diff --git a/packages/babel/src/transformation/file/index.js b/packages/babel/src/transformation/file/index.js
index e16aacb978da..aefe11e40b47 100644
--- a/packages/babel/src/transformation/file/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel/src/transformation/file/index.js
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ export default class File {
     "temporal-undefined",
     "temporal-assert-defined",
     "self-global",
+    "typeof-react-element",
     "default-props",
     "instanceof",
 
diff --git a/packages/babel/src/transformation/templates/helper-typeof-react-element.js b/packages/babel/src/transformation/templates/helper-typeof-react-element.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..144051982f26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel/src/transformation/templates/helper-typeof-react-element.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+(typeof Symbol === "function" && Symbol.for && Symbol.for("react.element")) || 0xeac7
diff --git a/packages/babel/src/transformation/transformers/optimisation/react.inline-elements.js b/packages/babel/src/transformation/transformers/optimisation/react.inline-elements.js
index 8c7c182ed430..5e3554262cf6 100644
--- a/packages/babel/src/transformation/transformers/optimisation/react.inline-elements.js
+++ b/packages/babel/src/transformation/transformers/optimisation/react.inline-elements.js
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ export var visitor = {
     }
 
     // metadata
+    pushElemProp("$$typeof", file.addHelper("typeof-react-element"));
     pushElemProp("type", type);
     pushElemProp("ref", t.literal(null));
 
diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.constant-elements/inline-elements/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.constant-elements/inline-elements/expected.js
index 338bdb7ee978..eaa34b334046 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.constant-elements/inline-elements/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.constant-elements/inline-elements/expected.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 "use strict";
 
+var _typeofReactElement = typeof Symbol === "function" && Symbol["for"] && Symbol["for"]("react.element") || 60103;
+
 var _ref = {
+  $$typeof: _typeofReactElement,
   type: "foo",
   ref: null,
   props: {},
@@ -13,6 +16,7 @@ function render() {
 function render() {
   var text = getText();
   var _ref2 = {
+    $$typeof: _typeofReactElement,
     type: "foo",
     ref: null,
     props: {
@@ -23,4 +27,4 @@ function render() {
   return function () {
     return _ref2;
   };
-}
+}
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diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/component-with-props/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/component-with-props/expected.js
index f12d308ad4c7..83e97ffb7c43 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/component-with-props/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/component-with-props/expected.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 "use strict";
 
 ({
+  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
   type: Baz,
   ref: null,
   props: babelHelpers.defaultProps(Baz.defaultProps, {
     foo: "bar"
   }),
   key: null
-});
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/component/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/component/expected.js
index ce0544da352b..78504409d14e 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/component/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/component/expected.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 "use strict";
 
 ({
+  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
   type: Baz,
   ref: null,
   props: babelHelpers.defaultProps(Baz.defaultProps, {}),
   key: null
-});
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/html-element-with-props/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/html-element-with-props/expected.js
index dfddc6e5beed..093fab077678 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/html-element-with-props/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/html-element-with-props/expected.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 "use strict";
 
 ({
+  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
   type: "foo",
   ref: null,
   props: {
     bar: "foo"
   },
   key: null
-});
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/html-element/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/html-element/expected.js
index bd6cead480c5..4b16b457e31a 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/html-element/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/html-element/expected.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 "use strict";
 
 ({
+  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
   type: "foo",
   ref: null,
   props: {},
   key: null
-});
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/key/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/key/expected.js
index f3ceb79ca1b9..3834cf1d1295 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/key/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/key/expected.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use strict";
 
 ({
+  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
   type: Foo,
   ref: null,
   props: babelHelpers.defaultProps(Foo.defaultProps, {}),
diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/nested-components/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/nested-components/expected.js
index cdb8f0053aaf..d61f6f2de3d4 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/nested-components/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/nested-components/expected.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 "use strict";
 
 ({
+  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
   type: Foo,
   ref: null,
   props: babelHelpers.defaultProps(Foo.defaultProps, {
     children: [bar, {
+      $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
       type: Baz,
       ref: null,
       props: babelHelpers.defaultProps(Baz.defaultProps, {}),
@@ -13,4 +15,4 @@
     className: "foo"
   }),
   key: null
-});
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/nested-html-elements/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/nested-html-elements/expected.js
index 90b1ad9b9370..f9518ba2b76f 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/nested-html-elements/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/nested-html-elements/expected.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use strict";
 
 ({
+  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
   type: "div",
   ref: null,
   props: {
@@ -8,4 +9,4 @@
     className: "foo"
   },
   key: null
-});
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/nested/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/nested/expected.js
index 6d9b9a1f1cd7..1f152abd0218 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/nested/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/nested/expected.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 "use strict";
 
 ({
+  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
   type: "div",
   ref: null,
   props: {
     children: [bar, {
+      $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
       type: Baz,
       ref: null,
       props: babelHelpers.defaultProps(Baz.defaultProps, {}),
@@ -13,4 +15,4 @@
     className: "foo"
   },
   key: null
-});
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-component-with-props/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-component-with-props/expected.js
index 05d9b4afdeb8..83e97ffb7c43 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-component-with-props/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-component-with-props/expected.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use strict";
 
 ({
+  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
   type: Baz,
   ref: null,
   props: babelHelpers.defaultProps(Baz.defaultProps, {
diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-component/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-component/expected.js
index eebbcef9882c..78504409d14e 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-component/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-component/expected.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use strict";
 
 ({
+  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
   type: Baz,
   ref: null,
   props: babelHelpers.defaultProps(Baz.defaultProps, {}),
diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-html-element-with-props/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-html-element-with-props/expected.js
index 6e5aec9eec63..093fab077678 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-html-element-with-props/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-html-element-with-props/expected.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use strict";
 
 ({
+  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
   type: "foo",
   ref: null,
   props: {
diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-html-element/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-html-element/expected.js
index 87d6fdbd3362..4b16b457e31a 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-html-element/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/self-closing-html-element/expected.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use strict";
 
 ({
+  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
   type: "foo",
   ref: null,
   props: {},
diff --git a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/shorthand-attributes/expected.js b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/shorthand-attributes/expected.js
index 452322c2dee3..0239a2fe422b 100644
--- a/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/shorthand-attributes/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel/test/fixtures/transformation/optimisation.react.inline-elements/shorthand-attributes/expected.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 "use strict";
 
 ({
+  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
   type: Foo,
   ref: null,
   props: babelHelpers.defaultProps(Foo.defaultProps, {
     bar: true
   }),
   key: null
-});
+});
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