diff --git a/e2e/__tests__/declarationErrors.test.ts b/e2e/__tests__/declarationErrors.test.ts
index 5aa52099d538..f0614b6fa72d 100644
--- a/e2e/__tests__/declarationErrors.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/__tests__/declarationErrors.test.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ it('warns if describe returns a Promise', () => {
   ]);
 
   expect(result.status).toBe(0);
-  expect(result.stdout).toMatch(/Tests must be defined synchronously/);
+  expect(result.stdout).toContain('Tests must be defined synchronously');
+  expect(result.stdout).toContain(
+    'at Object.describe (__tests__/describeReturnPromise.test.js',
+  );
 });
 
 it('warns if describe returns something', () => {
@@ -22,5 +25,10 @@ it('warns if describe returns something', () => {
   ]);
 
   expect(result.status).toBe(0);
-  expect(result.stdout).toMatch(/"describe" callback must not return a value/);
+  expect(result.stdout).toContain(
+    '"describe" callback must not return a value',
+  );
+  expect(result.stdout).toContain(
+    'at Object.describe (__tests__/describeReturnSomething.test.js',
+  );
 });
diff --git a/packages/jest-circus/src/index.ts b/packages/jest-circus/src/index.ts
index eaf0dd64d10a..2280ed522faa 100644
--- a/packages/jest-circus/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-circus/src/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 import {bind as bindEach} from 'jest-each';
+import {formatExecError} from 'jest-message-util';
 import {ErrorWithStack, isPromise} from 'jest-util';
 import {Global} from '@jest/types';
 import {
@@ -68,13 +69,25 @@ const _dispatchDescribe = (
   // TODO throw in Jest 25
   if (isPromise(describeReturn)) {
     console.warn(
-      'Returning a Promise from "describe" is not supported. Tests must be defined synchronously.\n' +
-        'Returning a value from "describe" will fail the test in a future version of Jest.',
+      formatExecError(
+        new Error(
+          'Returning a Promise from "describe" is not supported. Tests must be defined synchronously.\n' +
+            'Returning a value from "describe" will fail the test in a future version of Jest.',
+        ),
+        {rootDir: '', testMatch: []},
+        {noStackTrace: false},
+      ),
     );
   } else if (describeReturn !== undefined) {
     console.warn(
-      'A "describe" callback must not return a value.\n' +
-        'Returning a value from "describe" will fail the test in a future version of Jest.',
+      formatExecError(
+        new Error(
+          'A "describe" callback must not return a value.\n' +
+            'Returning a value from "describe" will fail the test in a future version of Jest.',
+        ),
+        {rootDir: '', testMatch: []},
+        {noStackTrace: false},
+      ),
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/Env.js b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/Env.js
index bf48b0346870..5daefd4355e0 100644
--- a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/Env.js
+++ b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/Env.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import queueRunner from '../queueRunner';
 import treeProcessor from '../treeProcessor';
 import isError from '../isError';
 import assertionErrorMessage from '../assertionErrorMessage';
+import {formatExecError} from 'jest-message-util';
 import {ErrorWithStack, isPromise} from 'jest-util';
 
 export default function(j$) {
@@ -379,13 +380,25 @@ export default function(j$) {
       // TODO throw in Jest 25: declarationError = new Error
       if (isPromise(describeReturnValue)) {
         console.warn(
-          'Returning a Promise from "describe" is not supported. Tests must be defined synchronously.\n' +
-            'Returning a value from "describe" will fail the test in a future version of Jest.',
+          formatExecError(
+            new Error(
+              'Returning a Promise from "describe" is not supported. Tests must be defined synchronously.\n' +
+                'Returning a value from "describe" will fail the test in a future version of Jest.',
+            ),
+            {rootDir: '', testMatch: []},
+            {noStackTrace: false},
+          ),
         );
       } else if (describeReturnValue !== undefined) {
         console.warn(
-          'A "describe" callback must not return a value.\n' +
-            'Returning a value from "describe" will fail the test in a future version of Jest.',
+          formatExecError(
+            new Error(
+              'A "describe" callback must not return a value.\n' +
+                'Returning a value from "describe" will fail the test in a future version of Jest.',
+            ),
+            {rootDir: '', testMatch: []},
+            {noStackTrace: false},
+          ),
         );
       }