diff --git a/lib/console/console.js b/lib/console/console.js
index c54f72da..78b56150 100644
--- a/lib/console/console.js
+++ b/lib/console/console.js
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().ConsoleReporter = function() {
       for (var i = 0; i < result.failedExpectations.length; i++) {
         var failedExpectation = result.failedExpectations[i];
         printNewline();
+        print(indent(failedExpectation.message, 2));
         print(indent(failedExpectation.stack, 2));
       }
 
diff --git a/spec/console/ConsoleReporterSpec.js b/spec/console/ConsoleReporterSpec.js
index 0957039b..b19f51c6 100644
--- a/spec/console/ConsoleReporterSpec.js
+++ b/spec/console/ConsoleReporterSpec.js
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ describe("ConsoleReporter", function() {
 
     reporter.jasmineDone({});
 
+    expect(out.getOutput()).toMatch(/true to be false/);
     expect(out.getOutput()).toMatch(/foo bar baz/);
   });
 
diff --git a/src/console/ConsoleReporter.js b/src/console/ConsoleReporter.js
index 426c431f..a3895f45 100644
--- a/src/console/ConsoleReporter.js
+++ b/src/console/ConsoleReporter.js
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().ConsoleReporter = function() {
       for (var i = 0; i < result.failedExpectations.length; i++) {
         var failedExpectation = result.failedExpectations[i];
         printNewline();
+        print(indent(failedExpectation.message, 2));
         print(indent(failedExpectation.stack, 2));
       }