diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 551b5a78..3fdbeacc 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ var getJasmineRequireObj = (function (jasmineGlobal) {
     j$.ObjectPath = jRequire.ObjectPath(j$);
     j$.GlobalErrors = jRequire.GlobalErrors(j$);
 
+    j$.Truthy = jRequire.Truthy(j$);
+    j$.Falsy = jRequire.Falsy(j$);
+    j$.Empty = jRequire.Empty(j$);
+    j$.NotEmpty = jRequire.NotEmpty(j$);
+
     j$.matchers = jRequire.requireMatchers(jRequire, j$);
 
     return j$;
@@ -282,6 +287,38 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().base = function(j$, jasmineGlobal) {
     return new j$.Anything();
   };
 
+  /**
+   * Get a matcher, usable in any {@link matchers|matcher} that uses Jasmine's equality (e.g. {@link matchers#toEqual|toEqual}, {@link matchers#toContain|toContain}, or {@link matchers#toHaveBeenCalledWith|toHaveBeenCalledWith}),
+   * that will succeed if the actual value being compared is `true` or anything truthy.
+   * @name jasmine.truthy
+   * @function
+   */
+  j$.truthy = function() {return new j$.Truthy();};
+
+  /**
+   * Get a matcher, usable in any {@link matchers|matcher} that uses Jasmine's equality (e.g. {@link matchers#toEqual|toEqual}, {@link matchers#toContain|toContain}, or {@link matchers#toHaveBeenCalledWith|toHaveBeenCalledWith}),
+   * that will succeed if the actual value being compared is  `null`, `undefined`, `0`, `false` or anything falsey.
+   * @name jasmine.falsy
+   * @function
+   */
+  j$.falsy = function() {return new j$.Falsy();};
+
+  /**
+   * Get a matcher, usable in any {@link matchers|matcher} that uses Jasmine's equality (e.g. {@link matchers#toEqual|toEqual}, {@link matchers#toContain|toContain}, or {@link matchers#toHaveBeenCalledWith|toHaveBeenCalledWith}),
+   * that will succeed if the actual value being compared is empty.
+   * @name jasmine.empty
+   * @function
+   */
+  j$.empty = function() {return new j$.Empty();};
+
+  /**
+   * Get a matcher, usable in any {@link matchers|matcher} that uses Jasmine's equality (e.g. {@link matchers#toEqual|toEqual}, {@link matchers#toContain|toContain}, or {@link matchers#toHaveBeenCalledWith|toHaveBeenCalledWith}),
+   * that will succeed if the actual value being compared is not empty.
+   * @name jasmine.notEmpty
+   * @function
+   */
+  j$.notEmpty = function() {return new j$.NotEmpty();};
+
   /**
    * Get a matcher, usable in any {@link matchers|matcher} that uses Jasmine's equality (e.g. {@link matchers#toEqual|toEqual}, {@link matchers#toContain|toContain}, or {@link matchers#toHaveBeenCalledWith|toHaveBeenCalledWith}),
    * that will succeed if the actual value being compared contains at least the keys and values.
@@ -1723,6 +1760,74 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().ArrayWithExactContents = function(j$) {
   return ArrayWithExactContents;
 };
 
+getJasmineRequireObj().Empty = function (j$) {
+
+  function Empty() {}
+
+  Empty.prototype.asymmetricMatch = function (other) {
+    if (j$.isString_(other) || j$.isArray_(other) || j$.isTypedArray_(other)) {
+      return other.length === 0;
+    }
+
+    if (j$.isMap(other) || j$.isSet(other)) {
+      return other.size === 0;
+    }
+
+    if (j$.isObject_(other)) {
+      return Object.keys(other).length === 0;
+    }
+    return false;
+  };
+
+  Empty.prototype.jasmineToString = function () {
+    return '<jasmine.empty>';
+  };
+
+  return Empty;
+};
+
+getJasmineRequireObj().Falsy = function(j$) {
+
+  function Falsy() {}
+
+  Falsy.prototype.asymmetricMatch = function(other) {
+    return !other;
+  };
+
+  Falsy.prototype.jasmineToString = function() {
+    return '<jasmine.falsy>';
+  };
+
+  return Falsy;
+};
+
+getJasmineRequireObj().NotEmpty = function (j$) {
+
+  function NotEmpty() {}
+
+  NotEmpty.prototype.asymmetricMatch = function (other) {
+    if (j$.isString_(other) || j$.isArray_(other) || j$.isTypedArray_(other)) {
+      return other.length !== 0;
+    }
+
+    if (j$.isMap(other) || j$.isSet(other)) {
+      return other.size !== 0;
+    }
+
+    if (j$.isObject_(other)) {
+      return Object.keys(other).length !== 0;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  };
+
+  NotEmpty.prototype.jasmineToString = function () {
+    return '<jasmine.notEmpty>';
+  };
+
+  return NotEmpty;
+};
+
 getJasmineRequireObj().ObjectContaining = function(j$) {
 
   function ObjectContaining(sample) {
@@ -1794,6 +1899,21 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().StringMatching = function(j$) {
   return StringMatching;
 };
 
+getJasmineRequireObj().Truthy = function(j$) {
+
+  function Truthy() {}
+
+  Truthy.prototype.asymmetricMatch = function(other) {
+    return !!other;
+  };
+
+  Truthy.prototype.jasmineToString = function() {
+    return '<jasmine.truthy>';
+  };
+
+  return Truthy;
+};
+
 getJasmineRequireObj().CallTracker = function(j$) {
 
   /**
diff --git a/spec/core/asymmetric_equality/EmptySpec.js b/spec/core/asymmetric_equality/EmptySpec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fbfe4823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/core/asymmetric_equality/EmptySpec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+describe("Empty", function () {
+  it("matches an empty object", function () {
+    var empty = new jasmineUnderTest.Empty();
+
+    expect(empty.asymmetricMatch({})).toBe(true);
+    expect(empty.asymmetricMatch({undefined: false})).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("matches an empty array", function () {
+    var empty = new jasmineUnderTest.Empty();
+
+    expect(empty.asymmetricMatch([])).toBe(true);
+    expect(empty.asymmetricMatch([1, 12, 3])).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("matches an empty string", function () {
+    var empty = new jasmineUnderTest.Empty();
+
+    expect(empty.asymmetricMatch("")).toBe(true);
+    expect(empty.asymmetricMatch('')).toBe(true);
+    expect(empty.asymmetricMatch('12312')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("matches an empty map", function () {
+    jasmine.getEnv().requireFunctioningMaps();
+    var empty = new jasmineUnderTest.Empty();
+
+    expect(empty.asymmetricMatch(new Map())).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("matches an empty map", function () {
+    jasmine.getEnv().requireFunctioningSets();
+    var empty = new jasmineUnderTest.Empty();
+
+    expect(empty.asymmetricMatch(new Set())).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("matches an empty typed array", function() {
+    jasmine.getEnv().requireFunctioningTypedArrays();
+    var empty = new jasmineUnderTest.Empty();
+
+    expect(empty.asymmetricMatch(new Int16Array())).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/spec/core/asymmetric_equality/FalsySpec.js b/spec/core/asymmetric_equality/FalsySpec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..581bedcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/core/asymmetric_equality/FalsySpec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+describe("Falsy", function() {
+    it("is true for an empty string", function() {
+        var falsy = new jasmineUnderTest.Falsy();
+
+        expect(falsy.asymmetricMatch("")).toBe(true);
+        expect(falsy.asymmetricMatch('')).toBe(true);
+        expect(falsy.asymmetricMatch('asdasdad')).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("is false for a number that is 0", function() {
+        var falsy = new jasmineUnderTest.Falsy(Number);
+
+        expect(falsy.asymmetricMatch(1)).toBe(false);
+        expect(falsy.asymmetricMatch(0)).toBe(true);
+        expect(falsy.asymmetricMatch(-23)).toBe(false);
+        expect(falsy.asymmetricMatch(-3.1)).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("is true for a null or undefined", function() {
+        var falsy = new jasmineUnderTest.Falsy(Function);
+
+        expect(falsy.asymmetricMatch(null)).toBe(true);
+        expect(falsy.asymmetricMatch(undefined )).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("is true for NaN", function() {
+        var falsy = new jasmineUnderTest.Falsy(Object);
+
+        expect(falsy.asymmetricMatch(NaN)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("is true for a false Boolean", function() {
+        var falsy = new jasmineUnderTest.Falsy(Boolean);
+
+        expect(falsy.asymmetricMatch(false)).toBe(true);
+        expect(falsy.asymmetricMatch(true)).toBe(false);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/spec/core/asymmetric_equality/NotEmptySpec.js b/spec/core/asymmetric_equality/NotEmptySpec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0ae6443e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/core/asymmetric_equality/NotEmptySpec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+describe("NotEmpty", function () {
+  it("matches a non empty object", function () {
+    var notEmpty = new jasmineUnderTest.NotEmpty();
+
+    expect(notEmpty.asymmetricMatch({undefined: false})).toBe(true);
+    expect(notEmpty.asymmetricMatch({})).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("matches a non empty array", function () {
+    var notEmpty = new jasmineUnderTest.NotEmpty();
+
+    expect(notEmpty.asymmetricMatch([1, 12, 3])).toBe(true);
+    expect(notEmpty.asymmetricMatch([])).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("matches a non empty string", function () {
+    var notEmpty = new jasmineUnderTest.NotEmpty();
+
+    expect(notEmpty.asymmetricMatch('12312')).toBe(true);
+    expect(notEmpty.asymmetricMatch("")).toBe(false);
+    expect(notEmpty.asymmetricMatch('')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("matches a non empty map", function () {
+    jasmine.getEnv().requireFunctioningMaps();
+    var notEmpty = new jasmineUnderTest.NotEmpty();
+    var fullMap = new Map([['one',1]]);
+    var emptyMap = new Map();
+
+    expect(notEmpty.asymmetricMatch(fullMap)).toBe(true);
+    expect(notEmpty.asymmetricMatch(emptyMap)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("matches a non empty map", function () {
+    jasmine.getEnv().requireFunctioningMaps();
+    var notEmpty = new jasmineUnderTest.NotEmpty();
+    var filledSet = new Set([1,2,2,2,2,34]);
+
+    expect(notEmpty.asymmetricMatch(filledSet)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("matches an empty typed array", function() {
+    jasmine.getEnv().requireFunctioningTypedArrays();
+    var notEmpty = new jasmineUnderTest.NotEmpty();
+
+    expect(notEmpty.asymmetricMatch(new Int16Array([1,2,3]))).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/spec/core/asymmetric_equality/TruthySpec.js b/spec/core/asymmetric_equality/TruthySpec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af1bddee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/core/asymmetric_equality/TruthySpec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+describe("Truthy", function () {
+  it("is true for a non empty string", function () {
+    var truthy = new jasmineUnderTest.Truthy();
+
+    expect(truthy.asymmetricMatch("foo")).toBe(true);
+    expect(truthy.asymmetricMatch("")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("is true for a number that is not 0", function () {
+    var truthy = new jasmineUnderTest.Truthy();
+
+    expect(truthy.asymmetricMatch(1)).toBe(true);
+    expect(truthy.asymmetricMatch(0)).toBe(false);
+    expect(truthy.asymmetricMatch(-23)).toBe(true);
+    expect(truthy.asymmetricMatch(-3.1)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("is true for a function", function () {
+    var truthy = new jasmineUnderTest.Truthy();
+
+    expect(truthy.asymmetricMatch(function () {
+    })).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("is true for an Object", function () {
+    var truthy = new jasmineUnderTest.Truthy();
+
+    expect(truthy.asymmetricMatch({})).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("is true for a truthful Boolean", function () {
+    var truthy = new jasmineUnderTest.Truthy();
+
+    expect(truthy.asymmetricMatch(true)).toBe(true);
+    expect(truthy.asymmetricMatch(false)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("is true for an empty object", function () {
+    var truthy = new jasmineUnderTest.Truthy();
+
+    expect(truthy.asymmetricMatch({})).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("is true for an empty array", function () {
+    var truthy = new jasmineUnderTest.Truthy();
+
+    expect(truthy.asymmetricMatch([])).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("is true for a date", function () {
+    var truthy = new jasmineUnderTest.Truthy();
+
+    expect(truthy.asymmetricMatch(new Date())).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("is true for a infiniti", function () {
+    var truthy = new jasmineUnderTest.Truthy();
+
+    expect(truthy.asymmetricMatch(Infinity)).toBe(true);
+    expect(truthy.asymmetricMatch(-Infinity)).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
diff --git a/src/core/asymmetric_equality/Empty.js b/src/core/asymmetric_equality/Empty.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..224c0f5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/asymmetric_equality/Empty.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+getJasmineRequireObj().Empty = function (j$) {
+
+  function Empty() {}
+
+  Empty.prototype.asymmetricMatch = function (other) {
+    if (j$.isString_(other) || j$.isArray_(other) || j$.isTypedArray_(other)) {
+      return other.length === 0;
+    }
+
+    if (j$.isMap(other) || j$.isSet(other)) {
+      return other.size === 0;
+    }
+
+    if (j$.isObject_(other)) {
+      return Object.keys(other).length === 0;
+    }
+    return false;
+  };
+
+  Empty.prototype.jasmineToString = function () {
+    return '<jasmine.empty>';
+  };
+
+  return Empty;
+};
diff --git a/src/core/asymmetric_equality/Falsy.js b/src/core/asymmetric_equality/Falsy.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..242e0af3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/asymmetric_equality/Falsy.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+getJasmineRequireObj().Falsy = function(j$) {
+
+  function Falsy() {}
+
+  Falsy.prototype.asymmetricMatch = function(other) {
+    return !other;
+  };
+
+  Falsy.prototype.jasmineToString = function() {
+    return '<jasmine.falsy>';
+  };
+
+  return Falsy;
+};
diff --git a/src/core/asymmetric_equality/NotEmpty.js b/src/core/asymmetric_equality/NotEmpty.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c0368cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/asymmetric_equality/NotEmpty.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+getJasmineRequireObj().NotEmpty = function (j$) {
+
+  function NotEmpty() {}
+
+  NotEmpty.prototype.asymmetricMatch = function (other) {
+    if (j$.isString_(other) || j$.isArray_(other) || j$.isTypedArray_(other)) {
+      return other.length !== 0;
+    }
+
+    if (j$.isMap(other) || j$.isSet(other)) {
+      return other.size !== 0;
+    }
+
+    if (j$.isObject_(other)) {
+      return Object.keys(other).length !== 0;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  };
+
+  NotEmpty.prototype.jasmineToString = function () {
+    return '<jasmine.notEmpty>';
+  };
+
+  return NotEmpty;
+};
diff --git a/src/core/asymmetric_equality/Truthy.js b/src/core/asymmetric_equality/Truthy.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a852fdaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/asymmetric_equality/Truthy.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+getJasmineRequireObj().Truthy = function(j$) {
+
+  function Truthy() {}
+
+  Truthy.prototype.asymmetricMatch = function(other) {
+    return !!other;
+  };
+
+  Truthy.prototype.jasmineToString = function() {
+    return '<jasmine.truthy>';
+  };
+
+  return Truthy;
+};
diff --git a/src/core/base.js b/src/core/base.js
index 1f0f97d0..d01e6bfe 100644
--- a/src/core/base.js
+++ b/src/core/base.js
@@ -148,6 +148,38 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().base = function(j$, jasmineGlobal) {
     return new j$.Anything();
   };
 
+  /**
+   * Get a matcher, usable in any {@link matchers|matcher} that uses Jasmine's equality (e.g. {@link matchers#toEqual|toEqual}, {@link matchers#toContain|toContain}, or {@link matchers#toHaveBeenCalledWith|toHaveBeenCalledWith}),
+   * that will succeed if the actual value being compared is `true` or anything truthy.
+   * @name jasmine.truthy
+   * @function
+   */
+  j$.truthy = function() {return new j$.Truthy();};
+
+  /**
+   * Get a matcher, usable in any {@link matchers|matcher} that uses Jasmine's equality (e.g. {@link matchers#toEqual|toEqual}, {@link matchers#toContain|toContain}, or {@link matchers#toHaveBeenCalledWith|toHaveBeenCalledWith}),
+   * that will succeed if the actual value being compared is  `null`, `undefined`, `0`, `false` or anything falsey.
+   * @name jasmine.falsy
+   * @function
+   */
+  j$.falsy = function() {return new j$.Falsy();};
+
+  /**
+   * Get a matcher, usable in any {@link matchers|matcher} that uses Jasmine's equality (e.g. {@link matchers#toEqual|toEqual}, {@link matchers#toContain|toContain}, or {@link matchers#toHaveBeenCalledWith|toHaveBeenCalledWith}),
+   * that will succeed if the actual value being compared is empty.
+   * @name jasmine.empty
+   * @function
+   */
+  j$.empty = function() {return new j$.Empty();};
+
+  /**
+   * Get a matcher, usable in any {@link matchers|matcher} that uses Jasmine's equality (e.g. {@link matchers#toEqual|toEqual}, {@link matchers#toContain|toContain}, or {@link matchers#toHaveBeenCalledWith|toHaveBeenCalledWith}),
+   * that will succeed if the actual value being compared is not empty.
+   * @name jasmine.notEmpty
+   * @function
+   */
+  j$.notEmpty = function() {return new j$.NotEmpty();};
+
   /**
    * Get a matcher, usable in any {@link matchers|matcher} that uses Jasmine's equality (e.g. {@link matchers#toEqual|toEqual}, {@link matchers#toContain|toContain}, or {@link matchers#toHaveBeenCalledWith|toHaveBeenCalledWith}),
    * that will succeed if the actual value being compared contains at least the keys and values.
diff --git a/src/core/requireCore.js b/src/core/requireCore.js
index fbc099df..b6cfd7b0 100644
--- a/src/core/requireCore.js
+++ b/src/core/requireCore.js
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ var getJasmineRequireObj = (function (jasmineGlobal) {
     j$.ObjectPath = jRequire.ObjectPath(j$);
     j$.GlobalErrors = jRequire.GlobalErrors(j$);
 
+    j$.Truthy = jRequire.Truthy(j$);
+    j$.Falsy = jRequire.Falsy(j$);
+    j$.Empty = jRequire.Empty(j$);
+    j$.NotEmpty = jRequire.NotEmpty(j$);
+
     j$.matchers = jRequire.requireMatchers(jRequire, j$);
 
     return j$;