diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f188240e5201..fb62215e789e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 ### Fixes
 
+* `[expect]` toHaveBeenNthCalledWith/nthCalledWith gives wrong call messages if not matched ([#6340](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/6340))
 * `[jest-each]` Make sure invalid arguments to `each` points back to the user's code ([#6347](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/6347))
 * `[expect]` toMatchObject throws TypeError when a source property is null ([#6313](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/6313))
 * `[jest-cli]` Normalize slashes in paths in CLI output on Windows ([#6310](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/6310))
diff --git a/packages/expect/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/spy_matchers.test.js.snap b/packages/expect/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/spy_matchers.test.js.snap
index 7934e2030ac5..95a15e70ccf4 100644
--- a/packages/expect/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/spy_matchers.test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/expect/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/spy_matchers.test.js.snap
@@ -261,7 +261,9 @@ exports[`nthCalledWith should replace 1st, 2nd, 3rd with first, second, third 1`
 "<dim>expect(</><red>jest.fn()</><dim>).nthCalledWith(</><green>expected</><dim>)</>
 
 Expected mock function first call to have been called with:
-"
+  <green>\\"foo\\"</>
+as argument 1, but it was called with
+  <red>\\"foo1\\"</>."
 `;
 
 exports[`nthCalledWith should replace 1st, 2nd, 3rd with first, second, third 2`] = `
@@ -1290,7 +1292,9 @@ exports[`toHaveBeenNthCalledWith should replace 1st, 2nd, 3rd with first, second
 "<dim>expect(</><red>jest.fn()</><dim>).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(</><green>expected</><dim>)</>
 
 Expected mock function first call to have been called with:
-"
+  <green>\\"foo\\"</>
+as argument 1, but it was called with
+  <red>\\"foo1\\"</>."
 `;
 
 exports[`toHaveBeenNthCalledWith should replace 1st, 2nd, 3rd with first, second, third 2`] = `
diff --git a/packages/expect/src/spy_matchers.js b/packages/expect/src/spy_matchers.js
index f84ddb4a8d68..2a176fb9e1f1 100644
--- a/packages/expect/src/spy_matchers.js
+++ b/packages/expect/src/spy_matchers.js
@@ -365,7 +365,11 @@ const createNthCalledWithMatcher = (matcherName: string) => (
         `Expected ${identifier} ${nthToString(
           nth,
         )} call to have been called with:\n` +
-        formatMismatchedCalls(calls, expected, LAST_CALL_PRINT_LIMIT);
+        formatMismatchedCalls(
+          calls[nth - 1] ? [calls[nth - 1]] : [],
+          expected,
+          LAST_CALL_PRINT_LIMIT,
+        );
 
   return {message, pass};
 };