diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a3586a7a3..fdb34aa0f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 [unreleased]
 
-- (placeholder)
+- Added method `El::is_custom(&self)`.
+- Fixed custom elements patching (#325).
 
 ## v0.5.1
 - [BREAKING] `MessageMapper::map_message` changed to `MessageMapper::map_msg`.
diff --git a/examples/server_integration/Cargo.lock b/examples/server_integration/Cargo.lock
index bc5d4b361..60535d145 100644
--- a/examples/server_integration/Cargo.lock
+++ b/examples/server_integration/Cargo.lock
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "client"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "seed 0.5.0",
+ "seed 0.5.1",
  "serde 1.0.103 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "shared 0.1.0",
  "wasm-bindgen 0.2.55 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "seed"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.5.1"
 dependencies = [
  "console_error_panic_hook 0.1.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "cookie 0.12.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
diff --git a/src/virtual_dom/node/el.rs b/src/virtual_dom/node/el.rs
index 67df82d6a..e27da2769 100644
--- a/src/virtual_dom/node/el.rs
+++ b/src/virtual_dom/node/el.rs
@@ -201,6 +201,16 @@ impl<Ms> El<Ms> {
             child.strip_ws_nodes_from_self_and_children();
         }
     }
+
+    /// Is it a custom element?
+    pub fn is_custom(&self) -> bool {
+        // @TODO: replace with `matches!` macro once stable
+        if let Tag::Custom(_) = self.tag {
+            true
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// Allow the user to clone their Els. Note that there's no easy way to clone the
diff --git a/src/virtual_dom/patch.rs b/src/virtual_dom/patch.rs
index 72a60daae..1852cbd46 100644
--- a/src/virtual_dom/patch.rs
+++ b/src/virtual_dom/patch.rs
@@ -127,8 +127,9 @@ fn patch_el<'a, Ms, Mdl, ElC: View<Ms>, GMs>(
         // old el vdom's elements are still attached.
 
         // Namespaces can't be patched, since they involve create_element_ns instead of create_element.
+        // Custom elements can't be patched, because we need to reinit them (Issue #325). (@TODO is there a better way?)
         // Something about this element itself is different: patch it.
-        if old.tag != new.tag || old.namespace != new.namespace {
+        if old.tag != new.tag || old.namespace != new.namespace || old.is_custom() {
             let old_el_ws = old.node_ws.as_ref().expect("Missing websys el");
 
             // We don't use assign_nodes directly here, since we only have access to