diff --git a/Libraries/UTFSequence.js b/Libraries/UTFSequence.js
index 262dd4e9b..9286eed20 100644
--- a/Libraries/UTFSequence.js
+++ b/Libraries/UTFSequence.js
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
+const deepFreezeAndThrowOnMutationInDev = require('deepFreezeAndThrowOnMutationInDev');
+
 /**
  * A collection of Unicode sequences for various characters and emoji.
  *
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@
  *  - Source code should be limitted to ASCII.
  *  - Less chance of typos.
  */
-const UTFSequence = {
+const UTFSequence = deepFreezeAndThrowOnMutationInDev({
   MIDDOT: '\u00B7', // normal middle dot: ·
   MIDDOT_SP: '\u00A0\u00B7\u00A0', //  · 
   MIDDOT_KATAKANA: '\u30FB', // katakana middle dot
@@ -30,6 +32,6 @@ const UTFSequence = {
   NDASH_SP: '\u00A0\u2013\u00A0', //  – 
   NBSP: '\u00A0', // non-breaking space:  
   PIZZA: '\uD83C\uDF55',
-};
+});
 
 module.exports = UTFSequence;
diff --git a/Libraries/Utilities/deepFreezeAndThrowOnMutationInDev.js b/Libraries/Utilities/deepFreezeAndThrowOnMutationInDev.js
index 9ab2cc4b1..4e651b110 100644
--- a/Libraries/Utilities/deepFreezeAndThrowOnMutationInDev.js
+++ b/Libraries/Utilities/deepFreezeAndThrowOnMutationInDev.js
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@
  * Freezing the object and adding the throw mechanism is expensive and will
  * only be used in DEV.
  */
-function deepFreezeAndThrowOnMutationInDev(object: Object) {
+function deepFreezeAndThrowOnMutationInDev<T: Object>(object: T): T {
   if (__DEV__) {
     if (typeof object !== 'object' ||
         object === null ||
         Object.isFrozen(object) ||
         Object.isSealed(object)) {
-      return;
+      return object;
     }
 
     var keys = Object.keys(object);
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ function deepFreezeAndThrowOnMutationInDev(object: Object) {
       }
     }
   }
+  return object;
 }
 
 function throwOnImmutableMutation(key, value) {