diff --git a/lib/serverspec/matcher/be_enabled.rb b/lib/serverspec/matcher/be_enabled.rb
index 9bcfe84a..48420123 100644
--- a/lib/serverspec/matcher/be_enabled.rb
+++ b/lib/serverspec/matcher/be_enabled.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
     end
   end
 
+  description do
+    message = 'be enabled'
+    message << " with level #{@level}" if @level
+    message
+  end
+
   chain :with_level do |level|
     @level = level
   end
diff --git a/lib/serverspec/matcher/be_listening.rb b/lib/serverspec/matcher/be_listening.rb
index 67c99dc1..fb026fa8 100644
--- a/lib/serverspec/matcher/be_listening.rb
+++ b/lib/serverspec/matcher/be_listening.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
     port.listening? @with, @local_address
   end
 
+  description do
+    message = 'be listening'
+    message << " on #{@local_address}" if @local_address
+    message << " with #{@with}" if @with
+    message
+  end
+
   chain :with do |with|
     @with = with
   end
diff --git a/lib/serverspec/matcher/be_running.rb b/lib/serverspec/matcher/be_running.rb
index 3f80544f..ed7f42bc 100644
--- a/lib/serverspec/matcher/be_running.rb
+++ b/lib/serverspec/matcher/be_running.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
     end
   end
 
+  description do
+    message = 'be running'
+    message << " under #{@under}" if @under
+    message
+  end
+
   chain :under do |under|
     @under = under
   end
diff --git a/lib/serverspec/matcher/have_rule.rb b/lib/serverspec/matcher/have_rule.rb
index 88982ec8..53bba1c9 100644
--- a/lib/serverspec/matcher/have_rule.rb
+++ b/lib/serverspec/matcher/have_rule.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@
     end
   end
 
+  description do
+    message = %Q{have rule "#{rule}"}
+    message << " with table #{@table}" if @table
+    message << ' and' if @table && @chain
+    message << " with chain #{@chain}" if @chain
+    message
+  end
+
   chain :with_table do |table|
     @table = table
   end