diff --git a/lib/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine.js
index 1516e7a..acd93c1 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine.js
@@ -1917,7 +1917,7 @@ jasmine.Spec = function(env, suite, description) {
 };
 
 jasmine.Spec.prototype.getFullName = function() {
-  var description = (this.description.apply ? this.description.name : this.description);
+  var description = (typeof this.description == 'function' || this.description instanceof Function) ? this.description.name : this.description;
   return this.suite.getFullName() + ' ' + description + '.';
 };
 
@@ -2154,13 +2154,17 @@ jasmine.Suite = function(env, description, specDefinitions, parentSuite) {
 };
 
 jasmine.Suite.prototype.getFullName = function() {
-  var fullName = (this.description.apply ? this.description.name : this.description);
+  var fullName = this.getDescription()
   for (var parentSuite = this.parentSuite; parentSuite; parentSuite = parentSuite.parentSuite) {
-    fullName = parentSuite.description + ' ' + fullName;
+    fullName = parentSuite.getDescription() + ' ' + fullName;
   }
   return fullName;
 };
 
+jasmine.Suite.prototype.getDescription = function() {
+  return (typeof this.description == 'function' || this.description instanceof Function) ? this.description.name : this.description;
+};
+
 jasmine.Suite.prototype.finish = function(onComplete) {
   this.env.reporter.reportSuiteResults(this);
   this.finished = true;
@@ -2469,5 +2473,5 @@ jasmine.version_= {
   "major": 1,
   "minor": 1,
   "build": 0,
-  "revision": 1307455841
+  "revision": 1307554069
 };
diff --git a/spec/suites/SuiteSpec.js b/spec/suites/SuiteSpec.js
index 3b33cf3..6f5302c 100644
--- a/spec/suites/SuiteSpec.js
+++ b/spec/suites/SuiteSpec.js
@@ -80,6 +80,18 @@ describe('Suite', function() {
         expect(suite.getFullName()).toEqual("MyClass");
         expect(suite.children()[0].getFullName()).toEqual("MyClass should be something.");
       });
+
+      it('should use the name of the parent suite correctly', function() {
+        suite = env.describe(MyClass, function() {
+          env.describe('nested', function() {
+            env.it('should be something', function() {
+            });
+          });
+        });
+
+        expect(suite.getFullName()).toEqual("MyClass");
+        expect(suite.suites()[0].getFullName()).toEqual("MyClass nested");
+      });
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/src/core/Spec.js b/src/core/Spec.js
index 3569e89..8bea4e6 100644
--- a/src/core/Spec.js
+++ b/src/core/Spec.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jasmine.Spec = function(env, suite, description) {
 };
 
 jasmine.Spec.prototype.getFullName = function() {
-  var description = (this.description.apply ? this.description.name : this.description);
+  var description = (typeof this.description == 'function' || this.description instanceof Function) ? this.description.name : this.description;
   return this.suite.getFullName() + ' ' + description + '.';
 };
 
diff --git a/src/core/Suite.js b/src/core/Suite.js
index a83593a..6c9f529 100644
--- a/src/core/Suite.js
+++ b/src/core/Suite.js
@@ -22,13 +22,17 @@ jasmine.Suite = function(env, description, specDefinitions, parentSuite) {
 };
 
 jasmine.Suite.prototype.getFullName = function() {
-  var fullName = (this.description.apply ? this.description.name : this.description);
+  var fullName = this.getDescription()
   for (var parentSuite = this.parentSuite; parentSuite; parentSuite = parentSuite.parentSuite) {
-    fullName = parentSuite.description + ' ' + fullName;
+    fullName = parentSuite.getDescription() + ' ' + fullName;
   }
   return fullName;
 };
 
+jasmine.Suite.prototype.getDescription = function() {
+  return (typeof this.description == 'function' || this.description instanceof Function) ? this.description.name : this.description;
+};
+
 jasmine.Suite.prototype.finish = function(onComplete) {
   this.env.reporter.reportSuiteResults(this);
   this.finished = true;