diff --git a/src/dom/index.js b/src/dom/index.js
index fc7c11128e..bc661c3272 100644
--- a/src/dom/index.js
+++ b/src/dom/index.js
@@ -52,10 +52,21 @@ export function setAccessor(node, name, old, value, isSvg) {
 		}
 		if (value && typeof value==='object') {
 			if (typeof old!=='string') {
-				for (let i in old) if (!(i in value)) node.style[i] = '';
+				for (let i in old) if (!(i in value)) {
+					if (i.indexOf('--') === 0) {
+						node.style.removeProperty(i);
+					} else {
+						node.style[i] = '';
+					}
+				}
 			}
 			for (let i in value) {
-				node.style[i] = typeof value[i]==='number' && IS_NON_DIMENSIONAL.test(i)===false ? (value[i]+'px') : value[i];
+				if (i.indexOf('--') === 0) {
+					node.style.setProperty(i, value[i]);
+				}
+				else {
+					node.style[i] = typeof value[i]==='number' && IS_NON_DIMENSIONAL.test(i)===false ? (value[i]+'px') : value[i];
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/test/browser/render.js b/test/browser/render.js
index 3aeae531c0..79c13f8c29 100644
--- a/test/browser/render.js
+++ b/test/browser/render.js
@@ -239,10 +239,11 @@ describe('render()', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('should apply style as String', () => {
-		render(<div style="top:5px; position:relative;" />, scratch);
+		render(<div style="top:5px; position:relative; --var-font-size: 12px; font-size: var(--var-font-size);" />, scratch);
 		expect(scratch.childNodes[0]).to.have.deep.property('style.cssText')
 			.that.matches(/top\s*:\s*5px\s*/)
-			.and.matches(/position\s*:\s*relative\s*/);
+			.and.matches(/position\s*:\s*relative\s*/)
+			.and.matches(/--var-font-size\s*:\s*12px\s*/);
 	});
 
 	it('should only register on* functions as handlers', () => {
@@ -356,7 +357,8 @@ describe('render()', () => {
 				'background-size': 'cover',
 				padding: 5,
 				top: 100,
-				left: '100%'
+				left: '100%',
+				'--var-font-size': '12px'
 			}}>
 				test
 			</div>
@@ -370,12 +372,13 @@ describe('render()', () => {
 		expect(style).to.have.property('padding', '5px');
 		expect(style).to.have.property('top', '100px');
 		expect(style).to.have.property('left', '100%');
+		expect(style.getPropertyValue('--var-font-size')).to.equal('12px');
 
 		root = render((
-			<div style={{ color: 'rgb(0, 255, 255)' }}>test</div>
+			<div style={{ color: 'rgb(0, 255, 255)', '--var-font-size': '24px' }}>test</div>
 		), scratch, root);
 
-		expect(root).to.have.deep.property('style.cssText').that.equals('color: rgb(0, 255, 255);');
+		expect(root).to.have.deep.property('style.cssText').that.equals('color: rgb(0, 255, 255); --var-font-size:24px;');
 
 		root = render((
 			<div style="display: inline;">test</div>