diff --git a/src/reagent/impl/component.cljs b/src/reagent/impl/component.cljs
index 6fe4ea16..9320a597 100644
--- a/src/reagent/impl/component.cljs
+++ b/src/reagent/impl/component.cljs
@@ -346,31 +346,51 @@
   (gobj/set c (p/get-id compiler) constructor)
   constructor)
 
-(defn fn-to-class [compiler f]
-  (assert-callable f)
-  (warn-unless (not (and (react-class? f)
-                         (not (reagent-class? f))))
-               "Using native React classes directly in Hiccup forms "
-               "is not supported. Use create-element or "
-               "adapt-react-class instead: " (or (util/fun-name f)
-                                                 f)
-               (comp-name))
-  (if (reagent-class? f)
-    (cache-react-class compiler f f)
-    (let [spec (meta f)
-          withrender (assoc spec :reagent-render f)
-          res (create-class withrender compiler)]
-      (cache-react-class compiler f res))))
-
-(defn as-class [tag compiler]
+(defn as-component [compiler tag]
   (if-some [cached-class (cached-react-class compiler tag)]
     cached-class
-    (fn-to-class compiler tag)))
+    (do
+      (assert-callable tag)
+      (warn-unless (not (and (react-class? tag)
+                             (not (reagent-class? tag))))
+                   "Using native React classes directly in Hiccup forms "
+                   "is not supported. Use create-element or "
+                   "adapt-react-class instead: " (or (util/fun-name tag)
+                                                     tag)
+                   (comp-name))
+      (if (reagent-class? tag)
+        (cache-react-class compiler tag tag)
+        (let [spec (meta tag)
+              withrender (assoc spec :reagent-render tag)
+              res (create-class withrender compiler)]
+          (cache-react-class compiler tag res))))))
+
+(declare functional-render-fn)
+
+(defn as-component-functional [compiler tag]
+  (if-some [cached-class (cached-react-class compiler tag)]
+    cached-class
+    (do
+      (js/console.log "as-component-functional")
+      (assert-callable tag)
+      (warn-unless (not (and (react-class? tag)
+                             (not (reagent-class? tag))))
+                   "Using native React classes directly in Hiccup forms "
+                   "is not supported. Use create-element or "
+                   "adapt-react-class instead: " (or (util/fun-name tag)
+                                                     tag)
+                   (comp-name))
+      (if (reagent-class? tag)
+        (cache-react-class compiler tag tag)
+        (let [res (fn [js-props]
+                    (p/as-element compiler [tag js-props]))]
+          (js/console.log "foo" tag)
+          (cache-react-class compiler tag res))))))
 
 (defn reactify-component [comp compiler]
   (if (react-class? comp)
     comp
-    (as-class comp compiler)))
+    (p/as-component compiler comp)))
 
 (defn functional-wrap-render
   [compiler ^clj c]
diff --git a/src/reagent/impl/protocols.cljs b/src/reagent/impl/protocols.cljs
index f97e0132..1b96c7db 100644
--- a/src/reagent/impl/protocols.cljs
+++ b/src/reagent/impl/protocols.cljs
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
   (get-id [this])
   (parse-tag [this tag-name tag-value])
   (as-element [this x])
+  (as-component [this tag])
   (make-element [this argv component jsprops first-child]))
 
diff --git a/src/reagent/impl/template.cljs b/src/reagent/impl/template.cljs
index 959f67e8..263f372c 100644
--- a/src/reagent/impl/template.cljs
+++ b/src/reagent/impl/template.cljs
@@ -304,6 +304,9 @@
         fn-to-element (if (:function-components opts)
                         maybe-function-element
                         reag-element)
+        fn-to-component (if (:function-components opts)
+                          comp/as-component-functional
+                          comp/as-component)
         parse-fn (get opts :parse-tag cached-parse)]
 
     (reify p/Compiler
@@ -314,7 +317,9 @@
       (as-element [this x]
         (as-element this x fn-to-element))
       (make-element [this argv component jsprops first-child]
-        (make-element this argv component jsprops first-child)))))
+        (make-element this argv component jsprops first-child))
+      (as-component [this tag]
+        (fn-to-component this tag fn-to-element)))))
 
 (def default-compiler* (create-compiler {}))
 (def ^:dynamic default-compiler default-compiler*)
diff --git a/test/reagenttest/testreagent.cljs b/test/reagenttest/testreagent.cljs
index 26cd3bcb..a7e9b5b6 100644
--- a/test/reagenttest/testreagent.cljs
+++ b/test/reagenttest/testreagent.cljs
@@ -1750,3 +1750,19 @@
     (gobj/clear tag-name-cache)
     (is (= "<div class=\"foo_asd foo_xyz bar\"></div>"
            (as-string [:div.asd.xyz {:class "bar"}] compiler)))))
+
+(deftest functional-component-reactify-component
+  (when r/is-client
+    (let [set-count! (atom nil)
+          c (fn [{:keys [x]}]
+              (let [[c set-count] (react/useState x)]
+                (reset! set-count! set-count)
+                [:span "Count " c]))
+          react-cmp (r/reactify-component c functional-compiler)]
+      (with-mounted-component [:r> react-cmp #js {:x 1}]
+        functional-compiler
+        (fn [c div]
+          (is (nil? c) "Render returns nil for stateless components")
+          (is (= "Count 5" (.-innerText div)))
+          (@set-count! 6)
+          (is (= "Count 6" (.-innerText div))))))))