diff --git a/docs/api/ShallowWrapper/dive.md b/docs/api/ShallowWrapper/dive.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1453823e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/api/ShallowWrapper/dive.md
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# `.dive([options]) => ShallowWrapper`
+
+Throws unless the wrapper contains only one non-DOM Component child; otherwise, returns a shallow wrapper around it.
+
+NOTE: can only be called on wrapper of a single non-DOM component element node.
+
+
+#### Arguments
+
+1. `options` (`Object` [optional]):
+- `options.context`: (`Object` [optional]): Context to be passed into the component
+
+
+
+#### Returns
+
+`ShallowWrapper`: A new wrapper that wraps the current node after it's been shallow rendered.
+
+
+
+#### Examples
+
+```jsx
+class Bar extends React.Component {
+  render() {
+    return (
+      <div>
+        <div className="in-bar" />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+}
+```
+
+```jsx
+class Foo extends React.Component {
+  render() {
+    return (
+      <div>
+        <Bar />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+}
+```
+
+```jsx
+const wrapper = shallow(<Foo />);
+expect(wrapper.find('.in-bar')).to.have.length(0);
+expect(wrapper.find(Bar)).to.have.length(1);
+expect(wrapper.dive().find('.in-bar')).to.have.length(1);
+```
diff --git a/docs/api/shallow.md b/docs/api/shallow.md
index f9468739d..fb7fa4a3c 100644
--- a/docs/api/shallow.md
+++ b/docs/api/shallow.md
@@ -207,3 +207,6 @@ Returns whether or not all of the nodes in the wrapper match the provided select
 
 #### [`.everyWhere(predicate) => Boolean`](ShallowWrapper/everyWhere.md)
 Returns whether or not all of the nodes in the wrapper pass the provided predicate function.
+
+#### [`.dive([options]) => ShallowWrapper`](ShallowWrapper/dive.md)
+Throws unless the wrapper contains only one non-DOM Component child; otherwise, returns a shallow wrapper around it.
diff --git a/src/ShallowWrapper.js b/src/ShallowWrapper.js
index fe0284643..f4c29593e 100644
--- a/src/ShallowWrapper.js
+++ b/src/ShallowWrapper.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   isReactElementAlike,
   displayNameOfNode,
   isFunctionalComponent,
+  isCustomComponentElement,
 } from './Utils';
 import {
   debugNodes,
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import {
   createShallowRenderer,
   renderToStaticMarkup,
   batchedUpdates,
+  isDOMComponentElement,
 } from './react-compat';
 
 /**
@@ -698,7 +700,7 @@ export default class ShallowWrapper {
 
   /**
    * Returns the type of the current node of this wrapper. If it's a composite component, this will
-   * be the component constructor. If it's native DOM node, it will be a string.
+   * be the component constructor. If it's a native DOM node, it will be a string.
    *
    * @returns {String|Function}
    */
@@ -959,4 +961,24 @@ export default class ShallowWrapper {
     intercepter(this);
     return this;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Primarily useful for HOCs (higher-order components), this method may only be
+   * run on a single, non-DOM node, and will return the node, shallow-rendered.
+   *
+   * @param options object
+   * @returns {ShallowWrapper}
+   */
+  dive(options) {
+    const name = 'dive';
+    return this.single(name, n => {
+      if (isDOMComponentElement(n)) {
+        throw new TypeError(`ShallowWrapper::${name}() can not be called on DOM components`);
+      }
+      if (!isCustomComponentElement(n)) {
+        throw new TypeError(`ShallowWrapper::${name}() can only be called on components`);
+      }
+      return new ShallowWrapper(n, null, options);
+    });
+  }
 }