diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2cad047..45fbb90 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,6 +43,20 @@ verify($user->getPosts())->notNull();
 verify($user->getComments())->isEmpty();
 verify($user->getRoles())->notEmpty();
 
+// throws
+verify($callback)->throws();
+verify($callback)->throws(Exception::class);
+verify($callback)->throws(Exception::class, 'exception message');
+verify($callback)->throws(new Exception());
+verify($callback)->throws(new Exception('message'));
+
+// does not throw
+verify($callback)->doesNotThrow();
+verify($callback)->doesNotThrow(Exception::class);
+verify($callback)->doesNotThrow(Exception::class, 'exception message');
+verify($callback)->doesNotThrow(new Exception());
+verify($callback)->doesNotThrow(new Exception('exception message'));
+
 //Other methods:
 * stringContainsString
 * stringNotContainsString
diff --git a/src/Codeception/Verify.php b/src/Codeception/Verify.php
index 562c49d..2a45d75 100644
--- a/src/Codeception/Verify.php
+++ b/src/Codeception/Verify.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 namespace Codeception;
 
 use \Codeception\PHPUnit\TestCase as a;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\ExpectationFailedException;
 
 class Verify {
 
@@ -457,4 +458,67 @@ public function notEqualsWithDelta($expected, $delta)
     {
         a::assertNotEqualsWithDelta($expected, $this->actual, $delta, $this->description);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param \Exception|string|null $throws
+     * @param string|false $message
+     * @throws \Throwable
+     */
+    public function throws($throws = null, $message = false)
+    {
+        if ($throws instanceof \Exception) {
+            $message = $throws->getMessage();
+            $throws = get_class($throws);
+        }
+
+        try {
+            call_user_func($this->actual);
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            if (!$throws) {
+                return; // it throws
+            }
+
+            $actualThrows = get_class($e);
+            $actualMessage = $e->getMessage();
+
+            a::assertSame($throws, $actualThrows, "exception '$throws' was expected, but '$actualThrows' was thrown");
+
+            if ($message) {
+                a::assertSame($message, $actualMessage, "exception message '$message' was expected, but '$actualMessage' was received");
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!isset($e)) {
+            throw new ExpectationFailedException("exception '$throws' was not thrown as expected");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function doesNotThrow($throws = null, $message = false)
+    {
+        if ($throws instanceof \Exception) {
+            $message = $throws->getMessage();
+            $throws = get_class($throws);
+        }
+
+        try {
+            call_user_func($this->actual);
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            if (!$throws) {
+                throw new ExpectationFailedException("exception was not expected to be thrown");
+            }
+
+            $actualThrows = get_class($e);
+            $actualMessage = $e->getMessage();
+
+            if ($throws !== $actualThrows) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (!$message) {
+                throw new ExpectationFailedException("exception '$throws' was not expected to be thrown");
+            } elseif ($message === $actualMessage) {
+                throw new ExpectationFailedException("exception '$throws' with message '$message' was not expected to be thrown");
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/VerifyTest.php b/tests/VerifyTest.php
index e309c40..e6c5184 100644
--- a/tests/VerifyTest.php
+++ b/tests/VerifyTest.php
@@ -313,6 +313,56 @@ public function testNotEqualsWithDelta()
     {
         verify(1.2)->notEqualsWithDelta(1.0, 0.1);
     }
+
+    public function testThrows()
+    {
+        $func = function () {
+            throw new Exception('foo');
+        };
+
+        verify($func)->throws();
+        verify($func)->throws(Exception::class);
+        verify($func)->throws(Exception::class, 'foo');
+        verify($func)->throws(new Exception());
+        verify($func)->throws(new Exception('foo'));
+
+        verify(function () use ($func) {
+            verify($func)->throws(RuntimeException::class);
+        })->throws(\PHPUnit\Framework\ExpectationFailedException::class);
+
+        verify(function () {
+            verify(function () {})->throws(Exception::class);
+        })->throws(new \PHPUnit\Framework\ExpectationFailedException("exception 'Exception' was not thrown as expected"));
+    }
+
+    public function testDoesNotThrow()
+    {
+        $func = function () {
+            throw new Exception('foo');
+        };
+
+        verify(function () {})->doesNotThrow();
+        verify($func)->doesNotThrow(RuntimeException::class);
+        verify($func)->doesNotThrow(RuntimeException::class, 'bar');
+        verify($func)->doesNotThrow(RuntimeException::class, 'foo');
+        verify($func)->doesNotThrow(new RuntimeException());
+        verify($func)->doesNotThrow(new RuntimeException('bar'));
+        verify($func)->doesNotThrow(new RuntimeException('foo'));
+        verify($func)->doesNotThrow(Exception::class, 'bar');
+        verify($func)->doesNotThrow(new Exception('bar'));
+
+        verify(function () use ($func) {
+            verify($func)->doesNotThrow();
+        })->throws(new \PHPUnit\Framework\ExpectationFailedException("exception was not expected to be thrown"));
+
+        verify(function () use ($func) {
+            verify($func)->doesNotThrow(Exception::class);
+        })->throws(new \PHPUnit\Framework\ExpectationFailedException("exception 'Exception' was not expected to be thrown"));
+
+        verify(function () use ($func) {
+            verify($func)->doesNotThrow(Exception::class, 'foo');
+        })->throws(new \PHPUnit\Framework\ExpectationFailedException("exception 'Exception' with message 'foo' was not expected to be thrown"));
+    }
 }