diff --git a/react/react-addons-shallow-compare.d.ts b/react/react-addons-shallow-compare.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a0e38df23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/react/react-addons-shallow-compare.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// Type definitions for React v0.14 (react-addons-css-transition-group)
+// Project: http://facebook.github.io/react/
+// Definitions by: Asana <https://asana.com>, AssureSign <http://www.assuresign.com>, Microsoft <https://microsoft.com>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
+
+/// <reference path="react.d.ts" />
+
+declare module "react-addons-shallow-compare" {
+    function shallowCompare<P, S>(component: __React.Component<P, S>, nextProps: P, nextState: S): boolean;
+    export = shallowCompare;
+}
diff --git a/react/react-tests.ts b/react/react-tests.ts
index 5a20d51f8..e7fcad383 100644
--- a/react/react-tests.ts
+++ b/react/react-tests.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 /// <reference path="react-addons-linked-state-mixin.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="react-addons-perf.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="react-addons-pure-render-mixin.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="react-addons-shallow-compare.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="react-addons-test-utils.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="react-addons-transition-group.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="react-addons-update.d.ts" />
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import CSSTransitionGroup = require("react-addons-css-transition-group");
 import LinkedStateMixin = require("react-addons-linked-state-mixin");
 import Perf = require("react-addons-perf");
 import PureRenderMixin = require("react-addons-pure-render-mixin");
+import shallowCompare = require("react-addons-shallow-compare");
 import TestUtils = require("react-addons-test-utils");
 import TransitionGroup = require("react-addons-transition-group");
 import update = require("react-addons-update");
@@ -88,34 +90,34 @@ var ClassicComponent: React.ClassicComponentClass<Props> =
 
 class ModernComponent extends React.Component<Props, State>
     implements React.ChildContextProvider<ChildContext> {
-    
+
     static propTypes: React.ValidationMap<Props> = {
         foo: React.PropTypes.number
     }
-    
+
     static contextTypes: React.ValidationMap<Context> = {
         someValue: React.PropTypes.string
     }
-    
+
     static childContextTypes: React.ValidationMap<ChildContext> = {
         someOtherValue: React.PropTypes.string
     }
-    
+
     static defaultProps: Props;
-    
+
     context: Context;
-    
+
     getChildContext() {
         return {
             someOtherValue: 'foo'
         }
     }
-    
+
     state = {
         inputValue: this.context.someValue,
         seconds: this.props.foo
     }
-    
+
     reset() {
         this.setState({
             inputValue: this.context.someValue,
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ class ModernComponent extends React.Component<Props, State>
     }
 
     private _input: HTMLInputElement;
-    
+
     render() {
         return React.DOM.div(null,
             React.DOM.input({
@@ -132,6 +134,10 @@ class ModernComponent extends React.Component<Props, State>
                 value: this.state.inputValue
             }));
     }
+
+    shouldComponentUpdate(nextProps: Props, nextState: State, nextContext: any): boolean {
+        return shallowCompare(this, nextProps, nextState);
+    }
 }
 
 // React.createFactory
@@ -445,7 +451,7 @@ var renderer: React.ShallowRenderer =
 renderer.render(React.createElement(Timer));
 var output: React.ReactElement<React.Props<Timer>> =
     renderer.getRenderOutput();
-    
+
 //
 // TransitionGroup addon
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -455,7 +461,7 @@ React.createFactory(TransitionGroup)({ component: "div" });
 // update addon
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 {
-// These are copied from https://facebook.github.io/react/docs/update.html   
+// These are copied from https://facebook.github.io/react/docs/update.html
 let initialArray = [1, 2, 3];
 let newArray = update(initialArray, {$push: [4]}); // => [1, 2, 3, 4]