diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3e9d12af..97657f55 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 - Display numbers, currency, dates and times for different locales.
 - Pluralize labels in strings.
 - Support variables in message.
+- Support React Elements as variables in message.
 - Support HTML in message.
 - Automatically load [Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR)](http://cldr.unicode.org/) locale data on demand. It's used for displaying numbers, currency, dates and times accordingly.
 - Support for 150+ languages.
@@ -134,10 +135,10 @@ class App extends Component {
 }
 ```
 
-
 ### HTML Message
-As shown in above example, the `get` method returns string message. For HTML message, use `getHTML` instead. For example,
-
+The `get` method returns string message. For HTML message, use `getHTML` instead.
+ Avoid using this in favor of React Element embedding, if at all possible. For example,
+ 
 Locale data:
 ```json
 { "TIP": "This is <span style='color:red'>HTML</span>" }
@@ -178,6 +179,18 @@ JS code:
 intl.get('HELLO', {name:'Tony', where:'Alibaba'}) // "Hello, Tony. Welcome to Alibaba!"
 ```
 
+### React Element in Message
+When you want to add rich text as a variable to a message, use the following method:
+
+Locale data:
+```json
+{ "hello": "Hello, {name}" }
+``` 
+
+JS Code:
+```js
+intl.get('hello', { name: <b>Tony</b> }); // ["Hello ", React.createElement('b', null, Tony)]
+```
 
 ### Plural Form and Number Thousands Separators
 
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index dbd50ffc..27c67945 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ const COMMON_LOCALE_DATA_URLS = {
   tr: "https://g.alicdn.com/react-intl-universal/locale-data/1.0.0/tr.js",
 };
 
-
 const isBrowser = !isElectron() &&  !!(typeof window !== 'undefined' &&
 window.document &&
 window.document.createElement);
@@ -38,6 +37,8 @@ String.prototype.defaultMessage = String.prototype.d = function (msg) {
   return this || msg || "";
 };
 
+Array.prototype.d = Array.prototype.defaultMessage = String.prototype.defaultMessage;
+
 class ReactIntlUniversal {
   constructor() {
     this.options = {
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ class ReactIntlUniversal {
    * Get the formatted message by key
    * @param {string} key The string representing key in locale data file
    * @param {Object} variables Variables in message
-   * @returns {string} message
+   * @returns {(string | T)[]} message
    */
   get(key, variables) {
     invariant(key, "key is required");
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ class ReactIntlUniversal {
       return "";
     }
     let msg = this.getDescendantProp(locales[currentLocale], key);
+
     if (msg == null) {
       if (this.options.fallbackLocale) {
         msg = this.getDescendantProp(locales[this.options.fallbackLocale], key);
@@ -85,8 +87,33 @@ class ReactIntlUniversal {
         return "";
       }
     }
+
+    let tokenDelimiter;
+    let tokenizedValues;
+    let elements;
+
     if (variables) {
       variables = Object.assign({}, variables);
+      const uid = Math.floor(Math.random() * 0x10000000000).toString(16);
+      tokenDelimiter = `@__${uid}__@`;
+      tokenizedValues = {};
+      elements = {};
+
+      const generateToken = (() => {
+        let counter = 0;
+        return () => `ELEMENT-${uid}-${(counter += 1)}`;
+      })();
+
+      Object.keys(variables).forEach(name => {
+        const value = variables[name];
+        if (React.isValidElement(value)) {
+          const token = generateToken();
+          tokenizedValues[name] = tokenDelimiter + token + tokenDelimiter;
+          elements[token] = value;
+        } else {
+          tokenizedValues[name] = value;
+        }
+      });
       // HTML message with variables. Escape it to avoid XSS attack.
       for (let i in variables) {
         let value = variables[i];
@@ -101,10 +128,17 @@ class ReactIntlUniversal {
         variables[i] = value;
       }
     }
-
+    let hasElements = elements && Object.keys(elements).length > 0;
     try {
       const msgFormatter = new IntlMessageFormat(msg, currentLocale, formats); 
-      return msgFormatter.format(variables);
+      const finalMessage = msgFormatter.format(tokenizedValues || variables);
+      if (hasElements) {
+        return finalMessage
+          .split(tokenDelimiter)
+          .filter(part => !!part)
+          .map(part => elements[part] || part);
+      }
+      return finalMessage;
     } catch (err) {
       this.options.warningHandler(
         `react-intl-universal format message failed for key='${key}'.`,
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 41f46772..87eda849 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -45,6 +45,17 @@ test("react-intl mirror API formatMessage:variables", () => {
   ).toBe(intl.get("HELLO", { name }));
 });
 
+test("react-intl mirror API formatMessage:variables with React Elements", () => {
+  intl.init({ locales, currentLocale: "en-US" });
+  const name = React.createElement('b', null, "Tony");
+  const answer = intl.formatMessage(
+    { id: "HELLO", defaultMessage: `Hello, {name}` },
+    { name }
+  );
+  expect(answer[0]).toBe("Hello, ");
+  expect(answer[1].props.children).toBe('Tony');
+});
+
 test("react-intl mirror API formatMessage:defaultMessage", () => {
   intl.init({ locales, currentLocale: "en-US" });
   expect(intl.formatMessage({ id: "not-exist-key" })).toBe(
@@ -305,3 +316,20 @@ test("Uses default message if key not found in fallbackLocale", () => {
   expect(intl.get("not-exist-key").defaultMessage("this is default msg")).toBe("this is default msg");
 });
 
+test("get with React Element as variable", () => {
+  intl.init({ locales, currentLocale: "en-US" });
+  const name = React.createElement('b', null, "Tony");
+  const answer = intl.get("HELLO",{ name });
+  expect(answer[0]).toBe("Hello, ");
+  expect(answer[1].props.children).toBe('Tony');
+});
+
+test("get with React element and normal variable", () => {
+  intl.init({ locales, currentLocale: "en-US" });
+  const name = React.createElement('b', null, "Tony");
+  const year = new Date().getFullYear();
+  const answer = intl.get("HELLO_ADV",{ name, year });
+  expect(answer[0]).toBe("Hello, ");
+  expect(answer[1].props.children).toBe('Tony');
+  expect(answer[2]).toBe(`. The year is ${year}.`);
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/locales/en-US.js b/test/locales/en-US.js
index 623beee6..a8dab7ed 100644
--- a/test/locales/en-US.js
+++ b/test/locales/en-US.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 module.exports = ({
   "SIMPLE": "Simple",
   "HELLO": "Hello, {name}",
+  "HELLO_ADV": "Hello, {name}. The year is {year}.",
   "TIP": "This is <span>HTML</span>",
   "TIP_VAR": "This is<span>{message}</span>",
   "SALE_START": "Sale begins {start, date}",
diff --git a/typings/index.d.ts b/typings/index.d.ts
index b244d061..262f5f31 100644
--- a/typings/index.d.ts
+++ b/typings/index.d.ts
@@ -11,22 +11,22 @@ declare module "react-intl-universal" {
     /**
      * Provide React-Intl compatibility, same as getHTML(...) API.
      */
-    export function formatHTMLMessage(messageDescriptor: ReactIntlUniversalMessageDescriptor): string;
+    export function formatHTMLMessage(messageDescriptor: ReactIntlUniversalMessageDescriptor): string | [string | JSX.Element];
 
     /**
      * Provide React-Intl compatibility, same as getHTML(...) API.
      */
-    export function formatHTMLMessage(messageDescriptor: ReactIntlUniversalMessageDescriptor, variables: any): string;
+    export function formatHTMLMessage(messageDescriptor: ReactIntlUniversalMessageDescriptor, variables: any): string | [string | JSX.Element];
 
     /**
      * Provide React-Intl compatibility, same as get(...) API.
      */
-    export function formatMessage(messageDescriptor: ReactIntlUniversalMessageDescriptor): string;
+    export function formatMessage(messageDescriptor: ReactIntlUniversalMessageDescriptor): string | [string | JSX.Element];
 
     /**
      * Provide React-Intl compatibility, same as get(...) API.
      */
-    export function formatMessage(messageDescriptor: ReactIntlUniversalMessageDescriptor, variables: any): string;
+    export function formatMessage(messageDescriptor: ReactIntlUniversalMessageDescriptor, variables: any): string | [string | JSX.Element];
 
     /**
      * Get the formatted message by key
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ declare module "react-intl-universal" {
      * @param {Object} variables Variables in message
      * @returns {string} message
      */
-    export function get(key: string, value: any): string;
+    export function get(key: string, value: any): string | [string | JSX.Element];
 
     /**
      * Get the formatted html message by key.
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ declare module "react-intl-universal" {
 }
 
 declare interface String {
-    defaultMessage(msg: string | JSX.Element): string;
-    d(msg: string | JSX.Element): string;
+  defaultMessage(msg: string | JSX.Element): string;
+  d(msg: string | JSX.Element): string;
+}
+
+declare interface Array {
+  defaultMessage(msg: string | JSX.Element): string;
+  d(msg: string | JSX.Element): string;
 }