diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/vnode.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/vnode.ts
index f5ff1cdc3..943d43ab3 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/vnode.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/vnode.ts
@@ -383,6 +383,11 @@ function _createVNode(
     appContext: null
   }
 
+  // validate key
+  if (__DEV__ && vnode.key !== vnode.key) {
+    warn(`VNode created with invalid key (NaN). VNode type:`, vnode.type)
+  }
+
   normalizeChildren(vnode, children)
 
   // presence of a patch flag indicates this node needs patching on updates.