diff --git a/spec/class-model-snapshotted-views.spec.ts b/spec/class-model-snapshotted-views.spec.ts
index 9361601..f59833b 100644
--- a/spec/class-model-snapshotted-views.spec.ts
+++ b/spec/class-model-snapshotted-views.spec.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { observable, runInAction } from "mobx";
 import { ClassModel, action, snapshottedView, getSnapshot, register, types, onPatch } from "../src";
 import { Apple } from "./fixtures/FruitAisle";
 import { create } from "./helpers";
+import { getParent } from "mobx-state-tree";
 
 @register
 class ViewExample extends ClassModel({ key: types.identifier, name: types.string }) {
@@ -91,6 +92,39 @@ describe("class model snapshotted views", () => {
     expect(fn).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 
+  test("an observable instance doesn't re-compute it's view when detached", () => {
+    const onError = jest.fn();
+
+    @register
+    class Child extends ClassModel({}) {
+      @snapshottedView({ onError })
+      get parentsChildLength() {
+        const parent: Parent = getParent(this, 2);
+        return parent.children.size;
+      }
+    }
+
+    @register
+    class Parent extends ClassModel({ children: types.map(Child) }) {
+      @action
+      addChild(key: string) {
+        this.children.set(key, {});
+        return this.children.get(key);
+      }
+
+      @action
+      removeChild(key: string) {
+        this.children.delete(key);
+      }
+    }
+
+    const parent = Parent.create();
+    parent.addChild("foo");
+    parent.removeChild("foo");
+
+    expect(onError).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   test("an observable instance's snapshot includes the snapshotted views epoch", () => {
     const instance = ViewExample.create({ key: "1", name: "Test" });
     expect(getSnapshot(instance)).toEqual({ __snapshottedViewsEpoch: 0, key: "1", name: "Test" });
diff --git a/src/class-model.ts b/src/class-model.ts
index 336380d..36c8f02 100644
--- a/src/class-model.ts
+++ b/src/class-model.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import "reflect-metadata";
 
 import memoize from "lodash.memoize";
 import type { Instance, IModelType as MSTIModelType, ModelActions } from "mobx-state-tree";
-import { isRoot, types as mstTypes } from "mobx-state-tree";
+import { isAlive, isRoot, types as mstTypes } from "mobx-state-tree";
 import { RegistrationError } from "./errors";
 import { InstantiatorBuilder } from "./fast-instantiator";
 import { FastGetBuilder } from "./fast-getter";
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { defaultThrowAction, mstPropsFromQuickProps, propsFromModelPropsDeclarat
 import {
   $context,
   $identifier,
+  $notAlive,
   $originalDescriptor,
   $parent,
   $quickType,
@@ -48,6 +49,9 @@ export interface SnapshottedViewOptions<V, T extends IAnyClassModelType> {
 
   /** A function for converting the view value to a snapshot value */
   createSnapshot?: (value: V) => any;
+
+  /** A function that will be called when the view's reaction throws an error. */
+  onError?: (error: any) => void;
 }
 
 /** @internal */
@@ -301,6 +305,9 @@ export function register<Instance, Klass extends { new (...args: any[]): Instanc
             for (const view of klass.snapshottedViews) {
               reaction(
                 () => {
+                  if (!isAlive(self)) {
+                    return $notAlive;
+                  }
                   const value = self[view.property];
                   if (view.options.createSnapshot) {
                     return view.options.createSnapshot(value);
@@ -310,10 +317,12 @@ export function register<Instance, Klass extends { new (...args: any[]): Instanc
                   }
                   return getSnapshot(value);
                 },
-                () => {
-                  self.__incrementSnapshottedViewsEpoch();
+                (result) => {
+                  if (result !== $notAlive) {
+                    self.__incrementSnapshottedViewsEpoch();
+                  }
                 },
-                { equals: comparer.structural },
+                { equals: comparer.structural, onError: view.options.onError },
               );
             }
           },
diff --git a/src/symbols.ts b/src/symbols.ts
index 4546dbf..f004475 100644
--- a/src/symbols.ts
+++ b/src/symbols.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ export const $readOnly = Symbol.for("MQT_readonly");
 /** @hidden */
 export const $originalDescriptor = Symbol.for("MQT_originalDescriptor");
 
+/** @hidden */
+export const $notAlive = Symbol.for("MQT_notAlive");
+
 /**
  * Set on an type when that type needs to be registered with a decorator before it can be used
  * @hidden