diff --git a/Source/cmEndWhileCommand.cxx b/Source/cmEndWhileCommand.cxx
index bb4d40a47..abb9e5e0b 100644
--- a/Source/cmEndWhileCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmEndWhileCommand.cxx
@@ -12,12 +12,21 @@
 #include "cmEndWhileCommand.h"
 
 bool cmEndWhileCommand
-::InvokeInitialPass(std::vector<cmListFileArgument> const&,
+::InvokeInitialPass(std::vector<cmListFileArgument> const& args,
                     cmExecutionStatus &)
 {
-  this->SetError("An ENDWHILE command was found outside of a proper "
-                 "WHILE ENDWHILE structure. Or its arguments did not "
-                 "match the opening WHILE command.");
+  if (args.empty())
+    {
+    this->SetError("An ENDWHILE command was found outside of a proper "
+                   "WHILE ENDWHILE structure.");
+    }
+  else
+    {
+    this->SetError("An ENDWHILE command was found outside of a proper "
+                   "WHILE ENDWHILE structure. Or its arguments did not "
+                   "match the opening WHILE command.");
+    }
+
   return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/cmEndWhileCommand.h b/Source/cmEndWhileCommand.h
index 98072d56e..635ad5a7f 100644
--- a/Source/cmEndWhileCommand.h
+++ b/Source/cmEndWhileCommand.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public:
    * Override cmCommand::InvokeInitialPass to get arguments before
    * expansion.
    */
-  virtual bool InvokeInitialPass(std::vector<cmListFileArgument> const&,
+  virtual bool InvokeInitialPass(std::vector<cmListFileArgument> const& args,
                                  cmExecutionStatus &status);
   
   /**
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeTests/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/CMakeTests/CMakeLists.txt
index fc1426e8e..aa4d52e25 100644
--- a/Tests/CMakeTests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/CMakeTests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ AddCMakeTest(CMakeMinimumRequired "")
 AddCMakeTest(CompilerIdVendor "")
 AddCMakeTest(ProcessorCount "")
 AddCMakeTest(PushCheckState "")
+AddCMakeTest(While "")
 
 AddCMakeTest(FileDownload "")
 set_property(TEST CMake.FileDownload PROPERTY
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeTests/While-Endwhile-Alone-Args.cmake b/Tests/CMakeTests/While-Endwhile-Alone-Args.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..886d98c7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/CMakeTests/While-Endwhile-Alone-Args.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+endwhile(a)
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeTests/While-Endwhile-Alone.cmake b/Tests/CMakeTests/While-Endwhile-Alone.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82c09a07b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/CMakeTests/While-Endwhile-Alone.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+endwhile()
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeTests/While-Endwhile-Mismatch.cmake b/Tests/CMakeTests/While-Endwhile-Mismatch.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c338d697
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/CMakeTests/While-Endwhile-Mismatch.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+while(a)
+endwhile(b)
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeTests/While-Missing-Argument.cmake b/Tests/CMakeTests/While-Missing-Argument.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32eaa2698
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/CMakeTests/While-Missing-Argument.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+while()
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeTests/While-Missing-Endwhile.cmake b/Tests/CMakeTests/While-Missing-Endwhile.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1abaaaf2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/CMakeTests/While-Missing-Endwhile.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+while(a)
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeTests/WhileTest.cmake.in b/Tests/CMakeTests/WhileTest.cmake.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4693f2d8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/CMakeTests/WhileTest.cmake.in
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+set(NUMBERS "")
+set(COUNT 0)
+
+while(COUNT LESS 200)
+    set(NUMBERS "${NUMBERS} ${COUNT}")
+    set(COUNT "2${COUNT}")
+
+    set(NCOUNT 3)
+    while(NCOUNT LESS 31)
+        set(NUMBERS "${NUMBERS} ${NCOUNT}")
+        set(NCOUNT "${NCOUNT}0")
+    endwhile()
+endwhile(COUNT LESS 200)
+
+if(NOT NUMBERS STREQUAL " 0 3 30 20 3 30")
+    message(SEND_ERROR "while loop nesting error, result: '${NUMBERS}'")
+endif()
+
+set(Missing-Argument-RESULT 1)
+set(Missing-Argument-STDERR ".*CMake Error at (@CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR@/)?While-Missing-Argument.cmake:1 \\(while\\):.*while called with incorrect number of arguments.*")
+
+include("@CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR@/CheckCMakeTest.cmake")
+check_cmake_test(While
+  Missing-Argument
+)
+
+set(Missing-Endwhile-RESULT 1)
+set(Missing-Endwhile-STDERR ".*CMake Error in (@CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR@/)?While-Missing-Endwhile.cmake:.*A logical block opening on the line.*(@CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR@/)?While-Missing-Endwhile.cmake:1 \\(while\\).*is not closed\\..*")
+
+check_cmake_test(While
+  Missing-Endwhile
+)
+
+set(Endwhile-Mismatch-RESULT 0)
+set(Endwhile-Mismatch-STDERR ".*CMake Warning \\(dev\\) in (@CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR@/)?While-Endwhile-Mismatch.cmake:.*A logical block opening on the line.*(@CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR@/)?While-Endwhile-Mismatch.cmake:1 \\(while\\).*with mis-matching arguments\\..*")
+
+check_cmake_test(While
+  Endwhile-Mismatch
+)
+
+set(Endwhile-Alone-RESULT 1)
+set(Endwhile-Alone-STDERR ".*CMake Error at (@CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR@/)?While-Endwhile-Alone.cmake:1 \\(endwhile\\):.*An ENDWHILE command was found outside of a proper WHILE ENDWHILE.*structure\\.\n.*$")
+
+check_cmake_test(While
+  Endwhile-Alone
+)
+
+set(Endwhile-Alone-Args-RESULT 1)
+set(Endwhile-Alone-Args-STDERR ".*CMake Error at (@CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR@/)?While-Endwhile-Alone-Args.cmake:1 \\(endwhile\\):.*An ENDWHILE command was found outside of a proper WHILE ENDWHILE.*structure\\.  Or its arguments did not.*$")
+
+check_cmake_test(While
+  Endwhile-Alone-Args
+)