diff --git a/assert/assertions.go b/assert/assertions.go
index 44b854da6..136a28f16 100644
--- a/assert/assertions.go
+++ b/assert/assertions.go
@@ -1932,13 +1932,15 @@ func Eventually(t TestingT, condition func() bool, waitFor time.Duration, tick t
 
 	ch := make(chan bool, 1)
 
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(tick)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
 	timer := time.NewTimer(waitFor)
 	defer timer.Stop()
 
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(tick)
-	defer ticker.Stop()
+	go func() { ch <- condition() }()
 
-	for tick := ticker.C; ; {
+	for tick := (<-chan time.Time)(nil); ; {
 		select {
 		case <-timer.C:
 			return Fail(t, "Condition never satisfied", msgAndArgs...)
@@ -2019,13 +2021,22 @@ func EventuallyWithT(t TestingT, condition func(collect *CollectT), waitFor time
 	var lastFinishedTickErrs []error
 	ch := make(chan *CollectT, 1)
 
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(tick)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
 	timer := time.NewTimer(waitFor)
 	defer timer.Stop()
 
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(tick)
-	defer ticker.Stop()
+	testCondition := func() {
+		collect := new(CollectT)
+		defer func() {
+			ch <- collect
+		}()
+		condition(collect)
+	}
+	go testCondition()
 
-	for tick := ticker.C; ; {
+	for tick := (<-chan time.Time)(nil); ; {
 		select {
 		case <-timer.C:
 			for _, err := range lastFinishedTickErrs {
@@ -2034,13 +2045,7 @@ func EventuallyWithT(t TestingT, condition func(collect *CollectT), waitFor time
 			return Fail(t, "Condition never satisfied", msgAndArgs...)
 		case <-tick:
 			tick = nil
-			go func() {
-				collect := new(CollectT)
-				defer func() {
-					ch <- collect
-				}()
-				condition(collect)
-			}()
+			go testCondition()
 		case collect := <-ch:
 			if !collect.failed() {
 				return true
diff --git a/assert/assertions_test.go b/assert/assertions_test.go
index e158688f2..1f5259047 100644
--- a/assert/assertions_test.go
+++ b/assert/assertions_test.go
@@ -3012,6 +3012,9 @@ func TestNeverTrue(t *testing.T) {
 func TestEventuallyTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	mockT := new(testing.T)
 
+	timeout := time.NewTimer(time.Second)
+	defer timeout.Stop()
+
 	NotPanics(t, func() {
 		done, done2 := make(chan struct{}), make(chan struct{})
 
@@ -3026,7 +3029,65 @@ func TestEventuallyTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 		False(t, Eventually(mockT, condition, time.Millisecond, time.Microsecond))
 
 		close(done)
-		<-done2
+		select {
+		case <-done2:
+		case <-timeout.C:
+			panic("test timed out")
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+// If waitFor is smaller than tick or only slightly larger than tick it was
+// possible for Eventually to return a failure having never run condition. See
+// issue 1652. Condition should always be run once.
+func TestEventuallyTickLessThanWaitFor(t *testing.T) {
+	mockT := new(testing.T)
+
+	timeout := time.NewTimer(time.Second)
+	defer timeout.Stop()
+
+	NotPanics(t, func() {
+		done, done2 := make(chan struct{}), make(chan struct{})
+
+		condition := func() bool {
+			<-done
+			close(done2)
+			return true
+		}
+
+		False(t, Eventually(mockT, condition, time.Microsecond, time.Millisecond))
+
+		close(done)
+		select {
+		case <-done2:
+		case <-timeout.C:
+			panic("test timed out")
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestEventuallyWithTTickLessThanWaitFor(t *testing.T) {
+	mockT := new(testing.T)
+
+	timeout := time.NewTimer(time.Second)
+	defer timeout.Stop()
+
+	NotPanics(t, func() {
+		done, done2 := make(chan struct{}), make(chan struct{})
+
+		condition := func(t *CollectT) {
+			<-done
+			close(done2)
+		}
+
+		False(t, EventuallyWithT(mockT, condition, time.Microsecond, time.Millisecond))
+
+		close(done)
+		select {
+		case <-done2:
+		case <-timeout.C:
+			panic("test timed out")
+		}
 	})
 }