diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ace180e..cc9cb8e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 **[compare](https://github.com/reagent-project/reagent/compare/v0.8.1...master)**
 
 - Fix using metadata to set React key with Fragment shortcut (`:<>`) ([#401](https://github.com/reagent-project/reagent/issues/401))
-- Create React Component without `create-react-class`
+- Create React Component without `create-react-class` ([#416](https://github.com/reagent-project/reagent/issues/416))
+- Allow any number of arguments for `reagent.core/merge-props` and
+ensure `:class` is merged correctly when it is defined as collection. ([#412](https://github.com/reagent-project/reagent/issues/412))
 
 ## 0.8.1 (2018-05-15)
 
diff --git a/src/reagent/core.cljs b/src/reagent/core.cljs
index 6af869b..d5c687b 100644
--- a/src/reagent/core.cljs
+++ b/src/reagent/core.cljs
@@ -195,8 +195,7 @@
   (dom/dom-node this))
 
 (defn merge-props
-  "Utility function that merges some maps, handling :class and :style
-  specially, like React's transferPropsTo."
+  "Utility function that merges some maps, handling :class and :style"
   ([] (util/merge-props))
   ([defaults] (util/merge-props defaults))
   ([defaults props] (util/merge-props defaults props))
@@ -210,8 +209,6 @@
   []
   (batch/flush))
 
-
-
 ;; Ratom
 
 (defn atom
diff --git a/src/reagent/impl/template.cljs b/src/reagent/impl/template.cljs
index e9fc660..2fc6a21 100644
--- a/src/reagent/impl/template.cljs
+++ b/src/reagent/impl/template.cljs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   (:require [react :as react]
             [clojure.string :as string]
             [clojure.walk :refer [prewalk]]
-            [reagent.impl.util :as util :refer [is-client]]
+            [reagent.impl.util :as util :refer [is-client named?]]
             [reagent.impl.component :as comp]
             [reagent.impl.batching :as batch]
             [reagent.ratom :as ratom]
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@
 
 ;;; Common utilities
 
-(defn ^boolean named? [x]
-  (or (keyword? x)
-      (symbol? x)))
-
 (defn ^boolean hiccup-tag? [x]
   (or (named? x)
       (string? x)))
@@ -128,19 +124,12 @@
 
 (defn stringify-class [{:keys [class] :as props}]
   (if (coll? class)
-    (->> class
-         (keep (fn [c]
-                 (if c
-                   (if (named? c)
-                     (name c)
-                     c))))
-         (string/join " ")
-         (assoc props :class))
+    (assoc props :class (util/stringify-class class))
     props))
 
 (defn convert-props [props id-class]
   (let [props (-> props
-                  stringify-class
+                  util/stringify-class
                   (set-id-class id-class))]
     (if ($ id-class :custom)
       (convert-custom-prop-value props)
diff --git a/src/reagent/impl/util.cljs b/src/reagent/impl/util.cljs
index 97fe805..e9f7a8a 100644
--- a/src/reagent/impl/util.cljs
+++ b/src/reagent/impl/util.cljs
@@ -107,8 +107,27 @@
 (defn make-partial-fn [f args]
   (->PartialFn (apply partial f args) f args))
 
+(defn ^boolean named? [x]
+  (or (keyword? x)
+      (symbol? x)))
+
+(defn stringify-class [props]
+  (let [class (:class props)]
+    (if (coll? class)
+      (->> class
+           (keep (fn [c]
+                   (if c
+                     (if (named? c)
+                       (name c)
+                       c))))
+           (string/join " ")
+           (assoc props :class))
+      props)))
+
 (defn- merge-class [p1 p2]
-  (let [class (when-let [c1 (:class p1)]
+  (let [p1 (stringify-class p1)
+        p2 (stringify-class p2)
+        class (when-let [c1 (:class p1)]
                 (when-let [c2 (:class p2)]
                   (str c1 " " c2)))]
     (if (nil? class)
@@ -125,16 +144,16 @@
 
 (defn merge-props
   ([] nil)
-  ([p] p)
+  ([p] (stringify-class p))
   ([p1 p2]
    (if (nil? p1)
-     p2
+     (stringify-class p2)
      (do
        (assert (map? p1)
                (str "Property must be a map, not " (pr-str p1)))
        (merge p1 (merge-style p1 (merge-class p1 p2))))))
   ([p1 p2 & ps]
-   (apply merge-props (merge-props p1 p2) ps)))
+   (reduce merge-props (merge-props p1 p2) ps)))
 
 (def ^:dynamic *always-update* false)
 
diff --git a/test/reagent/impl/util_test.cljs b/test/reagent/impl/util_test.cljs
index 81dfdea..f6a433d 100644
--- a/test/reagent/impl/util_test.cljs
+++ b/test/reagent/impl/util_test.cljs
@@ -3,16 +3,19 @@
             [reagent.impl.util :as util]))
 
 (deftest merge-props-test
-  (testing "It handles no arguments"
+  (testing "no arguments"
     (is (nil? (util/merge-props))))
-  (testing "It handles one argument"
+
+  (testing "one argument"
     (is (nil? (util/merge-props nil)))
     (is (= {:foo :bar} (util/merge-props {:foo :bar}))))
-  (testing "It handles two arguments"
+
+  (testing "two arguments"
     (is (= {:disabled false :style {:flex 1 :flex-direction "row"} :class "foo bar"}
            (util/merge-props {:disabled true :style {:flex 1} :class "foo"}
                              {:disabled false :style {:flex-direction "row"} :class "bar"}))))
-  (testing "It handles n arguments"
+
+  (testing "n arguments"
     (is (= {:disabled false
             :checked true
             :style {:align-items "flex-end"
@@ -31,4 +34,11 @@
                              {:disabled false
                               :checked true
                               :class "quux"}
-                             nil)))))
+                             nil))))
+
+  (testing ":class collection"
+    (is (= {:class "foo bar baz quux"}
+           (util/merge-props {:class "foo bar"}
+                             {:class ["baz" "quux"]})
+           (util/merge-props {} {:class ["foo" "bar" "baz" "quux"]})
+           (util/merge-props {:class ["foo" "bar" "baz" "quux"]})))))