diff --git a/src/core/ReactDOM.js b/src/core/ReactDOM.js
index 2a9749c9be..5d583ab7b7 100644
--- a/src/core/ReactDOM.js
+++ b/src/core/ReactDOM.js
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ var ReactDOM = objMapKeyVal({
   em: false,
   embed: true,
   fieldset: false,
+  figcaption: false,
+  figure: false,
   footer: false,
   form: false, // NOTE: Injected, see `ReactDOMForm`.
   h1: false,