diff --git a/src/browser/ReactEventTopLevelCallback.js b/src/browser/ReactEventTopLevelCallback.js
index 5d202ccb3a..ce87dc0412 100644
--- a/src/browser/ReactEventTopLevelCallback.js
+++ b/src/browser/ReactEventTopLevelCallback.js
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ function findParent(node) {
   return parent;
 }
 
+// Used to store ancestor hierarchy in top level callback
+var topLevelCallbackReusableArray = [];
+
 /**
  * Top-level callback creator used to implement event handling using delegation.
  * This is used via dependency injection.
@@ -89,8 +92,21 @@ var ReactEventTopLevelCallback = {
         getEventTarget(nativeEvent)
       ) || window;
 
+      var ancestors = topLevelCallbackReusableArray;
+      ancestors.length = 0;
+
       // Loop through the hierarchy, in case there's any nested components.
-      while (topLevelTarget) {
+      // It's important that we build the array of ancestors before calling any
+      // event handlers, because event handlers can modify the DOM, leading to
+      // inconsistencies with ReactMount's node cache. See #1105.
+      var ancestor = topLevelTarget;
+      while (ancestor) {
+        ancestors.push(ancestor);
+        ancestor = findParent(ancestor);
+      }
+
+      for (var i = 0, l = ancestors.length; i < l; i++) {
+        topLevelTarget = ancestors[i];
         var topLevelTargetID = ReactMount.getID(topLevelTarget) || '';
         ReactEventEmitter.handleTopLevel(
           topLevelType,
@@ -98,9 +114,12 @@ var ReactEventTopLevelCallback = {
           topLevelTargetID,
           nativeEvent
         );
-
-        topLevelTarget = findParent(topLevelTarget);
       }
+
+      // Emptying ancestors/topLevelCallbackReusableArray is
+      // not necessary for correctness, but it helps the GC reclaim
+      // any nodes that were left at the end of the search.
+      ancestors.length = 0;
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/src/browser/__tests__/ReactEventTopLevelCallback-test.js b/src/browser/__tests__/ReactEventTopLevelCallback-test.js
index 6782d006c2..6b7dc0cde0 100644
--- a/src/browser/__tests__/ReactEventTopLevelCallback-test.js
+++ b/src/browser/__tests__/ReactEventTopLevelCallback-test.js
@@ -84,6 +84,39 @@ describe('ReactEventTopLevelCallback', function() {
       expect(calls[2][EVENT_TARGET_PARAM])
         .toBe(grandParentControl.getDOMNode());
     });
+
+    it('should not get confused by disappearing elements', function() {
+      var childContainer = document.createElement('div');
+      var childControl = <div>Child</div>;
+      var parentContainer = document.createElement('div');
+      var parentControl = <div>Parent</div>;
+      ReactMount.renderComponent(childControl, childContainer);
+      ReactMount.renderComponent(parentControl, parentContainer);
+      parentControl.getDOMNode().appendChild(childContainer);
+
+      // ReactEventEmitter.handleTopLevel might remove the target from the DOM.
+      // Here, we have handleTopLevel remove the node when the first event
+      // handlers are called; we'll still expect to receive a second call for
+      // the parent control.
+      var childNode = childControl.getDOMNode();
+      ReactEventEmitter.handleTopLevel.mockImplementation(
+        function(topLevelType, topLevelTarget, topLevelTargetID, nativeEvent) {
+          if (topLevelTarget === childNode) {
+            ReactMount.unmountComponentAtNode(childContainer);
+          }
+        }
+      );
+
+      var callback = ReactEventTopLevelCallback.createTopLevelCallback('test');
+      callback({
+        target: childNode
+      });
+
+      var calls = ReactEventEmitter.handleTopLevel.mock.calls;
+      expect(calls.length).toBe(2);
+      expect(calls[0][EVENT_TARGET_PARAM]).toBe(childNode);
+      expect(calls[1][EVENT_TARGET_PARAM]).toBe(parentControl.getDOMNode());
+    });
   });
 
   it('should not fire duplicate events for a React DOM tree', function() {