diff --git a/src/runtime/vdom/component.js b/src/runtime/vdom/component.js
index 7fcaff74..a5d320f6 100644
--- a/src/runtime/vdom/component.js
+++ b/src/runtime/vdom/component.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export default function Component (Ctor, data, parent, children) {
   }
   // return a placeholder vnode
   return {
-    tag: 'component',
+    tag: 'vue-component-' + Ctor.cid,
     key: data && data.key,
     data: { hook, Ctor, data, parent, children }
   }