diff --git a/packages/frint-react-server/src/renderToString.spec.js b/packages/frint-react-server/src/renderToString.spec.js
index f13a7cc7..209b39c9 100644
--- a/packages/frint-react-server/src/renderToString.spec.js
+++ b/packages/frint-react-server/src/renderToString.spec.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
 
 import { createApp } from 'frint';
-import { observe, streamProps } from 'frint-react';
+import { observe, streamProps, Region } from 'frint-react';
 
 import renderToString from './renderToString';
 
@@ -71,4 +71,62 @@ describe('frint-react-server › renderToString', function () {
     const html = renderToString(app);
     expect(html).to.contain('>TestAppName</p></div>');
   });
+
+  it('returns HTML output of an App instance, with childs Apps', function () {
+    // root
+    function RootComponent() {
+      return (
+        <div>
+          <Region name="sidebar" />
+        </div>
+      );
+    }
+    const RootApp = createApp({
+      name: 'RootApp',
+      providers: [
+        { name: 'component', useValue: RootComponent },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    // apps
+    function App1Component() {
+      return <p>App 1</p>;
+    }
+    const App1 = createApp({
+      name: 'App1',
+      providers: [
+        { name: 'component', useValue: App1Component },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    function App2Component() {
+      return <p>App 2</p>;
+    }
+    const App2 = createApp({
+      name: 'App2',
+      providers: [
+        { name: 'component', useValue: App2Component },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    // render
+    const rootApp = new RootApp();
+
+    // register apps
+    rootApp.registerApp(App1, {
+      regions: ['sidebar'],
+      weight: 10,
+    });
+
+    rootApp.registerApp(App2, {
+      regions: ['sidebar2'],
+      weight: 10,
+    });
+
+    const string = renderToString(rootApp);
+
+    // verify
+    expect(string).to.include('>App 1</p>');
+    expect(string).not.to.include('>App 2</p>');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/frint-react/package.json b/packages/frint-react/package.json
index 2241a537..bb91642a 100644
--- a/packages/frint-react/package.json
+++ b/packages/frint-react/package.json
@@ -34,11 +34,17 @@
     "cross-env": "^5.0.5",
     "frint": "^5.5.0",
     "frint-config": "^5.5.0",
-    "frint-test-utils": "^5.5.0"
+    "frint-test-utils": "^5.5.0",
+    "frint-react-server": "^5.5.0"
   },
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/frintjs/frint/issues"
   },
+  "nyc": {
+    "exclude": [
+      "lib"
+    ]
+  },
   "license": "MIT",
   "types": "index.d.ts"
 }
diff --git a/packages/frint-react/src/components/Region.js b/packages/frint-react/src/components/Region.js
index 26b445b7..9cab27a8 100644
--- a/packages/frint-react/src/components/Region.js
+++ b/packages/frint-react/src/components/Region.js
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-console, no-underscore-dangle, import/no-extraneous-dependencies */
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import isEqual from 'lodash/isEqual';
+import zipWith from 'lodash/zipWith';
 
-import composeHandlers from 'frint-component-utils/lib/composeHandlers';
-import RegionHandler from 'frint-component-handlers/lib/RegionHandler';
-
-import ReactHandler from '../handlers/ReactHandler';
+import getMountableComponent from './getMountableComponent';
 
 export default class Region extends React.Component {
   static propTypes = {
@@ -19,35 +18,165 @@ export default class Region extends React.Component {
     app: PropTypes.object,
   };
 
-  constructor(...args) {
-    super(...args);
+  static sendProps(appInstance, props) {
+    const regionService = appInstance.get(appInstance.options.providerNames.region);
 
-    this._handler = composeHandlers(
-      ReactHandler,
-      RegionHandler,
-      {
-        component: this,
-      },
-    );
+    if (!regionService) {
+      return;
+    }
 
-    this.state = this._handler.getInitialData();
+    regionService.emit(props);
+  }
+
+  constructor(props, context) {
+    super(props, context);
+
+    if (context.app) {
+      const rootApp = context.app.getRootApp();
+      const list = rootApp._appsCollection.filter(({ regions }) => {
+        return regions.some(name => props.name === name);
+      });
+
+      this.state = {
+        list,
+        listForRendering: this.getListForRendering(list, rootApp)
+      };
+    } else {
+      this.state = {
+        list: [], // array of apps ==> { name, instance }
+        listForRendering: [] // array of { name, Component } objects
+      };
+    }
+  }
+
+  getListForRendering(list, rootApp, listForRendering = []) {
+    const {
+      uniqueKey,
+      data
+    } = this.props;
+
+    return list
+      .map((item) => {
+        const {
+          name,
+          weight,
+          multi
+        } = item;
+        const isPresent = listForRendering.some((w) => {
+          return w.name === name;
+        });
+
+        // @TODO: take care of removal in streamed list too?
+        if (isPresent) {
+          return null;
+        }
+
+        const regionArgs = uniqueKey
+          ? [this.props.name, uniqueKey]
+          : [this.props.name];
+
+        if (
+          uniqueKey &&
+          !rootApp.hasAppInstance(name, ...regionArgs)
+        ) {
+          rootApp.instantiateApp(name, ...regionArgs);
+        }
+
+        const instance = rootApp.getAppInstance(name, ...regionArgs);
+
+        if (instance) {
+          Region.sendProps(instance, {
+            name: this.props.name,
+            uniqueKey,
+            data,
+          });
+        }
+
+        return {
+          name,
+          weight,
+          instance,
+          multi,
+          Component: getMountableComponent(instance),
+        };
+      })
+      .filter(item => !!item)
+      .concat(listForRendering)
+      .sort((a, b) => a.weight - b.weight);
   }
 
   shouldComponentUpdate(nextProps, nextState) {
-    return this._handler.shouldUpdate(nextProps, nextState);
+    let shouldUpdate = !isEqual(this.props, nextProps);
+
+    if (!shouldUpdate) {
+      const { listForRendering } = nextState;
+      shouldUpdate = shouldUpdate || this.state.listForRendering.length !== listForRendering.length;
+      shouldUpdate = shouldUpdate ||
+        zipWith(this.state.listForRendering, listForRendering, (a, b) => a.name === b.name)
+          .some(value => !value);
+    }
+
+    return shouldUpdate;
   }
 
-  componentWillMount() {
-    this._handler.app = this.context.app;
-    this._handler.beforeMount();
+  componentDidMount() {
+    if (!this.context.app) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const rootApp = this.context.app.getRootApp();
+
+    this.rootApp = rootApp;
+    const apps$ = rootApp.getApps$(
+      this.props.name,
+      this.props.uniqueKey
+    );
+
+    this._subscription = apps$.subscribe({
+      next: (list) => {
+        this.setState({
+          list,
+          listForRendering: this.getListForRendering(list, rootApp, this.state.listForRendering)
+        });
+      },
+      error: (err) => {
+        console.warn(`Subscription error for <Region name="${this.name}" />:`, err);
+      }
+    });
   }
 
   componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps) {
-    this._handler.afterUpdate(nextProps);
+    const {
+      name = this.props.name,
+      uniqueKey = this.props.uniqueKey,
+      data = this.props.data,
+    } = nextProps;
+
+    this.state.listForRendering
+      .filter(item => item.instance)
+      .forEach(item => Region.sendProps(item.instance, {
+        name,
+        uniqueKey,
+        data,
+      }));
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount() {
-    this._handler.beforeDestroy();
+    if (this._subscription) {
+      this._subscription.unsubscribe();
+    }
+
+    if (this.rootApp) {
+      this.state.listForRendering
+        .filter(item => item.multi)
+        .forEach((item) => {
+          this.rootApp.destroyApp(
+            item.name,
+            this.props.name,
+            this.props.uniqueKey
+          );
+        });
+    }
   }
 
   render() {
diff --git a/packages/frint-react/src/components/Region.spec.js b/packages/frint-react/src/components/Region.spec.js
index c6e672db..6abe5df6 100644
--- a/packages/frint-react/src/components/Region.spec.js
+++ b/packages/frint-react/src/components/Region.spec.js
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ import { Subject } from 'rxjs/Subject';
 import sinon from 'sinon';
 
 import { createApp } from 'frint';
+import { renderToString } from 'frint-react-server';
 
 import render from '../render';
 import observe from './observe';
 import Region from './Region';
 import RegionService from '../services/Region';
+
 import streamProps from '../streamProps';
 
 describe('frint-react › components › Region', function () {
@@ -400,4 +402,82 @@ describe('frint-react › components › Region', function () {
     expect(paragraph.parentElement.className).to.equal(className);
     expect(paragraph.innerHTML).to.equal('App 1');
   });
+
+  it('should render when renderToString is called', function () {
+    // root
+    function RootComponent() {
+      return (
+        <div>
+          <Region name="sidebar" />
+        </div>
+      );
+    }
+    const RootApp = createApp({
+      name: 'RootApp',
+      providers: [
+        { name: 'component', useValue: RootComponent },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    // apps
+    function App1Component() {
+      return <p>App 1</p>;
+    }
+    const App1 = createApp({
+      name: 'App1',
+      providers: [
+        { name: 'component', useValue: App1Component },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    function App2Component() {
+      return <p>App 2</p>;
+    }
+    const App2 = createApp({
+      name: 'App2',
+      providers: [
+        { name: 'component', useValue: App2Component },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    // render
+    const rootApp = new RootApp();
+
+    // register apps
+    rootApp.registerApp(App1, {
+      regions: ['sidebar'],
+      weight: 10,
+    });
+
+    rootApp.registerApp(App2, {
+      regions: ['sidebar2'],
+      weight: 10,
+    });
+
+    const string = renderToString(rootApp);
+
+    // verify
+    expect(string).to.include('App 1');
+    expect(string).not.to.include('App 2');
+  });
+
+  it('should unmount component when no root app is available', function () {
+    function MyComponent() {
+      return (
+        <div id="my-component">
+          <Region name="left-sidebar" />
+        </div>
+      );
+    }
+
+    ReactDOM.render(
+      <MyComponent />,
+      document.getElementById('root')
+    );
+
+    const element = document.getElementById('my-component');
+    expect(element.innerHTML).to.eql('');
+    expect(ReactDOM.unmountComponentAtNode(document.getElementById('root'))).to.equal(true);
+    expect(document.getElementById('my-component')).to.equal(null);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/frint-react/src/handlers/ReactHandler.spec.js b/packages/frint-react/src/handlers/ReactHandler.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f8919d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/frint-react/src/handlers/ReactHandler.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/* eslint-disable import/no-extraneous-dependencies, func-names */
+/* global describe, it */
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+
+import { composeHandlers } from 'frint-component-utils';
+
+import ReactHandler from './ReactHandler';
+
+describe('frint-react › ReactHandler', function () {
+  const component = {
+    state: {
+      text: ''
+    },
+    setState(newState, cb) {
+      this.state = { ...this.state, ...newState };
+      cb && cb();
+    },
+    props: {
+      value: 'hi'
+    }
+  };
+
+  it('is an object', function () {
+    expect(ReactHandler).to.be.an('object');
+  });
+
+  it('gets and sets data from component', function () {
+    const handler = composeHandlers(
+      ReactHandler,
+      {
+        component
+      },
+    );
+
+    handler.setData('text', 'hello');
+    expect(handler.getData('text')).to.equal('hello');
+    handler.setDataWithCallback('text', 'hello1', () => {});
+    expect(handler.getData('text')).to.equal('hello1');
+    expect(handler.getProps()).to.have.property('value', 'hi');
+    expect(handler.getProp('value')).to.equal('hi');
+  });
+});