diff --git a/packages/react-noop-renderer/src/createReactNoop.js b/packages/react-noop-renderer/src/createReactNoop.js
index f3872ac483b57..d7cfef9cc7648 100644
--- a/packages/react-noop-renderer/src/createReactNoop.js
+++ b/packages/react-noop-renderer/src/createReactNoop.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ type Thenable = {
 type Container = {
   rootID: string,
   children: Array<Instance | TextInstance>,
+  pendingChildren: Array<Instance | TextInstance>,
 };
 type Props = {prop: any, hidden: boolean, children?: mixed};
 type Instance = {|
@@ -457,7 +458,9 @@ function createReactNoop(reconciler: Function, useMutation: boolean) {
         finalizeContainerChildren(
           container: Container,
           newChildren: Array<Instance | TextInstance>,
-        ): void {},
+        ): void {
+          container.pendingChildren = newChildren;
+        },
 
         replaceContainerChildren(
           container: Container,
@@ -581,13 +584,22 @@ function createReactNoop(reconciler: Function, useMutation: boolean) {
       }
     },
 
+    getPendingChildren(rootID: string = DEFAULT_ROOT_ID) {
+      const container = rootContainers.get(rootID);
+      if (container) {
+        return container.pendingChildren;
+      } else {
+        return null;
+      }
+    },
+
     getOrCreateRootContainer(
       rootID: string = DEFAULT_ROOT_ID,
       isConcurrent: boolean = false,
     ) {
       let root = roots.get(rootID);
       if (!root) {
-        const container = {rootID: rootID, children: []};
+        const container = {rootID: rootID, pendingChildren: [], children: []};
         rootContainers.set(rootID, container);
         root = NoopRenderer.createContainer(container, isConcurrent, false);
         roots.set(rootID, root);
@@ -614,6 +626,25 @@ function createReactNoop(reconciler: Function, useMutation: boolean) {
       return children;
     },
 
+    getPendingChildrenAsJSX(rootID: string = DEFAULT_ROOT_ID) {
+      const children = childToJSX(ReactNoop.getPendingChildren(rootID), null);
+      if (children === null) {
+        return null;
+      }
+      if (Array.isArray(children)) {
+        return {
+          $$typeof: REACT_ELEMENT_TYPE,
+          type: REACT_FRAGMENT_TYPE,
+          key: null,
+          ref: null,
+          props: {children},
+          _owner: null,
+          _store: __DEV__ ? {} : undefined,
+        };
+      }
+      return children;
+    },
+
     createPortal(
       children: ReactNodeList,
       container: Container,
@@ -778,7 +809,7 @@ function createReactNoop(reconciler: Function, useMutation: boolean) {
       // Trick to flush passive effects without exposing an internal API:
       // Create a throwaway root and schedule a dummy update on it.
       const rootID = 'bloopandthenmoreletterstoavoidaconflict';
-      const container = {rootID: rootID, children: []};
+      const container = {rootID: rootID, pendingChildren: [], children: []};
       rootContainers.set(rootID, container);
       const root = NoopRenderer.createContainer(container, true, false);
       NoopRenderer.updateContainer(null, root, null, null);
diff --git a/packages/react-reconciler/src/__tests__/ReactSuspenseWithNoopRenderer-test.internal.js b/packages/react-reconciler/src/__tests__/ReactSuspenseWithNoopRenderer-test.internal.js
index abd5fe012e213..f438dbb2dafd4 100644
--- a/packages/react-reconciler/src/__tests__/ReactSuspenseWithNoopRenderer-test.internal.js
+++ b/packages/react-reconciler/src/__tests__/ReactSuspenseWithNoopRenderer-test.internal.js
@@ -1387,9 +1387,50 @@ describe('ReactSuspenseWithNoopRenderer', () => {
       expect(ReactNoop.getChildren()).toEqual([span('Hi')]);
     });
 
-    if (!global.__PERSISTENT__) {
-      // TODO: Write persistent version of this test
-      it('toggles visibility during the mutation phase', async () => {
+    if (global.__PERSISTENT__) {
+      it('hides/unhides suspended children before layout effects fire (persistent)', async () => {
+        const {useRef, useLayoutEffect} = React;
+
+        function Parent() {
+          const child = useRef(null);
+
+          useLayoutEffect(() => {
+            Scheduler.yieldValue(ReactNoop.getPendingChildrenAsJSX());
+          });
+
+          return (
+            <span ref={child} hidden={false}>
+              <AsyncText ms={1000} text="Hi" />
+            </span>
+          );
+        }
+
+        function App(props) {
+          return (
+            <Suspense fallback={<Text text="Loading..." />}>
+              <Parent />
+            </Suspense>
+          );
+        }
+
+        ReactNoop.renderLegacySyncRoot(<App middleText="B" />);
+
+        expect(Scheduler).toHaveYielded([
+          'Suspend! [Hi]',
+          'Loading...',
+          // The child should have already been hidden
+          <React.Fragment>
+            <span hidden={true} />
+            <span prop="Loading..." />
+          </React.Fragment>,
+        ]);
+
+        await advanceTimers(1000);
+
+        expect(Scheduler).toHaveYielded(['Promise resolved [Hi]', 'Hi']);
+      });
+    } else {
+      it('hides/unhides suspended children before layout effects fire (mutation)', async () => {
         const {useRef, useLayoutEffect} = React;
 
         function Parent() {