diff --git a/src/__tests__/render.test.js b/src/__tests__/render.test.js
index ebf846967..7f29a081f 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/render.test.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/render.test.js
@@ -382,3 +382,17 @@ test('renders options.wrapper around updated node', () => {
     </RCTSafeAreaView>
   `);
 });
+
+test('uses custom queries', () => {
+  const _getByCustom = (instance: ReactTestInstance, someArg: string) => {
+    return `You sent: ${someArg}`;
+  };
+
+  const { getByCustom } = render(<View />, {
+    queries: {
+      getByCustom: _getByCustom,
+    },
+  });
+
+  expect(getByCustom('yass!!')).toBe('You sent: yass!!');
+});
diff --git a/src/render.js b/src/render.js
index 3adfcc8d7..a427b3ae5 100644
--- a/src/render.js
+++ b/src/render.js
@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@ import * as React from 'react';
 import TestRenderer, { type ReactTestRenderer } from 'react-test-renderer'; // eslint-disable-line import/no-extraneous-dependencies
 import act from './act';
 import { addToCleanupQueue } from './cleanup';
-import { getByAPI } from './helpers/getByAPI';
-import { queryByAPI } from './helpers/queryByAPI';
-import { findByAPI } from './helpers/findByAPI';
-import a11yAPI from './helpers/a11yAPI';
 import debugShallow from './helpers/debugShallow';
 import debugDeep from './helpers/debugDeep';
+import { getQueriesForElement } from './within';
 
 type Options = {
   wrapper?: React.ComponentType<any>,
   createNodeMock?: (element: React.Element<any>) => any,
+  queries?: {
+    [key: string]: (instance: ReactTestInstance, ...rest: Array<any>) => any,
+  },
 };
 type TestRendererOptions = {
   createNodeMock: (element: React.Element<any>) => any,
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type TestRendererOptions = {
  */
 export default function render<T>(
   component: React.Element<T>,
-  { wrapper: Wrapper, createNodeMock }: Options = {}
+  { wrapper: Wrapper, createNodeMock, queries = {} }: Options = {}
 ) {
   const wrap = (innerElement: React.Element<any>) =>
     Wrapper ? <Wrapper>{innerElement}</Wrapper> : innerElement;
@@ -36,13 +36,17 @@ export default function render<T>(
   const update = updateWithAct(renderer, wrap);
   const instance = renderer.root;
 
+  for (let query in queries) {
+    queries[query] = queries[query].bind(null, instance);
+  }
+
   addToCleanupQueue(renderer.unmount);
 
   return {
-    ...getByAPI(instance),
-    ...queryByAPI(instance),
-    ...findByAPI(instance),
-    ...a11yAPI(instance),
+    ...(queries: {
+      [key: $Keys<typeof queries>]: (...rest: Array<any>) => any,
+    }),
+    ...getQueriesForElement(instance),
     update,
     rerender: update, // alias for `update`
     unmount: renderer.unmount,
diff --git a/typings/index.d.ts b/typings/index.d.ts
index 898e504da..0143b3d22 100644
--- a/typings/index.d.ts
+++ b/typings/index.d.ts
@@ -137,7 +137,10 @@ interface FindByAPI {
     value: string | RegExp,
     waitForOptions?: WaitForOptions
   ) => FindReturn;
-  findByTestId: (testID: string | RegExp, waitForOptions?: WaitForOptions) => FindReturn;
+  findByTestId: (
+    testID: string | RegExp,
+    waitForOptions?: WaitForOptions
+  ) => FindReturn;
   findAllByText: (
     text: string | RegExp,
     waitForOptions?: WaitForOptions
@@ -293,6 +296,9 @@ export interface Thenable {
 export interface RenderOptions {
   wrapper?: React.ComponentType<any>;
   createNodeMock?: (element: React.ReactElement<any>) => any;
+  queries?: {
+    [key: string]: (instance: ReactTestInstance, ...rest: Array<any>) => any;
+  };
 }
 
 type Queries = GetByAPI & QueryByAPI & FindByAPI & A11yAPI;