diff --git a/src/shared/utils/__tests__/traverseAllChildren-test.js b/src/shared/utils/__tests__/traverseAllChildren-test.js
index a4c8954db5..d981bb93f0 100644
--- a/src/shared/utils/__tests__/traverseAllChildren-test.js
+++ b/src/shared/utils/__tests__/traverseAllChildren-test.js
@@ -476,6 +476,39 @@ describe('traverseAllChildren', function() {
     }
   });
 
+  it('should allow extension of native prototypes', function() {
+    /*eslint-disable no-extend-native */
+    String.prototype.key = 'react';
+    Number.prototype.key = 'rocks';
+    /*eslint-enable no-extend-native */
+
+    var instance = (
+      <div>
+        {'a'}
+        {13}
+      </div>
+    );
+
+    var traverseFn = jasmine.createSpy();
+
+    traverseAllChildren(instance.props.children, traverseFn, null);
+    expect(traverseFn.calls.length).toBe(2);
+
+    expect(traverseFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      null,
+      'a',
+      '.0'
+    );
+    expect(traverseFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      null,
+      13,
+      '.1'
+    );
+
+    delete String.prototype.key;
+    delete Number.prototype.key;
+  });
+
   it('should throw on object', function() {
     expect(function() {
       traverseAllChildren({a: 1, b: 2}, function() {}, null);
diff --git a/src/shared/utils/traverseAllChildren.js b/src/shared/utils/traverseAllChildren.js
index f7f7e878eb..62146c7431 100644
--- a/src/shared/utils/traverseAllChildren.js
+++ b/src/shared/utils/traverseAllChildren.js
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ function userProvidedKeyEscaper(match) {
  * @return {string}
  */
 function getComponentKey(component, index) {
-  if (component && component.key != null) {
+  // Do some typechecking here since we call this blindly. We want to ensure
+  // that we don't block potential future ES APIs.
+  if (component && typeof component === 'object' && component.key != null) {
     // Explicit key
     return wrapUserProvidedKey(component.key);
   }