diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c0d7fbd43a29..6332c3821f3e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ### Features
 
+- `[jest-jasmine2/jest-circus/jest-cli]` Add test.todo ([#6996](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/6996))
 - `[pretty-format]` Option to not escape strings in diff messages ([#5661](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/5661))
 
 ### Fixes
diff --git a/docs/GlobalAPI.md b/docs/GlobalAPI.md
index 1cfdfc642b56..0eb4f2be26d2 100644
--- a/docs/GlobalAPI.md
+++ b/docs/GlobalAPI.md
@@ -655,3 +655,21 @@ test('will be ran', () => {
   expect(1 / 0).toBe(Infinity);
 });
 ```
+
+### `test.todo(name)`
+
+Use `test.todo` when you are planning on writing tests. These tests will be highlighted in the summary output at the end so you know how many tests you still need todo.
+
+_Note_: If you supply a test callback function then the `test.todo` will throw an error. If you have already implemented the test and it is broken and you do not want it to run, then use `test.skip` instead.
+
+#### API
+
+- `name`: `String` the title of the test plan.
+
+Example:
+
+```js
+const add = (a, b) => a + b;
+
+test.todo('add should be associative');
+```
diff --git a/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/globals.test.js.snap b/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/globals.test.js.snap
index 4e61b01522ec..bb31e4b13844 100644
--- a/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/globals.test.js.snap
+++ b/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/globals.test.js.snap
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ exports[`cannot test with no implementation 1`] = `
 "FAIL __tests__/only-constructs.test.js
   ● Test suite failed to run
 
-    Missing second argument. It must be a callback function.
+    Missing second argument. It must be a callback function. Perhaps you want to use \`test.todo\` for a test placeholder.
 
       1 | 
       2 |     it('it', () => {});
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ exports[`cannot test with no implementation with expand arg 1`] = `
 "FAIL __tests__/only-constructs.test.js
   ● Test suite failed to run
 
-    Missing second argument. It must be a callback function.
+    Missing second argument. It must be a callback function. Perhaps you want to use \`test.todo\` for a test placeholder.
 
       1 | 
       2 |     it('it', () => {});
diff --git a/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/test-todo.test.js.snap b/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/test-todo.test.js.snap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bd51088a7639
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/test-todo.test.js.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`shows error messages when called with invalid argument 1`] = `
+"FAIL __tests__/todo_non_string.test.js
+  ● Test suite failed to run
+
+    Todo must be called with only a description.
+
+      6 |  */
+      7 | 
+    > 8 | it.todo(() => {});
+        |    ^
+      9 | 
+
+      at __tests__/todo_non_string.test.js:8:4
+
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`shows error messages when called with multiple arguments 1`] = `
+"FAIL __tests__/todo_multiple_args.test.js
+  ● Test suite failed to run
+
+    Todo must be called with only a description.
+
+      6 |  */
+      7 | 
+    > 8 | it.todo('todo later', () => {});
+        |    ^
+      9 | 
+
+      at __tests__/todo_multiple_args.test.js:8:4
+
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`shows error messages when called with no arguments 1`] = `
+"FAIL __tests__/todo_no_args.test.js
+  ● Test suite failed to run
+
+    Todo must be called with only a description.
+
+      6 |  */
+      7 | 
+    > 8 | it.todo();
+        |    ^
+      9 | 
+
+      at __tests__/todo_no_args.test.js:8:4
+
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`works with all statuses 1`] = `
+"FAIL __tests__/statuses.test.js
+  ✓ passes
+  ✕ fails
+  ○ skipped 1 test
+  ✎ todo 1 test
+
+  ● fails
+
+    expect(received).toBe(expected) // Object.is equality
+
+    Expected: 101
+    Received: 10
+
+      11 | 
+      12 | it('fails', () => {
+    > 13 |   expect(10).toBe(101);
+         |              ^
+      14 | });
+      15 | 
+      16 | it.skip('skips', () => {
+
+      at __tests__/statuses.test.js:13:14
+
+"
+`;
diff --git a/e2e/__tests__/test-todo.test.js b/e2e/__tests__/test-todo.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c430731a8f62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/__tests__/test-todo.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-present, Facebook, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @flow
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+const path = require('path');
+const runJest = require('../runJest');
+const {extractSummary} = require('../Utils');
+const dir = path.resolve(__dirname, '../test-todo');
+
+test('works with all statuses', () => {
+  const result = runJest(dir, ['statuses.test.js']);
+  expect(result.status).toBe(1);
+  const {rest} = extractSummary(result.stderr);
+  expect(rest).toMatchSnapshot();
+});
+
+test('shows error messages when called with no arguments', () => {
+  const result = runJest(dir, ['todo_no_args.test.js']);
+  expect(result.status).toBe(1);
+  const {rest} = extractSummary(result.stderr);
+  expect(rest).toMatchSnapshot();
+});
+
+test('shows error messages when called with multiple arguments', () => {
+  const result = runJest(dir, ['todo_multiple_args.test.js']);
+  expect(result.status).toBe(1);
+  const {rest} = extractSummary(result.stderr);
+  expect(rest).toMatchSnapshot();
+});
+
+test('shows error messages when called with invalid argument', () => {
+  const result = runJest(dir, ['todo_non_string.test.js']);
+  expect(result.status).toBe(1);
+  const {rest} = extractSummary(result.stderr);
+  expect(rest).toMatchSnapshot();
+});
diff --git a/e2e/test-todo/__tests__/statuses.test.js b/e2e/test-todo/__tests__/statuses.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4d9034ee7080
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/test-todo/__tests__/statuses.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-present, Facebook, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+it('passes', () => {
+  expect(10).toBe(10);
+});
+
+it('fails', () => {
+  expect(10).toBe(101);
+});
+
+it.skip('skips', () => {
+  expect(10).toBe(101);
+});
+
+it.todo('todo');
diff --git a/e2e/test-todo/__tests__/todo_multiple_args.test.js b/e2e/test-todo/__tests__/todo_multiple_args.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e0b852c31d88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/test-todo/__tests__/todo_multiple_args.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-present, Facebook, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+it.todo('todo later', () => {});
diff --git a/e2e/test-todo/__tests__/todo_no_args.test.js b/e2e/test-todo/__tests__/todo_no_args.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d82b8e902c53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/test-todo/__tests__/todo_no_args.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-present, Facebook, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+it.todo();
diff --git a/e2e/test-todo/__tests__/todo_non_string.test.js b/e2e/test-todo/__tests__/todo_non_string.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5c3c9d766a9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/test-todo/__tests__/todo_non_string.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-present, Facebook, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+it.todo(() => {});
diff --git a/e2e/test-todo/package.json b/e2e/test-todo/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..148788b25446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/test-todo/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "jest": {
+    "testEnvironment": "node"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/jest-circus/src/__tests__/circus_it_test_error.test.js b/packages/jest-circus/src/__tests__/circus_it_test_error.test.js
index 4fd4e2d99f27..4af5597c40a1 100644
--- a/packages/jest-circus/src/__tests__/circus_it_test_error.test.js
+++ b/packages/jest-circus/src/__tests__/circus_it_test_error.test.js
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ describe('test/it error throwing', () => {
     expect(() => {
       // $FlowFixMe: Easy, we're testing runitme errors here
       circusIt('test2');
-    }).toThrowError('Missing second argument. It must be a callback function.');
+    }).toThrowError(
+      'Missing second argument. It must be a callback function. Perhaps you want to use `test.todo` for a test placeholder.',
+    );
   });
   it(`it throws an error when first argument isn't a string`, () => {
     expect(() => {
@@ -62,7 +64,9 @@ describe('test/it error throwing', () => {
     expect(() => {
       // $FlowFixMe: Easy, we're testing runitme errors here
       circusTest('test6');
-    }).toThrowError('Missing second argument. It must be a callback function.');
+    }).toThrowError(
+      'Missing second argument. It must be a callback function. Perhaps you want to use `test.todo` for a test placeholder.',
+    );
   });
   it(`test throws an error when first argument isn't a string`, () => {
     expect(() => {
diff --git a/packages/jest-circus/src/__tests__/circus_todo_test_error.test.js b/packages/jest-circus/src/__tests__/circus_todo_test_error.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1564ce029559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/jest-circus/src/__tests__/circus_todo_test_error.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-present, Facebook, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @flow strict-local
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+let circusIt;
+
+// using jest-jasmine2's 'it' to test jest-circus's 'it'. Had to differentiate
+// the two with this alias.
+
+const aliasCircusIt = () => {
+  const {it} = require('../index.js');
+  circusIt = it;
+};
+
+aliasCircusIt();
+
+describe('test/it.todo error throwing', () => {
+  it('todo throws error when given no arguments', () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      // $FlowFixMe: Testing runitme errors here
+      circusIt.todo();
+    }).toThrowError('Todo must be called with only a description.');
+  });
+  it('todo throws error when given more than one argument', () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      circusIt.todo('test1', () => {});
+    }).toThrowError('Todo must be called with only a description.');
+  });
+  it('todo throws error when given none string description', () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      // $FlowFixMe: Testing runitme errors here
+      circusIt.todo(() => {});
+    }).toThrowError('Todo must be called with only a description.');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/jest-circus/src/event_handler.js b/packages/jest-circus/src/event_handler.js
index e50e1f56548d..fb5af141b802 100644
--- a/packages/jest-circus/src/event_handler.js
+++ b/packages/jest-circus/src/event_handler.js
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ const handler: EventHandler = (event, state): void => {
       event.test.status = 'skip';
       break;
     }
+    case 'test_todo': {
+      event.test.status = 'todo';
+      break;
+    }
     case 'test_done': {
       event.test.duration = getTestDuration(event.test);
       event.test.status = 'done';
diff --git a/packages/jest-circus/src/index.js b/packages/jest-circus/src/index.js
index 790987a43349..c6463ce0cc1e 100644
--- a/packages/jest-circus/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/jest-circus/src/index.js
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ const test = (testName: TestName, fn: TestFn, timeout?: number) => {
     );
   }
   if (fn === undefined) {
-    throw new Error('Missing second argument. It must be a callback function.');
+    throw new Error(
+      'Missing second argument. It must be a callback function. Perhaps you want to use `test.todo` for a test placeholder.',
+    );
   }
   if (typeof fn !== 'function') {
     throw new Error(
@@ -121,6 +123,32 @@ test.only = (testName: TestName, fn: TestFn, timeout?: number) => {
   });
 };
 
+test.todo = (testName: TestName, ...rest: Array<mixed>) => {
+  if (rest.length > 0 || typeof testName !== 'string') {
+    const e = new Error('Todo must be called with only a description.');
+
+    if (Error.captureStackTrace) {
+      Error.captureStackTrace(e, test.todo);
+    }
+
+    throw e;
+  }
+
+  const asyncError = new Error();
+  if (Error.captureStackTrace) {
+    Error.captureStackTrace(asyncError, test);
+  }
+
+  return dispatch({
+    asyncError,
+    fn: () => {},
+    mode: 'todo',
+    name: 'add_test',
+    testName,
+    timeout: undefined,
+  });
+};
+
 test.each = bindEach(test);
 test.only.each = bindEach(test.only);
 test.skip.each = bindEach(test.skip);
diff --git a/packages/jest-circus/src/legacy_code_todo_rewrite/jest_adapter_init.js b/packages/jest-circus/src/legacy_code_todo_rewrite/jest_adapter_init.js
index 47df43f83778..7f076478e948 100644
--- a/packages/jest-circus/src/legacy_code_todo_rewrite/jest_adapter_init.js
+++ b/packages/jest-circus/src/legacy_code_todo_rewrite/jest_adapter_init.js
@@ -122,12 +122,16 @@ export const runAndTransformResultsToJestFormat = async ({
   let numFailingTests = 0;
   let numPassingTests = 0;
   let numPendingTests = 0;
+  let numTodoTests = 0;
 
   const assertionResults = runResult.testResults.map(testResult => {
     let status: Status;
     if (testResult.status === 'skip') {
       status = 'pending';
       numPendingTests += 1;
+    } else if (testResult.status === 'todo') {
+      status = 'todo';
+      numTodoTests += 1;
     } else if (testResult.errors.length) {
       status = 'failed';
       numFailingTests += 1;
@@ -184,6 +188,7 @@ export const runAndTransformResultsToJestFormat = async ({
     numFailingTests,
     numPassingTests,
     numPendingTests,
+    numTodoTests,
     openHandles: [],
     perfStats: {
       // populated outside
diff --git a/packages/jest-circus/src/run.js b/packages/jest-circus/src/run.js
index bf6bae4f2683..37fcfc8d1616 100644
--- a/packages/jest-circus/src/run.js
+++ b/packages/jest-circus/src/run.js
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ const _runTest = async (test: TestEntry): Promise<void> => {
     return;
   }
 
+  if (test.mode === 'todo') {
+    dispatch({name: 'test_todo', test});
+    return;
+  }
+
   const {afterEach, beforeEach} = getEachHooksForTest(test);
 
   for (const hook of beforeEach) {
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/constants.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/constants.js
index 67418d211d72..fec5f008415e 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/constants.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/constants.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const ICONS = {
   failed: isWindows ? '\u00D7' : '\u2715',
   pending: '\u25CB',
   success: isWindows ? '\u221A' : '\u2713',
+  todo: '\u270E',
 };
 export const PACKAGE_JSON = 'package.json';
 export const JEST_CONFIG = 'jest.config.js';
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/utils.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/utils.js
index bdea97306ef9..7f519991892d 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/utils.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/utils.js
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ export const getSummary = (
   const testsFailed = aggregatedResults.numFailedTests;
   const testsPassed = aggregatedResults.numPassedTests;
   const testsPending = aggregatedResults.numPendingTests;
+  const testsTodo = aggregatedResults.numTodoTests;
   const testsTotal = aggregatedResults.numTotalTests;
   const width = (options && options.width) || 0;
 
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ export const getSummary = (
     chalk.bold('Tests:       ') +
     (testsFailed ? chalk.bold.red(`${testsFailed} failed`) + ', ' : '') +
     (testsPending ? chalk.bold.yellow(`${testsPending} skipped`) + ', ' : '') +
+    (testsTodo ? chalk.bold.magenta(`${testsTodo} todo`) + ', ' : '') +
     (testsPassed ? chalk.bold.green(`${testsPassed} passed`) + ', ' : '') +
     `${testsTotal} total`;
 
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/verbose_reporter.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/verbose_reporter.js
index 1e86c88b1516..9883c1844049 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/verbose_reporter.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/verbose_reporter.js
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ export default class VerboseReporter extends DefaultReporter {
       return chalk.red(ICONS.failed);
     } else if (status === 'pending') {
       return chalk.yellow(ICONS.pending);
+    } else if (status === 'todo') {
+      return chalk.magenta(ICONS.todo);
     } else {
       return chalk.green(ICONS.success);
     }
@@ -112,26 +114,48 @@ export default class VerboseReporter extends DefaultReporter {
     if (this._globalConfig.expand) {
       tests.forEach(test => this._logTest(test, indentLevel));
     } else {
-      const skippedCount = tests.reduce((result, test) => {
-        if (test.status === 'pending') {
-          result += 1;
-        } else {
-          this._logTest(test, indentLevel);
-        }
+      const summedTests = tests.reduce(
+        (result, test) => {
+          if (test.status === 'pending') {
+            result.pending += 1;
+          } else if (test.status === 'todo') {
+            result.todo += 1;
+          } else {
+            this._logTest(test, indentLevel);
+          }
+
+          return result;
+        },
+        {pending: 0, todo: 0},
+      );
 
-        return result;
-      }, 0);
+      if (summedTests.pending > 0) {
+        this._logSummedTests(
+          'skipped',
+          this._getIcon('pending'),
+          summedTests.pending,
+          indentLevel,
+        );
+      }
 
-      if (skippedCount > 0) {
-        this._logSkippedTests(skippedCount, indentLevel);
+      if (summedTests.todo > 0) {
+        this._logSummedTests(
+          'todo',
+          this._getIcon('todo'),
+          summedTests.todo,
+          indentLevel,
+        );
       }
     }
   }
 
-  _logSkippedTests(count: number, indentLevel: number) {
-    const icon = this._getIcon('pending');
-    const text = chalk.dim(`skipped ${count} test${count === 1 ? '' : 's'}`);
-
+  _logSummedTests(
+    prefix: string,
+    icon: string,
+    count: number,
+    indentLevel: number,
+  ) {
+    const text = chalk.dim(`${prefix} ${count} test${count === 1 ? '' : 's'}`);
     this._logLine(`${icon} ${text}`, indentLevel);
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/testResultHelpers.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/testResultHelpers.js
index ad2c8c0fed47..8c3a97ce07c0 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/testResultHelpers.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/testResultHelpers.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export const makeEmptyAggregatedTestResult = (): AggregatedResult => ({
   numPendingTestSuites: 0,
   numPendingTests: 0,
   numRuntimeErrorTestSuites: 0,
+  numTodoTests: 0,
   numTotalTestSuites: 0,
   numTotalTests: 0,
   openHandles: [],
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ export const buildFailureTestResult = (
   numFailingTests: 0,
   numPassingTests: 0,
   numPendingTests: 0,
+  numTodoTests: 0,
   openHandles: [],
   perfStats: {
     end: 0,
@@ -87,10 +89,12 @@ export const addResult = (
   aggregatedResults.numTotalTests +=
     testResult.numPassingTests +
     testResult.numFailingTests +
-    testResult.numPendingTests;
+    testResult.numPendingTests +
+    testResult.numTodoTests;
   aggregatedResults.numFailedTests += testResult.numFailingTests;
   aggregatedResults.numPassedTests += testResult.numPassingTests;
   aggregatedResults.numPendingTests += testResult.numPendingTests;
+  aggregatedResults.numTodoTests += testResult.numTodoTests;
 
   if (testResult.testExecError) {
     aggregatedResults.numRuntimeErrorTestSuites++;
diff --git a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/__tests__/it_test_error.test.js b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/__tests__/it_test_error.test.js
index 9f1727645ffd..54189045b767 100644
--- a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/__tests__/it_test_error.test.js
+++ b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/__tests__/it_test_error.test.js
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ describe('test/it error throwing', () => {
   it(`it throws error with missing callback function`, () => {
     expect(() => {
       it('test1');
-    }).toThrowError('Missing second argument. It must be a callback function.');
+    }).toThrowError(
+      'Missing second argument. It must be a callback function. Perhaps you want to use `test.todo` for a test placeholder.',
+    );
   });
   it(`it throws an error when first argument isn't a string`, () => {
     expect(() => {
@@ -29,7 +31,9 @@ describe('test/it error throwing', () => {
   test(`test throws error with missing callback function`, () => {
     expect(() => {
       test('test4');
-    }).toThrowError('Missing second argument. It must be a callback function.');
+    }).toThrowError(
+      'Missing second argument. It must be a callback function. Perhaps you want to use `test.todo` for a test placeholder.',
+    );
   });
   test(`test throws an error when first argument isn't a string`, () => {
     expect(() => {
diff --git a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/__tests__/todo_error.test.js b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/__tests__/todo_error.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7d195e75f4a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/__tests__/todo_error.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-present, Facebook, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+describe('test/it.todo error throwing', () => {
+  it('it throws error when given no arguments', () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      it.todo();
+    }).toThrowError('Todo must be called with only a description.');
+  });
+  it('it throws error when given more than one argument', () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      it.todo('test1', () => {});
+    }).toThrowError('Todo must be called with only a description.');
+  });
+  it('it throws error when given none string description', () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      it.todo(() => {});
+    }).toThrowError('Todo must be called with only a description.');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/index.js b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/index.js
index ca4e8f824b6b..b93eab79d10c 100644
--- a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/index.js
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ async function jasmine2(
 
   environment.global.test = environment.global.it;
   environment.global.it.only = environment.global.fit;
+  environment.global.it.todo = env.todo;
   environment.global.it.skip = environment.global.xit;
   environment.global.xtest = environment.global.xit;
   environment.global.describe.skip = environment.global.xdescribe;
diff --git a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/Env.js b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/Env.js
index d547c0a8f271..e464f0713669 100644
--- a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/Env.js
+++ b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/Env.js
@@ -328,6 +328,9 @@ export default function(j$) {
       if (currentDeclarationSuite.markedPending) {
         suite.pend();
       }
+      if (currentDeclarationSuite.markedTodo) {
+        suite.todo();
+      }
       addSpecsToSuite(suite, specDefinitions);
       return suite;
     };
@@ -450,7 +453,7 @@ export default function(j$) {
       }
       if (fn === undefined) {
         throw new Error(
-          'Missing second argument. It must be a callback function.',
+          'Missing second argument. It must be a callback function. Perhaps you want to use `test.todo` for a test placeholder.',
         );
       }
       if (typeof fn !== 'function') {
@@ -489,6 +492,24 @@ export default function(j$) {
       return spec;
     };
 
+    this.todo = function() {
+      const description = arguments[0];
+      if (arguments.length !== 1 || typeof description !== 'string') {
+        const e = new Error('Todo must be called with only a description.');
+
+        if (Error.captureStackTrace) {
+          Error.captureStackTrace(e, test.todo);
+        }
+
+        throw e;
+      }
+
+      const spec = specFactory(description, () => {}, currentDeclarationSuite);
+      spec.todo();
+      currentDeclarationSuite.addChild(spec);
+      return spec;
+    };
+
     this.fit = function(description, fn, timeout) {
       const spec = specFactory(
         description,
diff --git a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/Spec.js b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/Spec.js
index 807c3c168f75..c7ab00dfe70e 100644
--- a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/Spec.js
+++ b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/Spec.js
@@ -103,7 +103,12 @@ Spec.prototype.execute = function(onComplete, enabled) {
 
   this.onStart(this);
 
-  if (!this.isExecutable() || this.markedPending || enabled === false) {
+  if (
+    !this.isExecutable() ||
+    this.markedPending ||
+    this.markedTodo ||
+    enabled === false
+  ) {
     complete(enabled);
     return;
   }
@@ -175,6 +180,10 @@ Spec.prototype.pend = function(message) {
   }
 };
 
+Spec.prototype.todo = function() {
+  this.markedTodo = true;
+};
+
 Spec.prototype.getResult = function() {
   this.result.status = this.status();
   return this.result;
@@ -185,6 +194,10 @@ Spec.prototype.status = function(enabled) {
     return 'disabled';
   }
 
+  if (this.markedTodo) {
+    return 'todo';
+  }
+
   if (this.markedPending) {
     return 'pending';
   }
diff --git a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/reporter.js b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/reporter.js
index ac1e37c67976..2a867736f29a 100644
--- a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/reporter.js
+++ b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/reporter.js
@@ -85,12 +85,15 @@ export default class Jasmine2Reporter {
     let numFailingTests = 0;
     let numPassingTests = 0;
     let numPendingTests = 0;
+    let numTodoTests = 0;
     const testResults = this._testResults;
     testResults.forEach(testResult => {
       if (testResult.status === 'failed') {
         numFailingTests++;
       } else if (testResult.status === 'pending') {
         numPendingTests++;
+      } else if (testResult.status === 'todo') {
+        numTodoTests++;
       } else {
         numPassingTests++;
       }
@@ -107,6 +110,7 @@ export default class Jasmine2Reporter {
       numFailingTests,
       numPassingTests,
       numPendingTests,
+      numTodoTests,
       perfStats: {
         end: 0,
         start: 0,
diff --git a/packages/jest-runner/src/run_test.js b/packages/jest-runner/src/run_test.js
index 64ed00bb9261..d511c31c52c6 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runner/src/run_test.js
+++ b/packages/jest-runner/src/run_test.js
@@ -195,7 +195,10 @@ async function runTestInternal(
     }
 
     const testCount =
-      result.numPassingTests + result.numFailingTests + result.numPendingTests;
+      result.numPassingTests +
+      result.numFailingTests +
+      result.numPendingTests +
+      result.numTodoTests;
 
     result.perfStats = {end: Date.now(), start};
     result.testFilePath = path;
diff --git a/types/Circus.js b/types/Circus.js
index 484afbde9656..7a95671f9460 100644
--- a/types/Circus.js
+++ b/types/Circus.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 export type DoneFn = (reason?: string | Error) => void;
 export type BlockFn = () => void;
 export type BlockName = string | Function;
-export type BlockMode = void | 'skip' | 'only';
+export type BlockMode = void | 'skip' | 'only' | 'todo';
 export type TestMode = BlockMode;
 export type TestName = string;
 export type TestFn = (done?: DoneFn) => ?Promise<any>;
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ export type Event =
       name: 'test_skip',
       test: TestEntry,
     |}
+  | {|
+      name: 'test_todo',
+      test: TestEntry,
+    |}
   | {|
       // test failure is defined by presence of errors in `test.errors`,
       // `test_done` indicates that the test and all its hooks were run,
@@ -145,7 +149,7 @@ export type Event =
       name: 'teardown',
     |};
 
-export type TestStatus = 'skip' | 'done';
+export type TestStatus = 'skip' | 'done' | 'todo';
 export type TestResult = {|
   duration: ?number,
   errors: Array<FormattedError>,
diff --git a/types/TestResult.js b/types/TestResult.js
index b32bd15e9590..928dc0d280e8 100644
--- a/types/TestResult.js
+++ b/types/TestResult.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export type AssertionLocation = {|
   path: string,
 |};
 
-export type Status = 'passed' | 'failed' | 'skipped' | 'pending';
+export type Status = 'passed' | 'failed' | 'skipped' | 'pending' | 'todo';
 
 export type Bytes = number;
 export type Milliseconds = number;
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ export type AggregatedResultWithoutCoverage = {
   numPassedTests: number,
   numPassedTestSuites: number,
   numPendingTests: number,
+  numTodoTests: number,
   numPendingTestSuites: number,
   numRuntimeErrorTestSuites: number,
   numTotalTests: number,
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ export type TestResult = {|
   numFailingTests: number,
   numPassingTests: number,
   numPendingTests: number,
+  numTodoTests: number,
   openHandles: Array<Error>,
   perfStats: {|
     end: Milliseconds,