diff --git a/src/create-glamorous.js b/src/create-glamorous.js
index 929a22c6..a742df85 100644
--- a/src/create-glamorous.js
+++ b/src/create-glamorous.js
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ function createGlamorous(splitProps) {
           {
             ...componentProperties,
             comp: newComp,
+            rootEl: newComp,
           },
           {
             // allows the forwardProps and filterProps to be overridden