diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b9f59f45e805..a5fe04d618ee 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
   ([#5670](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/5670))
 * `[expect]` Add inverse matchers (`expect.not.arrayContaining`, etc.,
   [#5517](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/5517))
+* `[expect]` `expect.extend` now also extends asymmetric matchers
+  ([#5503](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/5503))
 * `[jest-mock]` Update `spyOnProperty` to support spying on the prototype chain
   ([#5753](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/5753))
 * `[jest-mock]` Add tracking of return values in the `mock` property
diff --git a/docs/ExpectAPI.md b/docs/ExpectAPI.md
index 784575aaab3e..2549488517bd 100644
--- a/docs/ExpectAPI.md
+++ b/docs/ExpectAPI.md
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ expect.extend({
 test('even and odd numbers', () => {
   expect(100).toBeDivisibleBy(2);
   expect(101).not.toBeDivisibleBy(2);
+  expect({apples: 6, bananas: 3}).toEqual({
+    apples: expect.toBeDivisibleBy(2),
+    bananas: expect.not.toBeDivisibleBy(2),
+  });
 });
 ```