diff --git a/flow/component.js b/flow/component.js
index 52869445..9fbade0b 100644
--- a/flow/component.js
+++ b/flow/component.js
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ declare interface Component {
   _isDestroyed: boolean;
   _isBeingDestroyed: boolean;
   _vnode: ?VNode; // self root node
+  _staticTrees: ?Array<VNode>; // v-once cached trees
   _hasHookEvent: boolean;
   _provided: ?Object;
 
diff --git a/src/core/instance/render.js b/src/core/instance/render.js
index f83dc94f..391e124e 100644
--- a/src/core/instance/render.js
+++ b/src/core/instance/render.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { isUpdatingChildComponent } from './lifecycle'
 
 export function initRender (vm: Component) {
   vm._vnode = null // the root of the child tree
+  vm._staticTrees = null // v-once cached trees
   const options = vm.$options
   const parentVnode = vm.$vnode = options._parentVnode // the placeholder node in parent tree
   const renderContext = parentVnode && parentVnode.context