diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionNode+Beta.h b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionNode+Beta.h
index 11ea3ac2..e05e740b 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionNode+Beta.h
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionNode+Beta.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 @interface ASCollectionNode (Beta)
 
 - (instancetype)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame collectionViewLayout:(UICollectionViewLayout *)layout layoutFacilitator:(nullable id<ASCollectionViewLayoutFacilitatorProtocol>)layoutFacilitator;
+- (void)beginUpdates;
+- (void)endUpdatesAnimated:(BOOL)animated;
 
 @end
 
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionNode.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionNode.mm
index 5bed1a1b..3d5c3d92 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionNode.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionNode.mm
@@ -187,6 +187,16 @@
   [self.view clearFetchedData];
 }
 
+- (void)beginUpdates
+{
+  [self.view.dataController beginUpdates];
+}
+
+- (void)endUpdatesAnimated:(BOOL)animated
+{
+  [self.view.dataController endUpdatesAnimated:animated completion:nil];
+}
+
 #pragma mark - ASCollectionView Forwards
 
 - (ASRangeTuningParameters)tuningParametersForRangeType:(ASLayoutRangeType)rangeType
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm
index 2b588d08..e8ae9085 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm
@@ -396,6 +396,11 @@ static NSString * const kCellReuseIdentifier = @"_ASCollectionViewCell";
 
 #pragma mark Assertions.
 
+- (ASDataController *)dataController
+{
+  return _dataController;
+}
+
 - (void)performBatchAnimated:(BOOL)animated updates:(void (^)())updates completion:(void (^)(BOOL))completion
 {
   ASDisplayNodeAssertMainThread();
@@ -851,6 +856,7 @@ static NSString * const kCellReuseIdentifier = @"_ASCollectionViewCell";
   }
   
   ASPerformBlockWithoutAnimation(!animated, ^{
+    [_layoutFacilitator collectionViewWillPerformBatchUpdates];
     [super performBatchUpdates:^{
       for (dispatch_block_t block in _batchUpdateBlocks) {
         block();
@@ -865,16 +871,17 @@ static NSString * const kCellReuseIdentifier = @"_ASCollectionViewCell";
 - (void)rangeController:(ASRangeController *)rangeController didInsertNodes:(NSArray *)nodes atIndexPaths:(NSArray *)indexPaths withAnimationOptions:(ASDataControllerAnimationOptions)animationOptions
 {
   ASDisplayNodeAssertMainThread();
-  [_layoutFacilitator collectionViewEditingCellsAtIndexPaths:indexPaths];
   if (!self.asyncDataSource || _superIsPendingDataLoad) {
     return; // if the asyncDataSource has become invalid while we are processing, ignore this request to avoid crashes
   }
   
   if (_performingBatchUpdates) {
+    [_layoutFacilitator collectionViewWillEditCellsAtIndexPaths:indexPaths batched:YES];
     [_batchUpdateBlocks addObject:^{
       [super insertItemsAtIndexPaths:indexPaths];
     }];
   } else {
+    [_layoutFacilitator collectionViewWillEditCellsAtIndexPaths:indexPaths batched:NO];
     [UIView performWithoutAnimation:^{
       [super insertItemsAtIndexPaths:indexPaths];
     }];
@@ -884,16 +891,17 @@ static NSString * const kCellReuseIdentifier = @"_ASCollectionViewCell";
 - (void)rangeController:(ASRangeController *)rangeController didDeleteNodes:(NSArray *)nodes atIndexPaths:(NSArray *)indexPaths withAnimationOptions:(ASDataControllerAnimationOptions)animationOptions
 {
   ASDisplayNodeAssertMainThread();
-  [_layoutFacilitator collectionViewEditingCellsAtIndexPaths:indexPaths];
   if (!self.asyncDataSource || _superIsPendingDataLoad) {
     return; // if the asyncDataSource has become invalid while we are processing, ignore this request to avoid crashes
   }
   
   if (_performingBatchUpdates) {
+    [_layoutFacilitator collectionViewWillEditCellsAtIndexPaths:indexPaths batched:YES];
     [_batchUpdateBlocks addObject:^{
       [super deleteItemsAtIndexPaths:indexPaths];
     }];
   } else {
+    [_layoutFacilitator collectionViewWillEditCellsAtIndexPaths:indexPaths batched:NO];
     [UIView performWithoutAnimation:^{
       [super deleteItemsAtIndexPaths:indexPaths];
     }];
@@ -903,16 +911,17 @@ static NSString * const kCellReuseIdentifier = @"_ASCollectionViewCell";
 - (void)rangeController:(ASRangeController *)rangeController didInsertSectionsAtIndexSet:(NSIndexSet *)indexSet withAnimationOptions:(ASDataControllerAnimationOptions)animationOptions
 {
   ASDisplayNodeAssertMainThread();
-  [_layoutFacilitator collectionViewEditingSectionsAtIndexSet:indexSet];
   if (!self.asyncDataSource || _superIsPendingDataLoad) {
     return; // if the asyncDataSource has become invalid while we are processing, ignore this request to avoid crashes
   }
   
   if (_performingBatchUpdates) {
+    [_layoutFacilitator collectionViewWillEditSectionsAtIndexSet:indexSet batched:YES];
     [_batchUpdateBlocks addObject:^{
       [super insertSections:indexSet];
     }];
   } else {
+    [_layoutFacilitator collectionViewWillEditSectionsAtIndexSet:indexSet batched:NO];
     [UIView performWithoutAnimation:^{
       [super insertSections:indexSet];
     }];
@@ -922,16 +931,17 @@ static NSString * const kCellReuseIdentifier = @"_ASCollectionViewCell";
 - (void)rangeController:(ASRangeController *)rangeController didDeleteSectionsAtIndexSet:(NSIndexSet *)indexSet withAnimationOptions:(ASDataControllerAnimationOptions)animationOptions
 {
   ASDisplayNodeAssertMainThread();
-  [_layoutFacilitator collectionViewEditingSectionsAtIndexSet:indexSet];
   if (!self.asyncDataSource || _superIsPendingDataLoad) {
     return; // if the asyncDataSource has become invalid while we are processing, ignore this request to avoid crashes
   }
   
   if (_performingBatchUpdates) {
+    [_layoutFacilitator collectionViewWillEditSectionsAtIndexSet:indexSet batched:YES];
     [_batchUpdateBlocks addObject:^{
       [super deleteSections:indexSet];
     }];
   } else {
+    [_layoutFacilitator collectionViewWillEditSectionsAtIndexSet:indexSet batched:NO];
     [UIView performWithoutAnimation:^{
       [super deleteSections:indexSet];
     }];
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionViewLayoutFacilitatorProtocol.h b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionViewLayoutFacilitatorProtocol.h
index 719c9841..514df974 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionViewLayoutFacilitatorProtocol.h
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionViewLayoutFacilitatorProtocol.h
@@ -17,13 +17,28 @@
 
 /**
  * Inform that the collectionView is editing the cells at a list of indexPaths
+ *
+ * @param indexPaths, an array of NSIndexPath objects of cells being/will be edited.
+ * @param isBatched, indicates whether the editing operation will be batched by the collectionView
+ *
+ * NOTE: when isBatched, used in combination with -collectionViewWillPerformBatchUpdates
  */
-- (void)collectionViewEditingCellsAtIndexPaths:(NSArray *)indexPaths;
+- (void)collectionViewWillEditCellsAtIndexPaths:(NSArray *)indexPaths batched:(BOOL)isBatched;
 
 /**
  * Inform that the collectionView is editing the sections at a set of indexes
+ *
+ * @param indexes, an NSIndexSet of section indexes being/will be edited.
+ * @param isBatched, indicates whether the editing operation will be batched by the collectionView
+ *
+ * NOTE: when isBatched, used in combination with -collectionViewWillPerformBatchUpdates
  */
-- (void)collectionViewEditingSectionsAtIndexSet:(NSIndexSet *)indexes;
+- (void)collectionViewWillEditSectionsAtIndexSet:(NSIndexSet *)indexes batched:(BOOL)batched;
+
+/**
+ * Informs the delegate that the collectionView is about to call performBatchUpdates
+ */
+- (void)collectionViewWillPerformBatchUpdates;
 
 @end
 
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASCollectionInternal.h b/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASCollectionInternal.h
index a0aff1e5..55e99d6a 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASCollectionInternal.h
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASCollectionInternal.h
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@
 
 #import "ASCollectionView.h"
 #import "ASCollectionNode.h"
+#import "ASDataController.h"
 #import "ASRangeController.h"
 
 @interface ASCollectionView ()
 - (instancetype)_initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame collectionViewLayout:(UICollectionViewLayout *)layout layoutFacilitator:(id<ASCollectionViewLayoutFacilitatorProtocol>)layoutFacilitator ownedByNode:(BOOL)ownedByNode;
 
 @property (nonatomic, weak, readwrite) ASCollectionNode *collectionNode;
+@property (nonatomic, strong, readonly) ASDataController *dataController;
 @property (nonatomic, strong, readonly) ASRangeController *rangeController;
 @end