diff --git a/derivers.js b/derivers.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f01455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/derivers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import canDiff from 'can-diff';
+
+function controlled(nextProps) {
+	// always use the latest props, overwiting existing data
+	return nextProps;
+}
+
+function uncontrolled(nextProps, lastProps) {
+	// use props on initial render (when lastProps is null)
+	if (lastProps === null) {
+		return nextProps;
+	}
+
+	// otherwise do nothing
+	return null;
+}
+
+function changes(nextProps, lastProps) {
+	// use props on initial render (when lastProps is null)
+	if (lastProps === null) {
+		return nextProps;
+	}
+
+	const patches = canDiff.map(lastProps, nextProps);
+	if (!patches.length) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	const diff = {};
+	for (const { key, type, value } of patches) {
+		if (type === 'set' || type === 'add') {
+			diff[key] = value;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return diff;
+}
+
+export {
+	controlled,
+	uncontrolled,
+	changes,
+};
diff --git a/lib/observable-component.js b/lib/observable-component.js
index 602df07..983ed47 100644
--- a/lib/observable-component.js
+++ b/lib/observable-component.js
@@ -5,14 +5,15 @@ import canKey from 'can-key';
 import { Object as ObservableClass } from 'can-observe';
 import ObserverComponent from './observer-component';
 import { createObservablePropsComponent } from './observable-props-component';
+import { changes as deriveUpdatesChanges } from '../derivers';
 
 class ObservableComponent extends ObserverComponent {
 	static ObservableClass = ObservableClass
-	static mapProps = (nextProps) => nextProps;
+	static deriveUpdates = deriveUpdatesChanges;
 
-	static getDerivedStateFromProps(nextProps, { observer, observable, mapProps, lastProps }) {
+	static getDerivedStateFromProps(nextProps, { observer, observable, deriveUpdates, lastProps }) {
 		if (nextProps !== lastProps) {
-			updateObservableWithProps(observable, mapProps(nextProps, lastProps), observer);
+			updateObservableWithProps(observable, deriveUpdates(nextProps, lastProps), observer);
 		}
 
 		return {
@@ -34,7 +35,8 @@ class ObservableComponent extends ObserverComponent {
 		this.state = {
 			observable: new this.constructor.ObservableClass(),
 			observer: this.observer,
-			mapProps: this.constructor.mapProps,
+			deriveUpdates: this.constructor.deriveUpdates,
+			lastProps: null,
 		};
 	}
 
@@ -109,10 +111,16 @@ function updateObservableWithProps(observable, newProps, observer) {
 	});
 }
 
-function createComponent(ObservableClass, { mapProps = props => props } = {}) {
+function createComponent(ObservableClass, { deriveUpdates } = {}) {
+	if (deriveUpdates) {
+		return class YlemObservable extends ObservableComponent {
+			static ObservableClass = ObservableClass
+			static deriveUpdates = deriveUpdates
+		};
+	}
+
 	return class YlemObservable extends ObservableComponent {
 		static ObservableClass = ObservableClass
-		static mapProps = mapProps
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/test/connect.js b/test/connect.js
index 841a15f..b36e080 100644
--- a/test/connect.js
+++ b/test/connect.js
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ QUnit.module('@connect with ObserveObject', () => {
 			foo = 'foo'
 		}
 
-		@connect(ViewModel, { mapProps: props => ({ props }) })
+		@connect(ViewModel, { deriveUpdates: props => ({ props }) })
 		class TestComponent extends Component {
 			static propTypes = {
 				foo: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ QUnit.module('@connect with ObserveObject', () => {
 			}).isRequired,
 		};
 
-		const ConnectedTestComponent = connect(ViewModel, { mapProps: props => ({ props }) })(TestComponent);
+		const ConnectedTestComponent = connect(ViewModel, { deriveUpdates: props => ({ props }) })(TestComponent);
 
 		if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test-prod') {
 			supportsFunctionName && assert.equal(ConnectedTestComponent.name, 'YlemConnected(TestComponent)', 'returned component is properly named');
@@ -410,14 +410,12 @@ QUnit.module('@connect with ObserveObject', () => {
 		child11ViewModel.value = 'i';
 		assert.equal(getTextFromElement(parentDiv), 'ab!cd@e#fghi', 'ab!cd@e#fghi');
 
-		// Note: because parent re-rendered, child props overwrite change values in observable instance
-
 		parentViewModel.prop0 = 'A';
-		assert.equal(getTextFromElement(parentDiv), '01A23@4#5678', '01A23@4#5678');
+		assert.equal(getTextFromElement(parentDiv), 'abAcd@e#fghi', 'abAcd@e#fghi');
 		parentViewModel.prop1 = 'B';
-		assert.equal(getTextFromElement(parentDiv), '01A23B4#5678', '01A23B4#5678');
+		assert.equal(getTextFromElement(parentDiv), 'abAcdBe#fghi', 'abAcdBe#fghi');
 		parentViewModel.prop2 = 'C';
-		assert.equal(getTextFromElement(parentDiv), '01A23B4C5678', '01A23B4C5678');
+		assert.equal(getTextFromElement(parentDiv), 'abAcdBeCfghi', 'abAcdBeCfghi');
 
 	});
 });