diff --git a/src/renderers/__tests__/ReactComponent-test.js b/src/renderers/__tests__/ReactComponent-test.js
index 30503913da052..dbea2bd3dcd5f 100644
--- a/src/renderers/__tests__/ReactComponent-test.js
+++ b/src/renderers/__tests__/ReactComponent-test.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 var React;
 var ReactDOM;
+var ReactDOMServer;
 var ReactDOMFeatureFlags;
 var ReactTestUtils;
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ describe('ReactComponent', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     React = require('react');
     ReactDOM = require('react-dom');
+    ReactDOMServer = require('react-dom/server');
     ReactDOMFeatureFlags = require('ReactDOMFeatureFlags');
     ReactTestUtils = require('react-dom/test-utils');
   });
@@ -439,4 +441,56 @@ describe('ReactComponent', () => {
         '    in Foo (at **)',
     );
   });
+
+  it('throws if a plain object is used as a child when using SSR', async () => {
+    var children = {
+      x: <span />,
+      y: <span />,
+      z: <span />,
+    };
+    var element = <div>{[children]}</div>;
+    var ex;
+    try {
+      ReactDOMServer.renderToString(element);
+    } catch (e) {
+      ex = e;
+    }
+    expect(ex).toBeDefined();
+    expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(ex.message)).toBe(
+      'Objects are not valid as a React child (found: object with keys ' +
+        '{x, y, z}). If you meant to render a collection of children, use ' +
+        'an array instead.' +
+        // Fiber gives a slightly better stack with the nearest host components
+        (ReactDOMFeatureFlags.useFiber ? '\n    in div (at **)' : ''),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('throws if a plain object even if it is in an owner when using SSR', async () => {
+    class Foo extends React.Component {
+      render() {
+        var children = {
+          a: <span />,
+          b: <span />,
+          c: <span />,
+        };
+        return <div>{[children]}</div>;
+      }
+    }
+    var container = document.createElement('div');
+    var ex;
+    try {
+      ReactDOMServer.renderToString(<Foo />, container);
+    } catch (e) {
+      ex = e;
+    }
+    expect(ex).toBeDefined();
+    expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(ex.message)).toBe(
+      'Objects are not valid as a React child (found: object with keys ' +
+        '{a, b, c}). If you meant to render a collection of children, use ' +
+        'an array instead.\n' +
+        // Fiber gives a slightly better stack with the nearest host components
+        (ReactDOMFeatureFlags.useFiber ? '    in div (at **)\n' : '') +
+        '    in Foo (at **)',
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/renderers/dom/ReactDOMNodeStreamRenderer.js b/src/renderers/dom/ReactDOMNodeStreamRenderer.js
index 890538bb6fbd4..c5379be7290bd 100644
--- a/src/renderers/dom/ReactDOMNodeStreamRenderer.js
+++ b/src/renderers/dom/ReactDOMNodeStreamRenderer.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 var invariant = require('fbjs/lib/invariant');
 var React = require('react');
 var ReactPartialRenderer = require('ReactPartialRenderer');
+var ReactFeatureFlags = require('ReactFeatureFlags');
 
 var Readable = require('stream').Readable;
 
@@ -40,10 +41,13 @@ class ReactMarkupReadableStream extends Readable {
  * See https://facebook.github.io/react/docs/react-dom-stream.html#rendertostream
  */
 function renderToStream(element) {
-  invariant(
-    React.isValidElement(element),
-    'renderToStream(): You must pass a valid ReactElement.',
-  );
+  const disableNewFiberFeatures = ReactFeatureFlags.disableNewFiberFeatures;
+  if (disableNewFiberFeatures) {
+    invariant(
+      React.isValidElement(element),
+      'renderToStream(): You must pass a valid ReactElement.',
+    );
+  }
   return new ReactMarkupReadableStream(element, false);
 }
 
@@ -53,10 +57,13 @@ function renderToStream(element) {
  * See https://facebook.github.io/react/docs/react-dom-stream.html#rendertostaticstream
  */
 function renderToStaticStream(element) {
-  invariant(
-    React.isValidElement(element),
-    'renderToStaticStream(): You must pass a valid ReactElement.',
-  );
+  const disableNewFiberFeatures = ReactFeatureFlags.disableNewFiberFeatures;
+  if (disableNewFiberFeatures) {
+    invariant(
+      React.isValidElement(element),
+      'renderToStaticStream(): You must pass a valid ReactElement.',
+    );
+  }
   return new ReactMarkupReadableStream(element, true);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/renderers/dom/ReactDOMStringRenderer.js b/src/renderers/dom/ReactDOMStringRenderer.js
index 7995ac3581bcd..7461c3297c837 100644
--- a/src/renderers/dom/ReactDOMStringRenderer.js
+++ b/src/renderers/dom/ReactDOMStringRenderer.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 var invariant = require('fbjs/lib/invariant');
 var React = require('react');
 var ReactPartialRenderer = require('ReactPartialRenderer');
+var ReactFeatureFlags = require('ReactFeatureFlags');
 
 /**
  * Render a ReactElement to its initial HTML. This should only be used on the
@@ -21,10 +22,13 @@ var ReactPartialRenderer = require('ReactPartialRenderer');
  * See https://facebook.github.io/react/docs/react-dom-server.html#rendertostring
  */
 function renderToString(element) {
-  invariant(
-    React.isValidElement(element),
-    'renderToString(): You must pass a valid ReactElement.',
-  );
+  const disableNewFiberFeatures = ReactFeatureFlags.disableNewFiberFeatures;
+  if (disableNewFiberFeatures) {
+    invariant(
+      React.isValidElement(element),
+      'renderToString(): You must pass a valid ReactElement.',
+    );
+  }
   var renderer = new ReactPartialRenderer(element, false);
   var markup = renderer.read(Infinity);
   return markup;
@@ -36,10 +40,13 @@ function renderToString(element) {
  * See https://facebook.github.io/react/docs/react-dom-server.html#rendertostaticmarkup
  */
 function renderToStaticMarkup(element) {
-  invariant(
-    React.isValidElement(element),
-    'renderToStaticMarkup(): You must pass a valid ReactElement.',
-  );
+  const disableNewFiberFeatures = ReactFeatureFlags.disableNewFiberFeatures;
+  if (disableNewFiberFeatures) {
+    invariant(
+      React.isValidElement(element),
+      'renderToStaticMarkup(): You must pass a valid ReactElement.',
+    );
+  }
   var renderer = new ReactPartialRenderer(element, true);
   var markup = renderer.read(Infinity);
   return markup;
diff --git a/src/renderers/dom/shared/__tests__/ReactDOMServerIntegration-test.js b/src/renderers/dom/shared/__tests__/ReactDOMServerIntegration-test.js
index 6f74ed2b48f30..d7f8fe3ee2032 100644
--- a/src/renderers/dom/shared/__tests__/ReactDOMServerIntegration-test.js
+++ b/src/renderers/dom/shared/__tests__/ReactDOMServerIntegration-test.js
@@ -332,6 +332,19 @@ describe('ReactDOMServerIntegration', () => {
   });
 
   describe('basic rendering', function() {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      onAfterResetModules = () => {
+        const ReactFeatureFlags = require('ReactFeatureFlags');
+        ReactFeatureFlags.disableNewFiberFeatures = false;
+      };
+
+      resetModules();
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      onAfterResetModules = null;
+    });
+
     itRenders('a blank div', async render => {
       const e = await render(<div />);
       expect(e.tagName).toBe('DIV');
@@ -347,6 +360,70 @@ describe('ReactDOMServerIntegration', () => {
       expect(e.childNodes.length).toBe(1);
       expect(e.firstChild.tagName).toBe('BR');
     });
+
+    if (ReactDOMFeatureFlags.useFiber) {
+      itRenders('a array type children as a child', async render => {
+        let Header = props => {
+          return <p>header</p>;
+        };
+        let Footer = props => {
+          return [<h2 key={1}>footer</h2>, <h3 key={2}>about</h3>];
+        };
+        let e = await render([
+          <div key={1}>text1</div>,
+          <span key={2}>text2</span>,
+          <Header key={3} />,
+          <Footer key={4} />,
+        ]);
+        let parent = e.parentNode;
+        expect(parent.childNodes[0].tagName).toBe('DIV');
+        expect(parent.childNodes[1].tagName).toBe('SPAN');
+        expect(parent.childNodes[2].tagName).toBe('P');
+        expect(parent.childNodes[3].tagName).toBe('H2');
+        expect(parent.childNodes[4].tagName).toBe('H3');
+      });
+
+      itRenders('a single array element children as a child', async render => {
+        let e = await render([<div key={1}>text1</div>]);
+        let parent = e.parentNode;
+        expect(parent.childNodes[0].tagName).toBe('DIV');
+      });
+
+      itRenders('a nested array children as a child', async render => {
+        let e = await render([
+          [<div key={1}>text1</div>],
+          <span key={1}>text2</span>,
+          [[[null, <p key={1} />], false]],
+        ]);
+        let parent = e.parentNode;
+        expect(parent.childNodes[0].tagName).toBe('DIV');
+        expect(parent.childNodes[1].tagName).toBe('SPAN');
+        expect(parent.childNodes[2].tagName).toBe('P');
+      });
+
+      itRenders('an iterable as a child', async render => {
+        const threeDivIterable = {
+          '@@iterator': function() {
+            var i = 0;
+            return {
+              next: function() {
+                if (i++ < 3) {
+                  return {value: <div key={i} />, done: false};
+                } else {
+                  return {value: undefined, done: true};
+                }
+              },
+            };
+          },
+        };
+        let e = await render(threeDivIterable);
+        let parent = e.parentNode;
+        expect(parent.childNodes.length).toBe(3);
+        expect(parent.childNodes[0].tagName).toBe('DIV');
+        expect(parent.childNodes[1].tagName).toBe('DIV');
+        expect(parent.childNodes[2].tagName).toBe('DIV');
+      });
+    }
   });
 
   describe('property to attribute mapping', function() {
diff --git a/src/renderers/dom/shared/__tests__/ReactServerRendering-test.js b/src/renderers/dom/shared/__tests__/ReactServerRendering-test.js
index b768f3bef2bb2..0658255d6748f 100644
--- a/src/renderers/dom/shared/__tests__/ReactServerRendering-test.js
+++ b/src/renderers/dom/shared/__tests__/ReactServerRendering-test.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ var ReactMarkupChecksum;
 var ReactReconcileTransaction;
 var ReactTestUtils;
 var PropTypes;
+var ReactFeatureFlags;
 
 var ID_ATTRIBUTE_NAME;
 var ROOT_ATTRIBUTE_NAME;
@@ -35,6 +36,9 @@ describe('ReactDOMServer', () => {
     ReactReconcileTransaction = require('ReactReconcileTransaction');
     PropTypes = require('prop-types');
 
+    ReactFeatureFlags = require('ReactFeatureFlags');
+    ReactFeatureFlags.disableNewFiberFeatures = false;
+
     ExecutionEnvironment = require('fbjs/lib/ExecutionEnvironment');
     ExecutionEnvironment.canUseDOM = false;
     ReactDOMServer = require('react-dom/server');
@@ -319,8 +323,12 @@ describe('ReactDOMServer', () => {
 
     it('should throw with silly args', () => {
       expect(
-        ReactDOMServer.renderToString.bind(ReactDOMServer, 'not a component'),
-      ).toThrowError('renderToString(): You must pass a valid ReactElement.');
+        ReactDOMServer.renderToString.bind(ReactDOMServer, {x: 123}),
+      ).toThrowError(
+        ReactDOMFeatureFlags.useFiber
+          ? 'Objects are not valid as a React child (found: object with keys {x})'
+          : 'renderToString(): You must pass a valid ReactElement.',
+      );
     });
   });
 
@@ -431,12 +439,11 @@ describe('ReactDOMServer', () => {
 
     it('should throw with silly args', () => {
       expect(
-        ReactDOMServer.renderToStaticMarkup.bind(
-          ReactDOMServer,
-          'not a component',
-        ),
+        ReactDOMServer.renderToStaticMarkup.bind(ReactDOMServer, {x: 123}),
       ).toThrowError(
-        'renderToStaticMarkup(): You must pass a valid ReactElement.',
+        ReactDOMFeatureFlags.useFiber
+          ? 'Objects are not valid as a React child (found: object with keys {x})'
+          : 'renderToStaticMarkup(): You must pass a valid ReactElement.',
       );
     });
 
diff --git a/src/renderers/shared/server/ReactPartialRenderer.js b/src/renderers/shared/server/ReactPartialRenderer.js
index 18f21f3119b00..1d49808286ecf 100644
--- a/src/renderers/shared/server/ReactPartialRenderer.js
+++ b/src/renderers/shared/server/ReactPartialRenderer.js
@@ -307,11 +307,6 @@ function createOpenTagMarkup(
 }
 
 function resolve(child, context) {
-  // TODO: We'll need to support Arrays (and strings) after Fiber is rolled out
-  invariant(
-    !Array.isArray(child),
-    'The server renderer does not implement support for array children yet.',
-  );
   while (React.isValidElement(child)) {
     if (__DEV__) {
       pushElementToDebugStack(child);
@@ -418,8 +413,9 @@ function resolve(child, context) {
 
 class ReactDOMServerRenderer {
   constructor(element, makeStaticMarkup) {
+    var children = React.isValidElement(element) ? [element] : toArray(element);
     var topFrame = {
-      children: [element],
+      children,
       childIndex: 0,
       context: emptyObject,
       footer: '',
@@ -487,7 +483,22 @@ class ReactDOMServerRenderer {
       if (child === null || child === false) {
         return '';
       } else {
-        return this.renderDOM(child, context);
+        if (React.isValidElement(child)) {
+          return this.renderDOM(child, context);
+        } else {
+          var children = toArray(child);
+          var frame = {
+            children,
+            childIndex: 0,
+            context: context,
+            footer: '',
+          };
+          if (__DEV__) {
+            frame.debugElementStack = [];
+          }
+          this.stack.push(frame);
+          return '';
+        }
       }
     }
   }