diff --git a/src/React.re b/src/React.re
index 33d1c345..cb2ef44f 100644
--- a/src/React.re
+++ b/src/React.re
@@ -318,6 +318,9 @@ external component: componentLike('props, element) => component('props) =
 external createElement: (component('props), 'props) => element =
   "createElement";
 
+[@mel.module "react"]
+external isValidElement: element => bool = "isValidElement";
+
 [@mel.module "react"]
 external cloneElement: (element, 'props) => element = "cloneElement";
 
diff --git a/src/React.rei b/src/React.rei
index 7f2f9127..d939f38d 100644
--- a/src/React.rei
+++ b/src/React.rei
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ external component: componentLike('props, element) => component('props) =
 external createElement: (component('props), 'props) => element =
   "createElement";
 
+[@mel.module "react"]
+external isValidElement: element => bool = "isValidElement";
+
 [@mel.module "react"]
 external cloneElement: (element, 'props) => element = "cloneElement";