diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 947a8b7f..0452e26a 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -1832,19 +1832,21 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
      * the second parameter. To specify a completion callback but not a list of
      * specs/suites to run, pass null or undefined as the first parameter.
      *
-     * execute should not be called more than once.
+     * execute should not be called more than once unless the env has been
+     * configured with `{autoCleanClosures: false}`.
      *
      * If the environment supports promises, execute will return a promise that
      * is resolved after the suite finishes executing. The promise will be
-     * resolved (not rejected) as long as the suite runs to completion. Use a
-     * {@link Reporter} to determine whether or not the suite passed.
+     * resolved (not rejected) to the suite's overall status as long as the
+     * suite runs to completion. To determine whether the suite passed, check
+     * the value that the promise resolves to or use a {@link Reporter}.
      *
      * @name Env#execute
      * @since 2.0.0
      * @function
      * @param {(string[])=} runnablesToRun IDs of suites and/or specs to run
      * @param {Function=} onComplete Function that will be called after all specs have run
-     * @return {Promise<undefined>}
+     * @return {Promise<string>}
      */
     this.execute = function(runnablesToRun, onComplete) {
       if (this._executedBefore) {
@@ -1910,12 +1912,12 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
       jasmineTimer.start();
 
       return new Promise(function(resolve) {
-        runAll(function() {
+        runAll(function(overallStatus) {
           if (onComplete) {
             onComplete();
           }
 
-          resolve();
+          resolve(overallStatus);
         });
       });
 
@@ -1975,7 +1977,9 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
                   failedExpectations: topSuite.result.failedExpectations,
                   deprecationWarnings: topSuite.result.deprecationWarnings
                 },
-                done
+                function() {
+                  done(overallStatus);
+                }
               );
             });
           }
diff --git a/spec/core/integration/CustomSpyStrategiesSpec.js b/spec/core/integration/CustomSpyStrategiesSpec.js
index 9b6d1eec..3581e96b 100644
--- a/spec/core/integration/CustomSpyStrategiesSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/integration/CustomSpyStrategiesSpec.js
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ describe('Custom Spy Strategies (Integration)', function() {
     env.cleanup_();
   });
 
-  it('allows adding more strategies local to a suite', function(done) {
+  it('allows adding more strategies local to a suite', async function() {
     var plan = jasmine.createSpy('custom strategy plan').and.returnValue(42);
     var strategy = jasmine.createSpy('custom strategy').and.returnValue(plan);
-    var jasmineDone = jasmine.createSpy('jasmineDone');
 
     env.describe('suite defining a custom spy strategy', function() {
       env.beforeAll(function() {
@@ -32,20 +31,13 @@ describe('Custom Spy Strategies (Integration)', function() {
       expect(env.createSpy('something').and.frobnicate).toBeUndefined();
     });
 
-    function expectations() {
-      var result = jasmineDone.calls.argsFor(0)[0];
-      expect(result.overallStatus).toEqual('passed');
-      done();
-    }
-
-    env.addReporter({ jasmineDone: jasmineDone });
-    env.execute(null, expectations);
+    const overallStatus = await env.execute();
+    expect(overallStatus).toEqual('passed');
   });
 
-  it('allows adding more strategies local to a spec', function(done) {
+  it('allows adding more strategies local to a spec', async function() {
     var plan = jasmine.createSpy('custom strategy plan').and.returnValue(42);
     var strategy = jasmine.createSpy('custom strategy').and.returnValue(plan);
-    var jasmineDone = jasmine.createSpy('jasmineDone');
 
     env.it('spec defining a custom spy strategy', function() {
       env.addSpyStrategy('frobnicate', strategy);
@@ -59,20 +51,13 @@ describe('Custom Spy Strategies (Integration)', function() {
       expect(env.createSpy('something').and.frobnicate).toBeUndefined();
     });
 
-    function expectations() {
-      var result = jasmineDone.calls.argsFor(0)[0];
-      expect(result.overallStatus).toEqual('passed');
-      done();
-    }
-
-    env.addReporter({ jasmineDone: jasmineDone });
-    env.execute(null, expectations);
+    const overallStatus = await env.execute();
+    expect(overallStatus).toEqual('passed');
   });
 
-  it('allows using custom strategies on a per-argument basis', function(done) {
+  it('allows using custom strategies on a per-argument basis', async function() {
     var plan = jasmine.createSpy('custom strategy plan').and.returnValue(42);
     var strategy = jasmine.createSpy('custom strategy').and.returnValue(plan);
-    var jasmineDone = jasmine.createSpy('jasmineDone');
 
     env.it('spec defining a custom spy strategy', function() {
       env.addSpyStrategy('frobnicate', strategy);
@@ -92,23 +77,16 @@ describe('Custom Spy Strategies (Integration)', function() {
       expect(env.createSpy('something').and.frobnicate).toBeUndefined();
     });
 
-    function expectations() {
-      var result = jasmineDone.calls.argsFor(0)[0];
-      expect(result.overallStatus).toEqual('passed');
-      done();
-    }
-
-    env.addReporter({ jasmineDone: jasmineDone });
-    env.execute(null, expectations);
+    const overallStatus = await env.execute();
+    expect(overallStatus).toEqual('passed');
   });
 
-  it('allows multiple custom strategies to be used', function(done) {
+  it('allows multiple custom strategies to be used', async function() {
     var plan1 = jasmine.createSpy('plan 1').and.returnValue(42),
       strategy1 = jasmine.createSpy('strat 1').and.returnValue(plan1),
       plan2 = jasmine.createSpy('plan 2').and.returnValue(24),
       strategy2 = jasmine.createSpy('strat 2').and.returnValue(plan2),
-      specDone = jasmine.createSpy('specDone'),
-      jasmineDone = jasmine.createSpy('jasmineDone');
+      specDone = jasmine.createSpy('specDone');
 
     env.beforeEach(function() {
       env.addSpyStrategy('frobnicate', strategy1);
@@ -133,14 +111,9 @@ describe('Custom Spy Strategies (Integration)', function() {
       expect(plan2).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
-    function expectations() {
-      var result = jasmineDone.calls.argsFor(0)[0];
-      expect(result.overallStatus).toEqual('passed');
-      expect(specDone.calls.count()).toBe(2);
-      done();
-    }
-
-    env.addReporter({ jasmineDone: jasmineDone, specDone: specDone });
-    env.execute(null, expectations);
+    env.addReporter({ specDone: specDone });
+    const overallStatus = await env.execute();
+    expect(overallStatus).toEqual('passed');
+    expect(specDone.calls.count()).toBe(2);
   });
 });
diff --git a/spec/core/integration/DefaultSpyStrategySpec.js b/spec/core/integration/DefaultSpyStrategySpec.js
index 3f17a1d4..bbe31a76 100644
--- a/spec/core/integration/DefaultSpyStrategySpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/integration/DefaultSpyStrategySpec.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe('Default Spy Strategy (Integration)', function() {
     env.cleanup_();
   });
 
-  it('allows defining a default spy strategy', function(done) {
+  it('allows defining a default spy strategy', async function() {
     env.describe('suite with default strategy', function() {
       env.beforeEach(function() {
         env.setDefaultSpyStrategy(function(and) {
@@ -29,18 +29,11 @@ describe('Default Spy Strategy (Integration)', function() {
       expect(spy()).toBeUndefined();
     });
 
-    function expectations() {
-      var result = jasmineDone.calls.argsFor(0)[0];
-      expect(result.overallStatus).toEqual('passed');
-      done();
-    }
-
-    var jasmineDone = jasmine.createSpy('jasmineDone');
-    env.addReporter({ jasmineDone: jasmineDone });
-    env.execute(null, expectations);
+    const overallStatus = await env.execute();
+    expect(overallStatus).toEqual('passed');
   });
 
-  it('uses the default spy strategy defined when the spy is created', function(done) {
+  it('uses the default spy strategy defined when the spy is created', async function() {
     env.it('spec', function() {
       var a = env.createSpy('a');
       env.setDefaultSpyStrategy(function(and) {
@@ -67,14 +60,7 @@ describe('Default Spy Strategy (Integration)', function() {
       expect(d.and.isConfigured()).toBe(false);
     });
 
-    function expectations() {
-      var result = jasmineDone.calls.argsFor(0)[0];
-      expect(result.overallStatus).toEqual('passed');
-      done();
-    }
-
-    var jasmineDone = jasmine.createSpy('jasmineDone');
-    env.addReporter({ jasmineDone: jasmineDone });
-    env.execute(null, expectations);
+    const overallStatus = await env.execute();
+    expect(overallStatus).toEqual('passed');
   });
 });
diff --git a/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js b/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
index b7b607df..e800f184 100644
--- a/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
@@ -3229,14 +3229,14 @@ describe('Env integration', function() {
       });
     });
 
-    it('is resolved even if specs fail', function() {
+    it('is resolved to the overall status', function() {
       env.describe('suite', function() {
         env.it('spec', function() {
           env.expect(true).toBe(false);
         });
       });
 
-      return expectAsync(env.execute(null)).toBeResolved();
+      return expectAsync(env.execute(null)).toBeResolvedTo('failed');
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/src/core/Env.js b/src/core/Env.js
index 394b5363..b5be2ed0 100644
--- a/src/core/Env.js
+++ b/src/core/Env.js
@@ -669,19 +669,21 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
      * the second parameter. To specify a completion callback but not a list of
      * specs/suites to run, pass null or undefined as the first parameter.
      *
-     * execute should not be called more than once.
+     * execute should not be called more than once unless the env has been
+     * configured with `{autoCleanClosures: false}`.
      *
      * If the environment supports promises, execute will return a promise that
      * is resolved after the suite finishes executing. The promise will be
-     * resolved (not rejected) as long as the suite runs to completion. Use a
-     * {@link Reporter} to determine whether or not the suite passed.
+     * resolved (not rejected) to the suite's overall status as long as the
+     * suite runs to completion. To determine whether the suite passed, check
+     * the value that the promise resolves to or use a {@link Reporter}.
      *
      * @name Env#execute
      * @since 2.0.0
      * @function
      * @param {(string[])=} runnablesToRun IDs of suites and/or specs to run
      * @param {Function=} onComplete Function that will be called after all specs have run
-     * @return {Promise<undefined>}
+     * @return {Promise<string>}
      */
     this.execute = function(runnablesToRun, onComplete) {
       if (this._executedBefore) {
@@ -747,12 +749,12 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
       jasmineTimer.start();
 
       return new Promise(function(resolve) {
-        runAll(function() {
+        runAll(function(overallStatus) {
           if (onComplete) {
             onComplete();
           }
 
-          resolve();
+          resolve(overallStatus);
         });
       });
 
@@ -812,7 +814,9 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
                   failedExpectations: topSuite.result.failedExpectations,
                   deprecationWarnings: topSuite.result.deprecationWarnings
                 },
-                done
+                function() {
+                  done(overallStatus);
+                }
               );
             });
           }