diff --git a/packages/devtools-kit/__tests__/component/replacer.test.ts b/packages/devtools-kit/__tests__/component/replacer.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..69782d358
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/devtools-kit/__tests__/component/replacer.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { stringifyReplacer } from '../../src/core/component/state/replacer'
+
+// `stringifyReplacer` reads the value from `this[key]`, mirroring how it is
+// called during `JSON.stringify`.
+function replace(value: unknown) {
+  return stringifyReplacer.call({ value }, 'value') as { _custom?: { type?: string, displayText?: string } }
+}
+
+describe('stringifyReplacer: component definition detection', () => {
+  it('does not treat a plain class instance with a render method as a component', () => {
+    class Chart {
+      data = [1, 2, 3]
+      render() {
+        return 'draw the chart'
+      }
+    }
+
+    const result = replace(new Chart())
+
+    expect(result?._custom?.type).not.toBe('component-definition')
+  })
+
+  it('still detects a real Vue component definition', () => {
+    const Button = defineComponent({
+      name: 'MyButton',
+      render() {
+        return h('button', 'Click me')
+      },
+    })
+
+    const result = replace(Button)
+
+    expect(result?._custom?.type).toBe('component-definition')
+    expect(result?._custom?.displayText).toBe('MyButton')
+  })
+
+  it('does not treat a reactive object with a render method as a component', () => {
+    const store = reactive({
+      data: [1, 2, 3],
+      render() {
+        return 'draw the chart'
+      },
+    })
+
+    const result = replace(store)
+
+    expect(result?._custom?.type).not.toBe('component-definition')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/devtools-kit/src/core/component/state/replacer.ts b/packages/devtools-kit/src/core/component/state/replacer.ts
index f711abf9d..cc4a261b4 100644
--- a/packages/devtools-kit/src/core/component/state/replacer.ts
+++ b/packages/devtools-kit/src/core/component/state/replacer.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { ensurePropertyExists } from '../utils'
 import { INFINITY, MAX_ARRAY_SIZE, MAX_STRING_SIZE, NAN, NEGATIVE_INFINITY, UNDEFINED } from './constants'
 import { getBigIntDetails, getComponentDefinitionDetails, getDateDetails, getFunctionDetails, getHTMLElementDetails, getInstanceDetails, getMapDetails, getObjectDetails, getSetDetails, getStoreDetails } from './custom'
-import { isVueInstance } from './is'
+import { isReactive, isVueInstance } from './is'
 import { sanitize } from './util'
 
 export type Replacer = (this: any, key: string | number, value: any, depth?: number, seenInstance?: Map<any, /* depth */number>) => any
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export function stringifyReplacer(key: string | number, _value: any, depth?: num
       seenInstance?.set(val, depth!)
       return componentVal
     }
-    else if (ensurePropertyExists(val, 'render', true) && typeof val.render === 'function') {
+    else if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(val, 'render') && typeof (val as Record<string, unknown>).render === 'function' && !isReactive(val)) {
       return getComponentDefinitionDetails(val)
     }
     else if (val.constructor && val.constructor.name === 'VNode') {