diff --git a/packages/dev-test/src/env/expect.spec.ts b/packages/dev-test/src/env/expect.spec.ts
index b14a0c3..f692748 100644
--- a/packages/dev-test/src/env/expect.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/dev-test/src/env/expect.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright 2017-2026 @pezkuwi/dev-test authors & contributors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+import { strict as assert } from 'node:assert';
+
 describe('expect', () => {
   it('has been decorated', () => {
     expect(expect(true).not).toBeDefined();
@@ -24,6 +26,58 @@ describe('expect', () => {
         Promise.reject(new Error('this is a rejection message'))
       ).rejects.toThrow(/rejection/);
     });
+
+    it('matches a rejection containing the message', async () => {
+      await expect(
+        Promise.reject(new Error('Unable to find an element by: [data-testid="x"]\n\n<div />'))
+      ).rejects.toThrow('Unable to find an element by: [data-testid="x"]');
+    });
+
+    it('fails on a rejection without the message', async () => {
+      // typed as void, it returns the promise of assert.rejects
+      await assert.rejects(() =>
+        Promise.resolve(expect(Promise.reject(new Error('another reason'))).rejects.toThrow('rejection'))
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('.toBeNull', () => {
+    it('passes on null, and fails on anything else', () => {
+      expect(null).toBeNull();
+      expect(() => expect(undefined).toBeNull()).toThrow();
+      expect(() => expect(0).toBeNull()).toThrow();
+    });
+
+    it('supports .not', () => {
+      expect(undefined).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(() => expect(null).not.toBeNull()).toThrow();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('.toHaveLength', () => {
+    it('supports .not', () => {
+      expect([1]).not.toHaveLength(0);
+      expect(() => expect([]).not.toHaveLength(0)).toThrow();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('.toHaveProperty', () => {
+    const value = { a: { b: [1, 2] }, c: undefined };
+
+    it('finds a property by key, dotted path or array path', () => {
+      expect(value).toHaveProperty('c');
+      expect(value).toHaveProperty('a.b');
+      expect(value).toHaveProperty(['a', 'b', '1']);
+      expect(() => expect(value).toHaveProperty('a.d')).toThrow();
+      expect(() => expect(null).toHaveProperty('a')).toThrow();
+    });
+
+    it('compares the value when one is given', () => {
+      expect(value).toHaveProperty('a.b', [1, 2]);
+      expect(value).toHaveProperty('a', { b: expect.arrayContaining([2]) });
+      expect(() => expect(value).toHaveProperty('a.b', [1])).toThrow();
+      expect(() => expect(value).toHaveProperty('c', null)).toThrow();
+    });
   });
 
   describe('.toBeDefined', () => {
@@ -59,6 +113,17 @@ describe('expect', () => {
       expect(thrower).toThrow(/me er/);
     });
 
+    it('matches error containing the message', () => {
+      expect(thrower).toThrow('some');
+      expect(thrower).toThrow(new Error('some error'));
+    });
+
+    it('fails on an error without the message', () => {
+      expect(() => expect(thrower).toThrow('other')).toThrow('Expected an error containing "other", found "some error"');
+      expect(() => expect(thrower).toThrow(/other/)).toThrow();
+      expect(() => expect(thrower).toThrow(new Error('some'))).toThrow();
+    });
+
     it('handles .not correctly (no throw, empty message)', () => {
       expect(() => undefined).not.toThrow();
     });
diff --git a/packages/dev-test/src/env/expect.ts b/packages/dev-test/src/env/expect.ts
index 2a2fec9..6093aaa 100644
--- a/packages/dev-test/src/env/expect.ts
+++ b/packages/dev-test/src/env/expect.ts
@@ -279,6 +279,51 @@ function assertIncludes (value: string | unknown[], [check, Clazz]: [string | un
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * As .toThrow(check) has it: a string is contained in the message, a RegExp
+ * matches it, an Error has the same message. Returns true, as the validation
+ * functions of assert.throws and assert.rejects must
+ */
+function assertErrorMatches (error: unknown, check?: RegExp | Error | string): true {
+  const message = error instanceof Error
+    ? error.message
+    : String(error);
+
+  if (typeof check === 'string') {
+    assert.ok(message.includes(check), `Expected an error containing "${check}", found "${message}"`);
+  } else if (check instanceof RegExp) {
+    assert.match(message, check);
+  } else if (check) {
+    assert.strictEqual(message, check.message);
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * As .toHaveProperty(path, expected?) has it: the (dotted or array) path
+ * exists, and when an expected value is given, equals it
+ */
+function assertHasProperty (value: unknown, path: string | string[], expected: unknown[]): void {
+  const keys = Array.isArray(path)
+    ? path
+    : path.split('.');
+  let current = value;
+
+  for (const key of keys) {
+    assert.ok(current !== null && current !== undefined && key in Object(current), `Expected a property at "${keys.join('.')}"`);
+    current = (current as Record<string, unknown>)[key];
+  }
+
+  if (expected.length) {
+    assertEqualMatch(current, expected[0]);
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Sets up the shimmed expect(...) function, including all .to* and .not.to*
  * functions. This is not comprehensive, rather is contains what we need to
@@ -301,17 +346,18 @@ export function expect () {
         not: enhanceObj({
           toBe: (other: unknown) => assert.notStrictEqual(value, other),
           toBeDefined: () => assert.ok(value === undefined),
-          toBeNull: (value: unknown) => assert.ok(value !== null),
+          toBeNull: () => assert.ok(value !== null, 'Expected a value other than null'),
           toBeUndefined: () => assert.ok(value !== undefined),
           toContain: (item: unknown) => assertNotContains(value, item),
           toEqual: (other: unknown) => containsMatcher(other)
             ? assert.throws(() => assertEqualMatch(value, other))
             : assert.notDeepEqual(value, other),
           toHaveBeenCalled: () => assert.ok(!(value as Mocked | undefined)?.mock?.calls.length),
+          toHaveLength: (length: number) => assert.notEqual((value as unknown[] | undefined)?.length, length),
           toThrow: (message?: RegExp | Error | string) => assert.doesNotThrow(value as () => unknown, message && { message } as Error)
         }, stubExpectFnNot),
         rejects: enhanceObj({
-          toThrow: (message?: RegExp | Error | string) => assert.rejects(value as Promise<unknown>, message && { message } as Error)
+          toThrow: (check?: RegExp | Error | string) => assert.rejects(value as Promise<unknown>, (error) => assertErrorMatches(error, check))
         }, stubExpectFnRejects),
         resolves: enhanceObj({}, stubExpectFnResolves),
         toBe: (other: unknown) => assert.strictEqual(value, other),
@@ -319,7 +365,7 @@ export function expect () {
         toBeFalsy: () => assert.ok(!value),
         // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-function-type
         toBeInstanceOf: (Clazz: Function) => assertInstanceOf(value, Clazz),
-        toBeNull: (value: unknown) => assert.ok(value === null),
+        toBeNull: () => assert.ok(value === null, `Expected null, found ${String(value)}`),
         toBeTruthy: () => assert.ok(value),
         toBeUndefined: () => assert.ok(value === undefined),
         toContain: (item: unknown) => assertContains(value, item),
@@ -331,9 +377,10 @@ export function expect () {
         toHaveBeenCalledWith: (...args: unknown[]) => assertSomeCallHasArgs((value as Mocked | undefined), args),
         toHaveBeenLastCalledWith: (...args: unknown[]) => assertCallHasArgs((value as Mocked | undefined)?.mock?.calls.at(-1), args),
         toHaveLength: (length: number) => assert.equal((value as unknown[] | undefined)?.length, length),
+        toHaveProperty: (path: string | string[], ...expected: unknown[]) => assertHasProperty(value, path, expected),
         toMatch: (check: string | RegExp) => assertMatchStr(value, check),
         toMatchObject: (check: object) => assertMatchObj(value, check),
-        toThrow: (message?: RegExp | Error | string) => assert.throws(value as () => unknown, message && { message } as Error)
+        toThrow: (check?: RegExp | Error | string) => assert.throws(value as () => unknown, (error) => assertErrorMatches(error, check))
       }, stubExpectFn), rootMatchers), stubExpect)
   };
 }