diff --git a/src/React/Basic.js b/src/React/Basic.js
index 38a482d..02727ca 100644
--- a/src/React/Basic.js
+++ b/src/React/Basic.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var React = require('react');
 exports.react_ = function(spec) {
   return React.createClass({
     getInitialState: function() {
-      return spec.initialState;
+      return spec.initialState(this.props);
     },
     render: function() {
       var this_ = this;
diff --git a/src/React/Basic.purs b/src/React/Basic.purs
index d85c652..e12e2d0 100644
--- a/src/React/Basic.purs
+++ b/src/React/Basic.purs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import React.Basic.Types as React.Basic.Types
 
 foreign import react_
   :: forall props state
-   . { initialState :: state
+   . { initialState :: props -> state
      , render :: Fn3 props state (state -> Eff (react :: ReactFX) Unit) JSX
      }
   -> ReactComponent props
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ foreign import react_
 -- | module (and re-exported here).
 react
   :: forall props state
-   . { initialState :: state
+   . { initialState :: props -> state
      , render :: props -> state -> (state -> Eff (react :: ReactFX) Unit) -> JSX
      }
   -> ReactComponent props