diff --git a/packages/casl-react/README.md b/packages/casl-react/README.md
index 977935e50..0646a978c 100644
--- a/packages/casl-react/README.md
+++ b/packages/casl-react/README.md
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ For example, the code below reads as `Can I create a Post`.
 
 There are several other property aliases which allow to construct a readable question:
 
-* use `a` alias when you check by Type
+* use `a` (or `an`) alias when you check by Type
 
 ```jsx
 <Can I="read" a="Post">...</Can>
@@ -227,6 +227,14 @@ There are several other property aliases which allow to construct a readable que
 <Can not I="read" a="Post">...</Can>
 ```
 
+* use `passThrough` if you want to customize behavior of `<Can>` component, for example disable button instead of hiding it:
+
+```jsx
+<Can I="read" a="Post" passThrough>
+  {can => <button disabled={!can}>Save</button>}
+</Can>
+```
+
 
 ## Want to help?
 
diff --git a/packages/casl-react/spec/Can.spec.js b/packages/casl-react/spec/Can.spec.js
index d65927246..63ac340bc 100644
--- a/packages/casl-react/spec/Can.spec.js
+++ b/packages/casl-react/spec/Can.spec.js
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ describe('`Can` component', () => {
     expect(() => validateProps(Can, props)).not.to.throw(Error)
   })
 
-  it('passes ability instance as an argument to "children" function', () => {
+  it('passes ability check value and instance as arguments to "children" function', () => {
     const component = renderer.create(e(Can, { I: 'read', a: 'Post', ability }, children))
 
-    expect(children).to.have.been.called.with.exactly(ability)
+    expect(children).to.have.been.called.with.exactly(ability.can('read', 'Post'), ability)
   })
 
   it('requires to pass "a" or "this" or "of" as string or object', () => {
@@ -154,6 +154,15 @@ describe('`Can` component', () => {
 
       expect(component.toJSON()).to.deep.equal(renderedChildren)
     })
+
+    it('always renders children if `passThrough` prop is `true`', () => {
+      const component = renderer.create(
+        e(Can, { I: 'delete', a: 'Post', passThrough: true, ability }, child)
+      )
+
+      expect(ability.can('delete', 'Post')).to.be.false
+      expect(component.toJSON().children).to.deep.equal([child.props.children])
+    })
   })
 
   function validateProps(Component, props, propName) {
diff --git a/packages/casl-react/spec/factory.spec.js b/packages/casl-react/spec/factory.spec.js
index fb3ed88fc..6814d6f72 100644
--- a/packages/casl-react/spec/factory.spec.js
+++ b/packages/casl-react/spec/factory.spec.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe('Factory methods which create `Can` component', () => {
       const element = e(ContextualCan, { I: 'read', a: 'Post', ability }, child)
       const component = renderer.create(element)
 
-      expect(child).to.have.been.called.with.exactly(ability)
+      expect(child).to.have.been.called.with(ability)
     })
 
     it('expects `Ability` instance to be provided by context Provider', () => {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe('Factory methods which create `Can` component', () => {
       )
       const component = renderer.create(App)
 
-      expect(child).to.have.been.called.with.exactly(ability)
+      expect(child).to.have.been.called.with(ability)
     })
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/casl-react/src/Can.js b/packages/casl-react/src/Can.js
index d4890cc32..c98731abd 100644
--- a/packages/casl-react/src/Can.js
+++ b/packages/casl-react/src/Can.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export default class Can extends PureComponent {
     do: alias('I', PropTypes.string.isRequired),
     on: alias('this a of an', REQUIRED_OBJECT_OR_STRING),
     not: PropTypes.bool,
+    passThrough: PropTypes.bool,
     children: PropTypes.any.isRequired,
     ability: PropTypes.instanceOf(Ability).isRequired
   };
@@ -86,13 +87,14 @@ export default class Can extends PureComponent {
   }
 
   render() {
-    return this.state.allowed ? this.renderChildren() : null;
+    const canRender = this.props.passThrough || this.state.allowed;
+    return canRender ? this.renderChildren() : null;
   }
 
   renderChildren() {
     const { children } = this.props;
     const elements = typeof children === 'function'
-      ? children(this.state.ability)
+      ? children(this.state.allowed, this.state.ability)
       : children;
 
     return renderChildren(elements);
diff --git a/packages/casl-react/src/factory.js b/packages/casl-react/src/factory.js
index 8c2fda317..747a8fcb9 100644
--- a/packages/casl-react/src/factory.js
+++ b/packages/casl-react/src/factory.js
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ export function createContextualCan(Consumer) {
       I: props.I || props.do,
       a: props.on || props.a || props.an || props.of || props.this,
       not: props.not,
-      children: props.children
+      children: props.children,
+      passThrough: props.passThrough,
     }));
   };
 }