diff --git a/.all-contributorsrc b/.all-contributorsrc
index 9d57bf46..cbd22857 100644
--- a/.all-contributorsrc
+++ b/.all-contributorsrc
@@ -160,6 +160,17 @@
         "doc",
         "example"
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      "login": "dfcook",
+      "name": "Daniel Cook",
+      "avatar_url": "https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/10348212?v=4",
+      "profile": "https://github.com/dfcook",
+      "contributions": [
+        "code",
+        "doc,
+        "test"
+      ]
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9874d072..76fb749a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ when a real user uses it.
   * [Using other assertion libraries](#using-other-assertion-libraries)
 * [`TextMatch`](#textmatch)
 * [`query` APIs](#query-apis)
+* [`bindElementToQueries`](#bindElementToQueries)
 * [Debugging](#debugging)
 * [Implementations](#implementations)
 * [FAQ](#faq)
@@ -468,6 +469,12 @@ expect(submitButton).toBeNull() // it doesn't exist
 expect(submitButton).not.toBeInTheDOM()
 ```
 
+## `bindElementToQueries`
+
+`bindElementToQueries` takes a DOM element and binds it to the raw query functions, allowing them
+to be used without specifying a container. It is the recommended approach for libraries built on this API
+and is in use in `react-testing-library` and `vue-testing-library`.
+
 ## Debugging
 
 When you use any `get` calls in your test cases, the current state of the `container`
diff --git a/src/__tests__/helpers/test-utils.js b/src/__tests__/helpers/test-utils.js
index 6d04a471..ad2f29de 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/helpers/test-utils.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/helpers/test-utils.js
@@ -1,15 +1,9 @@
-import * as queries from '../../queries'
+import {bindElementToQueries} from '../../bind-element-to-queries'
 
 function render(html) {
   const container = document.createElement('div')
   container.innerHTML = html
-  const containerQueries = Object.entries(queries).reduce(
-    (helpers, [key, fn]) => {
-      helpers[key] = fn.bind(null, container)
-      return helpers
-    },
-    {},
-  )
+  const containerQueries = bindElementToQueries(container)
   return {container, ...containerQueries}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/bind-element-to-queries.js b/src/bind-element-to-queries.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a48d045
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bind-element-to-queries.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import * as queries from './queries'
+
+function bindElementToQueries(element) {
+  return Object.entries(queries).reduce(
+    (helpers, [key, fn]) => {
+      helpers[key] = fn.bind(null, element)      
+      return helpers
+    },
+    {},
+  )
+}
+
+export {bindElementToQueries}
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index df1a0fd4..f569d9d7 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ export * from './wait'
 export * from './wait-for-element'
 export * from './matches'
 export * from './events'
+export * from './bind-element-to-queries'