diff --git a/Source/IGListDiffKit/IGListExperiments.h b/Source/IGListDiffKit/IGListExperiments.h
index 826c29419..1c660a88c 100644
--- a/Source/IGListDiffKit/IGListExperiments.h
+++ b/Source/IGListDiffKit/IGListExperiments.h
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ typedef NS_OPTIONS (NSInteger, IGListExperiment) {
     /// Test invalidating layout when cell reloads/updates in IGListBindingSectionController.
     IGListExperimentInvalidateLayoutForUpdates = 1 << 2,
     /// Throw NSInternalInconsistencyException during an update
-    IGListExperimentThrowOnInconsistencyException = 1 << 3
+    IGListExperimentThrowOnInconsistencyException = 1 << 3,
+    /// Test keeping a strong pointer to the collectionView.dataSource during a batch update to avoid a crash
+    IGListExperimentKeepPointerToCollectionViewDataSource = 1 << 4
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/Source/IGListKit/Internal/IGListBatchUpdateTransaction.m b/Source/IGListKit/Internal/IGListBatchUpdateTransaction.m
index d497998d6..14fd9da0d 100644
--- a/Source/IGListKit/Internal/IGListBatchUpdateTransaction.m
+++ b/Source/IGListKit/Internal/IGListBatchUpdateTransaction.m
@@ -136,7 +136,11 @@ - (void)_didDiff:(IGListIndexSetResult *)diffResult onBackground:(BOOL)onBackgro
     [self.delegate listAdapterUpdater:self.updater didDiffWithResults:diffResult onBackgroundThread:onBackground];
 
     @try {
-        if (self.collectionView.dataSource == nil) {
+        // Experiment with keeping a pointer to the self.collectionView.dataSource, because we're seeing a crash where it could be missing.
+        const BOOL keepDataSource = IGListExperimentEnabled(self.config.experiments, IGListExperimentKeepPointerToCollectionViewDataSource);
+        id<UICollectionViewDataSource> const collectionViewDataSource = keepDataSource ? self.collectionView.dataSource : nil;
+        
+        if (self.collectionView.dataSource == nil || (keepDataSource && collectionViewDataSource == nil)) {
             // If the data source is nil, we should not call any collection view update.
             [self _bail];
         } else if (diffResult.changeCount > 100 && self.config.allowsReloadingOnTooManyUpdates) {