diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 244c1fa51cec..f95d8290a652 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 ### Fixes
 
+- `[jest-jasmine2]` Stop adding `:` after an error that has no message ([#9990](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/9990))
+
 ### Chore & Maintenance
 
 ### Performance
diff --git a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/__tests__/expectationResultFactory.test.ts b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/__tests__/expectationResultFactory.test.ts
index fdf940eab04c..59cebccb4cd9 100644
--- a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/__tests__/expectationResultFactory.test.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/__tests__/expectationResultFactory.test.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,18 @@ describe('expectationResultFactory', () => {
     expect(result.message).toEqual('Error: Expected `Pass`, received `Fail`.');
   });
 
+  it('returns the error name if the error message is empty', () => {
+    const options = {
+      actual: 'Fail',
+      error: new Error(),
+      expected: 'Pass',
+      matcherName: 'testMatcher',
+      passed: false,
+    };
+    const result = expectationResultFactory(options);
+    expect(result.message).toEqual('Error');
+  });
+
   it('returns the result if failed (with `error` as a string).', () => {
     const options = {
       actual: 'Fail',
diff --git a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/expectationResultFactory.ts b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/expectationResultFactory.ts
index d7c8e6221520..d4533fdf3dcc 100644
--- a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/expectationResultFactory.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/expectationResultFactory.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ function messageFormatter({error, message, passed}: Options) {
     typeof error.message === 'string' &&
     typeof error.name === 'string'
   ) {
+    if (error.message === '') {
+      return error.name;
+    }
     return `${error.name}: ${error.message}`;
   }
   return `thrown: ${prettyFormat(error, {maxDepth: 3})}`;