diff --git a/mocha/mocha-tests.ts b/mocha/mocha-tests.ts
index f90fefaf96..c50f5feab3 100644
--- a/mocha/mocha-tests.ts
+++ b/mocha/mocha-tests.ts
@@ -249,3 +249,7 @@ function test_run_withOnComplete() {
         console.log(failures);
     });
 }
+
+function test_throwError() {
+    mocha.throwError(new Error("I'm an error!"));
+}
diff --git a/mocha/mocha.d.ts b/mocha/mocha.d.ts
index 88dc359fcc..b4f182aabd 100644
--- a/mocha/mocha.d.ts
+++ b/mocha/mocha.d.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ declare class Mocha {
     invert(): Mocha;
     ignoreLeaks(value: boolean): Mocha;
     checkLeaks(): Mocha;
+    /**
+     * Function to allow assertion libraries to throw errors directly into mocha.
+     * This is useful when running tests in a browser because window.onerror will
+     * only receive the 'message' attribute of the Error.
+     */
+    throwError(error: Error): void;
     /** Enables growl support. */
     growl(): Mocha;
     globals(value: string): Mocha;