diff --git a/lib/component.js b/lib/component.js
index b7c7ce4..8db794b 100644
--- a/lib/component.js
+++ b/lib/component.js
@@ -32,11 +32,13 @@
   if (typeof define === 'function' && define.amd) {
     define(['react', 'backbone', 'underscore'], factory);
   } else if (typeof module !== 'undefined' && module.exports) {
-    module.exports = factory(require('react'), require('backbone'), require('underscore'));
+    react = require('react-native'); // React Native
+    isReactNative = true;
+    module.exports = factory(isReactNative, react, require('backbone'), require('underscore'));
   } else {
     factory(root.React, root.Backbone, root._);
   }
-}(this, function (React, Backbone, _) {
+}(this, function (isReactNative, React, Backbone, _) {
   'use strict';
   if (!Backbone.React) {
     Backbone.React = {};
@@ -70,11 +72,15 @@
     },
     // Sets `this.el` and `this.$el` when the component mounts.
     componentDidMount: function () {
-      this.setElement(React.findDOMNode(this));
+      if (isReactNative === false) {
+        this.setElement(React.findDOMNode(this));
+      }
     },
     // Sets `this.el` and `this.$el` when the component updates.
     componentDidUpdate: function () {
-      this.setElement(React.findDOMNode(this));
+      if (isReactNative === false) {
+        this.setElement(React.findDOMNode(this));
+      }
     },
     // When the component gets the initial state, instance a `Wrapper` to take
     // care of models and collections binding with `this.state`.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1d68051..a16feeb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "backbone": "^1.2.3",
-    "react": "^0.13.3"
+    "react-native": ">=0.14.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "underscore": "^1.8.3"