diff --git a/src/reagent/impl/template.cljs b/src/reagent/impl/template.cljs
index 31e2ed2..8a7eb35 100644
--- a/src/reagent/impl/template.cljs
+++ b/src/reagent/impl/template.cljs
@@ -13,10 +13,16 @@
 (def isClient (not (nil? (try (.-document js/window)
                               (catch js/Object e nil)))))
 
+(def dont-camel-case #{"aria" "data"})
+
 (defn dash-to-camel [dashed]
-  (let [words (-> dashed name (string/split #"-"))]
-    (apply str (first words)
-           (->> words rest (map string/capitalize)))))
+  (if (string? dashed)
+    dashed
+    (let [name-str (name dashed)
+          [start & parts] (string/split name-str #"-")]
+      (if (dont-camel-case start)
+        name-str
+        (apply str start (map string/capitalize parts))))))
 
 (def attr-aliases {:class "className"
                    :for "htmlFor"
diff --git a/test/testcloact.cljs b/test/testcloact.cljs
index cefc66b..5b3e65d 100644
--- a/test/testcloact.cljs
+++ b/test/testcloact.cljs
@@ -132,9 +132,26 @@
           (is (found-in #"this is foobar" div))))
       (is (= 2 @ran)))))
 
+(defn as-string [comp]
+  (reagent/render-component-to-string comp))
+
 (deftest to-string-test []
   (let [comp (fn [props]
                [:div (str "i am " (:foo props))])]
     (is (re-find #"i am foobar"
-                 (reagent/render-component-to-string
-                  [comp {:foo "foobar"}])))))
+                 (as-string [comp {:foo "foobar"}])))))
+
+(deftest data-aria-test []
+  (is (re-find #"data-foo"
+               (as-string [:div {:data-foo "x"}])))
+  (is (re-find #"aria-foo"
+               (as-string [:div {:aria-foo "x"}])))
+  (is (not (re-find #"enctype"
+                    (as-string [:div {"enc-type" "x"}])))
+      "Strings are passed through to React.")
+  (is (re-find #"enctype"
+               (as-string [:div {"encType" "x"}]))
+      "Strings are passed through to React, and have to be camelcase.")
+  (is (re-find #"enctype"
+               (as-string [:div {:enc-type "x"}]))
+      "Strings are passed through to React, and have to be camelcase."))