diff --git a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberUnwindWork.js b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberUnwindWork.js
index 192d083c17f8..432c30d4423d 100644
--- a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberUnwindWork.js
+++ b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberUnwindWork.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
   NoEffect,
   ShouldCapture,
   Update as UpdateEffect,
+  LifecycleEffectMask,
 } from 'shared/ReactTypeOfSideEffect';
 import {
   enableGetDerivedStateFromCatch,
@@ -71,6 +72,10 @@ import {
 import {findEarliestOutstandingPriorityLevel} from './ReactFiberPendingPriority';
 import {reconcileChildrenAtExpirationTime} from './ReactFiberBeginWork';
 
+function NoopComponent() {
+  return null;
+}
+
 function createRootErrorUpdate(
   fiber: Fiber,
   errorInfo: CapturedValue<mixed>,
@@ -246,6 +251,22 @@ function throwException(
               sourceFiber.tag = FunctionalComponent;
             }
 
+            if (sourceFiber.tag === ClassComponent) {
+              // We're going to commit this fiber even though it didn't
+              // complete. But we shouldn't call any lifecycle methods or
+              // callbacks. Remove all lifecycle effect tags.
+              sourceFiber.effectTag &= ~LifecycleEffectMask;
+              if (sourceFiber.alternate === null) {
+                // We're about to mount a class component that doesn't have an
+                // instance. Turn this into a dummy functional component instead,
+                // to prevent type errors. This is a bit weird but it's an edge
+                // case and we're about to synchronously delete this
+                // component, anyway.
+                sourceFiber.tag = FunctionalComponent;
+                sourceFiber.type = NoopComponent;
+              }
+            }
+
             // Exit without suspending.
             return;
           }
diff --git a/packages/react-reconciler/src/__tests__/ReactSuspense-test.internal.js b/packages/react-reconciler/src/__tests__/ReactSuspense-test.internal.js
index 12b4ce001b0e..14678d160ea9 100644
--- a/packages/react-reconciler/src/__tests__/ReactSuspense-test.internal.js
+++ b/packages/react-reconciler/src/__tests__/ReactSuspense-test.internal.js
@@ -1282,6 +1282,122 @@ describe('ReactSuspense', () => {
         span('C'),
       ]);
     });
+
+    it('suspends inside constructor', async () => {
+      class AsyncTextInConstructor extends React.Component {
+        constructor(props) {
+          super(props);
+          const text = props.text;
+          try {
+            TextResource.read(cache, [props.text, props.ms]);
+            this.state = {text};
+          } catch (promise) {
+            if (typeof promise.then === 'function') {
+              ReactNoop.yield(`Suspend! [${text}]`);
+            } else {
+              ReactNoop.yield(`Error! [${text}]`);
+            }
+            throw promise;
+          }
+        }
+        render() {
+          ReactNoop.yield(this.state.text);
+          return <span prop={this.state.text} />;
+        }
+      }
+
+      ReactNoop.renderLegacySyncRoot(
+        <Placeholder fallback={<Text text="Loading..." />}>
+          <AsyncTextInConstructor ms={100} text="Hi" />
+        </Placeholder>,
+      );
+
+      expect(ReactNoop.getChildren()).toEqual([span('Loading...')]);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('does not call lifecycles of a suspended component', async () => {
+    class TextWithLifecycle extends React.Component {
+      componentDidMount() {
+        ReactNoop.yield(`Mount [${this.props.text}]`);
+      }
+      componentDidUpdate() {
+        ReactNoop.yield(`Update [${this.props.text}]`);
+      }
+      componentWillUnmount() {
+        ReactNoop.yield(`Unmount [${this.props.text}]`);
+      }
+      render() {
+        return <Text {...this.props} />;
+      }
+    }
+
+    class AsyncTextWithLifecycle extends React.Component {
+      componentDidMount() {
+        ReactNoop.yield(`Mount [${this.props.text}]`);
+      }
+      componentDidUpdate() {
+        ReactNoop.yield(`Update [${this.props.text}]`);
+      }
+      componentWillUnmount() {
+        ReactNoop.yield(`Unmount [${this.props.text}]`);
+      }
+      render() {
+        const text = this.props.text;
+        const ms = this.props.ms;
+        try {
+          TextResource.read(cache, [text, ms]);
+          ReactNoop.yield(text);
+          return <span prop={text} />;
+        } catch (promise) {
+          if (typeof promise.then === 'function') {
+            ReactNoop.yield(`Suspend! [${text}]`);
+          } else {
+            ReactNoop.yield(`Error! [${text}]`);
+          }
+          throw promise;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    function App() {
+      return (
+        <Placeholder
+          delayMs={1000}
+          fallback={<TextWithLifecycle text="Loading..." />}>
+          <TextWithLifecycle text="A" />
+          <AsyncTextWithLifecycle ms={100} text="B" />
+          <TextWithLifecycle text="C" />
+        </Placeholder>
+      );
+    }
+
+    ReactNoop.renderLegacySyncRoot(<App />, () =>
+      ReactNoop.yield('Commit root'),
+    );
+    expect(ReactNoop.clearYields()).toEqual([
+      'A',
+      'Suspend! [B]',
+      'C',
+
+      'Mount [A]',
+      // B's lifecycle should not fire because it suspended
+      // 'Mount [B]',
+      'Mount [C]',
+      'Commit root',
+
+      // In a subsequent commit, render a placeholder
+      'Loading...',
+
+      // A, B, and C are unmounted, but we skip calling B's componentWillUnmount
+      'Unmount [A]',
+      'Unmount [C]',
+
+      // Force delete all the existing children when switching to the
+      // placeholder. This should be a mount, not an update.
+      'Mount [Loading...]',
+    ]);
+    expect(ReactNoop.getChildren()).toEqual([span('Loading...')]);
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/shared/ReactTypeOfSideEffect.js b/packages/shared/ReactTypeOfSideEffect.js
index 27d6aa6090e4..2a5732c385c6 100644
--- a/packages/shared/ReactTypeOfSideEffect.js
+++ b/packages/shared/ReactTypeOfSideEffect.js
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ export const DidCapture = /*            */ 0b00001000000;
 export const Ref = /*                   */ 0b00010000000;
 export const Snapshot = /*              */ 0b00100000000;
 
+// Update & Callback & Ref & Snapshot
+export const LifecycleEffectMask = /*   */ 0b00110100100;
+
 // Union of all host effects
 export const HostEffectMask = /*        */ 0b00111111111;