diff --git a/packages/metal-incremental-dom/src/IncrementalDomRenderer.js b/packages/metal-incremental-dom/src/IncrementalDomRenderer.js
index 5d414885..c52d5763 100644
--- a/packages/metal-incremental-dom/src/IncrementalDomRenderer.js
+++ b/packages/metal-incremental-dom/src/IncrementalDomRenderer.js
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ class IncrementalDomRenderer extends ComponentRenderer {
 	 * @protected
 	 */
 	handleInterceptedCloseCall_(originalFn, tag) {
+		this.emit(IncrementalDomRenderer.ELEMENT_CLOSED, {tag});
 		var element = originalFn(tag);
 		this.resetData_(domData.get(element).incDomData_);
 		return element;
@@ -464,6 +465,7 @@ class IncrementalDomRenderer extends ComponentRenderer {
 	 * @protected
 	 */
 	handleRegularCall_(originalFn, ...args) {
+		this.emit(IncrementalDomRenderer.ELEMENT_OPENED, {args});
 		var currComp = IncrementalDomRenderer.getComponentBeingRendered();
 		var currRenderer = currComp.getRenderer();
 		if (!currRenderer.rootElementReached_) {
@@ -856,6 +858,11 @@ class IncrementalDomRenderer extends ComponentRenderer {
 var renderingComponents_ = [];
 var emptyChildren_ = [];
 
+// Constants used as event names.
+IncrementalDomRenderer.ELEMENT_OPENED = 'elementOpened';
+IncrementalDomRenderer.ELEMENT_CLOSED = 'elementClosed';
+
+// Regex pattern used to find inline listeners.
 IncrementalDomRenderer.LISTENER_REGEX = /^(?:on([A-Z]\w+))|(?:data-on(\w+))$/;
 
 export default IncrementalDomRenderer;
diff --git a/packages/metal-jsx/src/JSXRenderer.js b/packages/metal-jsx/src/JSXRenderer.js
index 4d547fb0..029bbc2a 100644
--- a/packages/metal-jsx/src/JSXRenderer.js
+++ b/packages/metal-jsx/src/JSXRenderer.js
@@ -1,11 +1,24 @@
 'use strict';
 
+import core from 'metal';
 import IncrementalDomRenderer from 'metal-incremental-dom';
 
+const childrenCount = [];
+
 /**
  * Renderer that handles JSX.
  */
 class JSXRenderer extends IncrementalDomRenderer {
+	/**
+	 * @inheritDoc
+	 */
+	constructor(comp) {
+		super(comp);
+
+		this.on(IncrementalDomRenderer.ELEMENT_OPENED, this.handleJSXElementOpened_);
+		this.on(IncrementalDomRenderer.ELEMENT_CLOSED, this.handleJSXElementClosed_);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @inheritDoc
 	 */
@@ -32,6 +45,32 @@ class JSXRenderer extends IncrementalDomRenderer {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Called when an element is opened during render via incremental dom. Adds
+	 * keys to elements that don't have one yet, according to their position in
+	 * the parent. This helps use cases that use conditionally rendered elements,
+	 * which is very common in JSX.
+	 * @param {!{args: !Array}} data
+	 * @protected
+	 */
+	handleJSXElementOpened_({args}) {
+		if (childrenCount.length > 0) {
+			const count = ++childrenCount[childrenCount.length - 1];
+			if (!core.isDef(args[1])) {
+				args[1] = JSXRenderer.KEY_PREFIX + count;
+			}
+		}
+		childrenCount.push(0);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Called when an element is closed during render via incremental dom.
+	 * @protected
+	 */
+	handleJSXElementClosed_() {
+		childrenCount.pop();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @inheritDoc
 	 */
@@ -52,6 +91,18 @@ class JSXRenderer extends IncrementalDomRenderer {
 			super.renderIncDom();
 		}
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Skips the current child in the count (used when a conditional render
+	 * decided not to render anything).
+	 */
+	static skipChild() {
+		if (childrenCount.length > 0) {
+			childrenCount[childrenCount.length - 1]++;
+		}
+	}
 }
 
+JSXRenderer.KEY_PREFIX = '_metal_jsx_';
+
 export default JSXRenderer;
diff --git a/packages/metal-jsx/src/iDOMHelpers.js b/packages/metal-jsx/src/iDOMHelpers.js
index 7eb6e474..b9598d0c 100644
--- a/packages/metal-jsx/src/iDOMHelpers.js
+++ b/packages/metal-jsx/src/iDOMHelpers.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 import IncrementalDomRenderer from 'metal-incremental-dom';
+import JSXRenderer from './JSXRenderer';
 
 /**
  * These helpers are all from "babel-plugin-incremental-dom". See its README
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ window.iDOMHelpers.renderArbitrary = function(child) {
 		} else {
 			window.iDOMHelpers.forOwn(child, window.iDOMHelpers.renderArbitrary);
 		}
+	} else if (!child) {
+		JSXRenderer.skipChild();
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/metal-jsx/test/JSXRenderer.js b/packages/metal-jsx/test/JSXRenderer.js
index 84271e59..fd2f7739 100644
--- a/packages/metal-jsx/test/JSXRenderer.js
+++ b/packages/metal-jsx/test/JSXRenderer.js
@@ -138,4 +138,48 @@ describe('JSXRenderer', function() {
 			done();
 		});
 	});
+
+	it('should reuse component rendered after a conditionally rendered component', function(done) {
+		var createdChildren = [];
+		class ChildComponent extends TestJSXComponent {
+			constructor(...args) {
+				super(...args);
+				createdChildren.push(this);
+			}
+			render() {
+				return <span>Child</span>;
+			}
+		}
+
+		class ChildComponent2 extends ChildComponent {
+		}
+
+		class TestComponent extends TestJSXComponent {
+			render() {
+				return <div>
+					{!this.props.hide && <div><ChildComponent /></div>}
+					<div><ChildComponent2 /></div>
+				</div>
+			}
+		}
+		TestComponent.PROPS = {
+			hide: {
+			}
+		}
+
+		component = new TestComponent();
+		assert.strictEqual(2, createdChildren.length);
+		assert.ok(createdChildren[0] instanceof ChildComponent);
+		assert.ok(createdChildren[1] instanceof ChildComponent2);
+		assert.ok(!createdChildren[0].isDisposed());
+		assert.ok(!createdChildren[1].isDisposed());
+
+		component.props.hide = true;
+		component.once('stateSynced', function() {
+			assert.strictEqual(2, createdChildren.length);
+			assert.ok(createdChildren[0].isDisposed());
+			assert.ok(!createdChildren[1].isDisposed());
+			done();
+		});
+	});
 });