diff --git a/lib/sinon/match.js b/lib/sinon/match.js
index 38739bf91..e78e7ed56 100644
--- a/lib/sinon/match.js
+++ b/lib/sinon/match.js
@@ -65,8 +65,10 @@
     }
 
     matcher.or = function (m2) {
-        if (!isMatcher(m2)) {
+        if (!arguments.length) {
             throw new TypeError("Matcher expected");
+        } else if (!isMatcher(m2)) {
+            m2 = match(m2);
         }
         var m1 = this;
         var or = sinon.create(matcher);
@@ -78,8 +80,10 @@
     };
 
     matcher.and = function (m2) {
-        if (!isMatcher(m2)) {
+        if (!arguments.length) {
             throw new TypeError("Matcher expected");
+        } else if (!isMatcher(m2)) {
+            m2 = match(m2);
         }
         var m1 = this;
         var and = sinon.create(matcher);
diff --git a/test/sinon/match_test.js b/test/sinon/match_test.js
index 1f90f8031..180c2131b 100644
--- a/test/sinon/match_test.js
+++ b/test/sinon/match_test.js
@@ -601,9 +601,14 @@ buster.testCase("sinon.match", {
             assert.exception(function () {
                 sinon.match.instanceOf(Error).or();
             }, "TypeError");
-            assert.exception(function () {
-                sinon.match.same({}).or({});
-            }, "TypeError");
+        },
+
+        "will coerce argument to matcher": function () {
+            var abcOrDef = sinon.match("abc").or("def");
+
+            assert(sinon.match.isMatcher(abcOrDef));
+            assert.equals(abcOrDef.toString(),
+                          "match(\"abc\").or(match(\"def\"))");
         },
 
         "returns true if either matcher matches": function () {
@@ -614,11 +619,18 @@ buster.testCase("sinon.match", {
         },
 
         "returns false if neither matcher matches": function () {
-            var numberOrString = sinon.match.number.or(sinon.match.string);
+            var numberOrAbc = sinon.match.number.or("abc");
+
+            assert.isFalse(numberOrAbc.test(/.+/));
+            assert.isFalse(numberOrAbc.test(new Date()));
+            assert.isFalse(numberOrAbc.test({}));
+        },
+
+        "can be used with undefined": function () {
+            var numberOrUndef = sinon.match.number.or(undefined);
 
-            assert.isFalse(numberOrString.test(/.+/));
-            assert.isFalse(numberOrString.test(new Date()));
-            assert.isFalse(numberOrString.test({}));
+            assert(numberOrUndef.test(123));
+            assert(numberOrUndef.test(undefined));
         }
     },
 
@@ -634,13 +646,18 @@ buster.testCase("sinon.match", {
             assert.exception(function () {
                 sinon.match.instanceOf(Error).and();
             }, "TypeError");
-            assert.exception(function () {
-                sinon.match.same({}).and({});
-            }, "TypeError");
+        },
+
+        "will coerce to matcher": function () {
+            var abcOrObj = sinon.match("abc").or({a:1});
+
+            assert(sinon.match.isMatcher(abcOrObj));
+            assert.equals(abcOrObj.toString(),
+                          "match(\"abc\").or(match(a: 1))");
         },
 
         "returns true if both matchers match": function () {
-            var fooAndBar = sinon.match.has("foo").and(sinon.match.has("bar"));
+            var fooAndBar = sinon.match.has("foo").and({ bar: "bar" });
 
             assert(fooAndBar.test({ foo: "foo", bar: "bar" }));
         },
@@ -650,6 +667,13 @@ buster.testCase("sinon.match", {
 
             assert.isFalse(fooAndBar.test({ foo: "foo" }));
             assert.isFalse(fooAndBar.test({ bar: "bar" }));
+        },
+
+        "can be used with undefined": function () {
+            var falsyAndUndefined = sinon.match.falsy.and(undefined);
+
+            assert.isFalse(falsyAndUndefined.test(false));
+            assert(falsyAndUndefined.test(undefined));
         }
     }
 });