diff --git a/test/_specs.dart b/test/_specs.dart
index 21d9dced9..e0d63cbf2 100644
--- a/test/_specs.dart
+++ b/test/_specs.dart
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ class Logger implements List {
 }
 
 List<Function> _asyncQueue = [];
+List _asyncErrors = [];
 
 nextTurn([bool runUntilEmpty = false]) {
   // copy the queue as it may change.
@@ -170,7 +171,15 @@ nextTurn([bool runUntilEmpty = false]) {
 
 async(Function fn) =>
   () {
-    dartAsync.runZonedExperimental(fn, onRunAsync: (asyncFn) => _asyncQueue.add(asyncFn));
+    _asyncErrors = [];
+    dartAsync.runZonedExperimental(fn,
+        onRunAsync: (asyncFn) => _asyncQueue.add(asyncFn),
+        onError: (e) => _asyncErrors.add(e));
+
+    _asyncErrors.forEach((e) {
+      throw "During runZoned: $e.  Stack:\n${dartAsync.getAttachedStackTrace(e)}";
+    });
+
     expect(_asyncQueue.isEmpty).toBe(true);
   };
 
diff --git a/test/_specs_spec.dart b/test/_specs_spec.dart
index 22190e46c..252bd9f6c 100644
--- a/test/_specs_spec.dart
+++ b/test/_specs_spec.dart
@@ -121,5 +121,14 @@ main() {
         })();
       }).toThrow("blah");
     });
+
+
+    it('should complain if the test throws an exception during async calls', () {
+      var ran = false;
+      expect(async(() {
+        new Future.value('s').then((_) { throw "blah then"; });
+        nextTurn(true);
+      })).toThrow("blah then");
+    });
   });
 }