diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a776238..0ec099c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 ## unreleased
 
- * add RSpec matcher `transition_from` (see [issue #178](https://github.com/aasm/aasm/issues/178)  for details, thanks to [@thomasstephane](https://github.com/thomasstephane))
+ * add RSpec matcher `have_state` (see [issue #147](https://github.com/aasm/aasm/issues/147) for details)
+ * add RSpec matcher `transition_from` (see [issue #178](https://github.com/aasm/aasm/issues/178) for details, thanks to [@thomasstephane](https://github.com/thomasstephane))
 
 ## 4.4.1
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2f9f13a..233b282 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -723,20 +723,26 @@ Job.aasm.states_for_select
 
 ### Testing
 
-AASM provides some matchers for [RSpec](http://rspec.info). Add `require 'aasm/rspec'` to your `spec_helper.rb` file and use them like this
+AASM provides some matchers for [RSpec](http://rspec.info): `transition_from`, `have_state`. Add `require 'aasm/rspec'` to your `spec_helper.rb` file and use them like this
 
 ```ruby
 # classes with only the default state machine
 job = Job.new
 expect(job).to transition_from(:sleeping).to(:running).on_event(:run)
 expect(job).not_to transition_from(:sleeping).to(:cleaning).on_event(:run)
+expect(job).to have_state(:sleeping)
+expect(job).not_to have_state(:running)
 
 # classes with multiple state machine
 multiple = SimpleMultipleExample.new
 expect(multiple).to transition_from(:standing).to(:walking).on_event(:walk).on(:move)
 expect(multiple).to_not transition_from(:standing).to(:running).on_event(:walk).on(:move)
+expect(multiple).to have_state(:standing).on(:move)
+expect(multiple).not_to have_state(:walking).on(:move)
 expect(multiple).to transition_from(:sleeping).to(:processing).on_event(:start).on(:work)
 expect(multiple).to_not transition_from(:sleeping).to(:sleeping).on_event(:start).on(:work)
+expect(multiple).to have_state(:sleeping).on(:work)
+expect(multiple).not_to have_state(:processing).on(:work)
 ```
 
 ## <a id="installation">Installation ##
diff --git a/lib/aasm/rspec/have_state.rb b/lib/aasm/rspec/have_state.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bba9c73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/aasm/rspec/have_state.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+RSpec::Matchers.define :have_state do |state|
+  match do |obj|
+    @state_machine_name ||= :default
+    obj.aasm(@state_machine_name).current_state == state.to_sym
+  end
+
+  chain :on do |state_machine_name|
+    @state_machine_name = state_machine_name
+  end
+
+  description do
+    "have state #{expected} (on :#{@state_machine_name})"
+  end
+
+  failure_message do |obj|
+    "expected that :#{obj.aasm(@state_machine_name).current_state} would be :#{expected} (on :#{@state_machine_name})"
+  end
+
+  failure_message_when_negated do |obj|
+    "expected that :#{obj.aasm(@state_machine_name).current_state} would not be :#{expected} (on :#{@state_machine_name})"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/unit/rspec_matcher_spec.rb b/spec/unit/rspec_matcher_spec.rb
index 3ac3e3e..4170d41 100644
--- a/spec/unit/rspec_matcher_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/rspec_matcher_spec.rb
@@ -18,4 +18,26 @@ describe 'state machine' do
       expect(multiple).to_not transition_from(:sleeping).to(:sleeping).on_event(:start).on(:work)
     end
   end
+
+  describe "have_state" do
+    it "works for simple state machines" do
+      expect(simple).to have_state :initialised
+      expect(simple).to_not have_state :filled_out
+      simple.fill_out
+      expect(simple).to have_state :filled_out
+    end
+
+    it "works for multiple state machines" do
+      expect(multiple).to have_state(:standing).on(:move)
+      expect(multiple).to_not have_state(:walking).on(:move)
+      multiple.walk
+      expect(multiple).to have_state(:walking).on(:move)
+
+      expect(multiple).to have_state(:sleeping).on(:work)
+      expect(multiple).to_not have_state(:processing).on(:work)
+      multiple.start
+      expect(multiple).to have_state(:processing).on(:work)
+    end
+  end
+
 end