diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.h b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.h
index afe74f5ea8..df91742e71 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.h
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.h
@@ -443,17 +443,18 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 - (ASSizeRange)collectionView:(ASCollectionView *)collectionView constrainedSizeForNodeAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath;
 
 /**
- * Informs the delegate that the collection view will add the node
+ * Informs the delegate that the collection view will add the given node
  * at the given index path to the view hierarchy.
  *
  * @param collectionView The sender.
+ * @param node The node that will be displayed.
  * @param indexPath The index path of the item that will be displayed.
  *
  * @warning AsyncDisplayKit processes collection view edits asynchronously. The index path
  *   passed into this method may not correspond to the same item in your data source
  *   if your data source has been updated since the last edit was processed.
  */
-- (void)collectionView:(ASCollectionView *)collectionView willDisplayNodeForItemAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath;
+- (void)collectionView:(ASCollectionView *)collectionView willDisplayNode:(ASCellNode *)node forItemAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath;
 
 /**
  * Informs the delegate that the collection view did remove the provided node from the view hierarchy.
@@ -510,6 +511,21 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
  */
 - (void)collectionView:(ASCollectionView *)collectionView didEndDisplayingNodeForItemAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath ASDISPLAYNODE_DEPRECATED;
 
+/**
+ * Informs the delegate that the collection view will add the node
+ * at the given index path to the view hierarchy.
+ *
+ * @param collectionView The sender.
+ * @param indexPath The index path of the item that will be displayed.
+ *
+ * @warning AsyncDisplayKit processes collection view edits asynchronously. The index path
+ *   passed into this method may not correspond to the same item in your data source
+ *   if your data source has been updated since the last edit was processed.
+ *
+ * This method is deprecated. Use @c collectionView:willDisplayNode:forItemAtIndexPath: instead.
+ */
+- (void)collectionView:(ASCollectionView *)collectionView willDisplayNodeForItemAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath ASDISPLAYNODE_DEPRECATED;
+
 @end
 
 /**
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm
index e4591b4b0b..1c15d3d987 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ static NSString * const kCellReuseIdentifier = @"_ASCollectionViewCell";
     unsigned int asyncDelegateScrollViewDidEndDragging:1;
     unsigned int asyncDelegateScrollViewWillEndDraggingWithVelocityTargetContentOffset:1;
     unsigned int asyncDelegateCollectionViewWillDisplayNodeForItemAtIndexPath:1;
+    unsigned int asyncDelegateCollectionViewWillDisplayNodeForItemAtIndexPathDeprecated:1;
     unsigned int asyncDelegateCollectionViewDidEndDisplayingNodeForItemAtIndexPath:1;
     unsigned int asyncDelegateCollectionViewDidEndDisplayingNodeForItemAtIndexPathDeprecated:1;
     unsigned int asyncDelegateCollectionViewWillBeginBatchFetchWithContext:1;
@@ -385,7 +386,10 @@ static NSString * const kCellReuseIdentifier = @"_ASCollectionViewCell";
     
     _asyncDelegateFlags.asyncDelegateScrollViewDidScroll = [_asyncDelegate respondsToSelector:@selector(scrollViewDidScroll:)];
     _asyncDelegateFlags.asyncDelegateScrollViewWillEndDraggingWithVelocityTargetContentOffset = [_asyncDelegate respondsToSelector:@selector(scrollViewWillEndDragging:withVelocity:targetContentOffset:)];
-    _asyncDelegateFlags.asyncDelegateCollectionViewWillDisplayNodeForItemAtIndexPath = [_asyncDelegate respondsToSelector:@selector(collectionView:willDisplayNodeForItemAtIndexPath:)];
+    _asyncDelegateFlags.asyncDelegateCollectionViewWillDisplayNodeForItemAtIndexPath = [_asyncDelegate respondsToSelector:@selector(collectionView:willDisplayNode:forItemAtIndexPath:)];
+    if (_asyncDelegateFlags.asyncDelegateCollectionViewWillDisplayNodeForItemAtIndexPath == NO) {
+      _asyncDelegateFlags.asyncDelegateCollectionViewWillDisplayNodeForItemAtIndexPathDeprecated = [_asyncDelegate respondsToSelector:@selector(collectionView:willDisplayNodeForItemAtIndexPath:)];
+    }
     _asyncDelegateFlags.asyncDelegateCollectionViewDidEndDisplayingNodeForItemAtIndexPathDeprecated = [_asyncDelegate respondsToSelector:@selector(collectionView:didEndDisplayingNodeForItemAtIndexPath:)];
     _asyncDelegateFlags.asyncDelegateCollectionViewDidEndDisplayingNodeForItemAtIndexPath = [_asyncDelegate respondsToSelector:@selector(collectionView:didEndDisplayingNode:forItemAtIndexPath:)];
     _asyncDelegateFlags.asyncDelegateCollectionViewWillBeginBatchFetchWithContext = [_asyncDelegate respondsToSelector:@selector(collectionView:willBeginBatchFetchWithContext:)];
@@ -675,9 +679,16 @@ static NSString * const kCellReuseIdentifier = @"_ASCollectionViewCell";
   ASCellNode *cellNode = [cell node];
   cellNode.scrollView = collectionView;
   
+  ASDisplayNodeAssertNotNil(cellNode, @"Expected node associated with cell that will be displayed not to be nil. indexPath: %@", indexPath);
+
   if (_asyncDelegateFlags.asyncDelegateCollectionViewWillDisplayNodeForItemAtIndexPath) {
+    [_asyncDelegate collectionView:self willDisplayNode:cellNode forItemAtIndexPath:indexPath];
+#pragma clang diagnostic push
+#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
+  } else if (_asyncDelegateFlags.asyncDelegateCollectionViewWillDisplayNodeForItemAtIndexPathDeprecated) {
     [_asyncDelegate collectionView:self willDisplayNodeForItemAtIndexPath:indexPath];
   }
+#pragma clang diagnostic pop
   
   [_rangeController setNeedsUpdate];
   
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASTableView.h b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASTableView.h
index 06ce862606..a8ff3c6be1 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASTableView.h
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASTableView.h
@@ -383,17 +383,18 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 @optional
 
 /**
- * Informs the delegate that the table view will add the node
+ * Informs the delegate that the table view will add the given node
  * at the given index path to the view hierarchy.
  *
  * @param tableView The sender.
+ * @param node The node that will be displayed.
  * @param indexPath The index path of the row that will be displayed.
  *
  * @warning AsyncDisplayKit processes table view edits asynchronously. The index path
  *   passed into this method may not correspond to the same item in your data source
  *   if your data source has been updated since the last edit was processed.
  */
-- (void)tableView:(ASTableView *)tableView willDisplayNodeForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath;
+- (void)tableView:(ASTableView *)tableView willDisplayNode:(ASCellNode *)node forRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath;
 
 /**
  * Informs the delegate that the table view did remove the provided node from the view hierarchy.
@@ -403,6 +404,10 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
  * @param tableView The sender.
  * @param node The node which was removed from the view hierarchy.
  * @param indexPath The index path at which the node was located before the removal.
+ *
+ * @warning AsyncDisplayKit processes table view edits asynchronously. The index path
+ *   passed into this method may not correspond to the same item in your data source
+ *   if your data source has been updated since the last edit was processed.
  */
 - (void)tableView:(ASTableView *)tableView didEndDisplayingNode:(ASCellNode *)node forRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath;
 
@@ -457,6 +462,21 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
  */
 - (void)tableView:(ASTableView *)tableView didEndDisplayingNodeForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath ASDISPLAYNODE_DEPRECATED;
 
+/**
+ * Informs the delegate that the table view will add the node
+ * at the given index path to the view hierarchy.
+ *
+ * @param tableView The sender.
+ * @param indexPath The index path of the row that will be displayed.
+ *
+ * @warning AsyncDisplayKit processes table view edits asynchronously. The index path
+ *   passed into this method may not correspond to the same item in your data source
+ *   if your data source has been updated since the last edit was processed.
+ *
+ * This method is deprecated. Use @c tableView:willDisplayNode:forRowAtIndexPath: instead.
+ */
+- (void)tableView:(ASTableView *)tableView willDisplayNodeForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath ASDISPLAYNODE_DEPRECATED;
+
 @end
 
 @protocol ASTableViewDelegate <ASTableDelegate>
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASTableView.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASTableView.mm
index 94dc37e873..6197d43651 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASTableView.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASTableView.mm
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ static NSString * const kCellReuseIdentifier = @"_ASTableViewCell";
     unsigned int asyncDelegateScrollViewWillBeginDragging:1;
     unsigned int asyncDelegateScrollViewDidEndDragging:1;
     unsigned int asyncDelegateTableViewWillDisplayNodeForRowAtIndexPath:1;
+    unsigned int asyncDelegateTableViewWillDisplayNodeForRowAtIndexPathDeprecated:1;
     unsigned int asyncDelegateTableViewDidEndDisplayingNodeForRowAtIndexPath:1;
     unsigned int asyncDelegateTableViewDidEndDisplayingNodeForRowAtIndexPathDeprecated:1;
     unsigned int asyncDelegateScrollViewWillEndDraggingWithVelocityTargetContentOffset:1;
@@ -331,7 +332,10 @@ static NSString * const kCellReuseIdentifier = @"_ASTableViewCell";
     _proxyDelegate = [[ASTableViewProxy alloc] initWithTarget:_asyncDelegate interceptor:self];
     
     _asyncDelegateFlags.asyncDelegateScrollViewDidScroll = [_asyncDelegate respondsToSelector:@selector(scrollViewDidScroll:)];
-    _asyncDelegateFlags.asyncDelegateTableViewWillDisplayNodeForRowAtIndexPath = [_asyncDelegate respondsToSelector:@selector(tableView:willDisplayNodeForRowAtIndexPath:)];
+    _asyncDelegateFlags.asyncDelegateTableViewWillDisplayNodeForRowAtIndexPath = [_asyncDelegate respondsToSelector:@selector(tableView:willDisplayNode:forRowAtIndexPath:)];
+    if (_asyncDelegateFlags.asyncDelegateTableViewWillDisplayNodeForRowAtIndexPath == NO) {
+      _asyncDelegateFlags.asyncDelegateTableViewWillDisplayNodeForRowAtIndexPathDeprecated = [_asyncDelegate respondsToSelector:@selector(tableView:willDisplayNodeForRowAtIndexPath:)];
+    }
     _asyncDelegateFlags.asyncDelegateTableViewDidEndDisplayingNodeForRowAtIndexPath = [_asyncDelegate respondsToSelector:@selector(tableView:didEndDisplayingNode:forRowAtIndexPath:)];
     _asyncDelegateFlags.asyncDelegateTableViewDidEndDisplayingNodeForRowAtIndexPathDeprecated = [_asyncDelegate respondsToSelector:@selector(tableView:didEndDisplayingNodeForRowAtIndexPath:)];
     _asyncDelegateFlags.asyncDelegateScrollViewWillEndDraggingWithVelocityTargetContentOffset = [_asyncDelegate respondsToSelector:@selector(scrollViewWillEndDragging:withVelocity:targetContentOffset:)];
@@ -689,9 +693,16 @@ static NSString * const kCellReuseIdentifier = @"_ASTableViewCell";
   ASCellNode *cellNode = [cell node];
   cellNode.scrollView = tableView;
 
+  ASDisplayNodeAssertNotNil(cellNode, @"Expected node associated with cell that will be displayed not to be nil. indexPath: %@", indexPath);
+
   if (_asyncDelegateFlags.asyncDelegateTableViewWillDisplayNodeForRowAtIndexPath) {
+    [_asyncDelegate tableView:self willDisplayNode:cellNode forRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
+#pragma clang diagnostic push
+#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
+  } else if (_asyncDelegateFlags.asyncDelegateTableViewWillDisplayNodeForRowAtIndexPathDeprecated) {
     [_asyncDelegate tableView:self willDisplayNodeForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
   }
+#pragma clang diagnostic pop
   
   [_rangeController setNeedsUpdate];