diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 9d4e9b950..85b75d0f1 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { mount } from './mount'
+import { mount, shallowMount } from './mount'
 import { RouterLinkStub } from './components/RouterLinkStub'
 import { VueWrapper } from './vue-wrapper'
 import { DOMWrapper } from './dom-wrapper'
 import { config } from './config'
 
-export { mount, RouterLinkStub, VueWrapper, DOMWrapper, config }
+export { mount, shallowMount, RouterLinkStub, VueWrapper, DOMWrapper, config }
diff --git a/src/mount.ts b/src/mount.ts
index c521874c0..ba0467f41 100644
--- a/src/mount.ts
+++ b/src/mount.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ interface MountingOptions<Props> {
   }
   global?: GlobalMountOptions
   attachTo?: HTMLElement | string
+  shallow?: boolean
 }
 
 // TODO improve the typings of the overloads
@@ -189,8 +190,8 @@ export function mount(
   app.mixin(attachEmitListener())
 
   // stubs
-  if (options?.global?.stubs) {
-    stubComponents(options.global.stubs)
+  if (options?.global?.stubs || options?.shallow) {
+    stubComponents(options?.global?.stubs, options?.shallow)
   } else {
     transformVNodeArgs()
   }
@@ -201,3 +202,10 @@ export function mount(
   const App = vm.$refs[MOUNT_COMPONENT_REF] as ComponentPublicInstance
   return createWrapper(app, App, setProps)
 }
+
+export function shallowMount(
+  originalComponent,
+  options?: MountingOptions<any>
+) {
+  return mount(originalComponent, { ...options, shallow: true })
+}
diff --git a/src/stubs.ts b/src/stubs.ts
index c392138a9..02ba87352 100644
--- a/src/stubs.ts
+++ b/src/stubs.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { transformVNodeArgs, h, createVNode } from 'vue'
 import { hyphenate } from '@vue/shared'
+import { MOUNT_COMPONENT_REF, MOUNT_PARENT_NAME } from './constants'
 import { matchName } from './utils/matchName'
 
 interface IStubOptions {
@@ -41,36 +42,53 @@ const isHTMLElement = (args: VNodeArgs) => typeof args[0] === 'string'
 const isCommentOrFragment = (args: VNodeArgs) => typeof args[0] === 'symbol'
 
 const isParent = (args: VNodeArgs) =>
-  isComponent(args) && args[0]['name'] === 'VTU_COMPONENT'
+  isComponent(args) && args[0]['name'] === MOUNT_PARENT_NAME
+
+const isMountedComponent = (args: VNodeArgs) =>
+  isComponent(args) && args[1] && args[1]['ref'] === MOUNT_COMPONENT_REF
 
 const isComponent = (args: VNodeArgs) => typeof args[0] === 'object'
 
 const isFunctionalComponent = ([type]: VNodeArgs) =>
   typeof type === 'function' && ('name' in type || 'displayName' in type)
 
-export function stubComponents(stubs: Record<any, any>) {
+export function stubComponents(
+  stubs: Record<any, any> = {},
+  shallow: boolean = false
+) {
   transformVNodeArgs((args) => {
     // args[0] can either be:
     // 1. a HTML tag (div, span...)
     // 2. An object of component options, such as { name: 'foo', render: [Function], props: {...} }
     // Depending what it is, we do different things.
-    if (isHTMLElement(args) || isCommentOrFragment(args) || isParent(args)) {
+    if (
+      isHTMLElement(args) ||
+      isCommentOrFragment(args) ||
+      isParent(args) ||
+      isMountedComponent(args)
+    ) {
       return args
     }
 
     if (isComponent(args) || isFunctionalComponent(args)) {
       const [type, props, children, patchFlag, dynamicProps] = args
       const name = type['name'] || type['displayName']
-      if (!name) {
+      if (!name && !shallow) {
         return args
       }
 
       const stub = resolveComponentStubByName(name, stubs)
 
+      // case 2: custom implementation
+      if (typeof stub === 'object') {
+        // pass the props and children, for advanced stubbing
+        return [stubs[name], props, children, patchFlag, dynamicProps]
+      }
+
       // we return a stub by matching Vue's `h` function
       // where the signature is h(Component, props, slots)
       // case 1: default stub
-      if (stub === true) {
+      if (stub === true || shallow) {
         // @ts-ignore
         const propsDeclaration = type?.props || {}
         return [
@@ -81,12 +99,6 @@ export function stubComponents(stubs: Record<any, any>) {
           dynamicProps
         ]
       }
-
-      // case 2: custom implementation
-      if (typeof stub === 'object') {
-        // pass the props and children, for advanced stubbing
-        return [stubs[name], props, children, patchFlag, dynamicProps]
-      }
     }
 
     return args
diff --git a/tests/components/ComponentWithChildren.vue b/tests/components/ComponentWithChildren.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b245995b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/ComponentWithChildren.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<template>
+  <div class="ComponentWithChildren">
+    <hello />
+    <component-with-input />
+    <component-without-name />
+    <with-props />
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import Hello from './Hello'
+import ComponentWithInput from './ComponentWithInput'
+import ComponentWithoutName from './ComponentWithoutName'
+import WithProps from './WithProps'
+
+export default {
+  name: 'ComponentWithChildren',
+  components: {
+    Hello,
+    ComponentWithInput,
+    ComponentWithoutName,
+    WithProps
+  },
+  data () {
+    return {}
+  }
+}
+</script>
diff --git a/tests/components/WithProps.vue b/tests/components/WithProps.vue
index 719a80d2e..d0763f957 100644
--- a/tests/components/WithProps.vue
+++ b/tests/components/WithProps.vue
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
 
 export default defineComponent({
-  name: 'Hello',
+  name: 'WithProps',
 
   props: {
     msg: {
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ export default defineComponent({
     }
   }
 })
-</script>
\ No newline at end of file
+</script>
diff --git a/tests/shallowMount.spec.ts b/tests/shallowMount.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6fd3f1896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/shallowMount.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { mount, shallowMount } from '../src'
+import ComponentWithChildren from './components/ComponentWithChildren.vue'
+
+describe('shallowMount', () => {
+  it('stubs all components automatically using { shallow: true }', () => {
+    const wrapper = mount(ComponentWithChildren, { shallow: true })
+    expect(wrapper.html()).toEqual(
+      '<div class="ComponentWithChildren">' +
+        '<hello-stub></hello-stub>' +
+        '<component-with-input-stub></component-with-input-stub>' +
+        '<component-without-name-stub></component-without-name-stub>' +
+        '<with-props-stub></with-props-stub>' +
+        '</div>'
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('stubs all components automatically using shallowMount', () => {
+    const wrapper = shallowMount(ComponentWithChildren)
+    expect(wrapper.html()).toEqual(
+      '<div class="ComponentWithChildren">' +
+        '<hello-stub></hello-stub>' +
+        '<component-with-input-stub></component-with-input-stub>' +
+        '<component-without-name-stub></component-without-name-stub>' +
+        '<with-props-stub></with-props-stub>' +
+        '</div>'
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('stubs all components, but allows providing custom stub', () => {
+    const wrapper = mount(ComponentWithChildren, {
+      shallow: true,
+      global: {
+        stubs: {
+          Hello: { template: '<div>Override</div>' }
+        }
+      }
+    })
+    expect(wrapper.html()).toEqual(
+      '<div class="ComponentWithChildren">' +
+        '<div>Override</div>' +
+        '<component-with-input-stub></component-with-input-stub>' +
+        '<component-without-name-stub></component-without-name-stub>' +
+        '<with-props-stub></with-props-stub>' +
+        '</div>'
+    )
+  })
+})