diff --git a/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui/package.json b/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui/package.json
index adcc4b45806ac..40a6db2684f36 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui/package.json
+++ b/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "prettier": "beemo prettier \"./packages/*/{src,test,storybook}/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx,json,md}\"",
     "release": "yarn run prepare-release && lerna publish && yarn run postrelease",
     "test": "yarn run jest",
-    "test:watch": "beemo create-config jest && jest --watch"
+    "test:watch": "beemo create-config jest --react && jest --watch"
   },
   "repository": "https://github.com/apache-superset/superset-ui.git",
   "keywords": [
diff --git a/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui/packages/superset-ui-chart/src/components/reactify.jsx b/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui/packages/superset-ui-chart/src/components/reactify.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a29f7954bff53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui/packages/superset-ui-chart/src/components/reactify.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import React from 'react';
+
+export default function reactify(renderFn) {
+  class ReactifiedComponent extends React.Component {
+    constructor(props) {
+      super(props);
+      this.setContainerRef = this.setContainerRef.bind(this);
+    }
+
+    componentDidMount() {
+      this.execute();
+    }
+
+    componentDidUpdate() {
+      this.execute();
+    }
+
+    componentWillUnmount() {
+      this.container = null;
+    }
+
+    setContainerRef(c) {
+      this.container = c;
+    }
+
+    execute() {
+      if (this.container) {
+        renderFn(this.container, this.props);
+      }
+    }
+
+    render() {
+      const { id, className } = this.props;
+
+      return <div id={id} className={className} ref={this.setContainerRef} />;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (renderFn.displayName) {
+    ReactifiedComponent.displayName = renderFn.displayName;
+  }
+  /* eslint-disable-next-line react/forbid-foreign-prop-types */
+  if (renderFn.propTypes) {
+    ReactifiedComponent.propTypes = renderFn.propTypes;
+  }
+  if (renderFn.defaultProps) {
+    ReactifiedComponent.defaultProps = renderFn.defaultProps;
+  }
+
+  return ReactifiedComponent;
+}
diff --git a/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui/packages/superset-ui-chart/src/index.js b/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui/packages/superset-ui-chart/src/index.js
index 70b85846de4c3..2d547b7baee52 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui/packages/superset-ui-chart/src/index.js
+++ b/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui/packages/superset-ui-chart/src/index.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ export { default as ChartPlugin } from './models/ChartPlugin';
 export { default as ChartProps } from './models/ChartProps';
 
 export { default as createLoadableRenderer } from './components/createLoadableRenderer';
+export { default as reactify } from './components/reactify';
 
 export {
   default as getChartBuildQueryRegistry,
diff --git a/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui/packages/superset-ui-chart/test/components/createLoadableRenderer.test.jsx b/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui/packages/superset-ui-chart/test/components/createLoadableRenderer.test.jsx
index 9234a57db045d..64d2819a994fb 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui/packages/superset-ui-chart/test/components/createLoadableRenderer.test.jsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui/packages/superset-ui-chart/test/components/createLoadableRenderer.test.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { shallow } from 'enzyme';
-import createLoadableRenderer from '../../src/components/createLoadableRenderer';
+import { createLoadableRenderer } from '../../src';
 
 describe('createLoadableRenderer', () => {
   function TestComponent() {
diff --git a/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui/packages/superset-ui-chart/test/components/reactify.test.jsx b/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui/packages/superset-ui-chart/test/components/reactify.test.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..347e66a3d07e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui/packages/superset-ui-chart/test/components/reactify.test.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import React from 'react';
+import { mount } from 'enzyme';
+import { reactify } from '../../src';
+
+describe('reactify(renderFn)', () => {
+  const renderFn = jest.fn((element, props) => {
+    const container = element;
+    container.innerHTML = '';
+    const child = document.createElement('b');
+    child.innerHTML = props.content;
+    container.appendChild(child);
+  });
+
+  renderFn.displayName = 'BoldText';
+  renderFn.propTypes = {
+    content: PropTypes.string,
+  };
+  renderFn.defaultProps = {
+    content: 'ghi',
+  };
+
+  const TheChart = reactify(renderFn);
+
+  class TestComponent extends React.PureComponent {
+    constructor(props) {
+      super(props);
+      this.state = { content: 'abc' };
+    }
+
+    componentDidMount() {
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        this.setState({ content: 'def' });
+      }, 10);
+    }
+
+    render() {
+      const { content } = this.state;
+
+      return <TheChart content={content} />;
+    }
+  }
+
+  it('returns a React component class', done => {
+    const wrapper = mount(<TestComponent />);
+    expect(renderFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(wrapper.html()).toEqual('<div><b>abc</b></div>');
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      expect(renderFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(wrapper.html()).toEqual('<div><b>def</b></div>');
+      wrapper.unmount();
+      done();
+    }, 20);
+  });
+  describe('displayName', () => {
+    it('has displayName if renderFn.displayName is defined', () => {
+      expect(TheChart.displayName).toEqual('BoldText');
+    });
+    it('does not have displayName if renderFn.displayName is not defined', () => {
+      const AnotherChart = reactify(() => {});
+      expect(AnotherChart.displayName).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
+  describe('propTypes', () => {
+    it('has propTypes if renderFn.propTypes is defined', () => {
+      /* eslint-disable-next-line react/forbid-foreign-prop-types */
+      expect(TheChart.propTypes).toBe(renderFn.propTypes);
+    });
+    it('does not have propTypes if renderFn.propTypes is not defined', () => {
+      const AnotherChart = reactify(() => {});
+      /* eslint-disable-next-line react/forbid-foreign-prop-types */
+      expect(AnotherChart.propTypes).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
+  describe('defaultProps', () => {
+    it('has defaultProps if renderFn.defaultProps is defined', () => {
+      expect(TheChart.defaultProps).toBe(renderFn.defaultProps);
+      const wrapper = mount(<TheChart />);
+      expect(wrapper.html()).toEqual('<div><b>ghi</b></div>');
+    });
+    it('does not have defaultProps if renderFn.defaultProps is not defined', () => {
+      const AnotherChart = reactify(() => {});
+      expect(AnotherChart.defaultProps).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
+  it('does not try to render if not mounted', () => {
+    const anotherRenderFn = jest.fn();
+    const AnotherChart = reactify(anotherRenderFn);
+    new AnotherChart().execute();
+    expect(anotherRenderFn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui/packages/superset-ui-chart/test/index.test.js b/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui/packages/superset-ui-chart/test/index.test.js
index b48acbf3dbaee..8f2f4bc10e215 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui/packages/superset-ui-chart/test/index.test.js
+++ b/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui/packages/superset-ui-chart/test/index.test.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   getChartComponentRegistry,
   getChartMetadataRegistry,
   getChartTransformPropsRegistry,
+  reactify,
 } from '../src/index';
 
 describe('index', () => {
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ describe('index', () => {
       getChartComponentRegistry,
       getChartMetadataRegistry,
       getChartTransformPropsRegistry,
+      reactify,
     ].forEach(x => expect(x).toBeDefined());
   });
 });