diff --git a/_pytest/recwarn.py b/_pytest/recwarn.py
index abefdfac1..601acffda 100644
--- a/_pytest/recwarn.py
+++ b/_pytest/recwarn.py
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ def deprecated_call(func, *args, **kwargs):
         warnings.simplefilter('always')  # ensure all warnings are triggered
         ret = func(*args, **kwargs)
 
-    if not any(r.category is DeprecationWarning for r in wrec):
+    depwarnings = (DeprecationWarning, PendingDeprecationWarning)
+    if not any(r.category in depwarnings for r in wrec):
         __tracebackhide__ = True
         raise AssertionError("%r did not produce DeprecationWarning" % (func,))
 
diff --git a/testing/test_recwarn.py b/testing/test_recwarn.py
index 644b09ef7..08436c9fc 100644
--- a/testing/test_recwarn.py
+++ b/testing/test_recwarn.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def dep_explicit(i):
 class TestDeprecatedCall(object):
     def test_deprecated_call_raises(self):
         excinfo = pytest.raises(AssertionError,
-                       "pytest.deprecated_call(dep, 3)")
+                                "pytest.deprecated_call(dep, 3)")
         assert str(excinfo).find("did not produce") != -1
 
     def test_deprecated_call(self):
@@ -105,12 +105,16 @@ class TestDeprecatedCall(object):
 
     def test_deprecated_explicit_call_raises(self):
         pytest.raises(AssertionError,
-                       "pytest.deprecated_call(dep_explicit, 3)")
+                      "pytest.deprecated_call(dep_explicit, 3)")
 
     def test_deprecated_explicit_call(self):
         pytest.deprecated_call(dep_explicit, 0)
         pytest.deprecated_call(dep_explicit, 0)
 
+    def test_deprecated_call_pending(self):
+        f = lambda: py.std.warnings.warn(PendingDeprecationWarning("hi"))
+        pytest.deprecated_call(f)
+
 
 class TestWarns(object):
     def test_strings(self):
@@ -181,4 +185,3 @@ class TestWarns(object):
         ''')
         result = testdir.runpytest()
         result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(['*2 passed in*'])
-