diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/NoSsr/NoSsr.js b/packages/material-ui/src/NoSsr/NoSsr.js
index dd33fe28e596e9..47666bd8b310ff 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/NoSsr/NoSsr.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/NoSsr/NoSsr.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import exactProp from '../utils/exactProp';
 
-const Fallback = () => null;
-
 /**
  * NoSsr purposely removes components from the subject of Server Side Rendering (SSR).
  *
@@ -19,7 +17,27 @@ class NoSsr extends React.Component {
   };
 
   componentDidMount() {
-    this.setState({ mounted: true }); // eslint-disable-line react/no-did-mount-set-state
+    this.mounted = true;
+
+    if (this.props.defer) {
+      // Wondering why we use two raf? Check this video out:
+      // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCOL7MC4Pl0
+      requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        // The browser should be about to render the DOM that React commited at this point.
+        // We don't want to interrupt. Let's wait the next raf.
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+          if (this.mounted) {
+            this.setState({ mounted: true });
+          }
+        });
+      });
+    } else {
+      this.setState({ mounted: true }); // eslint-disable-line react/no-did-mount-set-state
+    }
+  }
+
+  componentWillUnmount() {
+    this.mounted = false;
   }
 
   render() {
@@ -31,13 +49,22 @@ class NoSsr extends React.Component {
 
 NoSsr.propTypes = {
   children: PropTypes.node.isRequired,
+  /**
+   * If `true`, the component will not only prevent server side rendering.
+   * It will also defer the rendering of the children into a different screen frame.
+   */
+  defer: PropTypes.bool,
+  /**
+   * The fallback content to display.
+   */
   fallback: PropTypes.node,
 };
 
 NoSsr.propTypes = exactProp(NoSsr.propTypes);
 
 NoSsr.defaultProps = {
-  fallback: <Fallback />,
+  defer: false,
+  fallback: null,
 };
 
 export default NoSsr;
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/NoSsr/NoSsr.test.js b/packages/material-ui/src/NoSsr/NoSsr.test.js
index 54cb8ef08d412c..b99f71aea3555e 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/NoSsr/NoSsr.test.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/NoSsr/NoSsr.test.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe('<NoSsr />', () => {
           <span>Hello</span>
         </NoSsr>,
       );
-      assert.strictEqual(wrapper.name(), 'Fallback');
+      assert.strictEqual(wrapper.name(), null);
     });
   });
 
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ describe('<NoSsr />', () => {
         </NoSsr>,
       );
       assert.strictEqual(wrapper.find('span').length, 1);
+      assert.strictEqual(wrapper.text(), 'Hello');
     });
   });
 
@@ -50,4 +51,21 @@ describe('<NoSsr />', () => {
       assert.strictEqual(wrapper.text(), 'fallback');
     });
   });
+
+  describe('prop: defer', () => {
+    it('should defer the rendering', done => {
+      const wrapper = mount(
+        <NoSsr defer>
+          <span>Hello</span>
+        </NoSsr>,
+      );
+      assert.strictEqual(wrapper.find('span').length, 0);
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        wrapper.update();
+        assert.strictEqual(wrapper.find('span').length, 1);
+        assert.strictEqual(wrapper.text(), 'Hello');
+        done();
+      }, 100);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/pages/api/no-ssr.md b/pages/api/no-ssr.md
index d7835a40dd5bd6..6c554d7314144e 100644
--- a/pages/api/no-ssr.md
+++ b/pages/api/no-ssr.md
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ This component can be useful in a variety of situations:
 | Name | Type | Default | Description |
 |:-----|:-----|:--------|:------------|
 | <span class="prop-name required">children *</span> | <span class="prop-type">node |   |  |
-| <span class="prop-name">fallback</span> | <span class="prop-type">node | <span class="prop-default">&lt;Fallback /></span> |  |
+| <span class="prop-name">defer</span> | <span class="prop-type">bool | <span class="prop-default">false</span> | If `true`, the component will not only prevent server side rendering. It will also defer the rendering of the children into a different screen frame. |
+| <span class="prop-name">fallback</span> | <span class="prop-type">node | <span class="prop-default">null</span> | The fallback content to display. |
 
 Any other properties supplied will be spread to the root element (native element).