diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index f30b7b00..2bf8f793 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -4353,7 +4353,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().QueueRunner = function(j$) {
           var maybeThenable = queueableFn.fn.call(self.userContext);
 
           if (maybeThenable && j$.isFunction_(maybeThenable.then)) {
-            maybeThenable.then(next, next.fail);
+            maybeThenable.then(next, onPromiseRejection);
             completedSynchronously = false;
             return { completedSynchronously: false };
           }
@@ -4375,6 +4375,11 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().QueueRunner = function(j$) {
         errored = true;
       }
 
+      function onPromiseRejection(e) {
+        onException(e);
+        next();
+      }
+
       function handleException(e, queueableFn) {
         onException(e);
         if (!self.catchException(e)) {
diff --git a/spec/core/QueueRunnerSpec.js b/spec/core/QueueRunnerSpec.js
index a237135b..6b682ea2 100644
--- a/spec/core/QueueRunnerSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/QueueRunnerSpec.js
@@ -375,27 +375,31 @@ describe("QueueRunner", function() {
       expect(onComplete).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
-    it("fails the function when the promise is rejected", function() {
+    it("handles a rejected promise like an unhandled exception", function() {
       var promise = new StubPromise(),
         queueableFn1 = { fn: function() {
-          setTimeout(function() { promise.rejectHandler('foo'); }, 100);
+          setTimeout(function() {
+            debugger;
+            promise.rejectHandler('foo')
+          }, 100);
           return promise;
         } },
         queueableFn2 = { fn: jasmine.createSpy('fn2') },
         failFn = jasmine.createSpy('fail'),
+        onExceptionCallback = jasmine.createSpy('on exception callback'),
         queueRunner = new jasmineUnderTest.QueueRunner({
           queueableFns: [queueableFn1, queueableFn2],
-          fail: failFn
+          onException: onExceptionCallback
         });
 
       queueRunner.execute();
 
-      expect(failFn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(onExceptionCallback).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(queueableFn2.fn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 
       jasmine.clock().tick(100);
 
-      expect(failFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith('foo');
+      expect(onExceptionCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith('foo');
       expect(queueableFn2.fn).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
   });
diff --git a/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js b/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
index f77b6265..7793d168 100644
--- a/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
@@ -1485,6 +1485,7 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
     reporter.jasmineDone.and.callFake(function() {
       var specStatus = reporter.specDone.calls.argsFor(0)[0];
 
+      expect(specStatus.status).toBe('pending');
       expect(specStatus.pendingReason).toBe('with a message');
 
       done();
@@ -1499,6 +1500,34 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
     env.execute();
   });
 
+  it('should report pending spec messages from async functions', function(done) {
+    jasmine.getEnv().requireAsyncAwait();
+
+    var env = new jasmineUnderTest.Env(),
+        reporter = jasmine.createSpyObj('fakeReporter', [
+          'specDone',
+          'jasmineDone'
+        ]);
+
+    reporter.jasmineDone.and.callFake(function() {
+      var specStatus = reporter.specDone.calls.argsFor(0)[0];
+
+      expect(specStatus.status).toBe('pending');
+      expect(specStatus.pendingReason).toBe('with a message');
+
+      done();
+    });
+
+    env.addReporter(reporter);
+
+    env.it('will be pending', async function() {
+      debugger;
+      env.pending('with a message');
+    });
+
+    env.execute();
+  });
+
   it('should report using fallback reporter', function(done) {
     var env = new jasmineUnderTest.Env(),
         reporter = jasmine.createSpyObj('fakeReporter', [
diff --git a/src/core/QueueRunner.js b/src/core/QueueRunner.js
index 8af19fa1..f422b49d 100644
--- a/src/core/QueueRunner.js
+++ b/src/core/QueueRunner.js
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().QueueRunner = function(j$) {
           var maybeThenable = queueableFn.fn.call(self.userContext);
 
           if (maybeThenable && j$.isFunction_(maybeThenable.then)) {
-            maybeThenable.then(next, next.fail);
+            maybeThenable.then(next, onPromiseRejection);
             completedSynchronously = false;
             return { completedSynchronously: false };
           }
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().QueueRunner = function(j$) {
         errored = true;
       }
 
+      function onPromiseRejection(e) {
+        onException(e);
+        next();
+      }
+
       function handleException(e, queueableFn) {
         onException(e);
         if (!self.catchException(e)) {