diff --git a/lib/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine.js
index e3a568d..bbc563d 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine.js
@@ -1318,13 +1318,13 @@ jasmine.Matchers.prototype.toHaveBeenCalledWith = function() {
     if (this.actual.callCount === 0) {
       // todo: what should the failure message for .not.toHaveBeenCalledWith() be? is this right? test better. [xw]
       return [
-        "Expected spy to have been called with " + jasmine.pp(expectedArgs) + " but it was never called.",
-        "Expected spy not to have been called with " + jasmine.pp(expectedArgs) + " but it was."
+        "Expected spy " + this.actual.identity + " to have been called with " + jasmine.pp(expectedArgs) + " but it was never called.",
+        "Expected spy " + this.actual.identity + " not to have been called with " + jasmine.pp(expectedArgs) + " but it was."
       ];
     } else {
       return [
-        "Expected spy to have been called with " + jasmine.pp(expectedArgs) + " but was called with " + jasmine.pp(this.actual.argsForCall),
-        "Expected spy not to have been called with " + jasmine.pp(expectedArgs) + " but was called with " + jasmine.pp(this.actual.argsForCall)
+        "Expected spy " + this.actual.identity + " to have been called with " + jasmine.pp(expectedArgs) + " but was called with " + jasmine.pp(this.actual.argsForCall),
+        "Expected spy " + this.actual.identity + " not to have been called with " + jasmine.pp(expectedArgs) + " but was called with " + jasmine.pp(this.actual.argsForCall)
       ];
     }
   };
diff --git a/spec/suites/MatchersSpec.js b/spec/suites/MatchersSpec.js
index be0900e..59705ad 100644
--- a/spec/suites/MatchersSpec.js
+++ b/spec/suites/MatchersSpec.js
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ describe("jasmine.Matchers", function() {
         TestClass.spyFunction('d', 'e', 'f');
         var expected = match(TestClass.spyFunction);
         expect(expected.toHaveBeenCalledWith('a', 'b')).toFail();
-        expect(lastResult().message).toEqual("Expected spy to have been called with [ 'a', 'b' ] but was called with [ [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ], [ 'd', 'e', 'f' ] ]");
+        expect(lastResult().message).toEqual("Expected spy My spy to have been called with [ 'a', 'b' ] but was called with [ [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ], [ 'd', 'e', 'f' ] ]");
       });
 
       it("should return a decent message when inverted", function() {
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ describe("jasmine.Matchers", function() {
         TestClass.spyFunction('d', 'e', 'f');
         var expected = match(TestClass.spyFunction);
         expect(expected.not.toHaveBeenCalledWith('a', 'b', 'c')).toFail();
-        expect(lastResult().message).toEqual("Expected spy not to have been called with [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ] but was called with [ [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ], [ 'd', 'e', 'f' ] ]");
+        expect(lastResult().message).toEqual("Expected spy My spy not to have been called with [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ] but was called with [ [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ], [ 'd', 'e', 'f' ] ]");
       });
 
       it('should throw an exception when invoked on a non-spy', shouldThrowAnExceptionWhenInvokedOnANonSpy('toHaveBeenCalledWith'));
diff --git a/src/Matchers.js b/src/Matchers.js
index de16cce..a9b583f 100644
--- a/src/Matchers.js
+++ b/src/Matchers.js
@@ -230,13 +230,13 @@ jasmine.Matchers.prototype.toHaveBeenCalledWith = function() {
     if (this.actual.callCount === 0) {
       // todo: what should the failure message for .not.toHaveBeenCalledWith() be? is this right? test better. [xw]
       return [
-        "Expected spy to have been called with " + jasmine.pp(expectedArgs) + " but it was never called.",
-        "Expected spy not to have been called with " + jasmine.pp(expectedArgs) + " but it was."
+        "Expected spy " + this.actual.identity + " to have been called with " + jasmine.pp(expectedArgs) + " but it was never called.",
+        "Expected spy " + this.actual.identity + " not to have been called with " + jasmine.pp(expectedArgs) + " but it was."
       ];
     } else {
       return [
-        "Expected spy to have been called with " + jasmine.pp(expectedArgs) + " but was called with " + jasmine.pp(this.actual.argsForCall),
-        "Expected spy not to have been called with " + jasmine.pp(expectedArgs) + " but was called with " + jasmine.pp(this.actual.argsForCall)
+        "Expected spy " + this.actual.identity + " to have been called with " + jasmine.pp(expectedArgs) + " but was called with " + jasmine.pp(this.actual.argsForCall),
+        "Expected spy " + this.actual.identity + " not to have been called with " + jasmine.pp(expectedArgs) + " but was called with " + jasmine.pp(this.actual.argsForCall)
       ];
     }
   };