diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/src/index.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/src/index.js
index 9673af7c2683..c2678a2238f0 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/src/index.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default function () {
         return stop();
       }
 
-      if (path.isJSXIdentifier() || path.isIdentifier() || path.isJSXMemberExpression()) {
+      if (path.isJSXIdentifier() || path.isIdentifier() || path.isJSXMemberExpression() || path.isPure()) {
         return;
       }
 
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/pure-expression-2/actual.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/pure-expression-2/actual.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0acb75cfaf6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/pure-expression-2/actual.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+function render(offset) {
+  return function () {
+    return <div tabIndex={offset + 1} />;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/pure-expression-2/expected.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/pure-expression-2/expected.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..65df627806b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/pure-expression-2/expected.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+function render(offset) {
+  var _ref = <div tabIndex={offset + 1} />;
+
+  return function () {
+    return _ref;
+  };
+}
+
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/pure-expression-3/actual.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/pure-expression-3/actual.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c6b89c77fd1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/pure-expression-3/actual.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+const OFFSET = 3;
+
+var Foo = React.createClass({
+  render: function () {
+    return (
+      <div tabIndex={OFFSET + 1} />
+    );
+  }
+});
+
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/pure-expression-3/expected.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/pure-expression-3/expected.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e709176c4870
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/pure-expression-3/expected.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+const OFFSET = 3;
+
+var _ref = <div tabIndex={OFFSET + 1} />;
+
+var Foo = React.createClass({
+  render: function () {
+    return _ref;
+  }
+});
+
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/pure-expression/actual.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/pure-expression/actual.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5131c839899b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/pure-expression/actual.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+var Foo = React.createClass({
+  render: function () {
+    return (
+      <div data-text={
+        "Some text, " +
+        "and some more too."
+      } />
+    );
+  }
+});
+
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/pure-expression/expected.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/pure-expression/expected.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a7afcb1d6edf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/pure-expression/expected.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+var _ref = <div data-text={"Some text, " + "and some more too."} />;
+
+var Foo = React.createClass({
+  render: function () {
+    return _ref;
+  }
+});
+