diff --git a/src/browser/ui/ReactDOMComponent.js b/src/browser/ui/ReactDOMComponent.js
index fa262f7edd..2b1f592e13 100644
--- a/src/browser/ui/ReactDOMComponent.js
+++ b/src/browser/ui/ReactDOMComponent.js
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ function assertValidProps(component, props) {
       'Can only set one of `children` or `props.dangerouslySetInnerHTML`.'
     );
     invariant(
-      props.dangerouslySetInnerHTML.__html != null,
+      typeof props.dangerouslySetInnerHTML === 'object' &&
+      '__html' in props.dangerouslySetInnerHTML,
       '`props.dangerouslySetInnerHTML` must be in the form `{__html: ...}`. ' +
       'Please visit https://fb.me/react-invariant-dangerously-set-inner-html ' +
       'for more information.'
diff --git a/src/browser/ui/__tests__/ReactDOMComponent-test.js b/src/browser/ui/__tests__/ReactDOMComponent-test.js
index abbc974aac..f69f369f55 100644
--- a/src/browser/ui/__tests__/ReactDOMComponent-test.js
+++ b/src/browser/ui/__tests__/ReactDOMComponent-test.js
@@ -443,6 +443,12 @@ describe('ReactDOMComponent', function() {
       );
     });
 
+    it('should allow {__html: null}', function() {
+      expect(function() {
+        mountComponent({dangerouslySetInnerHTML: {__html: null} });
+      }).not.toThrow();
+    });
+
     it("should warn about contentEditable and children", function() {
       spyOn(console, 'error');
       mountComponent({contentEditable: true, children: ''});