diff --git a/src/isomorphic/React.js b/src/isomorphic/React.js
index 92fa89cad3ba1..c791b30e08cf0 100644
--- a/src/isomorphic/React.js
+++ b/src/isomorphic/React.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 var ReactChildren = require('ReactChildren');
 var ReactComponent = require('ReactComponent');
+var ReactPureComponent = require('ReactPureComponent');
 var ReactClass = require('ReactClass');
 var ReactDOMFactories = require('ReactDOMFactories');
 var ReactElement = require('ReactElement');
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ var React = {
   },
 
   Component: ReactComponent,
+  PureComponent: ReactPureComponent,
 
   createElement: createElement,
   cloneElement: cloneElement,
diff --git a/src/isomorphic/modern/class/ReactPureComponent.js b/src/isomorphic/modern/class/ReactPureComponent.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..be0be62c211a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/isomorphic/modern/class/ReactPureComponent.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2013-present, Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ *
+ * @providesModule ReactPureComponent
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+var ReactComponent = require('ReactComponent');
+
+/**
+ * Base class helpers for the updating state of a component.
+ */
+function ReactPureComponent(props, context, updater) {
+  ReactComponent.call(this, props, context, updater);
+}
+
+Object.assign(ReactPureComponent.prototype, ReactComponent.prototype);
+ReactPureComponent.prototype.isPureReactComponent = true;
+
+module.exports = ReactPureComponent;
diff --git a/src/isomorphic/modern/class/__tests__/ReactPureComponent-test.js b/src/isomorphic/modern/class/__tests__/ReactPureComponent-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2619df7abf125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/isomorphic/modern/class/__tests__/ReactPureComponent-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2013-present, Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ *
+ * @emails react-core
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+var React;
+var ReactDOM;
+
+describe('ReactPureComponent', function() {
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    React = require('React');
+    ReactDOM = require('ReactDOM');
+  });
+
+  it('should render', function() {
+    var renders = 0;
+    class Component extends React.PureComponent {
+      constructor() {
+        super();
+        this.state = {type: 'mushrooms'};
+      }
+      render() {
+        renders++;
+        return <div>{this.props.text[0]}</div>;
+      }
+    }
+
+    var container = document.createElement('div');
+    var text;
+    var component;
+
+    text = ['porcini'];
+    component = ReactDOM.render(<Component text={text} />, container);
+    expect(container.textContent).toBe('porcini');
+    expect(renders).toBe(1);
+
+    text = ['morel'];
+    component = ReactDOM.render(<Component text={text} />, container);
+    expect(container.textContent).toBe('morel');
+    expect(renders).toBe(2);
+
+    text[0] = 'portobello';
+    component = ReactDOM.render(<Component text={text} />, container);
+    expect(container.textContent).toBe('morel');
+    expect(renders).toBe(2);
+
+    // Setting state without changing it doesn't cause a rerender.
+    component.setState({type: 'mushrooms'});
+    expect(container.textContent).toBe('morel');
+    expect(renders).toBe(2);
+
+    // But changing state does.
+    component.setState({type: 'portobello mushrooms'});
+    expect(container.textContent).toBe('portobello');
+    expect(renders).toBe(3);
+  });
+
+  it('can override shouldComponentUpdate', function() {
+    var renders = 0;
+    class Component extends React.PureComponent {
+      render() {
+        renders++;
+        return <div />;
+      }
+      shouldComponentUpdate() {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    var container = document.createElement('div');
+    ReactDOM.render(<Component />, container);
+    ReactDOM.render(<Component />, container);
+    expect(renders).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/src/renderers/shared/stack/reconciler/ReactCompositeComponent.js b/src/renderers/shared/stack/reconciler/ReactCompositeComponent.js
index 142598ecd4361..f80ad75b80f61 100644
--- a/src/renderers/shared/stack/reconciler/ReactCompositeComponent.js
+++ b/src/renderers/shared/stack/reconciler/ReactCompositeComponent.js
@@ -22,12 +22,18 @@ var ReactPropTypeLocations = require('ReactPropTypeLocations');
 var ReactReconciler = require('ReactReconciler');
 
 var checkReactTypeSpec = require('checkReactTypeSpec');
-
 var emptyObject = require('emptyObject');
 var invariant = require('invariant');
+var shallowEqual = require('shallowEqual');
 var shouldUpdateReactComponent = require('shouldUpdateReactComponent');
 var warning = require('warning');
 
+var CompositeTypes = {
+  ImpureClass: 0,
+  PureClass: 1,
+  StatelessFunctional: 2,
+};
+
 function StatelessComponent(Component) {
 }
 StatelessComponent.prototype.render = function() {
@@ -88,7 +94,11 @@ function invokeComponentDidUpdateWithTimer(prevProps, prevState, prevContext) {
 }
 
 function shouldConstruct(Component) {
-  return Component.prototype && Component.prototype.isReactComponent;
+  return !!(Component.prototype && Component.prototype.isReactComponent);
+}
+
+function isPureComponent(Component) {
+  return !!(Component.prototype && Component.prototype.isPureReactComponent);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -141,6 +151,7 @@ var ReactCompositeComponentMixin = {
   construct: function(element) {
     this._currentElement = element;
     this._rootNodeID = null;
+    this._compositeType = null;
     this._instance = null;
     this._hostParent = null;
     this._hostContainerInfo = null;
@@ -199,11 +210,17 @@ var ReactCompositeComponentMixin = {
     var updateQueue = transaction.getUpdateQueue();
 
     // Initialize the public class
-    var inst = this._constructComponent(publicProps, publicContext, updateQueue);
+    var doConstruct = shouldConstruct(Component);
+    var inst = this._constructComponent(
+      doConstruct,
+      publicProps,
+      publicContext,
+      updateQueue
+    );
     var renderedElement;
 
     // Support functional components
-    if (!shouldConstruct(Component) && (inst == null || inst.render == null)) {
+    if (!doConstruct && (inst == null || inst.render == null)) {
       renderedElement = inst;
       warnIfInvalidElement(Component, renderedElement);
       invariant(
@@ -215,6 +232,13 @@ var ReactCompositeComponentMixin = {
         Component.displayName || Component.name || 'Component'
       );
       inst = new StatelessComponent(Component);
+      this._compositeType = CompositeTypes.StatelessFunctional;
+    } else {
+      if (isPureComponent(Component)) {
+        this._compositeType = CompositeTypes.PureClass;
+      } else {
+        this._compositeType = CompositeTypes.ImpureClass;
+      }
     }
 
     if (__DEV__) {
@@ -353,23 +377,43 @@ var ReactCompositeComponentMixin = {
     return markup;
   },
 
-  _constructComponent: function(publicProps, publicContext, updateQueue) {
+  _constructComponent: function(
+    doConstruct,
+    publicProps,
+    publicContext,
+    updateQueue
+  ) {
     if (__DEV__) {
       ReactCurrentOwner.current = this;
       try {
-        return this._constructComponentWithoutOwner(publicProps, publicContext, updateQueue);
+        return this._constructComponentWithoutOwner(
+          doConstruct,
+          publicProps,
+          publicContext,
+          updateQueue
+        );
       } finally {
         ReactCurrentOwner.current = null;
       }
     } else {
-      return this._constructComponentWithoutOwner(publicProps, publicContext, updateQueue);
+      return this._constructComponentWithoutOwner(
+        doConstruct,
+        publicProps,
+        publicContext,
+        updateQueue
+      );
     }
   },
 
-  _constructComponentWithoutOwner: function(publicProps, publicContext, updateQueue) {
+  _constructComponentWithoutOwner: function(
+    doConstruct,
+    publicProps,
+    publicContext,
+    updateQueue
+  ) {
     var Component = this._currentElement.type;
     var instanceOrElement;
-    if (shouldConstruct(Component)) {
+    if (doConstruct) {
       if (__DEV__) {
         if (this._debugID !== 0) {
           ReactInstrumentation.debugTool.onBeginLifeCycleTimer(
@@ -763,7 +807,6 @@ var ReactCompositeComponentMixin = {
 
     var willReceive = false;
     var nextContext;
-    var nextProps;
 
     // Determine if the context has changed or not
     if (this._context === nextUnmaskedContext) {
@@ -773,7 +816,8 @@ var ReactCompositeComponentMixin = {
       willReceive = true;
     }
 
-    nextProps = nextParentElement.props;
+    var prevProps = prevParentElement.props;
+    var nextProps = nextParentElement.props;
 
     // Not a simple state update but a props update
     if (prevParentElement !== nextParentElement) {
@@ -806,22 +850,30 @@ var ReactCompositeComponentMixin = {
     var nextState = this._processPendingState(nextProps, nextContext);
     var shouldUpdate = true;
 
-    if (!this._pendingForceUpdate && inst.shouldComponentUpdate) {
-      if (__DEV__) {
-        if (this._debugID !== 0) {
-          ReactInstrumentation.debugTool.onBeginLifeCycleTimer(
-            this._debugID,
-            'shouldComponentUpdate'
-          );
+    if (!this._pendingForceUpdate) {
+      if (inst.shouldComponentUpdate) {
+        if (__DEV__) {
+          if (this._debugID !== 0) {
+            ReactInstrumentation.debugTool.onBeginLifeCycleTimer(
+              this._debugID,
+              'shouldComponentUpdate'
+            );
+          }
         }
-      }
-      shouldUpdate = inst.shouldComponentUpdate(nextProps, nextState, nextContext);
-      if (__DEV__) {
-        if (this._debugID !== 0) {
-          ReactInstrumentation.debugTool.onEndLifeCycleTimer(
-            this._debugID,
-            'shouldComponentUpdate'
-          );
+        shouldUpdate = inst.shouldComponentUpdate(nextProps, nextState, nextContext);
+        if (__DEV__) {
+          if (this._debugID !== 0) {
+            ReactInstrumentation.debugTool.onEndLifeCycleTimer(
+              this._debugID,
+              'shouldComponentUpdate'
+            );
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        if (this._compositeType === CompositeTypes.PureClass) {
+          shouldUpdate =
+            !shallowEqual(prevProps, nextProps) ||
+            !shallowEqual(inst.state, nextState);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -1084,7 +1136,7 @@ var ReactCompositeComponentMixin = {
    */
   _renderValidatedComponent: function() {
     var renderedComponent;
-    if (__DEV__ || !(this._instance instanceof StatelessComponent)) {
+    if (__DEV__ || this._compositeType !== CompositeTypes.StatelessFunctional) {
       ReactCurrentOwner.current = this;
       try {
         renderedComponent =
@@ -1174,7 +1226,7 @@ var ReactCompositeComponentMixin = {
    */
   getPublicInstance: function() {
     var inst = this._instance;
-    if (inst instanceof StatelessComponent) {
+    if (this._compositeType === CompositeTypes.StatelessFunctional) {
       return null;
     }
     return inst;