diff --git a/packages/jest-matchers/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/matchers-test.js.snap b/packages/jest-matchers/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/matchers-test.js.snap
index a60f271c816d..e94f9243c1d8 100644
--- a/packages/jest-matchers/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/matchers-test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/jest-matchers/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/matchers-test.js.snap
@@ -2618,6 +2618,18 @@ With a value of:
 "
 `;
 
+exports[`.toHaveProperty() {pass: true} expect({"property": 1}).toHaveProperty('property', 1) 1`] = `
+"<dim>expect(<red>object</><dim>).not.toHaveProperty(<green>path</>, <green>value</><dim>)
+
+Expected the object:
+  <red>{\\"property\\": 1}</>
+Not to have a nested property:
+  <green>\\"property\\"</>
+With a value of:
+  <green>1</>
+"
+`;
+
 exports[`.toMatch() {pass: true} expect(Foo bar).toMatch(/^foo/i) 1`] = `
 "<dim>expect(<red>received</><dim>).not.toMatch(<green>expected</><dim>)
 
diff --git a/packages/jest-matchers/src/__tests__/matchers-test.js b/packages/jest-matchers/src/__tests__/matchers-test.js
index 6dab5abaae8a..1a315ff46cb0 100644
--- a/packages/jest-matchers/src/__tests__/matchers-test.js
+++ b/packages/jest-matchers/src/__tests__/matchers-test.js
@@ -727,6 +727,7 @@ describe('.toHaveProperty()', () => {
     [{a: 0}, 'a', 0],
     [{a: {b: undefined}}, 'a.b', undefined],
     [{a: {b: {c: 5}}}, 'a.b', {c: 5}],
+    [Object.assign(Object.create(null), {property: 1}), 'property', 1],
   ].forEach(([obj, keyPath, value]) => {
     test(`{pass: true} expect(${stringify(obj)}).toHaveProperty('${keyPath}', ${stringify(value)})`, () => {
       jestExpect(obj).toHaveProperty(keyPath, value);
diff --git a/packages/jest-matchers/src/matchers.js b/packages/jest-matchers/src/matchers.js
index 65d057d13367..a16aa6e7155d 100644
--- a/packages/jest-matchers/src/matchers.js
+++ b/packages/jest-matchers/src/matchers.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import type {MatchersObject} from 'types/Matchers';
 
 const diff = require('jest-diff');
 const {escapeStrForRegex} = require('jest-regex-util');
-const {getObjectSubset, getPath} = require('./utils');
+const {getObjectSubset, getPath, hasOwnProperty} = require('./utils');
 const {
   EXPECTED_COLOR,
   RECEIVED_COLOR,
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ const subsetEquality = (object, subset) => {
   }
   return Object.keys(subset).every(
     key =>
-      object.hasOwnProperty(key) &&
+      hasOwnProperty(object, key) &&
       equals(object[key], subset[key], [iterableEquality, subsetEquality]),
   );
 };
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ const matchers: MatchersObject = {
 
     let diffString;
 
-    if (valuePassed && result.hasOwnProperty('value')) {
+    if (valuePassed && hasOwnProperty(result, 'value')) {
       diffString = diff(value, result.value, {
         expand: this.expand,
       });
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ const matchers: MatchersObject = {
       ? equals(result.value, value, [iterableEquality])
       : hasEndProp;
 
-    if (result.hasOwnProperty('value')) {
+    if (hasOwnProperty(result, 'value')) {
       // we don't diff numbers. So instead we'll show the object that contains the resulting value.
       // And to get that object we need to go up a level.
       result.traversedPath.pop();
diff --git a/packages/jest-matchers/src/utils.js b/packages/jest-matchers/src/utils.js
index 520177a4cfac..9f75cbc48f6e 100644
--- a/packages/jest-matchers/src/utils.js
+++ b/packages/jest-matchers/src/utils.js
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ type GetPath = {
   value?: any,
 };
 
+const hasOwnProperty = (object: Object, value: string) =>
+  Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(object, value);
+
 const getPath = (
   object: Object,
   propertyPath: string | Array<string>,
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ const getPath = (
       result.lastTraversedObject || (result.lastTraversedObject = object);
       result.traversedPath.unshift(prop);
       if (propertyPath.length === 1) {
-        result.hasEndProp = object.hasOwnProperty(prop);
+        result.hasEndProp = hasOwnProperty(object, prop);
         if (!result.hasEndProp) {
           delete result.value;
           result.traversedPath.shift();
@@ -93,4 +96,5 @@ const getObjectSubset = (object: Object, subset: Object) => {
 module.exports = {
   getObjectSubset,
   getPath,
+  hasOwnProperty,
 };