diff --git a/lib/capybara/node/matchers.rb b/lib/capybara/node/matchers.rb
index 4975a2ab..6176394b 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/node/matchers.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/node/matchers.rb
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ module Capybara
         return true
       end
 
+      alias_method :refute_selector, :assert_no_selector
+
       ##
       #
       # Checks if a given XPath expression is on the page or current node.
diff --git a/lib/capybara/session.rb b/lib/capybara/session.rb
index 68601353..b7b8c4d6 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/session.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/session.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ module Capybara
       :has_no_field?, :has_checked_field?, :has_unchecked_field?,
       :has_no_table?, :has_table?, :unselect, :has_select?, :has_no_select?,
       :has_selector?, :has_no_selector?, :click_on, :has_no_checked_field?,
-      :has_no_unchecked_field?, :query, :assert_selector, :assert_no_selector
+      :has_no_unchecked_field?, :query, :assert_selector, :assert_no_selector,
+      :refute_selector
     ]
     SESSION_METHODS = [
       :body, :html, :source, :current_url, :current_host, :current_path,
diff --git a/lib/capybara/spec/session/assert_selector.rb b/lib/capybara/spec/session/assert_selector.rb
index 4274d5a4..6590bbb9 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/spec/session/assert_selector.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/spec/session/assert_selector.rb
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ Capybara::SpecHelper.spec '#assert_selector' do
   end
 end
 
+Capybara::SpecHelper.spec '#refute_selector' do
+  it "should be an alias of #assert_no_selector" do
+    Capybara::Node::Matchers.instance_method(:refute_selector).should == Capybara::Node::Matchers.instance_method(:assert_no_selector)
+  end
+end
+
 Capybara::SpecHelper.spec '#assert_no_selector' do
   before do
     @session.visit('/with_html')