diff --git a/src/core/vdom/create-functional-component.js b/src/core/vdom/create-functional-component.js
index efed801db7d..d9f4d6fba69 100644
--- a/src/core/vdom/create-functional-component.js
+++ b/src/core/vdom/create-functional-component.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { resolveInject } from '../instance/inject'
 import { normalizeChildren } from '../vdom/helpers/normalize-children'
 import { resolveSlots } from '../instance/render-helpers/resolve-slots'
 import { installRenderHelpers } from '../instance/render-helpers/index'
+import { extend } from 'shared/util'
 
 import {
   isDef,
@@ -26,19 +27,23 @@ export function FunctionalRenderContext (
   const options = Ctor.options
   // ensure the createElement function in functional components
   // gets a unique context - this is necessary for correct named slot check
-  let contextVm
+  const contextVm = Object.create(parent)
   if (hasOwn(parent, '_uid')) {
-    contextVm = Object.create(parent)
     // $flow-disable-line
     contextVm._original = parent
   } else {
     // the context vm passed in is a functional context as well.
     // in this case we want to make sure we are able to get a hold to the
     // real context instance.
-    contextVm = parent
+
     // $flow-disable-line
     parent = parent._original
   }
+
+  // support functional components hash
+  contextVm.$options = Object.create(contextVm.$options)
+  contextVm.$options.components = extend(Object.create(contextVm.$options.components || {}), options.components)
+
   const isCompiled = isTrue(options._compiled)
   const needNormalization = !isCompiled
 
diff --git a/test/unit/features/options/functional.spec.js b/test/unit/features/options/functional.spec.js
index 2c6abe95972..972e7a3401f 100644
--- a/test/unit/features/options/functional.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/features/options/functional.spec.js
@@ -242,6 +242,34 @@ describe('Options functional', () => {
     expect(vm.$el.childNodes[1].namespaceURI).toContain('svg')
   })
 
+  it('should accept components', () => {
+    const HelloComp = {
+      template: `<div>Hello</div>`
+    }
+
+    const WorldComp = {
+      template: `<div>World</div>`
+    }
+
+    const Child = {
+      functional: true,
+      components: {
+        HelloComp
+      },
+      render: h => [h('hello-comp'), h('world-comp')]
+    }
+
+    const vm = new Vue({
+      template: `<div><child/></div>`,
+      components: {
+        Child,
+        WorldComp
+      }
+    }).$mount()
+
+    expect(vm.$el.innerHTML).toBe('<div>Hello</div><div>World</div>')
+  })
+
   it('should work with render fns compiled from template', done => {
     // code generated via vue-template-es2015-compiler
     var render = function (_h, _vm) {
diff --git a/types/options.d.ts b/types/options.d.ts
index cc58affe6a1..6710a0bf247 100644
--- a/types/options.d.ts
+++ b/types/options.d.ts
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ export interface FunctionalComponentOptions<Props = DefaultProps, PropDefs = Pro
   props?: PropDefs;
   inject?: InjectOptions;
   functional: boolean;
+  components?: { [key: string]: Component<any, any, any, any> | AsyncComponent<any, any, any, any> };
   render?(this: undefined, createElement: CreateElement, context: RenderContext<Props>): VNode;
 }