diff --git a/grunt/config/concat.js b/grunt/config/concat.js
index 6516e175..07e4b615 100644
--- a/grunt/config/concat.js
+++ b/grunt/config/concat.js
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ module.exports = {
       'src/html/HtmlReporter.js',
       'src/html/HtmlSpecFilter.js',
       'src/html/ResultsNode.js',
-      'src/html/QueryString.js'
+      'src/html/QueryString.js',
+      'src/html/**/*.js'
     ],
     dest: 'lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js'
   },
diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js
index f77c75e1..debec5e2 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine-html.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ jasmineRequire.html = function(j$) {
   j$.HtmlReporter = jasmineRequire.HtmlReporter(j$);
   j$.QueryString = jasmineRequire.QueryString();
   j$.HtmlSpecFilter = jasmineRequire.HtmlSpecFilter();
+  j$.matchers.toHaveClass = jasmineRequire.toHaveClass(j$);
 };
 
 jasmineRequire.HtmlReporter = function(j$) {
@@ -516,3 +517,37 @@ jasmineRequire.QueryString = function() {
 
   return QueryString;
 };
+
+jasmineRequire.toHaveClass = function(j$) {
+  /**
+   * {@link expect} the actual value to be a DOM element that has the expected class
+   * @function
+   * @name matchers#toHaveClass
+   * @param {Object} expected - The class name to test for
+   * @example
+   * var el = document.createElement('div');
+   * el.className = 'foo bar baz';
+   * expect(el).toHaveClass('bar');
+   */
+  function toHaveClass(util, customEqualityTesters) {
+    return {
+      compare: function(actual, expected) {
+        if (!isElement(actual)) {
+          throw new Error(j$.pp(actual) + ' is not a DOM element');
+        }
+
+        return {
+          pass: actual.classList.contains(expected)
+        };
+      }
+    };
+  }
+
+  function isElement(maybeEl) {
+    return maybeEl &&
+      maybeEl.classList &&
+      j$.isFunction_(maybeEl.classList.contains);
+  }
+
+  return toHaveClass;
+};
diff --git a/spec/html/matchers/toHaveClassSpec.js b/spec/html/matchers/toHaveClassSpec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4d1b02b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/html/matchers/toHaveClassSpec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+describe('toHaveClass', function() {
+  it('fails for a DOM element that lacks the expected class', function() {
+    var matcher = jasmineUnderTest.matchers.toHaveClass(),
+      result = matcher.compare(document.createElement('div'), 'foo');
+
+    expect(result.pass).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('passes for a DOM element that has the expected class', function() {
+    var matcher = jasmineUnderTest.matchers.toHaveClass(),
+      el = document.createElement('div');
+
+    el.className = 'foo bar baz';
+
+    expect(matcher.compare(el, 'foo').pass).toBe(true);
+    expect(matcher.compare(el, 'bar').pass).toBe(true);
+    expect(matcher.compare(el, 'bar').pass).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('fails for a DOM element that only has other classes', function() {
+    var matcher = jasmineUnderTest.matchers.toHaveClass(),
+      el = document.createElement('div');
+
+    el.className = 'foo bar';
+
+    expect(matcher.compare(el, 'fo').pass).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('throws an exception when actual is not a DOM element', function() {
+    var matcher = jasmineUnderTest.matchers.toHaveClass();
+
+    expect(function() {
+      matcher.compare('x', 'foo');
+    }).toThrowError("'x' is not a DOM element");
+
+    expect(function() {
+      matcher.compare(undefined, 'foo');
+    }).toThrowError('undefined is not a DOM element');
+
+    expect(function() {
+      matcher.compare(document.createTextNode(''), 'foo')
+    }).toThrowError('HTMLNode is not a DOM element');
+
+    expect(function() {
+      matcher.compare({classList: ''}, 'foo');
+    }).toThrowError("Object({ classList: '' }) is not a DOM element");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/spec/support/jasmine.yml b/spec/support/jasmine.yml
index eb6a784d..e7e989d8 100644
--- a/spec/support/jasmine.yml
+++ b/spec/support/jasmine.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ src_files:
   - 'core/PrettyPrinter.js'
   - 'core/Suite.js'
   - 'core/**/*.js'
-  - 'html/**.js'
+  - 'html/**/*.js'
   - '**/*.js'
 stylesheets:
 helpers:
diff --git a/src/html/matchers/toHaveClass.js b/src/html/matchers/toHaveClass.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e90aa106
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/html/matchers/toHaveClass.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+jasmineRequire.toHaveClass = function(j$) {
+  /**
+   * {@link expect} the actual value to be a DOM element that has the expected class
+   * @function
+   * @name matchers#toHaveClass
+   * @param {Object} expected - The class name to test for
+   * @example
+   * var el = document.createElement('div');
+   * el.className = 'foo bar baz';
+   * expect(el).toHaveClass('bar');
+   */
+  function toHaveClass(util, customEqualityTesters) {
+    return {
+      compare: function(actual, expected) {
+        if (!isElement(actual)) {
+          throw new Error(j$.pp(actual) + ' is not a DOM element');
+        }
+
+        return {
+          pass: actual.classList.contains(expected)
+        };
+      }
+    };
+  }
+
+  function isElement(maybeEl) {
+    return maybeEl &&
+      maybeEl.classList &&
+      j$.isFunction_(maybeEl.classList.contains);
+  }
+
+  return toHaveClass;
+};
diff --git a/src/html/requireHtml.js b/src/html/requireHtml.js
index b60c3ba5..8d8b7b40 100644
--- a/src/html/requireHtml.js
+++ b/src/html/requireHtml.js
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ jasmineRequire.html = function(j$) {
   j$.HtmlReporter = jasmineRequire.HtmlReporter(j$);
   j$.QueryString = jasmineRequire.QueryString();
   j$.HtmlSpecFilter = jasmineRequire.HtmlSpecFilter();
+  j$.matchers.toHaveClass = jasmineRequire.toHaveClass(j$);
 };