diff --git a/spec/operators/timeout-spec.ts b/spec/operators/timeout-spec.ts
index 184b63309e..ae5ca66941 100644
--- a/spec/operators/timeout-spec.ts
+++ b/spec/operators/timeout-spec.ts
@@ -25,14 +25,17 @@ describe('Observable.prototype.timeout', () => {
   it('should emit and error of an instanceof TimeoutError on timeout', () => {
     const e1 =  cold('-------a--b--|');
     const result = e1.timeout(50, rxTestScheduler);
+    let error;
     result.subscribe(() => {
       throw new Error('this should not next');
     }, err => {
-      expect(err).to.be.an.instanceof(Rx.TimeoutError);
+      error = err;
     }, () => {
       throw new Error('this should not complete');
     });
     rxTestScheduler.flush();
+    expect(error).to.be.an.instanceof(Rx.TimeoutError);
+    expect(error.name).to.equal('TimeoutError');
   });
 
   it('should not timeout if source completes within absolute timeout period', () => {
diff --git a/src/internal/util/TimeoutError.ts b/src/internal/util/TimeoutError.ts
index 506249e94d..11fda67697 100644
--- a/src/internal/util/TimeoutError.ts
+++ b/src/internal/util/TimeoutError.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 export class TimeoutError extends Error {
   constructor() {
     super('Timeout has occurred');
-
+    this.name = 'TimeoutError';
     (Object as any).setPrototypeOf(this, TimeoutError.prototype);
   }
 }