diff --git a/lib/warn.js b/lib/warn.js
index 6658805..a5afdbe 100644
--- a/lib/warn.js
+++ b/lib/warn.js
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ exports.handlers = {
         var dest;
 
         console && ( dest = console.warn || console.log ) &&
-            dest( warning.message );
+            dest( 'Warning: ' + warning.message );
     },
 
 
diff --git a/test/test-warn-handlers.js b/test/test-warn-handlers.js
index 6c875b0..cc73e80 100644
--- a/test/test-warn-handlers.js
+++ b/test/test-warn-handlers.js
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ function backupConsole()
     console = {
         warn: function( message )
         {
-            assert.equal( message, warning.message,
-                "Should log proper message to console"
+            assert.equal( ( 'Warning: ' + warning.message ), message,
+                "Should log proper message to console, prefixed with 'Warning'"
             );
 
             logged = true;
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ function backupConsole()
     // attempt to log
     warn.handlers.log( warning );
 
-    assert.equal( given, warning.message,
+    assert.equal( ( 'Warning: ' + warning.message ), given,
         "Should fall back to log() and log proper message"
     );