diff --git a/lib/jasmine-jquery.js b/lib/jasmine-jquery.js
index d3c3871b..be714133 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-jquery.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-jquery.js
@@ -439,7 +439,20 @@ WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
       toHaveAttr: function () {
         return {
           compare: function (actual, attributeName, expectedAttributeValue) {
-            return { pass: hasProperty($(actual).attr(attributeName), expectedAttributeValue) }
+            var selector  = actual.selector
+              , attribute = $(actual).attr(attributeName)
+              , result    = { pass: hasProperty(attribute, expectedAttributeValue) }
+            if(result.pass) {
+              return result
+            }
+            if(actual.length === 0) {
+              result.message = 'Expected to find attribute "'+ attributeName +'" on selector "' + actual.selector + '", but no element found'
+            } else if (attribute === undefined ) {
+              result.message = 'Expected to find attribute "'+ attributeName +'" on "' + actual.selector + '"'
+            } else {
+              result.message = 'Expected attribute value "' + expectedAttributeValue + '" but got "' + attribute + '"'
+            }
+            return result
           }
         }
       },
diff --git a/spec/suites/jasmine-jquery-spec.js b/spec/suites/jasmine-jquery-spec.js
index 360776a7..92284a57 100644
--- a/spec/suites/jasmine-jquery-spec.js
+++ b/spec/suites/jasmine-jquery-spec.js
@@ -1774,3 +1774,27 @@ describe("jasmine.Env.equalityTesters_", function () {
     })
   })
 });
+
+
+xdescribe("failing matchers", function () {
+  beforeEach(function () {
+    setFixtures(sandbox())
+  })
+  describe("toHaveAttr failure messages", function () {
+    it("should have error message for toHaveAttr when element not found", function () {
+      $('#sandbox').append($('<div></div>'))
+      expect($('#sandbox span')).toHaveAttr('class', 'notexisting')
+      //Error: Expected to find attribute "class" on selector "#sandbox span", but no element found
+    });
+    it("should have error message for toHaveAttr if value does not exist", function () {
+      $('#sandbox').append($('<div id></div>'))
+      expect($('#sandbox div')).toHaveAttr('readonly', 'notexisting')
+      //Error: Expected to find attribute "readonly" on "#sandbox div"
+    });
+    it("should have error message for toHaveAttr if value is incorrect", function () {
+      $('#sandbox').append($('<div id="actual"></div>'))
+      expect($('#sandbox div')).toHaveAttr('id', 'notexisting')
+      //Error: Expected attribute value "notexisting" but got "actual"
+    });
+  });
+});