diff --git a/hamcrest/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/Matchers.java b/hamcrest/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/Matchers.java
index d5260fb1..300560ae 100644
--- a/hamcrest/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/Matchers.java
+++ b/hamcrest/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/Matchers.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import org.hamcrest.collection.ArrayMatching;
 import org.hamcrest.core.IsIterableContaining;
 import org.hamcrest.core.StringRegularExpression;
+import org.hamcrest.exception.ThrowsException;
 import org.hamcrest.optional.OptionalEmpty;
 import org.hamcrest.optional.OptionalWithValue;
 import org.hamcrest.text.IsEqualCompressingWhiteSpace;
@@ -1972,21 +1973,21 @@ public static Matcher<CharSequence> hasLength(org.hamcrest.Matcher<? super java.
     return org.hamcrest.text.CharSequenceLength.hasLength(lengthMatcher);
   }
 
-    /**
-     * Creates a matcher of {@link CharSequence} that matches when a char sequence has the length
-     * of the specified <code>argument</code>.
-     * For example:
-     *
-     * <pre>
-     * assertThat("text", length(4))
-     * </pre>
-     *
-     * @param length the expected length of the string
-     * @return The matcher.
-     */
-    public static Matcher<CharSequence> hasLength(int length) {
-        return org.hamcrest.text.CharSequenceLength.hasLength(length);
-    }
+  /**
+   * Creates a matcher of {@link CharSequence} that matches when a char sequence has the length
+   * of the specified <code>argument</code>.
+   * For example:
+   *
+   * <pre>
+   * assertThat("text", length(4))
+   * </pre>
+   *
+   * @param length the expected length of the string
+   * @return The matcher.
+   */
+  public static Matcher<CharSequence> hasLength(int length) {
+    return org.hamcrest.text.CharSequenceLength.hasLength(length);
+  }
 
   /**
    * Creates a matcher that matches any examined object whose <code>toString</code> method
@@ -2228,4 +2229,76 @@ public static <T> Matcher<Optional<T>> optionalWithValue(T value) {
   public static <T> Matcher<Optional<T>> optionalWithValue(Matcher<? super T> matcher) {
     return OptionalWithValue.optionalWithValue(matcher);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Matcher for {@link Throwable} that expects that the Runnable throws an exception
+   *
+   * @param <T> type of the Runnable
+   * @return The matcher.
+   */
+  public static <T extends Runnable> ThrowsException<T> throwsException() {
+    return ThrowsException.throwsException();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Matcher for {@link Throwable} that expects that the Runnable throws an exception of the provided <code>throwableClass</code> class
+   *
+   * @param <U>            type of the Runnable
+   * @param <T>            type of the Throwable
+   * @param throwableClass the Throwable class against which examined exceptions are compared
+   * @return The matcher.
+   */
+  public static <T extends Runnable, U extends Throwable> ThrowsException<T> throwsException(Class<U> throwableClass) {
+    return ThrowsException.throwsException(throwableClass);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Matcher for {@link Throwable} that expects that the Runnable throws an exception of the provided <code>throwableClass</code> class and has a message equal to the provided <code>message</code>
+   *
+   * @param <T>            type of the Runnable
+   * @param <U>            type of the Throwable
+   * @param throwableClass the Throwable class against which examined exceptions are compared
+   * @param message        the String against which examined exception messages are compared
+   * @return The matcher.
+   */
+  public static <T extends Runnable, U extends Throwable> ThrowsException<T> throwsException(Class<U> throwableClass, String message) {
+    return ThrowsException.throwsException(throwableClass, message);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Matcher for {@link Throwable} that expects that the Runnable throws an exception of the provided <code>throwableClass</code> class and has a message matching the provided <code>messageMatcher</code>
+   *
+   * @param <T>            type of the Runnable
+   * @param <U>            type of the Throwable
+   * @param throwableClass the Throwable class against which examined exceptions are compared
+   * @param messageMatcher matcher to validate exception's message
+   * @return The matcher.
+   */
+  public static <T extends Runnable, U extends Throwable> ThrowsException<T> throwsException(Class<U> throwableClass, Matcher<String> messageMatcher) {
+    return ThrowsException.throwsException(throwableClass, messageMatcher);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Matcher for {@link Throwable} that expects that the Runnable throws an exception with a message equal to the provided <code>message</code>
+   *
+   * @param <T>     type of the Runnable
+   * @param <U>     type of the Throwable
+   * @param message the String against which examined exception messages are compared
+   * @return The matcher.
+   */
+  public static <T extends Runnable, U extends Throwable> ThrowsException<T> throwsExceptionWithMessage(String message) {
+    return ThrowsException.throwsExceptionWithMessage(message);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Matcher for {@link Throwable} that expects that the Runnable throws an exception with a message matching the provided <code>messageMatcher</code>
+   *
+   * @param <T>            type of the Runnable
+   * @param <U>            type of the Throwable
+   * @param messageMatcher matcher to validate exception's message
+   * @return The matcher.
+   */
+  public static <T extends Runnable, U extends Throwable> ThrowsException<T> throwsExceptionWithMessage(Matcher<String> messageMatcher) {
+    return ThrowsException.throwsExceptionWithMessage(messageMatcher);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/hamcrest/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/exception/ThrowsException.java b/hamcrest/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/exception/ThrowsException.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..19db5f90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hamcrest/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/exception/ThrowsException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package org.hamcrest.exception;
+
+import org.hamcrest.Description;
+import org.hamcrest.Matcher;
+import org.hamcrest.TypeSafeDiagnosingMatcher;
+import org.hamcrest.core.IsInstanceOf;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.core.IsAnything.anything;
+import static org.hamcrest.core.IsEqual.equalTo;
+
+/**
+ * Tests if a Runnable throws a matching exception.
+ *
+ * @param <T> the type of the matched Runnable
+ */
+public class ThrowsException<T extends Runnable> extends TypeSafeDiagnosingMatcher<T> {
+  private final IsInstanceOf classMatcher;
+  private final Matcher<? super String> messageMatcher;
+
+  public ThrowsException(IsInstanceOf classMatcher, Matcher<? super String> messageMatcher) {
+    this.classMatcher = classMatcher;
+    this.messageMatcher = messageMatcher;
+  }
+
+  public static <T extends Runnable> ThrowsException<T> throwsException() {
+    return throwsException(Throwable.class);
+  }
+
+  public static <T extends Runnable, U extends Throwable> ThrowsException<T> throwsException(Class<U> throwableClass) {
+    return new ThrowsException<>(new IsInstanceOf(throwableClass), anything("<anything>"));
+  }
+
+  public static <T extends Runnable, U extends Throwable> ThrowsException<T> throwsException(Class<U> throwableClass, String exactMessage) {
+    return throwsException(throwableClass, equalTo(exactMessage));
+  }
+
+  public static <T extends Runnable, U extends Throwable> ThrowsException<T> throwsException(Class<U> throwableClass, Matcher<String> messageMatcher) {
+    return new ThrowsException<>(new IsInstanceOf(throwableClass), messageMatcher);
+  }
+
+  public static <T extends Runnable> ThrowsException<T> throwsExceptionWithMessage(String exactMessage) {
+    return throwsException(Throwable.class, equalTo(exactMessage));
+  }
+
+  public static <T extends Runnable> ThrowsException<T> throwsExceptionWithMessage(Matcher<String> messageMatcher) {
+    return throwsException(Throwable.class, messageMatcher);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected boolean matchesSafely(T runnable, Description mismatchDescription) {
+    try {
+      runnable.run();
+      mismatchDescription.appendText("the runnable didn't throw");
+      return false;
+    } catch (Throwable t) {
+      boolean classMatches = classMatcher.matches(t);
+      if (!classMatches) {
+        mismatchDescription.appendText("thrown exception class was ").appendText(t.getClass().getName());
+      }
+
+      boolean messageMatches = messageMatcher.matches(t.getMessage());
+      if (!messageMatches) {
+        if (!classMatches) {
+          mismatchDescription.appendText(" and the ");
+        }
+        mismatchDescription.appendText("thrown exception message ");
+        messageMatcher.describeMismatch(t.getMessage(), mismatchDescription);
+      }
+
+      return classMatches && messageMatches;
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void describeTo(Description description) {
+    description
+        .appendText("a runnable throwing ").appendDescriptionOf(classMatcher)
+        .appendText(" with message ").appendDescriptionOf(messageMatcher);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/hamcrest/src/test/java/org/hamcrest/exception/ThrowsExceptionTest.java b/hamcrest/src/test/java/org/hamcrest/exception/ThrowsExceptionTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37445065
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hamcrest/src/test/java/org/hamcrest/exception/ThrowsExceptionTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+package org.hamcrest.exception;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsString;
+import static org.hamcrest.exception.ThrowsException.throwsException;
+import static org.hamcrest.test.MatcherAssertions.*;
+
+public final class ThrowsExceptionTest {
+
+  public static void throwIllegalArgumentException() {
+    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Boom!");
+  }
+
+  public static void throwNullPointerException() {
+    throw new NullPointerException("Boom!");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void examples() {
+    assertThat(ThrowsExceptionTest::throwIllegalArgumentException, throwsException());
+    assertThat(ThrowsExceptionTest::throwIllegalArgumentException, throwsException(RuntimeException.class));
+    assertThat(ThrowsExceptionTest::throwIllegalArgumentException, throwsException(RuntimeException.class, "Boom!"));
+    assertThat(ThrowsExceptionTest::throwIllegalArgumentException, throwsException(RuntimeException.class, containsString("Boo")));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void evaluatesToTrueIfRunnableThrowsExpectedExceptionWithMatchingMessage() {
+    assertMatches(
+        throwsException(IllegalArgumentException.class, "Boom!"),
+        ThrowsExceptionTest::throwIllegalArgumentException
+    );
+
+    assertDescription(
+        "a runnable throwing an instance of java.lang.IllegalArgumentException with message \"Boom!\"",
+        throwsException(IllegalArgumentException.class, "Boom!")
+    );
+
+    assertMismatchDescription(
+        "thrown exception message was \"Boom!\"",
+        throwsException(IllegalArgumentException.class, "Bang!"),
+        (Runnable) ThrowsExceptionTest::throwIllegalArgumentException
+    );
+
+    assertMismatchDescription(
+        "thrown exception class was java.lang.NullPointerException",
+        throwsException(IllegalArgumentException.class, "Boom!"),
+        (Runnable) ThrowsExceptionTest::throwNullPointerException
+    );
+
+    assertMismatchDescription(
+        "the runnable didn't throw",
+        throwsException(IllegalArgumentException.class, "Boom!"),
+        (Runnable) () -> {
+        }
+    );
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void evaluatesToTrueIfRunnableThrowsExceptionExtendingTheExpectedExceptionWithMatchingMessage() {
+    assertMatches(
+        throwsException(IllegalArgumentException.class, "Boom!"),
+        ThrowsExceptionTest::throwIllegalArgumentException
+    );
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void evaluatesToTrueIfRunnableThrowsExceptionWithMatchingMessage() {
+    assertMatches(
+        throwsException(IllegalArgumentException.class, containsString("Boo")),
+        ThrowsExceptionTest::throwIllegalArgumentException
+    );
+
+    assertDescription(
+        "a runnable throwing an instance of java.lang.IllegalArgumentException with message a string containing \"Boo\"",
+        throwsException(IllegalArgumentException.class, containsString("Boo"))
+    );
+
+    assertMismatchDescription(
+        "thrown exception class was java.lang.NullPointerException",
+        throwsException(IllegalArgumentException.class, containsString("Boo")),
+        (Runnable) ThrowsExceptionTest::throwNullPointerException
+    );
+  }
+}