diff --git a/lodash.js b/lodash.js
index 399cbe79c..3b7f9e800 100644
--- a/lodash.js
+++ b/lodash.js
@@ -6531,6 +6531,28 @@
       return typeof value == 'undefined';
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Checks if `value` is an instance of a native `Error` class.
+     *
+     * @static
+     * @memberOf _
+     * @category Objects
+     * @param {*} value The value to check.
+     * @returns {boolean} Returns `true` if `value` is an instance of a native `Error`, else `false`.
+     * @example
+     *
+     * _.isError(new Error);
+     * // => true
+     *
+     * _.isError('string');
+     * // => false
+     */
+    function isError(value) {
+      var type = typeof value;
+      return value && type == 'object' && toString.call(value) == errorClass ||
+        false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates an array of the own enumerable property names of `object`.
      *
@@ -8376,6 +8398,7 @@
     lodash.isRegExp = isRegExp;
     lodash.isString = isString;
     lodash.isUndefined = isUndefined;
+    lodash.isError = isError;
     lodash.kebabCase = kebabCase;
     lodash.lastIndexOf = lastIndexOf;
     lodash.mixin = mixin;
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 54e71f820..c2912faa3 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@
         "'_regexp': /x/,",
         "'_string': new String('a'),",
         "'_undefined': undefined,",
+        "'_error': new Error(),",
         '})'
       ].join('\n')));
     }
@@ -5255,13 +5256,60 @@
 
   /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+  QUnit.module('lodash.isError');
+
+  (function() {
+    var args = arguments;
+
+    test('should return `true` for `Error` instances', 7, function() {
+      strictEqual(_.isError(new Error()), true);
+      strictEqual(_.isError(new EvalError()), true);
+      strictEqual(_.isError(new RangeError()), true);
+      strictEqual(_.isError(new ReferenceError()), true);
+      strictEqual(_.isError(new SyntaxError()), true);
+      strictEqual(_.isError(new TypeError()), true);
+      strictEqual(_.isError(new URIError()), true);
+    });
+
+    test('should return `false` for non `Error` instances', 10, function() {
+      var expected = _.map(falsey, function(value) { return false; });
+
+      var actual = _.map(falsey, function(value, index) {
+        return _.isError(value);
+      });
+
+      strictEqual(_.isError(args), false);
+      strictEqual(_.isError([1, 2, 3]), false);
+      strictEqual(_.isError(true), false);
+      strictEqual(_.isError(new Date), false);
+      strictEqual(_.isError(_), false);
+      strictEqual(_.isError({ 'a': 1 }), false);
+      strictEqual(_.isError(0), false);
+      strictEqual(_.isError(/x/), false);
+      strictEqual(_.isError('a'), false);
+
+      deepEqual(actual, expected);
+    });
+
+    test('should work with an `Error` from another realm', 1, function() {
+      if (_._error) {
+        strictEqual(_.isError(_._error), true);
+      }
+      else {
+        skipTest();
+      }
+    });
+  }(1, 2, 3));
+
+  /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
   QUnit.module('isType checks');
 
   (function() {
-    test('should return `false` for subclassed values', 7, function() {
+    test('should return `false` for subclassed values', 8, function() {
       var funcs = [
         'isArray', 'isBoolean', 'isDate', 'isFunction',
-        'isNumber', 'isRegExp', 'isString'
+        'isNumber', 'isRegExp', 'isString', 'isError'
       ];
 
       _.each(funcs, function(methodName) {
@@ -10283,7 +10331,7 @@
 
     var acceptFalsey = _.difference(allMethods, rejectFalsey);
 
-    test('should accept falsey arguments', 184, function() {
+    test('should accept falsey arguments', 185, function() {
       var emptyArrays = _.map(falsey, _.constant([])),
           isExposed = '_' in root,
           oldDash = root._;