diff --git a/src/ng/http.js b/src/ng/http.js
index 95a33ae7a1fb..3a2e06c7474d 100644
--- a/src/ng/http.js
+++ b/src/ng/http.js
@@ -812,6 +812,8 @@ function $HttpProvider() {
       }
 
       promise.success = function(fn) {
+        assertArgFn(fn, 'fn');
+
         promise.then(function(response) {
           fn(response.data, response.status, response.headers, config);
         });
@@ -819,6 +821,8 @@ function $HttpProvider() {
       };
 
       promise.error = function(fn) {
+        assertArgFn(fn, 'fn');
+
         promise.then(null, function(response) {
           fn(response.data, response.status, response.headers, config);
         });
diff --git a/test/ng/httpSpec.js b/test/ng/httpSpec.js
index dbb6290323ae..a858c83c64bc 100644
--- a/test/ng/httpSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/httpSpec.js
@@ -434,6 +434,34 @@ describe('$http', function() {
           var httpPromise = $http({url: '/url', method: 'GET'});
           expect(httpPromise.success(callback)).toBe(httpPromise);
         });
+
+
+        it('should error if the callback is not a function', function() {
+          expect(function() {
+            $http({url: '/url', method: 'GET'}).success();
+          }).toThrowMinErr('ng', 'areq');
+
+          expect(function() {
+            $http({url: '/url', method: 'GET'}).success(undefined);
+          }).toThrowMinErr('ng', 'areq');
+
+          expect(function() {
+            $http({url: '/url', method: 'GET'}).success(null);
+          }).toThrowMinErr('ng', 'areq');
+
+
+          expect(function() {
+            $http({url: '/url', method: 'GET'}).success({});
+          }).toThrowMinErr('ng', 'areq');
+
+          expect(function() {
+            $http({url: '/url', method: 'GET'}).success([]);
+          }).toThrowMinErr('ng', 'areq');
+
+          expect(function() {
+            $http({url: '/url', method: 'GET'}).success('error');
+          }).toThrowMinErr('ng', 'areq');
+        });
       });
 
 
@@ -458,6 +486,34 @@ describe('$http', function() {
           var httpPromise = $http({url: '/url', method: 'GET'});
           expect(httpPromise.error(callback)).toBe(httpPromise);
         });
+
+
+        it('should error if the callback is not a function', function() {
+          expect(function() {
+            $http({url: '/url', method: 'GET'}).error();
+          }).toThrowMinErr('ng', 'areq');
+
+          expect(function() {
+            $http({url: '/url', method: 'GET'}).error(undefined);
+          }).toThrowMinErr('ng', 'areq');
+
+          expect(function() {
+            $http({url: '/url', method: 'GET'}).error(null);
+          }).toThrowMinErr('ng', 'areq');
+
+
+          expect(function() {
+            $http({url: '/url', method: 'GET'}).error({});
+          }).toThrowMinErr('ng', 'areq');
+
+          expect(function() {
+            $http({url: '/url', method: 'GET'}).error([]);
+          }).toThrowMinErr('ng', 'areq');
+
+          expect(function() {
+            $http({url: '/url', method: 'GET'}).error('error');
+          }).toThrowMinErr('ng', 'areq');
+        });
       });
     });