diff --git a/src/core/ReactElement.js b/src/core/ReactElement.js
index 5d529c573c..dd7c86ba31 100644
--- a/src/core/ReactElement.js
+++ b/src/core/ReactElement.js
@@ -120,12 +120,16 @@ var ReactElement = function(type, key, ref, owner, context, props) {
   this.props = props;
 };
 
+// We intentionally don't expose the function on the constructor property.
+// ReactElement should be indistinguishable from a plain object.
+ReactElement.prototype = {
+  _isReactElement: true
+};
+
 if (__DEV__) {
   defineMutationMembrane(ReactElement.prototype);
 }
 
-ReactElement.prototype._isReactElement = true;
-
 ReactElement.createElement = function(type, config, children) {
   var propName;
 
diff --git a/src/core/__tests__/ReactElement-test.js b/src/core/__tests__/ReactElement-test.js
index ebce1faea6..74bfa726af 100644
--- a/src/core/__tests__/ReactElement-test.js
+++ b/src/core/__tests__/ReactElement-test.js
@@ -402,4 +402,10 @@ describe('ReactElement', function() {
     expect(instance.getDOMNode().tagName).toBe('DIV');
   });
 
+  it('is indistinguishable from a plain object', function() {
+    var element = React.createElement('div', { className: 'foo' });
+    var object = {};
+    expect(element.constructor).toBe(object.constructor);
+  });
+
 });