diff --git a/.babelrc b/.babelrc
index 7743d00e7c9a..aa200834eb48 100644
--- a/.babelrc
+++ b/.babelrc
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     "transform-flow-strip-types",
     "transform-es2015-destructuring",
     "transform-es2015-parameters",
+    "transform-es2015-shorthand-properties",
     "transform-es2015-spread",
     "transform-async-to-generator",
     "transform-strict-mode",
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 22990d714ca3..14565ce2f500 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 - `[website]` Switch domain to https://jestjs.io ([#6549](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/6549))
 - `[tests]` Improve stability of `yarn test` on Windows ([#6534](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/6534))
+- `[*]` Transpile object shorthand into Node 4 compatible syntax ([#6582](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/6582))
 
 ## 23.2.0
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 716a4393528c..4fc03a421978 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "babel-plugin-transform-es2015-destructuring": "^6.23.0",
     "babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs": "^6.26.0",
     "babel-plugin-transform-es2015-parameters": "^6.23.0",
+    "babel-plugin-transform-es2015-shorthand-properties": "^6.24.1",
     "babel-plugin-transform-es2015-spread": "^6.22.0",
     "babel-plugin-transform-flow-strip-types": "^6.18.0",
     "babel-plugin-transform-inline-imports-commonjs": "^1.2.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 45aab7922ee0..bb786b98bb4b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ babel-plugin-transform-es2015-parameters@6.x, babel-plugin-transform-es2015-para
     babel-traverse "^6.24.1"
     babel-types "^6.24.1"
 
-babel-plugin-transform-es2015-shorthand-properties@6.x, babel-plugin-transform-es2015-shorthand-properties@^6.22.0, babel-plugin-transform-es2015-shorthand-properties@^6.5.0, babel-plugin-transform-es2015-shorthand-properties@^6.8.0:
+babel-plugin-transform-es2015-shorthand-properties@6.x, babel-plugin-transform-es2015-shorthand-properties@^6.22.0, babel-plugin-transform-es2015-shorthand-properties@^6.24.1, babel-plugin-transform-es2015-shorthand-properties@^6.5.0, babel-plugin-transform-es2015-shorthand-properties@^6.8.0:
   version "6.24.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/babel-plugin-transform-es2015-shorthand-properties/-/babel-plugin-transform-es2015-shorthand-properties-6.24.1.tgz#24f875d6721c87661bbd99a4622e51f14de38aa0"
   dependencies:
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ babel-template@^6.16.0, babel-template@^6.24.1, babel-template@^6.26.0:
     babylon "^6.18.0"
     lodash "^4.17.4"
 
-babel-traverse@^6.14.1, babel-traverse@^6.18.0, babel-traverse@^6.24.1, babel-traverse@^6.25.0, babel-traverse@^6.26.0:
+babel-traverse@^6.0.0, babel-traverse@^6.14.1, babel-traverse@^6.18.0, babel-traverse@^6.24.1, babel-traverse@^6.25.0, babel-traverse@^6.26.0:
   version "6.26.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/babel-traverse/-/babel-traverse-6.26.0.tgz#46a9cbd7edcc62c8e5c064e2d2d8d0f4035766ee"
   dependencies:
@@ -1338,7 +1338,7 @@ babel-traverse@^6.14.1, babel-traverse@^6.18.0, babel-traverse@^6.24.1, babel-tr
     invariant "^2.2.2"
     lodash "^4.17.4"
 
-babel-types@^6.18.0, babel-types@^6.19.0, babel-types@^6.24.1, babel-types@^6.26.0:
+babel-types@^6.0.0, babel-types@^6.18.0, babel-types@^6.19.0, babel-types@^6.24.1, babel-types@^6.26.0:
   version "6.26.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/babel-types/-/babel-types-6.26.0.tgz#a3b073f94ab49eb6fa55cd65227a334380632497"
   dependencies: