diff --git a/mockito-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/nhaarman/mockito_kotlin/Mockito.kt b/mockito-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/nhaarman/mockito_kotlin/Mockito.kt
index 86b97135..935bed7f 100644
--- a/mockito-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/nhaarman/mockito_kotlin/Mockito.kt
+++ b/mockito-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/nhaarman/mockito_kotlin/Mockito.kt
@@ -52,9 +52,39 @@ inline fun <reified T : Any> anyVararg(): T = Mockito.any<T>() ?: createInstance
 /** Matches any array of type T. */
 inline fun <reified T : Any?> anyArray(): Array<T> = Mockito.any(Array<T>::class.java) ?: arrayOf()
 
-inline fun <reified T : Any> argThat(noinline predicate: T.() -> Boolean) = Mockito.argThat<T> { it -> (it as T).predicate() } ?: createInstance(T::class)
+/**
+ * Creates a custom argument matcher.
+ * `null` values will never evaluate to `true`.
+ *
+ * @param predicate An extension function on [T] that returns `true` when a [T] matches the predicate.
+ */
+inline fun <reified T : Any> argThat(noinline predicate: T.() -> Boolean) = Mockito.argThat<T?> { arg -> arg?.predicate() ?: false } ?: createInstance(T::class)
+
+/**
+ * Creates a custom argument matcher.
+ * `null` values will never evaluate to `true`.
+ *
+ * @param predicate An extension function on [T] that returns `true` when a [T] matches the predicate.
+ */
 inline fun <reified T : Any> argForWhich(noinline predicate: T.() -> Boolean) = argThat(predicate)
-inline fun <reified T : Any> check(noinline predicate: (T) -> Unit) = Mockito.argThat<T> { it -> predicate(it); true } ?: createInstance(T::class)
+
+/**
+ * For usage with verification only.
+ *
+ * For example:
+ *  verify(myObject).doSomething(check { assertThat(it, is("Test")) })
+ *
+ * @param predicate A function that performs actions to verify an argument [T].
+ */
+inline fun <reified T : Any> check(noinline predicate: (T) -> Unit) = Mockito.argThat<T?> { arg ->
+    if (arg == null) error("""The argument passed to the predicate was null.
+
+If you are trying to verify an argument to be null, use `isNull()`.
+If you are using `check` as part of a stubbing, use `argThat` or `argForWhich` instead.
+""".trimIndent())
+    predicate(arg)
+    true
+} ?: createInstance(T::class)
 
 fun atLeast(numInvocations: Int): VerificationMode = Mockito.atLeast(numInvocations)!!
 fun atLeastOnce(): VerificationMode = Mockito.atLeastOnce()!!
diff --git a/mockito-kotlin/src/test/kotlin/test/Classes.kt b/mockito-kotlin/src/test/kotlin/test/Classes.kt
index eca8c1cd..58dc9958 100644
--- a/mockito-kotlin/src/test/kotlin/test/Classes.kt
+++ b/mockito-kotlin/src/test/kotlin/test/Classes.kt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-package test/*
+package test
+
+/*
 * The MIT License
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2016 Niek Haarman
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ interface Methods {
     fun nullableString(s: String?)
 
     fun stringResult(): String
+    fun stringResult(s: String): String
     fun nullableStringResult(): String?
     fun builderMethod(): Methods
 }
diff --git a/mockito-kotlin/src/test/kotlin/test/MockitoTest.kt b/mockito-kotlin/src/test/kotlin/test/MockitoTest.kt
index 1514a1ea..d348b1ae 100644
--- a/mockito-kotlin/src/test/kotlin/test/MockitoTest.kt
+++ b/mockito-kotlin/src/test/kotlin/test/MockitoTest.kt
@@ -138,6 +138,17 @@ class MockitoTest : TestBase() {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun checkWithNullArgument_throwsError() {
+        mock<Methods>().apply {
+            nullableString(null)
+
+            expectErrorWithMessage("null").on {
+                verify(this).nullableString(check {})
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun atLeastXInvocations() {
         mock<Methods>().apply {
@@ -458,6 +469,30 @@ class MockitoTest : TestBase() {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun stubbingTwiceWithArgumentMatchers() {
+        /* When */
+        val mock = mock<Methods> {
+            on { stringResult(argThat { this == "A" }) } doReturn "A"
+            on { stringResult(argThat { this == "B" }) } doReturn "B"
+        }
+
+        /* Then */
+        expect(mock.stringResult("A")).toBe("A")
+        expect(mock.stringResult("B")).toBe("B")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun stubbingTwiceWithCheckArgumentMatchers_throwsException() {
+        /* Expect */
+        expectErrorWithMessage("null").on {
+            mock<Methods> {
+                on { stringResult(check { }) } doReturn "A"
+                on { stringResult(check { }) } doReturn "B"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun doReturn_withSingleItemList() {
         /* Given */
@@ -500,6 +535,7 @@ class MockitoTest : TestBase() {
             verify(this).string(isA<String>())
         }
     }
+
     @Test
     fun isA_withNullableString() {
         mock<Methods>().apply {