diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 3bfa40f43..f2c8e78be 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ Release Notes
 - Added new keyword 'Wait Until Element Is Not Visible'.
   [deiga]
 
+- Added new keyword 'Element Should Not Contain'.
+  [molsky]
+
 - Added new locator strategy, scLocator, for finding SmartClient and SmartGWT elements.
   [IlfirinPL]
 
diff --git a/src/Selenium2Library/keywords/_element.py b/src/Selenium2Library/keywords/_element.py
index a91edfbf6..9a4543229 100644
--- a/src/Selenium2Library/keywords/_element.py
+++ b/src/Selenium2Library/keywords/_element.py
@@ -54,6 +54,23 @@ def element_should_contain(self, locator, expected, message=''):
                           "its text was '%s'." % (locator, expected, actual)
             raise AssertionError(message)
 
+    def element_should_not_contain(self, locator, expected, message=''):
+        """Verifies element identified by `locator` does not contain text `expected`.
+
+        `message` can be used to override the default error message.
+
+        Key attributes for arbitrary elements are `id` and `name`. See
+        `Element Should Contain` for more details.
+        """
+        self._info("Verifying element '%s' does not contain text '%s'."
+                   % (locator, expected))
+        actual = self._get_text(locator)
+        if expected in actual:
+            if not message:
+                message = "Element '%s' should not contain text '%s' but " \
+                          "it did." % (locator, expected)
+            raise AssertionError(message)
+
     def frame_should_contain(self, locator, text, loglevel='INFO'):
         """Verifies frame identified by `locator` contains `text`.
 
diff --git a/test/acceptance/keywords/content_assertions.txt b/test/acceptance/keywords/content_assertions.txt
index 90517d3f6..26c0e8ffd 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/keywords/content_assertions.txt
+++ b/test/acceptance/keywords/content_assertions.txt
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ Element Should Contain
     Run Keyword And Expect Error  Element 'some_id' should have contained text 'non existing text' but its text was 'This text is inside an identified element'.  Element Should Contain  some_id  non existing text
     Run Keyword And Expect Error  ValueError: Element locator 'missing_id' did not match any elements.  Element Should Contain  missing_id  This should report missing element.
 
+Element Should Not Contain
+    Element Should Not Contain  some_id  This text is not inside an identified element
+    Element Should Not Contain  some_id  elementypo
+    Run Keyword And Expect Error  Element 'some_id' should not contain text 'This text is inside an identified element' but it did.  Element Should Not Contain  some_id  This text is inside an identified element
+    Run Keyword And Expect Error  ValueError: Element locator 'missing_id' did not match any elements.  Element Should Not Contain  missing_id  This should report missing element.
+
 Element Text Should Be
     Element Text Should Be  some_id  This text is inside an identified element
     Run Keyword And Expect Error  The text of element 'some_id' should have been 'inside' but in fact it was 'This text is inside an identified element'.  Element Text Should Be  some_id  inside