diff --git a/src/renderComponent.js b/src/renderComponent.js
index a3446146..94cd2c0e 100644
--- a/src/renderComponent.js
+++ b/src/renderComponent.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export default function renderComponent<T>(
 ): React.Node {
   const { render, children, component, ...rest } = props
   if (component) {
-    return React.createElement(component, { ...rest, children }) // inject children back in
+    return React.createElement(component, { ...rest, children, render })
   }
   if (render) {
     return render({ ...rest, children }) // inject children back in
diff --git a/src/renderComponent.test.js b/src/renderComponent.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..44d30b18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderComponent.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import renderComponent from './renderComponent'
+
+describe('renderComponent', () => {
+  it('should pass both render and children prop', () => {
+    const children = 'some children'
+    const render = () => 'examplary render function'
+    const props = {
+      component: () => null,
+      children,
+      render
+    }
+    const name = 'TestComponent'
+    const result = renderComponent(props, name)
+    expect(result.props).toEqual({ children, render })
+  })
+})