diff --git a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/SpeedDial/SpeedDial.js b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/SpeedDial/SpeedDial.js
index 36378a7651eb98..4d9c2e42b4fe68 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/SpeedDial/SpeedDial.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/SpeedDial/SpeedDial.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
 import keycode from 'keycode';
+import warning from 'warning';
 import { withStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
 import Zoom from '@material-ui/core/Zoom';
 import { duration } from '@material-ui/core/styles/transitions';
@@ -114,7 +115,18 @@ class SpeedDial extends React.Component {
 
     let validChildCount = 0;
     const children = React.Children.map(childrenProp, child => {
-      if (!React.isValidElement(child)) return null;
+      if (!React.isValidElement(child)) {
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      warning(
+        child.type !== React.Fragment,
+        [
+          "Material-UI: the SpeedDial component doesn't accept a Fragment as a child.",
+          'Consider providing an array instead.',
+        ].join('\n'),
+      );
+
       const delay = 30 * (open ? validChildCount : totalValidChildren - validChildCount);
       validChildCount += 1;
       return React.cloneElement(child, {
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/BottomNavigation/BottomNavigation.js b/packages/material-ui/src/BottomNavigation/BottomNavigation.js
index a9fecf3ef884b5..51c625eb79a315 100755
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/BottomNavigation/BottomNavigation.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/BottomNavigation/BottomNavigation.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
+import warning from 'warning';
 import withStyles from '../styles/withStyles';
 
 export const styles = theme => ({
@@ -30,6 +31,14 @@ function BottomNavigation(props) {
       return null;
     }
 
+    warning(
+      child.type !== React.Fragment,
+      [
+        "Material-UI: the BottomNavigation component doesn't accept a Fragment as a child.",
+        'Consider providing an array instead.',
+      ].join('\n'),
+    );
+
     const childValue = child.props.value === undefined ? childIndex : child.props.value;
     return React.cloneElement(child, {
       selected: childValue === value,
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/ExpansionPanel/ExpansionPanel.js b/packages/material-ui/src/ExpansionPanel/ExpansionPanel.js
index d439da8170d18c..ceee29677e2f0b 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/ExpansionPanel/ExpansionPanel.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/ExpansionPanel/ExpansionPanel.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
+import warning from 'warning';
 import Collapse from '../Collapse';
 import Paper from '../Paper';
 import withStyles from '../styles/withStyles';
@@ -133,6 +134,14 @@ class ExpansionPanel extends React.Component {
         return null;
       }
 
+      warning(
+        child.type !== React.Fragment,
+        [
+          "Material-UI: the ExpansionPanel component doesn't accept a Fragment as a child.",
+          'Consider providing an array instead.',
+        ].join('\n'),
+      );
+
       if (isMuiElement(child, ['ExpansionPanelSummary'])) {
         summary = React.cloneElement(child, {
           disabled,
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/GridList/GridList.js b/packages/material-ui/src/GridList/GridList.js
index e0da6259482442..7618532e87dc7b 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/GridList/GridList.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/GridList/GridList.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
+import warning from 'warning';
 import withStyles from '../styles/withStyles';
 
 export const styles = {
@@ -37,6 +38,15 @@ function GridList(props) {
         if (!React.isValidElement(child)) {
           return null;
         }
+
+        warning(
+          child.type !== React.Fragment,
+          [
+            "Material-UI: the GridList component doesn't accept a Fragment as a child.",
+            'Consider providing an array instead.',
+          ].join('\n'),
+        );
+
         const childCols = child.props.cols || 1;
         const childRows = child.props.rows || 1;
 
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/MenuList/MenuList.js b/packages/material-ui/src/MenuList/MenuList.js
index a32ffbf2617150..a5c3882cce648a 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/MenuList/MenuList.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/MenuList/MenuList.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
 import keycode from 'keycode';
+import warning from 'warning';
 import ownerDocument from '../utils/ownerDocument';
 import List from '../List';
 
@@ -144,6 +145,14 @@ class MenuList extends React.Component {
             return null;
           }
 
+          warning(
+            child.type !== React.Fragment,
+            [
+              "Material-UI: the MenuList component doesn't accept a Fragment as a child.",
+              'Consider providing an array instead.',
+            ].join('\n'),
+          );
+
           return React.cloneElement(child, {
             tabIndex: index === this.state.currentTabIndex ? 0 : -1,
             ref: child.props.selected
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/RadioGroup/RadioGroup.js b/packages/material-ui/src/RadioGroup/RadioGroup.js
index 6d96abc9a56650..849d1af01f9239 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/RadioGroup/RadioGroup.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/RadioGroup/RadioGroup.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import warning from 'warning';
 import FormGroup from '../FormGroup';
 import { createChainedFunction, find } from '../utils/helpers';
 
@@ -47,6 +48,14 @@ class RadioGroup extends React.Component {
             return null;
           }
 
+          warning(
+            child.type !== React.Fragment,
+            [
+              "Material-UI: the RadioGroup component doesn't accept a Fragment as a child.",
+              'Consider providing an array instead.',
+            ].join('\n'),
+          );
+
           return React.cloneElement(child, {
             name,
             inputRef: node => {
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/Select/SelectInput.js b/packages/material-ui/src/Select/SelectInput.js
index 1af641ce6509bf..a50eb4d5bc52c6 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/Select/SelectInput.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/Select/SelectInput.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import keycode from 'keycode';
+import warning from 'warning';
 import Menu from '../Menu/Menu';
 import { isFilled } from '../Input/Input';
 
@@ -207,6 +208,15 @@ class SelectInput extends React.Component {
       if (!React.isValidElement(child)) {
         return null;
       }
+
+      warning(
+        child.type !== React.Fragment,
+        [
+          "Material-UI: the Select component doesn't accept a Fragment as a child.",
+          'Consider providing an array instead.',
+        ].join('\n'),
+      );
+
       let selected;
 
       if (multiple) {
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/Step/Step.js b/packages/material-ui/src/Step/Step.js
index fa80b3dda481d9..4b36656c0df491 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/Step/Step.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/Step/Step.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
+import warning from 'warning';
 import withStyles from '../styles/withStyles';
 
 export const styles = theme => ({
@@ -49,8 +50,20 @@ function Step(props) {
 
   return (
     <div className={className} {...other}>
-      {React.Children.map(children, child =>
-        React.cloneElement(child, {
+      {React.Children.map(children, child => {
+        if (!React.isValidElement(child)) {
+          return null;
+        }
+
+        warning(
+          child.type !== React.Fragment,
+          [
+            "Material-UI: the Step component doesn't accept a Fragment as a child.",
+            'Consider providing an array instead.',
+          ].join('\n'),
+        );
+
+        return React.cloneElement(child, {
           active,
           alternativeLabel,
           completed,
@@ -59,8 +72,8 @@ function Step(props) {
           last,
           orientation,
           ...child.props,
-        }),
-      )}
+        });
+      })}
       {connector &&
         alternativeLabel &&
         !last &&
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/Tabs/Tabs.js b/packages/material-ui/src/Tabs/Tabs.js
index 99fbdfa1c8755b..5ccadf20bb7ed6 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/Tabs/Tabs.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/Tabs/Tabs.js
@@ -324,6 +324,14 @@ class Tabs extends React.Component {
         return null;
       }
 
+      warning(
+        child.type !== React.Fragment,
+        [
+          "Material-UI: the Tabs component doesn't accept a Fragment as a child.",
+          'Consider providing an array instead.',
+        ].join('\n'),
+      );
+
       const childValue = child.props.value === undefined ? childIndex : child.props.value;
       this.valueToIndex.set(childValue, childIndex);
       const selected = childValue === value;