diff --git a/react_ujs/index.js b/react_ujs/index.js
index 9f56d2b17..0ef70a5a3 100644
--- a/react_ujs/index.js
+++ b/react_ujs/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ var detectEvents = require("./src/events/detect")
 var constructorFromGlobal = require("./src/getConstructor/fromGlobal")
 var constructorFromRequireContextWithGlobalFallback = require("./src/getConstructor/fromRequireContextWithGlobalFallback")
 
+var renderWithReactDOM = require("./src/renderComponent/withReactDOM")
+
 var ReactRailsUJS = {
   // This attribute holds the name of component which should be mounted
   // example: `data-react-class="MyApp.Items.EditForm"`
@@ -80,6 +82,11 @@ var ReactRailsUJS = {
     return ReactDOMServer[renderFunction](element)
   },
 
+  // Render `component` using the specified `renderFunction` from `react-dom`.
+  // Override this function to render components in a custom way.
+  // function signature: ("hydrate" | "render", component, node, props)
+  renderComponent: renderWithReactDOM,
+
   // Within `searchSelector`, find nodes which should have React components
   // inside them, and mount them with their props.
   mountComponents: function(searchSelector) {
@@ -112,9 +119,9 @@ var ReactRailsUJS = {
         }
 
         if (hydrate && typeof ReactDOM.hydrate === "function") {
-          component = ReactDOM.hydrate(component, node);
+          renderComponent("hydrate", component, node, props);
         } else {
-          component = ReactDOM.render(component, node);
+          renderComponent("render", component, node, props);
         }
       }
     } 
diff --git a/react_ujs/src/renderComponent/withReactDOM.js b/react_ujs/src/renderComponent/withReactDOM.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6785a2ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/react_ujs/src/renderComponent/withReactDOM.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+var ReactDOM = require("react-dom")
+
+// Render React component via ReactDOM, for example:
+//
+// - `renderComponent("hydrate", component, node, props)` -> `ReactDOM.hydrate(component, node);`
+// - `renderComponent("render", component, node, props)` -> `ReactDOM.render(component, node);`
+//
+module.exports = function(renderFunctionName, component, node) {
+  ReactDOM[renderFunctionName](component, node);
+};