diff --git a/src/Root.js b/src/Root.js
index 6d3bb6198e..ce1709a4c2 100644
--- a/src/Root.js
+++ b/src/Root.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import createDispatcher from './createDispatcher';
 
 export default class ReduxRoot {
   static propTypes = {
-    stores: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+    dispatcher: PropTypes.object,
+    stores: PropTypes.object,
     children: PropTypes.func.isRequired
   };
 
@@ -12,12 +13,19 @@ export default class ReduxRoot {
   };
 
   constructor(props) {
-    this.dispatcher = createDispatcher();
-    this.dispatcher.receiveStores(props.stores);
+    this.dispatcher = props.dispatcher || createDispatcher();
+    if (props.stores) {
+      this.dispatcher.receiveStores(props.stores);
+    }
   }
 
   componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps) {
-    this.dispatcher.receiveStores(nextProps.stores);
+    if (nextProps.dispatcher) {
+      this.dispatcher = nextProps.dispatcher;
+    }
+    if (nextProps.stores) {
+      this.dispatcher.receiveStores(nextProps.stores);
+    }
   }
 
   getChildContext() {
diff --git a/src/addons/root.js b/src/addons/root.js
index f7c28d5764..ab830e697d 100644
--- a/src/addons/root.js
+++ b/src/addons/root.js
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ import React from 'react';
 import Root from '../Root';
 import getDisplayName from './getDisplayName';
 
-export default function root(stores) {
+export default function root(stores, dispatcher = null) {
   return DecoratedComponent => class ReduxRootDecorator {
     static displayName = `ReduxRoot(${getDisplayName(DecoratedComponent)})`;
 
     render() {
       return (
-        <Root stores={stores}>
+        <Root dispatcher={dispatcher} stores={stores}>
           {props => <DecoratedComponent {...this.props} {...props} />}
         </Root>
       );