diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-vtex-react/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/eslint-config-vtex-react/CHANGELOG.md
index 942f3b5..5cb9b25 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-vtex-react/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-vtex-react/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Changed
+- Defines react/no-unstable-nested-components as error to prevent performance issues on react apps
 
 ## [8.0.0] - 2021-03-25
 ### Changed
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-vtex-react/rules/react.js b/packages/eslint-config-vtex-react/rules/react.js
index c74fd35..db2bcd2 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-vtex-react/rules/react.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-vtex-react/rules/react.js
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ module.exports = {
     // https://github.com/yannickcr/eslint-plugin-react/blob/master/docs/rules/no-this-in-sfc.md
     'react/no-this-in-sfc': 'error',
 
+    // Prevent creating unstable components inside components
+    // https://github.com/yannickcr/eslint-plugin-react/blob/master/docs/rules/no-unstable-nested-components.md,
+    'react/no-unstable-nested-components': 'error',
+
     // Enforce the style attribute to be an object
     // https://github.com/yannickcr/eslint-plugin-react/blob/master/docs/rules/style-prop-object.md
     // TODO maybe enable? it's annoying for the style prop of react-intl components