diff --git a/lib/dom.mli b/lib/dom.mli
index 0542072a..96b146d2 100755
--- a/lib/dom.mli
+++ b/lib/dom.mli
@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@ val render_to_element_with_id : Core.element -> string -> unit
       | Some element ->
           render react_element element]
 
+val create_portal : Core.element -> dom_element -> Core.element
+  [@@js.custom
+    val create_portal_internal :
+      Imports.react_dom -> Core.element -> dom_element -> Core.element
+      [@@js.call "createPortal"]
+
+    let create_portal element dom_element =
+      create_portal_internal Imports.react_dom element dom_element]
+
 type dom_ref = private Ojs.t
 
 module Ref : sig
diff --git a/test/test_ml.ml b/test/test_ml.ml
index a61a7aa4..0cf4a537 100644
--- a/test/test_ml.ml
+++ b/test/test_ml.ml
@@ -31,6 +31,18 @@ let withContainer f =
   Dom.removeChild doc##.body container ;
   result
 
+let withContainers2 f =
+  let container1 = Html.createDiv doc in
+  Dom.appendChild doc##.body container1 ;
+  let container2 = Html.createDiv doc in
+  Dom.appendChild doc##.body container2 ;
+  let result = f container1 container2 in
+  ignore (React.Dom.unmount_component_at_node container1) ;
+  Dom.removeChild doc##.body container1 ;
+  ignore (React.Dom.unmount_component_at_node container2) ;
+  Dom.removeChild doc##.body container2 ;
+  result
+
 let testDom () =
   doc##.title := Js.string "Testing" ;
   let p = Html.createP doc in
@@ -47,6 +59,19 @@ let testReact () =
             (Html.element c) ) ;
       assert_equal c##.textContent (Js.Opt.return (Js.string "Hello world!")) )
 
+let testPortal () =
+  withContainers2 (fun c1 c2 ->
+      act (fun () ->
+          React.Dom.render
+            (div [||]
+               [ string "Hello"
+               ; React.Dom.create_portal
+                   (div [||] [string "world!"])
+                   (Html.element c2) ] )
+            (Html.element c1) ) ;
+      assert_equal c1##.innerHTML (Js.string "<div>Hello</div>") ;
+      assert_equal c2##.innerHTML (Js.string "<div>world!</div>") )
+
 let testKeys () =
   withContainer (fun c ->
       act (fun () ->
@@ -784,6 +809,7 @@ let basic =
   "basic"
   >::: [ "testDom" >:: testDom
        ; "testReact" >:: testReact
+       ; "testPortal" >:: testPortal
        ; "testKey" >:: testKeys
        ; "testOptionalPropsUppercase" >:: testOptionalPropsUppercase
        ; "testOptionalPropsLowercase" >:: testOptionalPropsLowercase ]