diff --git a/lib/protractor.js b/lib/protractor.js
index f43dbf2a0..bc24738b4 100644
--- a/lib/protractor.js
+++ b/lib/protractor.js
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ var buildElementHelper = function(ptor) {
     }
     this.locator_ = locator;
     this.parentElementFinder_ = opt_parentElementFinder || null;
-    this.actionResult_ = opt_actionResult || webdriver.promise.fulfilled(null);
+    this.opt_actionResult_ = opt_actionResult;
     this.opt_index_ = opt_index; 
 
     var self = this; 
@@ -637,9 +637,13 @@ var buildElementHelper = function(ptor) {
    *     evaluating fn.
    */
   ElementFinder.prototype.then = function(fn) {
-    return this.actionResult_.then(function() {
-      return fn.apply(null, arguments);
-    });
+    if (this.opt_actionResult_) {
+      return this.opt_actionResult_.then(function() {
+        return fn.apply(null, arguments);
+      });
+    } else {
+      return fn(this);
+    }
   };
 
   var element = function(locator) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d77fa50a0..5871f51bd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "request": "~2.36.0",
     "selenium-webdriver": "2.42.0",
     "minijasminenode": "0.4.0",
-    "jasminewd": "1.0.0",
+    "jasminewd": "1.0.1",
     "saucelabs": "~0.1.0",
     "glob": "~3.2",
     "adm-zip": "0.4.4",
diff --git a/spec/basic/locators_spec.js b/spec/basic/locators_spec.js
index ad0cf6297..879cf6578 100644
--- a/spec/basic/locators_spec.js
+++ b/spec/basic/locators_spec.js
@@ -10,6 +10,26 @@ describe('locators', function() {
       expect(greeting.getText()).toEqual('Hiya');
     });
 
+    it('should allow custom expectations to expect an element', function() {
+      this.addMatchers({
+        toHaveText: function(actualText) {
+          return this.actual.getText().then(function(expectedText) {
+            return expectedText === actualText;
+          });
+        }
+      });
+
+      expect(element(by.binding('{{greeting}}'))).toHaveText('Hiya');
+    });
+
+    it('ElementFinder.then should resolve to itself', function() {
+      var elem = element(by.binding('{{greeting}}'));
+
+      elem.then(function(elem2) {
+        expect(elem).toEqual(elem2);
+      });
+    });
+
     it('should find a binding by partial match', function() {
       var greeting = element(by.binding('greet'));