getFullName()
+        );
       }
       return suite.metadata;
     };