diff --git a/docs/build-instructions/linux.md b/docs/build-instructions/linux.md
index 13b03a9bf..fd53b9612 100644
--- a/docs/build-instructions/linux.md
+++ b/docs/build-instructions/linux.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Ubuntu LTS 12.04 64-bit is the recommended platform.
 
 ### Fedora / CentOS / RHEL
 
-* `sudo yum --assumeyes install make gcc gcc-c++ glibc-devel git-core libgnome-keyring-devel rpmdevtools`
+* `sudo dnf --assumeyes install make gcc gcc-c++ glibc-devel git-core libgnome-keyring-devel rpmdevtools`
 * Instructions for [Node.js](https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Installing-Node.js-via-package-manager#fedora).
 
 ### Arch
diff --git a/spec/view-registry-spec.coffee b/spec/view-registry-spec.coffee
index a12d46dde..fa3e5ba1f 100644
--- a/spec/view-registry-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/view-registry-spec.coffee
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ describe "ViewRegistry", ->
         expect(node.textContent).toBe "Hello"
         expect(node.spacePenView).toBe view
 
+    describe "when passed an object with an element property", ->
+      it "returns the element property if it's an instance of HTMLElement", ->
+        class TestComponent
+          constructor: -> @element = document.createElement('div')
+
+        component = new TestComponent
+        expect(registry.getView(component)).toBe component.element
+
     describe "when passed a model object", ->
       describe "when a view provider is registered matching the object's constructor", ->
         it "constructs a view element and assigns the model on it", ->
diff --git a/src/view-registry.coffee b/src/view-registry.coffee
index ca9b7cdb7..6af7bd024 100644
--- a/src/view-registry.coffee
+++ b/src/view-registry.coffee
@@ -124,6 +124,22 @@ class ViewRegistry
   # * `object` The object for which you want to retrieve a view. This can be a
   #   pane item, a pane, or the workspace itself.
   #
+  # ## View Resolution Algorithm
+  #
+  # The view associated with the object is resolved using the following
+  # sequence
+  #
+  #  1. Is the object an instance of `HTMLElement`? If true, return the object.
+  #  2. Does the object have a property named `element` with a value which is
+  #     an instance of `HTMLElement`? If true, return the property value.
+  #  3. Is the object a jQuery object, indicated by the presence of a `jquery`
+  #     property? If true, return the root DOM element (i.e. `object[0]`).
+  #  4. Has a view provider been registered for the object? If true, use the
+  #     provider to create a view associated with the object, and return the
+  #     view.
+  #
+  # If no associated view is returned by the sequence an error is thrown.
+  #
   # Returns a DOM element.
   getView: (object) ->
     return unless object?
@@ -138,6 +154,8 @@ class ViewRegistry
   createView: (object) ->
     if object instanceof HTMLElement
       object
+    else if object?.element instanceof HTMLElement
+      object.element
     else if object?.jquery
       object[0]
     else if provider = @findProvider(object)