diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 16e3f417..71f13379 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -655,6 +655,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
         onStart: suiteStarted,
         expectationFactory: expectationFactory,
         expectationResultFactory: expectationResultFactory,
+        runnablesExplictlySetGetter: runnablesExplictlySetGetter,
         resultCallback: function(attrs) {
           if (!suite.disabled) {
             clearResourcesForRunnable(suite.id);
@@ -1928,6 +1929,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Suite = function() {
     this.clearStack = attrs.clearStack || function(fn) {fn();};
     this.expectationFactory = attrs.expectationFactory;
     this.expectationResultFactory = attrs.expectationResultFactory;
+    this.runnablesExplictlySetGetter = attrs.runnablesExplictlySetGetter || function() {};
 
     this.beforeFns = [];
     this.afterFns = [];
@@ -2039,14 +2041,8 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Suite = function() {
   };
 
   Suite.prototype.isExecutable = function() {
-    var foundActive = false;
-    for(var i = 0; i < this.children.length; i++) {
-      if(this.children[i].isExecutable()) {
-        foundActive = true;
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-    return foundActive;
+    var runnablesExplicitlySet = this.runnablesExplictlySetGetter();
+    return !runnablesExplicitlySet && hasExecutableChild(this.children);
   };
 
   Suite.prototype.sharedUserContext = function() {
@@ -2099,6 +2095,17 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Suite = function() {
     return !args[0];
   }
 
+  function hasExecutableChild(children) {
+    var foundActive = false;
+    for (var i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
+      if (children[i].isExecutable()) {
+        foundActive = true;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    return foundActive;
+  }
+
   function clone(obj) {
     var clonedObj = {};
     for (var prop in obj) {
diff --git a/spec/core/SuiteSpec.js b/spec/core/SuiteSpec.js
index 761f77eb..60ce8a1d 100644
--- a/spec/core/SuiteSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/SuiteSpec.js
@@ -117,6 +117,32 @@ describe("Suite", function() {
     expect(lastAfter).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+  it("does not run *All functions if runnables are explicitly set", function(){
+    var env = new j$.Env(),
+      fakeQueueRunner = jasmine.createSpy('fake queue runner'),
+      suite = new j$.Suite({
+        env: env,
+        description: "I am a suite",
+        queueRunner: fakeQueueRunner,
+        runnablesExplictlySetGetter: function(){return true;}
+      }),
+      beforeAll = jasmine.createSpy('beforeAll'),
+      afterAll = jasmine.createSpy('afterAll'),
+      fakeIt = {execute: jasmine.createSpy('it'), isExecutable: function() { return true; } };
+
+    suite.beforeAll(beforeAll);
+    suite.afterAll(afterAll);
+    suite.addChild(fakeIt);
+
+    suite.execute();
+    var suiteFns = fakeQueueRunner.calls.mostRecent().args[0].queueableFns;
+
+    expect(suite.isExecutable()).toBeFalsy();
+    expect(suiteFns.length).toEqual(1);
+    expect(beforeAll).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(afterAll).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it("can be disabled, but still calls callbacks", function() {
     var env = new j$.Env(),
       fakeQueueRunner = jasmine.createSpy('fake queue runner'),
diff --git a/spec/core/integration/SpecRunningSpec.js b/spec/core/integration/SpecRunningSpec.js
index e1675d00..d977d451 100644
--- a/spec/core/integration/SpecRunningSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/integration/SpecRunningSpec.js
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ describe("jasmine spec running", function () {
     env.execute();
   });
 
-  it('should run beforeAlls before beforeEachs and afterAlls after afterEachs', function() {
+  it('should run beforeAlls before beforeEachs and afterAlls after afterEachs', function(done) {
     var actions = [];
 
     env.beforeAll(function() {
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ describe("jasmine spec running", function () {
     env.execute();
   });
 
-  it('should run beforeAlls and afterAlls as beforeEachs and afterEachs in the order declared when runnablesToRun is provided', function() {
+  it('should run beforeAlls and afterAlls as beforeEachs and afterEachs in the order declared when runnablesToRun is provided', function(done) {
     var actions = [],
       spec,
       spec2;
@@ -366,6 +366,30 @@ describe("jasmine spec running", function () {
     env.execute([spec.id, spec2.id]);
   });
 
+  it('only runs *Alls once in a focused suite', function(done){
+    var actions = [];
+
+    env.fdescribe('Suite', function() {
+      env.beforeAll(function(){
+        actions.push('beforeAll');
+      });
+      env.it('should run beforeAll once', function() {
+        actions.push('spec');
+      });
+      env.afterAll(function(){
+        actions.push('afterAll');
+      });
+    });
+
+    var assertions = function() {
+      expect(actions).toEqual(['beforeAll', 'spec', 'afterAll']);
+      done();
+    };
+
+    env.addReporter({jasmineDone: assertions});
+    env.execute();
+  });
+
   describe('focused runnables', function() {
     it('runs the relevant alls and eachs for each runnable', function(done) {
       var actions = [];
diff --git a/src/core/Env.js b/src/core/Env.js
index 44f94c8b..80f1ddae 100644
--- a/src/core/Env.js
+++ b/src/core/Env.js
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
         onStart: suiteStarted,
         expectationFactory: expectationFactory,
         expectationResultFactory: expectationResultFactory,
+        runnablesExplictlySetGetter: runnablesExplictlySetGetter,
         resultCallback: function(attrs) {
           if (!suite.disabled) {
             clearResourcesForRunnable(suite.id);
diff --git a/src/core/Suite.js b/src/core/Suite.js
index bafde9ed..8a1ba98a 100644
--- a/src/core/Suite.js
+++ b/src/core/Suite.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Suite = function() {
     this.clearStack = attrs.clearStack || function(fn) {fn();};
     this.expectationFactory = attrs.expectationFactory;
     this.expectationResultFactory = attrs.expectationResultFactory;
+    this.runnablesExplictlySetGetter = attrs.runnablesExplictlySetGetter || function() {};
 
     this.beforeFns = [];
     this.afterFns = [];
@@ -120,14 +121,8 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Suite = function() {
   };
 
   Suite.prototype.isExecutable = function() {
-    var foundActive = false;
-    for(var i = 0; i < this.children.length; i++) {
-      if(this.children[i].isExecutable()) {
-        foundActive = true;
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-    return foundActive;
+    var runnablesExplicitlySet = this.runnablesExplictlySetGetter();
+    return !runnablesExplicitlySet && hasExecutableChild(this.children);
   };
 
   Suite.prototype.sharedUserContext = function() {
@@ -180,6 +175,17 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Suite = function() {
     return !args[0];
   }
 
+  function hasExecutableChild(children) {
+    var foundActive = false;
+    for (var i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
+      if (children[i].isExecutable()) {
+        foundActive = true;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    return foundActive;
+  }
+
   function clone(obj) {
     var clonedObj = {};
     for (var prop in obj) {