diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 88edb628..05834bb2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 node_modules/
 lib/
+yarn-error.log
diff --git a/packages/expect-puppeteer/README.md b/packages/expect-puppeteer/README.md
index 60ea3098..716ae5ad 100644
--- a/packages/expect-puppeteer/README.md
+++ b/packages/expect-puppeteer/README.md
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ Expect an element be present in the page or element.
     - `mutation` - to execute `pageFunction` on every DOM mutation.
   - `timeout` <[number]> maximum time to wait for in milliseconds. Defaults to `30000` (30 seconds). Pass `0` to disable timeout. The default value can be changed by using the [page.setDefaultTimeout(timeout)](#pagesetdefaulttimeouttimeout) method.
   - `text` <[string]|[RegExp]> A text or a RegExp to match in element `textContent`.
+  - `visible` <[boolean]> wait for element to be present in DOM and to be visible, i.e. to not have `display: none` or `visibility: hidden` CSS properties. Defaults to `false`.
 
 ```js
 // Select a row containing a text
diff --git a/packages/expect-puppeteer/src/matchers/toMatchElement.js b/packages/expect-puppeteer/src/matchers/toMatchElement.js
index 64055125..102126dc 100644
--- a/packages/expect-puppeteer/src/matchers/toMatchElement.js
+++ b/packages/expect-puppeteer/src/matchers/toMatchElement.js
@@ -4,19 +4,36 @@ import { defaultOptions } from '../options'
 async function toMatchElement(
   instance,
   selector,
-  { text: searchExpr, ...options } = {},
+  { text: searchExpr, visible = false, ...options } = {},
 ) {
   options = defaultOptions(options)
-
   const { page, handle } = await getContext(instance, () => document)
 
   const { text, regexp } = expandSearchExpr(searchExpr)
 
-  const getElement = (handle, selector, text, regexp) => {
-    const elements = handle.querySelectorAll(selector)
+  const getElement = (handle, selector, text, regexp, visible) => {
+    function hasVisibleBoundingBox(element) {
+      const rect = element.getBoundingClientRect()
+      return !!(rect.top || rect.bottom || rect.width || rect.height)
+    }
+
+    const isVisible = element => {
+      if (visible) {
+        const style = window.getComputedStyle(element)
+        return (
+          style &&
+          style.visibility !== 'hidden' &&
+          hasVisibleBoundingBox(element)
+        )
+      }
+
+      return true
+    }
+
+    const elements = [...handle.querySelectorAll(selector)].filter(isVisible)
     if (regexp !== null) {
       const [, pattern, flags] = regexp.match(/\/(.*)\/(.*)?/)
-      return [...elements].find(({ textContent }) =>
+      return elements.find(({ textContent }) =>
         textContent
           .replace(/\s+/g, ' ')
           .trim()
@@ -24,7 +41,7 @@ async function toMatchElement(
       )
     }
     if (text !== null) {
-      return [...elements].find(({ textContent }) =>
+      return elements.find(({ textContent }) =>
         textContent
           .replace(/\s+/g, ' ')
           .trim()
@@ -42,6 +59,7 @@ async function toMatchElement(
       selector,
       text,
       regexp,
+      visible,
     )
   } catch (error) {
     throw enhanceError(
@@ -58,6 +76,7 @@ async function toMatchElement(
     selector,
     text,
     regexp,
+    visible,
   )
   return jsHandle.asElement()
 }
diff --git a/packages/expect-puppeteer/src/matchers/toMatchElement.test.js b/packages/expect-puppeteer/src/matchers/toMatchElement.test.js
index 915c5671..f10374fd 100644
--- a/packages/expect-puppeteer/src/matchers/toMatchElement.test.js
+++ b/packages/expect-puppeteer/src/matchers/toMatchElement.test.js
@@ -37,6 +37,42 @@ describe('toMatchElement', () => {
         expect(error.message).toMatch('waiting for function failed')
       }
     })
+
+    it('should match using visible options', async () => {
+      expect.assertions(11)
+
+      const normalElement = await expect(page).toMatchElement('.normal', {
+        visible: true,
+      })
+      const textContentProperty = await normalElement.getProperty('textContent')
+      const textContent = await textContentProperty.jsonValue()
+      expect(textContent).toBe('normal element')
+
+      try {
+        await expect(page).toMatchElement('.hidden', { visible: true })
+      } catch (error) {
+        expect(error.message).toMatch('Element .hidden not found')
+        expect(error.message).toMatch('waiting for function failed')
+      }
+
+      try {
+        await expect(page).toMatchElement('.displayed', { visible: true })
+      } catch (error) {
+        expect(error.message).toMatch('Element .displayed not found')
+        expect(error.message).toMatch('waiting for function failed')
+      }
+
+      try {
+        await expect(page).toMatchElement('.displayedWithClassname', {
+          visible: true,
+        })
+      } catch (error) {
+        expect(error.message).toMatch(
+          'Element .displayedWithClassname not found',
+        )
+        expect(error.message).toMatch('waiting for function failed')
+      }
+    })
   })
 
   describe('ElementHandle', () => {
diff --git a/server/public/index.html b/server/public/index.html
index 9e792059..7cd6b65f 100644
--- a/server/public/index.html
+++ b/server/public/index.html
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
   <meta charset="utf-8">
   <title>Test App</title>
 </head>
+<style>
+  .displayedWithClassname {
+    display: none;
+  }
+</style>
 
 <body>
   <header>This is home!</header>
@@ -25,6 +30,10 @@
     <div id="in-the-main">
       A div in the main
     </div>
+    <div style="visibility: hidden;" class="hidden">hidden element</div>
+    <div style="display: none" class="displayed">displayed element</div>
+    <div class="displayedWithClassname">displayed element</div>
+    <div class="normal">normal element</div>
   </main>
 </body>