diff --git a/Src/FluentAssertions/AssertionExtensions.Actions.cs b/Src/FluentAssertions/AssertionExtensions.Actions.cs
index 1258b18ae1..8b33fd771b 100644
--- a/Src/FluentAssertions/AssertionExtensions.Actions.cs
+++ b/Src/FluentAssertions/AssertionExtensions.Actions.cs
@@ -64,6 +64,32 @@ public static partial class AssertionExtensions
             return exceptionAssertions;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Asserts that the <paramref name="asyncActionAssertions"/> subject throws the exact exception (and not a derived exception type).
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="asyncActionAssertions">A reference to the method or property.</param>
+        /// <typeparam name="TException">
+        /// The type of the exception it should throw.
+        /// </typeparam>
+        /// <param name="because">
+        /// A formatted phrase explaining why the assertion should be satisfied. If the phrase does not
+        /// start with the word <i>because</i>, it is prepended to the message.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <param name="becauseArgs">
+        /// Zero or more values to use for filling in any <see cref="string.Format(string,object[])"/> compatible placeholders.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// Returns an object that allows asserting additional members of the thrown exception.
+        /// </returns>
+        public static async Task<ExceptionAssertions<TException>> ThrowExactlyAsync<TException>(this AsyncFunctionAssertions asyncActionAssertions, string because = "",
+            params object[] becauseArgs)
+            where TException : Exception
+        {
+            var exceptionAssertions = await asyncActionAssertions.ThrowAsync<TException>(because, becauseArgs);
+            exceptionAssertions.Which.GetType().Should().Be<TException>(because, becauseArgs);
+            return exceptionAssertions;
+        }
+
         private class AggregateExceptionExtractor : IExtractExceptions
         {
             public IEnumerable<T> OfType<T>(Exception actualException)
diff --git a/Tests/Shared.Specs/AsyncFunctionExceptionAssertionSpecs.cs b/Tests/Shared.Specs/AsyncFunctionExceptionAssertionSpecs.cs
index 00b2502752..09ed56561e 100644
--- a/Tests/Shared.Specs/AsyncFunctionExceptionAssertionSpecs.cs
+++ b/Tests/Shared.Specs/AsyncFunctionExceptionAssertionSpecs.cs
@@ -171,6 +171,64 @@ public async Task When_async_method_does_not_throw_async_exception_and_that_was_
             await action.Should().NotThrowAsync();
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task When_subject_throws_subclass_of_expected_async_exception_it_should_succeed()
+        {
+            //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+            // Arrange
+            //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+            var asyncObject = new AsyncClass();
+
+            //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+            // Act
+            //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+            Func<Task> action = async () => await asyncObject.ThrowAsync<ArgumentNullException>();
+
+            //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+            // Assert
+            //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+            await action.Should().ThrowAsync<ArgumentException>("because {0} should do that", "IFoo.Do");
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task When_subject_throws_subclass_of_expected_async_exact_exception_it_should_throw()
+        {
+            //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+            // Arrange
+            //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+            var asyncObject = new AsyncClass();
+
+            //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+            // Act
+            //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+            Func<Task> action = async () => await asyncObject.ThrowAsync<ArgumentNullException>();
+            Func<Task> testAction = async () => await action.Should().ThrowExactlyAsync<ArgumentException>("ABCDE");
+
+            //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+            // Assert
+            //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+            (await testAction.Should().ThrowAsync<XunitException>()).WithMessage("*ArgumentException*ABCDE*ArgumentNullException*");
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task When_subject_throws_expected_async_exact_exception_it_should_succeed()
+        {
+            //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+            // Arrange
+            //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+            var asyncObject = new AsyncClass();
+
+            //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+            // Act
+            //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+            Func<Task> action = async () => await asyncObject.ThrowAsync<ArgumentException>();
+
+            //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+            // Assert
+            //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+            await action.Should().ThrowExactlyAsync<ArgumentException>("because {0} should do that", "IFoo.Do");
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void When_async_method_throws_exception_and_no_exception_was_expected_it_should_fail()
         {