diff --git a/src/__tests__/byText.test.js b/src/__tests__/byText.test.js
index b64b81c76..52e0a770a 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/byText.test.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/byText.test.js
@@ -436,3 +436,36 @@ describe('Supports normalization', () => {
     expect(getByText('A text', { normalizer: normalizerFn })).toBeTruthy();
   });
 });
+
+test('getByText and queryByText work properly with text nested in React.Fragment', () => {
+  const { getByText, queryByText } = render(
+    <Text>
+      <>Hello</>
+    </Text>
+  );
+  expect(getByText('Hello')).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(queryByText('Hello')).not.toBeNull();
+});
+
+test('getByText and queryByText work properly with text partially nested in React.Fragment', () => {
+  const { getByText, queryByText } = render(
+    <Text>
+      He<>llo</>
+    </Text>
+  );
+  expect(getByText('Hello')).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(queryByText('Hello')).not.toBeNull();
+});
+
+test('getByText and queryByText work properly with multiple nested fragments', () => {
+  const { getByText, queryByText } = render(
+    <Text>
+      He
+      <>
+        l<>l</>o
+      </>
+    </Text>
+  );
+  expect(getByText('Hello')).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(queryByText('Hello')).not.toBeNull();
+});
diff --git a/src/helpers/byText.js b/src/helpers/byText.js
index 11de1113c..8615f0507 100644
--- a/src/helpers/byText.js
+++ b/src/helpers/byText.js
@@ -30,11 +30,15 @@ const getChildrenAsText = (children, TextComponent) => {
       // has no text. In such situations, react-test-renderer will traverse down
       // this tree in a separate call and run this query again. As a result, the
       // query will match the deepest text node that matches requested text.
-      if (filterNodeByType(child, TextComponent) && textContent.length === 0) {
+      if (filterNodeByType(child, TextComponent)) {
         return;
       }
 
-      getChildrenAsText(child.props.children, TextComponent);
+      if (filterNodeByType(child, React.Fragment)) {
+        textContent.push(
+          ...getChildrenAsText(child.props.children, TextComponent)
+        );
+      }
     }
   });