diff --git a/matchers.go b/matchers.go
index 11f5b1070..cdf1476d6 100644
--- a/matchers.go
+++ b/matchers.go
@@ -408,6 +408,15 @@ func BeADirectory() types.GomegaMatcher {
 	return &matchers.BeADirectoryMatcher{}
 }
 
+//HaveHTTPStatus succeeds if the Status or StatusCode field of an HTTP response matches.
+//Actual must be either a *http.Response or *httptest.ResponseRecorder.
+//Expected must be either an int or a string.
+//  Expect(resp).Should(HaveHTTPStatus(http.StatusOK))   // asserts that resp.StatusCode == 200
+//  Expect(resp).Should(HaveHTTPStatus("404 Not Found")) // asserts that resp.Status == "404 Not Found"
+func HaveHTTPStatus(expected interface{}) types.GomegaMatcher {
+	return &matchers.HaveHTTPStatusMatcher{Expected: expected}
+}
+
 //And succeeds only if all of the given matchers succeed.
 //The matchers are tried in order, and will fail-fast if one doesn't succeed.
 //  Expect("hi").To(And(HaveLen(2), Equal("hi"))
diff --git a/matchers/have_http_status_matcher.go b/matchers/have_http_status_matcher.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ce4800b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/matchers/have_http_status_matcher.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package matchers
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+
+	"github.com/onsi/gomega/format"
+)
+
+type HaveHTTPStatusMatcher struct {
+	Expected interface{}
+}
+
+func (matcher *HaveHTTPStatusMatcher) Match(actual interface{}) (success bool, err error) {
+	var resp *http.Response
+	switch a := actual.(type) {
+	case *http.Response:
+		resp = a
+	case *httptest.ResponseRecorder:
+		resp = a.Result()
+	default:
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("HaveHTTPStatus matcher expects *http.Response or *httptest.ResponseRecorder. Got:\n%s", format.Object(actual, 1))
+	}
+
+	switch e := matcher.Expected.(type) {
+	case int:
+		return resp.StatusCode == e, nil
+	case string:
+		return resp.Status == e, nil
+	}
+
+	return false, fmt.Errorf("HaveHTTPStatus matcher must be passed an int or a string. Got:\n%s", format.Object(matcher.Expected, 1))
+}
+
+func (matcher *HaveHTTPStatusMatcher) FailureMessage(actual interface{}) (message string) {
+	return format.Message(actual, "to have HTTP status", matcher.Expected)
+}
+
+func (matcher *HaveHTTPStatusMatcher) NegatedFailureMessage(actual interface{}) (message string) {
+	return format.Message(actual, "not to have HTTP status", matcher.Expected)
+}
diff --git a/matchers/have_http_status_matcher_test.go b/matchers/have_http_status_matcher_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e46a5650
--- /dev/null
+++ b/matchers/have_http_status_matcher_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package matchers_test
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("HaveHTTPStatus", func() {
+	When("ACTUAL is *http.Response", func() {
+		When("EXPECTED is integer", func() {
+			It("matches the StatusCode", func() {
+				resp := &http.Response{StatusCode: http.StatusOK}
+				Expect(resp).To(HaveHTTPStatus(http.StatusOK))
+				Expect(resp).NotTo(HaveHTTPStatus(http.StatusNotFound))
+			})
+		})
+		When("EXPECTED is string", func() {
+			It("matches the Status", func() {
+				resp := &http.Response{Status: "200 OK"}
+				Expect(resp).To(HaveHTTPStatus("200 OK"))
+				Expect(resp).NotTo(HaveHTTPStatus("404 Not Found"))
+			})
+		})
+		When("EXPECTED is anything else", func() {
+			It("does not match", func() {
+				failures := InterceptGomegaFailures(func() {
+					resp := &http.Response{StatusCode: http.StatusOK}
+					Expect(resp).NotTo(HaveHTTPStatus(true))
+				})
+				Expect(failures).To(ConsistOf("HaveHTTPStatus matcher must be passed an int or a string. Got:\n    <bool>: true"))
+			})
+		})
+	})
+
+	When("ACTUAL is *httptest.ResponseRecorder", func() {
+		When("EXPECTED is integer", func() {
+			It("matches the StatusCode", func() {
+				resp := &httptest.ResponseRecorder{Code: http.StatusOK}
+				Expect(resp).To(HaveHTTPStatus(http.StatusOK))
+				Expect(resp).NotTo(HaveHTTPStatus(http.StatusNotFound))
+			})
+		})
+		When("EXPECTED is string", func() {
+			It("matches the Status", func() {
+				resp := &httptest.ResponseRecorder{Code: http.StatusOK}
+				Expect(resp).To(HaveHTTPStatus("200 OK"))
+				Expect(resp).NotTo(HaveHTTPStatus("404 Not Found"))
+			})
+		})
+		When("EXPECTED is anything else", func() {
+			It("does not match", func() {
+				failures := InterceptGomegaFailures(func() {
+					resp := &httptest.ResponseRecorder{Code: http.StatusOK}
+					Expect(resp).NotTo(HaveHTTPStatus(nil))
+				})
+				Expect(failures).To(ConsistOf("HaveHTTPStatus matcher must be passed an int or a string. Got:\n    <nil>: nil"))
+			})
+		})
+	})
+
+	When("ACTUAL is neither *http.Response nor *httptest.ResponseRecorder", func() {
+		It("errors", func() {
+			failures := InterceptGomegaFailures(func() {
+				Expect("foo").To(HaveHTTPStatus(http.StatusOK))
+			})
+			Expect(failures).To(ConsistOf("HaveHTTPStatus matcher expects *http.Response or *httptest.ResponseRecorder. Got:\n    <string>: foo"))
+		})
+	})
+
+	Describe("FailureMessage", func() {
+		It("returns message", func() {
+			failures := InterceptGomegaFailures(func() {
+				resp := &http.Response{StatusCode: http.StatusBadGateway}
+				Expect(resp).To(HaveHTTPStatus(http.StatusOK))
+			})
+			Expect(failures).To(ConsistOf(MatchRegexp("Expected(.|\n)*StatusCode: 502(.|\n)*to have HTTP status\n    <int>: 200")))
+		})
+	})
+	Describe("NegatedFailureMessage", func() {
+		It("returns message", func() {
+			failures := InterceptGomegaFailures(func() {
+				resp := &http.Response{StatusCode: http.StatusOK}
+				Expect(resp).NotTo(HaveHTTPStatus(http.StatusOK))
+			})
+			Expect(failures).To(ConsistOf(MatchRegexp("Expected(.|\n)*StatusCode: 200(.|\n)*not to have HTTP status\n    <int>: 200")))
+		})
+	})
+})