diff --git a/src/__tests__/__node__/prepare-render.node.js b/src/__tests__/__node__/prepare-render.node.js
index b7a1239..a5aa595 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/__node__/prepare-render.node.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/__node__/prepare-render.node.js
@@ -386,3 +386,50 @@ tape('Preparing an async app with componentWillReceiveProps option', t => {
     t.end();
   });
 });
+
+tape('Preparing a Fragment', t => {
+  const app = (
+    <React.Fragment>
+      <span>1</span>
+      <span>2</span>
+    </React.Fragment>
+  );
+  const p = prepare(app);
+  t.ok(p instanceof Promise, 'prepare returns a promise');
+  p.then(() => {
+    const wrapper = shallow(<div>{app}</div>);
+    t.equal(wrapper.find('span').length, 2, 'has two children');
+    t.end();
+  });
+});
+
+tape('Preparing a fragment with async children', t => {
+  let numChildRenders = 0;
+  let numPrepares = 0;
+  function SimplePresentational() {
+    numChildRenders++;
+    return <div>Hello World</div>;
+  }
+  const AsyncChild = prepared(props => {
+    numPrepares++;
+    t.equal(
+      props.data,
+      'test',
+      'passes props through to prepared component correctly'
+    );
+    return Promise.resolve();
+  })(SimplePresentational);
+  const app = (
+    <React.Fragment>
+      <AsyncChild data="test" />
+      <AsyncChild data="test" />
+    </React.Fragment>
+  );
+  const p = prepare(app);
+  t.ok(p instanceof Promise, 'prepare returns a promise');
+  p.then(() => {
+    t.equal(numPrepares, 2, 'runs prepare function twice');
+    t.equal(numChildRenders, 2, 'renders SimplePresentational twice');
+    t.end();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/prepare.js b/src/prepare.js
index 5a756fe..ff89423 100644
--- a/src/prepare.js
+++ b/src/prepare.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function prepareElement(element, context) {
     return Promise.resolve([null, context]);
   }
   const {type, props} = element;
-  if (typeof type === 'string') {
+  if (typeof type === 'string' || type === React.Fragment) {
     return Promise.resolve([props.children, context]);
   }
   if (!isReactCompositeComponent(type)) {