diff --git a/src/generators/dom/index.js b/src/generators/dom/index.js
index 8d4e18b488..233616e40f 100644
--- a/src/generators/dom/index.js
+++ b/src/generators/dom/index.js
@@ -245,22 +245,23 @@ export default function dom ( parsed, source, options ) {
 
 	if ( computations.length ) {
 		const builder = new CodeBuilder();
+		const differs = generator.helper( 'differs' );
 
 		computations.forEach( ({ key, deps }) => {
 			builder.addBlock( deindent`
-				if ( isInitial || ${deps.map( dep => `( '${dep}' in newState && typeof state.${dep} === 'object' || state.${dep} !== oldState.${dep} )` ).join( ' || ' )} ) {
+				if ( isInitial || ${deps.map( dep => `( '${dep}' in newState && ${differs}( state.${dep}, oldState.${dep} ) )` ).join( ' || ' )} ) {
 					state.${key} = newState.${key} = ${generator.alias( 'template' )}.computed.${key}( ${deps.map( dep => `state.${dep}` ).join( ', ' )} );
 				}
 			` );
 		});
 
 		builders.main.addBlock( deindent`
-			function ${generator.alias( 'applyComputations' )} ( state, newState, oldState, isInitial ) {
+			function ${generator.alias( 'recompute' )} ( state, newState, oldState, isInitial ) {
 				${builder}
 			}
 		` );
 
-		builders._set.addLine( `${generator.alias( 'applyComputations' )}( this._state, newState, oldState, false )` );
+		builders._set.addLine( `${generator.alias( 'recompute' )}( this._state, newState, oldState, false )` );
 	}
 
 	// TODO is the `if` necessary?
@@ -348,7 +349,7 @@ export default function dom ( parsed, source, options ) {
 
 	if ( templateProperties.computed ) {
 		constructorBlock.addLine(
-			`${generator.alias( 'applyComputations' )}( this._state, this._state, {}, true );`
+			`${generator.alias( 'recompute' )}( this._state, this._state, {}, true );`
 		);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/shared/index.js b/src/shared/index.js
index 7f76df1b45..529435821b 100644
--- a/src/shared/index.js
+++ b/src/shared/index.js
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ export * from './methods.js';
 
 export function noop () {}
 
+export function differs ( a, b ) {
+	return ( a !== b ) || ( a && ( typeof a === 'object' ) || ( typeof a === 'function' ) );
+}
+
 export function dispatchObservers ( component, group, newState, oldState ) {
 	for ( var key in group ) {
 		if ( !( key in newState ) ) continue;
diff --git a/test/generator/samples/computed-values-function-dependency/_config.js b/test/generator/samples/computed-values-function-dependency/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..38b716b4d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/generator/samples/computed-values-function-dependency/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+export default {
+	html: '<p>2</p>',
+
+	test ( assert, component, target ) {
+		component.set({ y: 2 });
+		assert.equal( component.get( 'x' ), 4 );
+		assert.equal( target.innerHTML, '<p>4</p>' );
+		component.destroy();
+	}
+};
diff --git a/test/generator/samples/computed-values-function-dependency/main.html b/test/generator/samples/computed-values-function-dependency/main.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d385bf6da8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/generator/samples/computed-values-function-dependency/main.html
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<p>{{x}}</p>
+
+<script>
+	let _x;
+
+	function getX () {
+		return _x;
+	}
+
+	export default {
+		data () {
+			return {
+				y: 1
+			};
+		},
+
+		computed: {
+			xGetter ( y ) {
+				_x = y * 2;
+				return getX;
+			},
+
+			x ( xGetter ) {
+				return xGetter();
+			}
+		}
+	};
+</script>
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