diff --git a/projects/testing-library/src/lib/models.ts b/projects/testing-library/src/lib/models.ts
index 17974c6..761141b 100644
--- a/projects/testing-library/src/lib/models.ts
+++ b/projects/testing-library/src/lib/models.ts
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ export interface RenderResult<ComponentType, WrapperType = ComponentType> extend
   /**
    * @description
    * Re-render the same component with different properties.
-   * This creates a new instance of the component.
+   * Properties not passed in again are removed.
    */
   rerender: (
     properties?: Pick<
       RenderTemplateOptions<ComponentType>,
-      'componentProperties' | 'componentInputs' | 'componentOutputs'
+      'componentProperties' | 'componentInputs' | 'componentOutputs' | 'detectChangesOnRender'
     >,
   ) => Promise<void>;
   /**
diff --git a/projects/testing-library/src/lib/testing-library.ts b/projects/testing-library/src/lib/testing-library.ts
index d2cf3ad..2d492d6 100644
--- a/projects/testing-library/src/lib/testing-library.ts
+++ b/projects/testing-library/src/lib/testing-library.ts
@@ -123,14 +123,43 @@ export async function render<SutType, WrapperType = SutType>(
 
   await renderFixture(componentProperties, componentInputs, componentOutputs);
 
+  let renderedPropKeys = Object.keys(componentProperties);
+  let renderedInputKeys = Object.keys(componentInputs);
+  let renderedOutputKeys = Object.keys(componentOutputs);
   const rerender = async (
-    properties?: Pick<RenderTemplateOptions<SutType>, 'componentProperties' | 'componentInputs' | 'componentOutputs'>,
+    properties?: Pick<
+      RenderTemplateOptions<SutType>,
+      'componentProperties' | 'componentInputs' | 'componentOutputs' | 'detectChangesOnRender'
+    >,
   ) => {
-    await renderFixture(
-      properties?.componentProperties ?? {},
-      properties?.componentInputs ?? {},
-      properties?.componentOutputs ?? {},
-    );
+    const newComponentInputs = properties?.componentInputs ?? {};
+    for (const inputKey of renderedInputKeys) {
+      if (!Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(newComponentInputs, inputKey)) {
+        delete (fixture.componentInstance as any)[inputKey];
+      }
+    }
+    setComponentInputs(fixture, newComponentInputs);
+    renderedInputKeys = Object.keys(newComponentInputs);
+
+    const newComponentOutputs = properties?.componentOutputs ?? {};
+    for (const outputKey of renderedOutputKeys) {
+      if (!Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(newComponentOutputs, outputKey)) {
+        delete (fixture.componentInstance as any)[outputKey];
+      }
+    }
+    setComponentOutputs(fixture, newComponentOutputs);
+    renderedOutputKeys = Object.keys(newComponentOutputs);
+
+    const newComponentProps = properties?.componentProperties ?? {};
+    const changes = updateProps(fixture, renderedPropKeys, newComponentProps);
+    if (hasOnChangesHook(fixture.componentInstance)) {
+      fixture.componentInstance.ngOnChanges(changes);
+    }
+    renderedPropKeys = Object.keys(newComponentProps);
+
+    if (properties?.detectChangesOnRender !== false) {
+      fixture.componentRef.injector.get(ChangeDetectorRef).detectChanges();
+    }
   };
 
   const changeInput = (changedInputProperties: Partial<SutType>) => {
@@ -360,6 +389,31 @@ function getChangesObj(oldProps: Record<string, any> | null, newProps: Record<st
   );
 }
 
+function updateProps<SutType>(
+  fixture: ComponentFixture<SutType>,
+  prevRenderedPropsKeys: string[],
+  newProps: Record<string, any>,
+) {
+  const componentInstance = fixture.componentInstance as Record<string, any>;
+  const simpleChanges: SimpleChanges = {};
+
+  for (const key of prevRenderedPropsKeys) {
+    if (!Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(newProps, key)) {
+      simpleChanges[key] = new SimpleChange(componentInstance[key], undefined, false);
+      delete componentInstance[key];
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(newProps)) {
+    if (value !== componentInstance[key]) {
+      simpleChanges[key] = new SimpleChange(componentInstance[key], value, false);
+    }
+  }
+  setComponentProperties(fixture, newProps);
+
+  return simpleChanges;
+}
+
 function addAutoDeclarations<SutType>(
   sut: Type<SutType> | string,
   {
diff --git a/projects/testing-library/tests/rerender.spec.ts b/projects/testing-library/tests/rerender.spec.ts
index d0ee43b..a06beaf 100644
--- a/projects/testing-library/tests/rerender.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/testing-library/tests/rerender.spec.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,23 @@
-import { Component, Input } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, Input, OnChanges, SimpleChanges } from '@angular/core';
 import { render, screen } from '../src/public_api';
 
+let ngOnChangesSpy: jest.Mock;
 @Component({
   selector: 'atl-fixture',
   template: ` {{ firstName }} {{ lastName }} `,
 })
-class FixtureComponent {
+class FixtureComponent implements OnChanges {
   @Input() firstName = 'Sarah';
   @Input() lastName?: string;
+  ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges): void {
+    ngOnChangesSpy(changes);
+  }
 }
 
+beforeEach(() => {
+  ngOnChangesSpy = jest.fn();
+});
+
 test('rerenders the component with updated props', async () => {
   const { rerender } = await render(FixtureComponent);
   expect(screen.getByText('Sarah')).toBeInTheDocument();
@@ -54,6 +62,33 @@ test('rerenders the component with updated props and resets other props', async
   const firstName2 = 'Chris';
   await rerender({ componentProperties: { firstName: firstName2 } });
 
-  expect(screen.queryByText(`${firstName2} ${lastName}`)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
-  expect(screen.queryByText(`${firstName} ${lastName}`)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  expect(screen.getByText(firstName2)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  expect(screen.queryByText(firstName)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  expect(screen.queryByText(lastName)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+
+  expect(ngOnChangesSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2); // one time initially and one time for rerender
+  const rerenderedChanges = ngOnChangesSpy.mock.calls[1][0] as SimpleChanges;
+  expect(rerenderedChanges).toEqual({
+    lastName: {
+      previousValue: 'Peeters',
+      currentValue: undefined,
+      firstChange: false,
+    },
+    firstName: {
+      previousValue: 'Mark',
+      currentValue: 'Chris',
+      firstChange: false,
+    },
+  });
+});
+
+test('change detection gets not called if `detectChangesOnRender` is set to false', async () => {
+  const { rerender } = await render(FixtureComponent);
+  expect(screen.getByText('Sarah')).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+  const firstName = 'Mark';
+  await rerender({ componentInputs: { firstName }, detectChangesOnRender: false });
+
+  expect(screen.getByText('Sarah')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  expect(screen.queryByText(firstName)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 });