diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 36c147e..a51ef35 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ export default function prepass(
       c.state = {};
     }
 
-    // options.render was renamed to _render (mangled to __r)
-    if (options.render) options.render(vnode);
-    if (options.__r) options.__r(vnode);
-
     let isClassComponent = false;
 
     // Necessary for createContext api. Setting this property will pass
@@ -78,6 +74,9 @@ export default function prepass(
         try {
           const previousSkipEffects = options[_skipEffects];
           options[_skipEffects] = true;
+          // options.render was renamed to _render (mangled to __r)
+          if (options.render) options.render(vnode);
+          if (options.__r) options.__r(vnode);
           const renderResult = Promise.resolve(
             nodeName.call(vnode.__c, props, cctx)
           );
@@ -116,6 +115,9 @@ export default function prepass(
 
       doRender = () => {
         try {
+          // options.render was renamed to _render (mangled to __r)
+          if (options.render) options.render(vnode);
+          if (options.__r) options.__r(vnode);
           return Promise.resolve(c.render(c.props, c.state, c.context));
         } catch (e) {
           if (e && e.then) {
diff --git a/src/index.test.js b/src/index.test.js
index bfbb898..295f6c8 100644
--- a/src/index.test.js
+++ b/src/index.test.js
@@ -124,6 +124,42 @@ describe("prepass", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("should call options.render for function components", async () => {
+    const render = jest.fn();
+    const r = jest.fn();
+    options.render = render;
+    options.__r = r;
+    const Component = jest.fn(() => <div />);
+
+    const promise = prepass(<Component prop="value" />);
+
+    const result = await promise;
+    expect(result).toEqual(undefined);
+
+    expect(render).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(r).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("should call options.render for class components", async () => {
+    const render = jest.fn();
+    const r = jest.fn();
+    options.render = render;
+    options.__r = r;
+
+    class Outer extends Component {
+      render() {
+        return <div />
+      }
+    }
+    const outerRenderSpy = jest.spyOn(Outer.prototype, "render");
+
+    await prepass(<Outer />);
+
+    expect(outerRenderSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(render).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(r).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
   describe("vnode traversal", () => {
     it("should traverse functional components", async () => {
       const Inner = jest.fn(() => <div />);