diff --git a/docs/rules/no-danger.md b/docs/rules/no-danger.md
index 04c664ba88..7c79000138 100644
--- a/docs/rules/no-danger.md
+++ b/docs/rules/no-danger.md
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ var React = require('react');
 var Hello = <div dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: "Hello World" }}></div>;
 ```
 
+```js
+React.createElement('div', { dangerouslySetInnerHTML: { __html: 'Hello World' } });
+```
+
 Examples of **correct** code for this rule:
 
 ```jsx
@@ -26,6 +30,10 @@ var React = require('react');
 var Hello = <div>Hello World</div>;
 ```
 
+```js
+React.createElement('div', { className: 'bar' });
+```
+
 ## Rule Options
 
 ```js
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-danger.js b/lib/rules/no-danger.js
index 54dbed49cf..25d62a4a1a 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-danger.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-danger.js
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ const minimatch = require('minimatch');
 const docsUrl = require('../util/docsUrl');
 const jsxUtil = require('../util/jsx');
 const report = require('../util/report');
+const variableUtil = require('../util/variable');
+const getText = require('../util/eslint').getText;
+const isCreateElement = require('../util/isCreateElement');
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Constants
@@ -75,6 +78,44 @@ module.exports = {
     const configuration = context.options[0] || {};
     const customComponentNames = configuration.customComponentNames || [];
 
+    function findSpreadVariable(node, name) {
+      return variableUtil.getVariableFromContext(context, node, name);
+    }
+
+    function findDangerousProperty(node, seenProps) {
+      if (!node) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      if (node.type === 'Identifier') {
+        const variable = findSpreadVariable(node, node.name);
+        if (variable && variable.defs.length && variable.defs[0].node.init) {
+          return findDangerousProperty(variable.defs[0].node.init, seenProps);
+        }
+      }
+      if (!node.properties) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      return node.properties.find((prop) => {
+        if (prop.type === 'Property') {
+          const name = prop.key.type === 'Identifier' ? prop.key.name : prop.key.value;
+          return prop.key && !prop.computed && isDangerous(name);
+        }
+        if (prop.type === 'ExperimentalSpreadProperty' || prop.type === 'SpreadElement') {
+          if (prop.argument && prop.argument.type === 'Identifier') {
+            const variable = findSpreadVariable(node, prop.argument.name);
+            if (variable && variable.defs.length && variable.defs[0].node.init) {
+              if (seenProps.indexOf(prop.argument.name) > -1) {
+                return false;
+              }
+              const newSeenProps = seenProps.concat(prop.argument.name || []);
+              return findDangerousProperty(variable.defs[0].node.init, newSeenProps);
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        return false;
+      });
+    }
+
     return {
       JSXAttribute(node) {
         const nodeName = node.parent.name;
@@ -91,6 +132,40 @@ module.exports = {
           });
         }
       },
+
+      CallExpression(node) {
+        if (
+          isCreateElement(context, node)
+          && node.arguments.length > 0
+        ) {
+          const typeNode = node.arguments[0];
+          let isDOMComponent = false;
+          let elementName = '';
+
+          if (typeNode.type === 'Literal' && typeof typeNode.value === 'string') {
+            elementName = typeNode.value;
+            isDOMComponent = /^[a-z]/.test(elementName);
+          } else if (typeNode.type === 'Identifier') {
+            elementName = typeNode.name;
+          } else if (typeNode.type === 'MemberExpression') {
+            elementName = getText(context, typeNode);
+          }
+
+          const enableCheckingCustomComponent = customComponentNames.some((name) => minimatch(elementName, name));
+
+          if (enableCheckingCustomComponent || isDOMComponent) {
+            const dangerously = findDangerousProperty(node.arguments[1], []);
+            if (dangerously) {
+              report(context, messages.dangerousProp, 'dangerousProp', {
+                node: dangerously,
+                data: {
+                  name: dangerously.key.type === 'Identifier' ? dangerously.key.name : dangerously.key.value,
+                },
+              });
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      },
     };
   },
 };
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/no-danger.js b/tests/lib/rules/no-danger.js
index 9403a220bf..6cdceb96f4 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/no-danger.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/no-danger.js
@@ -52,6 +52,20 @@ ruleTester.run('no-danger', rule, {
       `,
       options: [{ customComponentNames: ['MUI*'] }],
     },
+    {
+      code: 'React.createElement("div", { className: "bar" });',
+    },
+    {
+      code: 'React.createElement(App, { dangerouslySetInnerHTML: { __html: "" } });',
+    },
+    {
+      code: `
+        function App() {
+          return React.createElement(Title, { dangerouslySetInnerHTML: { __html: "<span>hello</span>" } });
+        }
+      `,
+      options: [{ customComponentNames: ['Home'] }],
+    },
   ]),
   invalid: parsers.all([
     {
@@ -173,5 +187,72 @@ ruleTester.run('no-danger', rule, {
         },
       ],
     },
+    {
+      code: 'React.createElement("div", { dangerouslySetInnerHTML: { __html: "" } });',
+      errors: [
+        {
+          messageId: 'dangerousProp',
+          data: { name: 'dangerouslySetInnerHTML' },
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      code: 'React.createElement("div", { "dangerouslySetInnerHTML": { __html: "" } });',
+      errors: [
+        {
+          messageId: 'dangerousProp',
+          data: { name: 'dangerouslySetInnerHTML' },
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      code: 'React.createElement(App, { dangerouslySetInnerHTML: { __html: "" } });',
+      options: [{ customComponentNames: ['*'] }],
+      errors: [
+        {
+          messageId: 'dangerousProp',
+          data: { name: 'dangerouslySetInnerHTML' },
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      code: `
+        function App() {
+          return React.createElement(Title, { dangerouslySetInnerHTML: { __html: "<span>hello</span>" } });
+        }
+      `,
+      options: [{ customComponentNames: ['Title'] }],
+      errors: [
+        {
+          messageId: 'dangerousProp',
+          data: { name: 'dangerouslySetInnerHTML' },
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      code: `
+        const props = { dangerouslySetInnerHTML: { __html: "" } };
+        React.createElement("div", props);
+      `,
+      errors: [
+        {
+          messageId: 'dangerousProp',
+          data: { name: 'dangerouslySetInnerHTML' },
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      code: `
+        const props = { dangerouslySetInnerHTML: { __html: "" } };
+        React.createElement(App, props);
+      `,
+      options: [{ customComponentNames: ['*'] }],
+      errors: [
+        {
+          messageId: 'dangerousProp',
+          data: { name: 'dangerouslySetInnerHTML' },
+        },
+      ],
+    },
   ]),
 });