diff --git a/src/h.ts b/src/h.ts
index 716581c..3e0a3f8 100644
--- a/src/h.ts
+++ b/src/h.ts
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ export function h(sel: any, b?: any, c?: any): VNode {
     data = b;
     if (is.array(c)) { children = c; }
     else if (is.primitive(c)) { text = c; }
+    else if (c && c.sel) { children = [c]; }
   } else if (b !== undefined) {
     if (is.array(b)) { children = b; }
     else if (is.primitive(b)) { text = b; }
+    else if (b && b.sel) { children = [b]; }
     else { data = b; }
   }
   if (is.array(children)) {
@@ -37,4 +39,4 @@ export function h(sel: any, b?: any, c?: any): VNode {
   }
   return vnode(sel, data, children, text, undefined);
 };
-export default h;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default h;
diff --git a/test/core.js b/test/core.js
index 6a410d0..2ae6f12 100644
--- a/test/core.js
+++ b/test/core.js
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ describe('snabbdom', function() {
       assert.equal(vnode.children[0].sel, 'span#hello');
       assert.equal(vnode.children[1].sel, 'b.world');
     });
+    it('can create vnode with one child vnode', function() {
+      var vnode = h('div', h('span#hello'));
+      assert.equal(vnode.sel, 'div');
+      assert.equal(vnode.children[0].sel, 'span#hello');
+    });
+    it('can create vnode with props and one child vnode', function() {
+      var vnode = h('div', {}, h('span#hello'));
+      assert.equal(vnode.sel, 'div');
+      assert.equal(vnode.children[0].sel, 'span#hello');
+    });
     it('can create vnode with text content', function() {
       var vnode = h('a', ['I am a string']);
       assert.equal(vnode.children[0].text, 'I am a string');