diff --git a/src/addons/transitions/ReactCSSTransitionGroupChild.js b/src/addons/transitions/ReactCSSTransitionGroupChild.js
index 170cb9d87d67b..1e84536610468 100644
--- a/src/addons/transitions/ReactCSSTransitionGroupChild.js
+++ b/src/addons/transitions/ReactCSSTransitionGroupChild.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ var ReactCSSTransitionGroupChild = React.createClass({
     CSSCore.addClass(node, className);
 
     // Need to do this to actually trigger a transition.
-    this.queueClass(activeClassName);
+    this.queueClass(activeClassName, node);
 
     // If the user specified a timeout delay.
     if (userSpecifiedDelay) {
@@ -102,8 +102,9 @@ var ReactCSSTransitionGroupChild = React.createClass({
     }
   },
 
-  queueClass: function(className) {
+  queueClass: function(className, nodeRef) {
     this.classNameQueue.push(className);
+    this.nodeRef = nodeRef;
 
     if (!this.timeout) {
       this.timeout = setTimeout(this.flushClassNameQueue, TICK);
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ var ReactCSSTransitionGroupChild = React.createClass({
   flushClassNameQueue: function() {
     if (this.isMounted()) {
       this.classNameQueue.forEach(
-        CSSCore.addClass.bind(CSSCore, ReactDOM.findDOMNode(this))
+        CSSCore.addClass.bind(CSSCore, this.nodeRef)
       );
     }
     this.classNameQueue.length = 0;
@@ -132,6 +133,9 @@ var ReactCSSTransitionGroupChild = React.createClass({
     this.transitionTimeouts.forEach(function(timeout) {
       clearTimeout(timeout);
     });
+    if (this.nodeRef) {
+      this.nodeRef = null;
+    }
   },
 
   componentWillAppear: function(done) {