diff --git a/lit-element.js b/lit-element.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1708174
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lit-element.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import {LitElement, html} from '@polymer/lit-element'
+
+class LitElementCounter extends LitElement {
+  static get properties() {
+    return {
+      count: Number,
+    }
+  }
+
+  constructor() {
+    super()
+    this.count = 0
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    return html`<button @click="${e => (this.count += 1)}">${
+      this.count
+    }</button>`
+  }
+}
+
+customElements.define('lit-element-counter', LitElementCounter)
+
+function render() {
+  const container = document.createElement('div')
+  const component = document.createElement('lit-element-counter')
+  container.appendChild(component)
+  document.body.appendChild(container)
+  return {
+    container,
+    ...getQueriesForElement(container),
+  }
+}
+
+test('renders a counter', () => {
+  const {getByText} = render()
+  const counter = getByText('0')
+  fireEvent.click(counter)
+  expect(counter).toHaveTextContent('1')
+
+  fireEvent.click(counter)
+  expect(counter).toHaveTextContent('2')
+})
diff --git a/lit-element.test.js b/lit-element.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..178f27c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lit-element.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// needed to make Jest play nicely with esm
+require = require('esm')(module, {mode: 'auto'});
+module.exports = require('./lit-element.js');
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 75ebbc8..8e27229 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -918,6 +918,14 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "@polymer/lit-element": {
+      "version": "0.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@polymer/lit-element/-/lit-element-0.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9Agca2zlw61WCkKjp0jsz90FwQ1SGwWRJePQQtydlBkjxZ6P1O2uY6x6eLhIPScZ8vgklKRhvrx2xNX3QgMl4g==",
+      "requires": {
+        "lit-html": "^0.11.2"
+      }
+    },
     "@polymer/polymer": {
       "version": "3.0.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@polymer/polymer/-/polymer-3.0.5.tgz",
@@ -2510,6 +2518,12 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "esm": {
+      "version": "3.0.82",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/esm/-/esm-3.0.82.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vakh2il2Q9QdwCUEiFQqtamOANcGATh5OlMRLaXsvOhuuzr/SXdngYw1rwJjesrljbnsq3+UZ5+3Y3uszc/U/w==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "esprima": {
       "version": "4.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/esprima/-/esprima-4.0.1.tgz",
@@ -5338,6 +5352,11 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "lit-html": {
+      "version": "0.11.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lit-html/-/lit-html-0.11.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-udv1BARKZDXVyul+MUTfg1U75UdqDgXf4kXQMs0Nz1qrlqKzQT8Ty4mn7+09sFcbInCWi3sLX4KiWyEHjVskZA=="
+    },
     "load-json-file": {
       "version": "1.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/load-json-file/-/load-json-file-1.1.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 945dcf5..309c041 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
   "keywords": [],
   "author": "Kent C. Dodds <kent@doddsfamily.us> (http://kentcdodds.com/)",
   "license": "MIT",
+  "esm": "auto",
   "dependencies": {
+    "@polymer/lit-element": "^0.6.0",
     "@polymer/polymer": "^3.0.5",
     "aurelia-framework": "^1.3.0",
     "backbone": "^1.3.3",