diff --git a/lib/chai/assertion.js b/lib/chai/assertion.js
index 56223a8c6..5830961f4 100644
--- a/lib/chai/assertion.js
+++ b/lib/chai/assertion.js
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ module.exports = function (_chai, util) {
   var AssertionError = _chai.AssertionError
     , flag = util.flag;
 
+  var count = 0;
+
   /*!
    * Module export.
    */
@@ -81,6 +83,14 @@ module.exports = function (_chai, util) {
     util.overwriteMethod(this.prototype, name, fn);
   };
 
+  Assertion.getCount = function() {
+    return count;
+  };
+
+  Assertion.resetCount = function() {
+    count = 0;
+  };
+
   /*!
    * ### .assert(expression, message, negateMessage, expected, actual)
    *
@@ -96,7 +106,10 @@ module.exports = function (_chai, util) {
    */
 
   Assertion.prototype.assert = function (expr, msg, negateMsg, expected, _actual, showDiff) {
+
     var ok = util.test(this, arguments);
+    count++;
+
     if (true !== showDiff) showDiff = false;
     if (true !== Assertion.showDiff) showDiff = false;
 
diff --git a/lib/chai/interface/assert.js b/lib/chai/interface/assert.js
index ce8b9209e..706559298 100644
--- a/lib/chai/interface/assert.js
+++ b/lib/chai/interface/assert.js
@@ -41,6 +41,27 @@ module.exports = function (chai, util) {
     );
   };
 
+  /**
+   * ### .asserted()
+   *
+   * Asserts that assertions have been made.
+   *
+   * @name asserted
+   * @api public
+   */
+
+  assert.asserted = function () {
+    var act = Assertion.getCount();
+    var test = new Assertion(null);
+
+    test.assert(
+        act > 0
+      , 'expected one or more assertions'
+      , '[ negation message unavailable ]'
+    );
+
+  };
+
   /**
    * ### .fail(actual, expected, [message], [operator])
    *
diff --git a/test/assert.js b/test/assert.js
index b68401674..fa6f38e29 100644
--- a/test/assert.js
+++ b/test/assert.js
@@ -32,6 +32,17 @@ describe('assert', function () {
     }, "expected 'test' to be true");
   });
 
+  it('asserted', function() {
+    chai.Assertion.resetCount();
+    assert.isTrue(true);
+    assert.asserted();
+
+    chai.Assertion.resetCount();
+    err(function() {
+      assert.asserted();
+    }, "expected one or more assertions");
+  });
+
   it('ok', function () {
     assert.ok(true);
     assert.ok(1);