diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 48eaad5cb..c7e9c31b6 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+import { ComponentPublicInstance } from 'vue'
 import { GlobalMountOptions } from './types'
 import { VueWrapper } from './vueWrapper'
-import { ComponentPublicInstance } from 'vue'
 
 interface GlobalConfigOptions {
   global: GlobalMountOptions
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ interface Plugin {
 }
 
 class Pluggable {
-  installedPlugins = [] as Array<Plugin>
+  installedPlugins: Plugin[] = []
 
   install(
     handler: (
@@ -55,7 +55,12 @@ class Pluggable {
 }
 
 export const config: GlobalConfigOptions = {
-  global: {},
+  global: {
+    stubs: {
+      transition: true,
+      'transition-group': true
+    }
+  },
   plugins: {
     VueWrapper: new Pluggable(),
     DOMWrapper: new Pluggable()
diff --git a/src/domWrapper.ts b/src/domWrapper.ts
index 503346399..b72f3d29a 100644
--- a/src/domWrapper.ts
+++ b/src/domWrapper.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { nextTick } from 'vue'
 
 import { createWrapperError } from './errorWrapper'
 import { TriggerOptions, createDOMEvent } from './createDomEvent'
+import { isElementVisible } from './utils/isElementVisible'
 
 export class DOMWrapper<ElementType extends Element> {
   element: ElementType
@@ -36,6 +37,10 @@ export class DOMWrapper<ElementType extends Element> {
     return true
   }
 
+  isVisible() {
+    return isElementVisible(this.element)
+  }
+
   text() {
     return this.element.textContent?.trim()
   }
diff --git a/src/mount.ts b/src/mount.ts
index a88960a41..ada6d81b5 100644
--- a/src/mount.ts
+++ b/src/mount.ts
@@ -350,11 +350,9 @@ export function mount(
   app.mixin(attachEmitListener())
 
   // stubs
-  if (global.stubs || options?.shallow) {
-    stubComponents(global.stubs, options?.shallow)
-  } else {
-    transformVNodeArgs()
-  }
+  // even if we are using `mount`, we will still
+  // stub out Transition and Transition Group by default.
+  stubComponents(global.stubs, options?.shallow)
 
   // mount the app!
   const vm = app.mount(el)
diff --git a/src/stubs.ts b/src/stubs.ts
index d4a68e2e6..42ad49217 100644
--- a/src/stubs.ts
+++ b/src/stubs.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import {
   transformVNodeArgs,
+  Transition,
+  TransitionGroup,
   h,
   ComponentPublicInstance,
   Slots,
@@ -34,6 +36,17 @@ const createStub = ({ name, props }: StubOptions): ComponentOptions => {
   return defineComponent({ name: name || anonName, render, props })
 }
 
+const createTransitionStub = ({
+  name,
+  props
+}: StubOptions): ComponentOptions => {
+  const render = (ctx: ComponentPublicInstance) => {
+    return h(name, {}, ctx.$slots)
+  }
+
+  return defineComponent({ name, render, props })
+}
+
 const resolveComponentStubByName = (
   componentName: string,
   stubs: Record<any, any>
@@ -78,6 +91,28 @@ export function stubComponents(
   transformVNodeArgs((args, instance: ComponentInternalInstance | null) => {
     const [nodeType, props, children, patchFlag, dynamicProps] = args
     const type = nodeType as VNodeTypes
+
+    // stub transition by default via config.global.stubs
+    if (type === Transition && stubs['transition']) {
+      return [
+        createTransitionStub({ name: 'transition-stub', props: undefined }),
+        undefined,
+        children
+      ]
+    }
+
+    // stub transition-group by default via config.global.stubs
+    if (type === TransitionGroup && stubs['transition-group']) {
+      return [
+        createTransitionStub({
+          name: 'transition-group-stub',
+          props: undefined
+        }),
+        undefined,
+        children
+      ]
+    }
+
     // args[0] can either be:
     // 1. a HTML tag (div, span...)
     // 2. An object of component options, such as { name: 'foo', render: [Function], props: {...} }
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 890a412ab..df204dfaf 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export type GlobalMountOptions = {
   components?: Record<string, Component | object>
   directives?: Record<string, Directive>
   stubs?: Record<any, any>
+  renderStubDefaultSlot?: boolean
 }
 
 export interface VueWrapperMeta {
diff --git a/src/utils/isElementVisible.ts b/src/utils/isElementVisible.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ca1ffb46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/isElementVisible.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*!
+ * isElementVisible
+ * Adapted from https://github.com/testing-library/jest-dom
+ * Licensed under the MIT License.
+ */
+
+function isStyleVisible<T extends Element>(element: T) {
+  if (!(element instanceof HTMLElement) && !(element instanceof SVGElement)) {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  const { display, visibility, opacity } = element.style
+
+  return (
+    display !== 'none' &&
+    visibility !== 'hidden' &&
+    visibility !== 'collapse' &&
+    opacity !== '0'
+  )
+}
+
+function isAttributeVisible<T extends Element>(element: T) {
+  return (
+    !element.hasAttribute('hidden') &&
+    (element.nodeName === 'DETAILS' ? element.hasAttribute('open') : true)
+  )
+}
+
+export function isElementVisible<T extends Element>(element: T) {
+  return (
+    element.nodeName !== '#comment' &&
+    isStyleVisible(element) &&
+    isAttributeVisible(element) &&
+    (!element.parentElement || isElementVisible(element.parentElement))
+  )
+}
diff --git a/tests/isVisible.spec.ts b/tests/isVisible.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bce409303
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/isVisible.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+import { mount } from '../src'
+
+describe('isVisible', () => {
+  const Comp = {
+    template: `<div><span v-show="show" /></div>`,
+    props: {
+      show: {
+        type: Boolean
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  it('returns false when element hidden via v-show', () => {
+    const wrapper = mount(Comp, {
+      props: {
+        show: false
+      }
+    })
+
+    expect(wrapper.find('span').isVisible()).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('returns true when element is visible via v-show', () => {
+    const wrapper = mount(Comp, {
+      props: {
+        show: true
+      }
+    })
+
+    expect(wrapper.find('span').isVisible()).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('returns false when element parent is invisible via v-show', () => {
+    const Comp = {
+      template: `<div v-show="false"><span /></div>`
+    }
+    const wrapper = mount(Comp)
+
+    expect(wrapper.find('span').isVisible()).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('element becomes hidden reactively', async () => {
+    const Comp = {
+      template: `<button @click="show = false" /><span v-show="show" />`,
+      data() {
+        return {
+          show: true
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    const wrapper = mount(Comp)
+
+    expect(wrapper.find('span').isVisible()).toBe(true)
+    await wrapper.find('button').trigger('click')
+    expect(wrapper.find('span').isVisible()).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('handles transitions', async () => {
+    const Comp = {
+      template: `
+        <button @click="show = false" />
+        <transition name="fade">
+          <span class="item" v-show="show">
+            Content
+          </span>
+        </transition>
+      `,
+      data() {
+        return {
+          show: true
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    const wrapper = mount(Comp, {})
+
+    expect(wrapper.find('span').isVisible()).toBe(true)
+    await wrapper.find('button').trigger('click')
+    expect(wrapper.find('span').isVisible()).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('handles transition-group', async () => {
+    const Comp = {
+      template: `
+        <div id="list-demo">
+          <button @click="add" id="add">Add</button>
+          <button @click="remove" id="remove">Remove</button>
+          <transition-group name="list" tag="p">
+            <span v-for="item in items" :key="item" class="list-item">
+              Item: {{ item }}
+            </span>
+          </transition-group>
+        </div>
+      `,
+      methods: {
+        add() {
+          this.items.push(2)
+        },
+        remove() {
+          this.items.splice(1) // back to [1]
+        }
+      },
+      data() {
+        return {
+          items: [1]
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    const wrapper = mount(Comp)
+
+    expect(wrapper.html()).toContain('Item: 1')
+    await wrapper.find('#add').trigger('click')
+    expect(wrapper.html()).toContain('Item: 1')
+    expect(wrapper.html()).toContain('Item: 2')
+    await wrapper.find('#remove').trigger('click')
+    expect(wrapper.html()).toContain('Item: 1')
+    expect(wrapper.html()).not.toContain('Item: 2')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/tests/mountingOptions/stubs.global.spec.ts b/tests/mountingOptions/stubs.global.spec.ts
index 2d5f7bbe6..1fe7280fb 100644
--- a/tests/mountingOptions/stubs.global.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/mountingOptions/stubs.global.spec.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ import ComponentWithoutName from '../components/ComponentWithoutName.vue'
 import ComponentWithSlots from '../components/ComponentWithSlots.vue'
 
 describe('mounting options: stubs', () => {
+  let configStubsSave = config.global.stubs
   beforeEach(() => {
-    config.global.stubs = {}
+    config.global.stubs = configStubsSave
   })
 
   afterEach(() => {
-    config.global.stubs = {}
+    config.global.stubs = configStubsSave
   })
 
   it('handles Array syntax', () => {
@@ -308,6 +309,59 @@ describe('mounting options: stubs', () => {
     expect(wrapper.html()).toBe('<foo-bar-stub></foo-bar-stub>')
   })
 
+  it('stubs transition by default', () => {
+    const Comp = {
+      template: `<transition><div id="content" /></transition>`
+    }
+    const wrapper = mount(Comp)
+
+    expect(wrapper.html()).toBe(
+      '<transition-stub><div id="content"></div></transition-stub>'
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('opts out of stubbing transition by default', () => {
+    const Comp = {
+      template: `<transition><div id="content" /></transition>`
+    }
+    const wrapper = mount(Comp, {
+      global: {
+        stubs: {
+          transition: false
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    // Vue removes <transition> at run-time and does it's magic, so <transition> should not
+    // appear in the html when it isn't stubbed.
+    expect(wrapper.html()).toBe('<div id="content"></div>')
+  })
+
+  it('opts out of stubbing transition-group by default', () => {
+    const Comp = {
+      template: `<transition-group><div key="content" id="content" /></transition-group>`
+    }
+    const wrapper = mount(Comp, {
+      global: {
+        stubs: {
+          'transition-group': false
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    // Vue removes <transition-group> at run-time and does it's magic, so <transition-group> should not
+    // appear in the html when it isn't stubbed.
+    expect(wrapper.html()).toBe('<div id="content"></div>')
+  })
+
+  it('stubs transition-group by default', () => {
+    const Comp = {
+      template: `<transition-group><div key="a" id="content" /></transition-group>`
+    }
+    const wrapper = mount(Comp)
+    expect(wrapper.find('#content').exists()).toBe(true)
+  })
+
   describe('stub slots', () => {
     const Component = {
       name: 'Parent',