diff --git a/lib/capybara/query.rb b/lib/capybara/query.rb
index 73624e7ec..b07640383 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/query.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/query.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ def failure_message(type, node)
       message
     end
 
+    def negative_failure_message(type, node)
+      "expected #{description} not to return anything"
+    end
+
     def name; selector.name; end
 
     def description
diff --git a/lib/capybara/rspec/matchers.rb b/lib/capybara/rspec/matchers.rb
index dccb2b6c1..9a2935347 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/rspec/matchers.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/rspec/matchers.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def failure_message_for_should
       end
 
       def failure_message_for_should_not
-        "expected #{query.description} not to return anything"
+        query.negative_failure_message(:assert, @actual)
       end
 
       def description