diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bed6aaa4..ff946fcd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 The changelog for `IGListKit`. Also see the [releases](https://github.com/instagram/IGListKit/releases) on GitHub.
 
+3.2.0 (upcoming release)
+-----
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Weakly reference the `UICollectionView` in coalescence so that it can be released if the rest of system is destroyed. [Ryan Nystrom](https://github.com/rnystrom) [(#tbd)](https://github.com/Instagram/IGListKit/pull/tbd)
+
+
 3.1.1
 -----
 
diff --git a/Source/IGListAdapterUpdater.m b/Source/IGListAdapterUpdater.m
index 48cdee2d..25ae1c01 100644
--- a/Source/IGListAdapterUpdater.m
+++ b/Source/IGListAdapterUpdater.m
@@ -380,6 +380,12 @@ void convertReloadToDeleteInsert(NSMutableIndexSet *reloads,
     }
 
     __weak __typeof__(self) weakSelf = self;
+    __weak __typeof__(collectionView) weakCollectionView = collectionView;
+
+    // dispatch_async to give the main queue time to collect more batch updates so that a minimum amount of work
+    // (diffing, etc) is done on main. dispatch_async does not garauntee a full runloop turn will pass though.
+    // see -performUpdateWithCollectionView:fromObjects:toObjects:animated:]objectTransitionBlock:completion: for more
+    // details on how coalescence is done.
     dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
         if (weakSelf.state != IGListBatchUpdateStateIdle
             || ![weakSelf hasChanges]) {
@@ -387,9 +393,9 @@ void convertReloadToDeleteInsert(NSMutableIndexSet *reloads,
         }
 
         if (weakSelf.hasQueuedReloadData) {
-            [weakSelf performReloadDataWithCollectionView:collectionView];
+            [weakSelf performReloadDataWithCollectionView:weakCollectionView];
         } else {
-            [weakSelf performBatchUpdatesWithCollectionView:collectionView];
+            [weakSelf performBatchUpdatesWithCollectionView:weakCollectionView];
         }
     });
 }
diff --git a/Tests/IGListAdapterE2ETests.m b/Tests/IGListAdapterE2ETests.m
index 79856ed1..48067c15 100644
--- a/Tests/IGListAdapterE2ETests.m
+++ b/Tests/IGListAdapterE2ETests.m
@@ -1124,6 +1124,9 @@
 
 - (void)test_whenQueuingUpdate_withSectionControllerBatchUpdate_thatSectionControllerNotRetained {
     __weak id weakSectionController = nil;
+    __weak id weakAdapter = nil;
+    __weak id weakCollectionView = nil;
+
     @autoreleasepool {
         IGListAdapter *adapter = [[IGListAdapter alloc] initWithUpdater:[IGListAdapterUpdater new] viewController:nil];
         IGTestDelegateDataSource *dataSource = [IGTestDelegateDataSource new];
@@ -1146,9 +1149,16 @@
         dataSource.objects = @[object, genTestObject(@2, @2)];
         [adapter performUpdatesAnimated:YES completion:^(BOOL finished) {}];
 
+        weakAdapter = adapter;
+        weakCollectionView = collectionView;
         weakSectionController = section;
+
+        XCTAssertNotNil(weakAdapter);
+        XCTAssertNotNil(weakCollectionView);
         XCTAssertNotNil(weakSectionController);
     }
+    XCTAssertNil(weakAdapter);
+    XCTAssertNil(weakCollectionView);
     XCTAssertNil(weakSectionController);
 }