diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ced77a5d4a04..f0fa49a26b8a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
 
 ### Fixes
 
+* `[jest-jasmine2]` Added assertion error handling inside `afterAll hook`
+  ([#5884](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/5884))
 * `[jest-cli]` Remove the notifier actions in case of failure when not in watch
   mode. ([#5861](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/5861))
 * `[jest-mock]` Extend .toHaveBeenCalled return message with outcome
diff --git a/integration-tests/__tests__/lifecycles.js b/integration-tests/__tests__/lifecycles.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c2979d9c2e55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/__tests__/lifecycles.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-present, Facebook, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @flow
+ */
+'use strict';
+
+const runJest = require('../runJest');
+
+test('suite with invalid assertions in afterAll', () => {
+  const {stderr, status} = runJest('lifecycles');
+
+  expect(status).toBe(1);
+  expect(stderr).toMatch(/afterAll just failed!/);
+});
diff --git a/integration-tests/lifecycles/__tests__/index.js b/integration-tests/lifecycles/__tests__/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b56049f6930b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/lifecycles/__tests__/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-present, Facebook, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+afterAll(() => {
+  throw new Error('afterAll just failed!');
+});
+test('one', () => {});
+test('two', () => {});
diff --git a/integration-tests/lifecycles/index.js b/integration-tests/lifecycles/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4fd52298391e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/lifecycles/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-present, Facebook, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ */
+
+module.exports = () => {};
diff --git a/integration-tests/lifecycles/package.json b/integration-tests/lifecycles/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..148788b25446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/lifecycles/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "jest": {
+    "testEnvironment": "node"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/js_api_reporter.js b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/js_api_reporter.js
index 980f15ee6d98..e2fca8ef35e6 100644
--- a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/js_api_reporter.js
+++ b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/js_api_reporter.js
@@ -54,7 +54,14 @@ export default function JsApiReporter(options: Object) {
 
   let executionTime;
 
+  function validateAfterAllExceptions({failedExpectations}) {
+    if (failedExpectations && failedExpectations.length > 0) {
+      throw failedExpectations[0];
+    }
+  }
+
   this.jasmineDone = function(runDetails) {
+    validateAfterAllExceptions(runDetails);
     this.finished = true;
     this.runDetails = runDetails;
     executionTime = timer.elapsed();