diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 35c9e3cd40ae..e7ff5c291841 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 - `[jest-config]` Add missing options to the `defaults` object ([#6428](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/6428))
 - `[expect]` Using symbolic property names in arrays no longer causes the `toEqual` matcher to fail ([#6391](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/6391))
 - `[expect]` `toEqual` no longer tries to compare non-enumerable symbolic properties, to be consistent with non-symbolic properties. ([#6398](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/6398))
+- `[jest-util]` `console.timeEnd` now properly log elapsed time in milliseconds. ([#6456](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/6456))
 - `[jest-mock]` Fix `MockNativeMethods` access in react-native `jest.mock()` ([#6505](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/6505))
 
 ### Chore & Maintenance
diff --git a/packages/jest-util/src/Console.js b/packages/jest-util/src/Console.js
index 2ec73a81e1ed..064d9842fc2c 100644
--- a/packages/jest-util/src/Console.js
+++ b/packages/jest-util/src/Console.js
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export default class CustomConsole extends Console {
 
     if (startTime) {
       const endTime = new Date();
-      const time = (endTime - startTime) / 1000;
+      const time = endTime - startTime;
       this._log('time', format(`${label}: ${time}ms`));
       delete this._timers[label];
     }
diff --git a/packages/jest-util/src/buffered_console.js b/packages/jest-util/src/buffered_console.js
index 5cee80665474..434d8d194927 100644
--- a/packages/jest-util/src/buffered_console.js
+++ b/packages/jest-util/src/buffered_console.js
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export default class BufferedConsole extends Console {
 
     if (startTime) {
       const endTime = new Date();
-      const time = (endTime - startTime) / 1000;
+      const time = endTime - startTime;
       this._log('time', format(`${label}: ${time}ms`));
       delete this._timers[label];
     }