diff --git a/src/main/java/rx/internal/operators/OperatorSkipWhile.java b/src/main/java/rx/internal/operators/OperatorSkipWhile.java
index 7936901a0e..deea70afcd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rx/internal/operators/OperatorSkipWhile.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rx/internal/operators/OperatorSkipWhile.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import rx.Observable.Operator;
 import rx.Subscriber;
+import rx.exceptions.Exceptions;
 import rx.functions.Func1;
 import rx.functions.Func2;
 
@@ -40,7 +41,14 @@ public void onNext(T t) {
                 if (!skipping) {
                     child.onNext(t);
                 } else {
-                    if (!predicate.call(t, index++)) {
+                    final boolean skip;
+                    try {
+                        skip = predicate.call(t,  index++);
+                    } catch (Throwable e) {
+                        Exceptions.throwOrReport(e, child, t);
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    if (!skip) {
                         skipping = false;
                         child.onNext(t);
                     } else {
diff --git a/src/test/java/rx/internal/operators/OperatorSkipWhileTest.java b/src/test/java/rx/internal/operators/OperatorSkipWhileTest.java
index 38a93bd5fb..d0d8f6960b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/rx/internal/operators/OperatorSkipWhileTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/rx/internal/operators/OperatorSkipWhileTest.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package rx.internal.operators;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyInt;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.inOrder;
@@ -23,12 +24,17 @@
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.mockito.InOrder;
 
 import rx.Observable;
 import rx.Observer;
+import rx.functions.Action1;
 import rx.functions.Func1;
+import rx.observers.Subscribers;
+import rx.observers.TestSubscriber;
 
 public class OperatorSkipWhileTest {
 
@@ -51,6 +57,20 @@ public Boolean call(Integer value) {
             return index++ < 3;
         }
     };
+    
+    private static final Func1<Integer, Boolean> THROWS_NON_FATAL = new Func1<Integer, Boolean>() {
+        @Override
+        public Boolean call(Integer values) {
+            throw new RuntimeException();
+        }
+    };
+    
+    private static final Func1<Integer, Boolean> THROWS_FATAL = new Func1<Integer, Boolean>() {
+        @Override
+        public Boolean call(Integer values) {
+            throw new OutOfMemoryError();
+        }
+    };
 
     @Test
     public void testSkipWithIndex() {
@@ -120,6 +140,33 @@ public void testSkipError() {
         inOrder.verify(w, times(1)).onError(any(RuntimeException.class));
     }
     
+    @Test
+    public void testPredicateRuntimeError() {
+        Observable.just(1).skipWhile(THROWS_NON_FATAL).subscribe(w);
+        InOrder inOrder = inOrder(w);
+        inOrder.verify(w, never()).onNext(anyInt());
+        inOrder.verify(w, never()).onCompleted();
+        inOrder.verify(w, times(1)).onError(any(RuntimeException.class));
+    }
+    
+    @Test(expected = OutOfMemoryError.class)
+    public void testPredicateFatalError() {
+        Observable.just(1).skipWhile(THROWS_FATAL).unsafeSubscribe(Subscribers.empty());
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testPredicateRuntimeErrorDoesNotGoUpstreamFirst() {
+        final AtomicBoolean errorOccurred = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+        TestSubscriber<Integer> ts = TestSubscriber.create();
+        Observable.just(1).doOnError(new Action1<Throwable>() {
+            @Override
+            public void call(Throwable t) {
+                errorOccurred.set(true);
+            }
+        }).skipWhile(THROWS_NON_FATAL).subscribe(ts);
+        assertFalse(errorOccurred.get());
+    }
+    
     @Test
     public void testSkipManySubscribers() {
         Observable<Integer> src = Observable.range(1, 10).skipWhile(LESS_THAN_FIVE);