diff --git a/scripts/fiber/tests-passing.txt b/scripts/fiber/tests-passing.txt
index 9269029426..31f59bcf08 100644
--- a/scripts/fiber/tests-passing.txt
+++ b/scripts/fiber/tests-passing.txt
@@ -2334,7 +2334,8 @@ src/renderers/shared/utils/__tests__/ReactErrorUtils-test.js
 * should catch errors (development)
 * should return false from clearCaughtError if no error was thrown (development)
 * can nest with same debug name (development)
-* does not return nested errors (development)
+* handles nested errors (development)
+* handles nested errors in separate renderers
 * can be shimmed (development)
 * it should rethrow caught errors (production)
 * should call the callback the passed arguments (production)
@@ -2342,7 +2343,8 @@ src/renderers/shared/utils/__tests__/ReactErrorUtils-test.js
 * should catch errors (production)
 * should return false from clearCaughtError if no error was thrown (production)
 * can nest with same debug name (production)
-* does not return nested errors (production)
+* handles nested errors (production)
+* handles nested errors in separate renderers
 * catches null values
 * can be shimmed (production)
 
diff --git a/src/renderers/shared/fiber/ReactFiberCommitWork.js b/src/renderers/shared/fiber/ReactFiberCommitWork.js
index d8c3beb6c8..d6ed708926 100644
--- a/src/renderers/shared/fiber/ReactFiberCommitWork.js
+++ b/src/renderers/shared/fiber/ReactFiberCommitWork.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ if (__DEV__) {
 
 module.exports = function<T, P, I, TI, PI, C, CX, PL>(
   config: HostConfig<T, P, I, TI, PI, C, CX, PL>,
-  captureError: (failedFiber: Fiber, error: Error) => Fiber | null,
+  captureError: (failedFiber: Fiber, error: mixed) => Fiber | null,
 ) {
   const {
     commitMount,
diff --git a/src/renderers/shared/utils/ReactErrorUtils.js b/src/renderers/shared/utils/ReactErrorUtils.js
index afea4a7882..0f6c507910 100644
--- a/src/renderers/shared/utils/ReactErrorUtils.js
+++ b/src/renderers/shared/utils/ReactErrorUtils.js
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ const invariant = require('fbjs/lib/invariant');
 
 const ReactErrorUtils = {
   // Used by Fiber to simulate a try-catch.
-  _caughtError: null,
-  _hasCaughtError: false,
+  _caughtError: (null: mixed),
+  _hasCaughtError: (false: boolean),
 
   // Used by event system to capture/rethrow the first error.
-  _rethrowError: null,
-  _hasRethrowError: false,
+  _rethrowError: (null: mixed),
+  _hasRethrowError: (false: boolean),
 
   injection: {
     injectErrorUtils(injectedErrorUtils: Object) {
@@ -155,33 +155,40 @@ if (__DEV__) {
       e,
       f,
     ) {
-      ReactErrorUtils._hasCaughtError = false;
-      ReactErrorUtils._caughtError = null;
-
       depth++;
-      const thisDepth = depth;
+
+      let error;
+      let didError = true;
       const funcArgs = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 3);
       const boundFunc = function() {
         func.apply(context, funcArgs);
+        didError = false;
       };
       const onFakeEventError = function(event) {
-        // Don't capture nested errors
-        if (depth === thisDepth) {
-          ReactErrorUtils._caughtError = event.error;
-          ReactErrorUtils._hasCaughtError = true;
-        }
+        error = event.error;
         if (preventDefault) {
           event.preventDefault();
         }
       };
+
       const evtType = `react-${name ? name : 'invokeguardedcallback'}-${depth}`;
       window.addEventListener('error', onFakeEventError);
       fakeNode.addEventListener(evtType, boundFunc, false);
       const evt = document.createEvent('Event');
+
       evt.initEvent(evtType, false, false);
       fakeNode.dispatchEvent(evt);
+      if (didError) {
+        ReactErrorUtils._hasCaughtError = true;
+        ReactErrorUtils._caughtError = error;
+      } else {
+        ReactErrorUtils._hasCaughtError = false;
+        ReactErrorUtils._caughtError = null;
+      }
+
       fakeNode.removeEventListener(evtType, boundFunc, false);
       window.removeEventListener('error', onFakeEventError);
+
       depth--;
     };
 
diff --git a/src/renderers/shared/utils/__tests__/ReactErrorUtils-test.js b/src/renderers/shared/utils/__tests__/ReactErrorUtils-test.js
index 7384e5c84f..a0a0b808b7 100644
--- a/src/renderers/shared/utils/__tests__/ReactErrorUtils-test.js
+++ b/src/renderers/shared/utils/__tests__/ReactErrorUtils-test.js
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ describe('ReactErrorUtils', () => {
       expect(err4).toBe(err3);
     });
 
-    it(`does not return nested errors (${environment})`, () => {
+    it(`handles nested errors (${environment})`, () => {
       const err1 = new Error();
       let err2;
       ReactErrorUtils.invokeGuardedCallback(
@@ -155,6 +155,37 @@ describe('ReactErrorUtils', () => {
       expect(err2).toBe(err1);
     });
 
+    it('handles nested errors in separate renderers', () => {
+      const ReactErrorUtils1 = require('ReactErrorUtils');
+      jest.resetModules();
+      const ReactErrorUtils2 = require('ReactErrorUtils');
+      expect(ReactErrorUtils1).not.toEqual(ReactErrorUtils2);
+
+      let ops = [];
+
+      ReactErrorUtils1.invokeGuardedCallback(
+        null,
+        () => {
+          ReactErrorUtils2.invokeGuardedCallback(
+            null,
+            () => {
+              throw new Error('nested error');
+            },
+            null,
+          );
+          // ReactErrorUtils2 should catch the error
+          ops.push(ReactErrorUtils2.hasCaughtError());
+          ops.push(ReactErrorUtils2.clearCaughtError().message);
+        },
+        null,
+      );
+
+      // ReactErrorUtils1 should not catch the error
+      ops.push(ReactErrorUtils1.hasCaughtError());
+
+      expect(ops).toEqual([true, 'nested error', false]);
+    });
+
     if (environment === 'production') {
       // jsdom doesn't handle this properly, but Chrome and Firefox should. Test
       // this with a fixture.