diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode+Subclasses.h b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode+Subclasses.h
index 6d853721ca..3af5c45254 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode+Subclasses.h
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode+Subclasses.h
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@
 
 
 /**
- * Called just before the view is added to a superview.
+ * Called just before the view is added to a window.
  */
 - (void)willEnterHierarchy ASDISPLAYNODE_REQUIRES_SUPER;
 
@@ -426,9 +426,13 @@
 @end
 
 @interface ASDisplayNode (ASDisplayNodePrivate)
-// This method has proven helpful in a few rare scenarios, similar to a category extension on UIView,
-// but it's considered private API for now and its use should not be encouraged.
-- (ASDisplayNode *)_supernodeWithClass:(Class)supernodeClass;
+/**
+ * This method has proven helpful in a few rare scenarios, similar to a category extension on UIView,
+ * but it's considered private API for now and its use should not be encouraged.
+ * @param checkViewHierarchy If YES, and no supernode can be found, method will walk up from `self.view` to find a supernode.
+ * If YES, this method must be called on the main thread and the node must not be layer-backed.
+ */
+- (ASDisplayNode *)_supernodeWithClass:(Class)supernodeClass checkViewHierarchy:(BOOL)checkViewHierarchy;
 
 // The two methods below will eventually be exposed, but their names are subject to change.
 /**
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.h b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.h
index 80ee51aa6f..b10db67a5c 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.h
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.h
@@ -41,18 +41,32 @@ typedef void (^ASDisplayNodeDidLoadBlock)(ASDisplayNode *node);
 typedef NS_OPTIONS(NSUInteger, ASInterfaceState)
 {
   /** The element is not predicted to be onscreen soon and preloading should not be performed */
-  ASInterfaceStateNone          = 1 << 0,
+  ASInterfaceStateNone          = 0,
   /** The element may be added to a view soon that could become visible.  Measure the layout, including size calculation. */
-  ASInterfaceStateMeasureLayout = 1 << 1,
+  ASInterfaceStateMeasureLayout = 1 << 0,
   /** The element is likely enough to come onscreen that disk and/or network data required for display should be fetched. */
-  ASInterfaceStateFetchData     = 1 << 2,
+  ASInterfaceStateFetchData     = 1 << 1,
   /** The element is very likely to become visible, and concurrent rendering should be executed for any -setNeedsDisplay. */
-  ASInterfaceStateDisplay       = 1 << 3,
+  ASInterfaceStateDisplay       = 1 << 2,
   /** The element is physically onscreen by at least 1 pixel.
    In practice, all other bit fields should also be set when this flag is set. */
-  ASInterfaceStateVisible       = 1 << 4,
+  ASInterfaceStateVisible       = 1 << 3,
 };
 
+/**
+ * Currently we only set `interfaceState` for
+ * nodes contained in table views or collection views.
+ 
+ * Nodes that aren't contained in cells will be in this state when
+ * they are in the view hierarchy, and `ASInterfaceStateNone` when
+ * they aren't.
+ */
+static const ASInterfaceState ASInterfaceStateInHierarchy =
+    ASInterfaceStateMeasureLayout
+  | ASInterfaceStateFetchData
+  | ASInterfaceStateDisplay
+  | ASInterfaceStateVisible;
+
 /**
  * An `ASDisplayNode` is an abstraction over `UIView` and `CALayer` that allows you to perform calculations about a view
  * hierarchy off the main thread, and could do rendering off the main thread as well.
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.mm
index 9c52f08c21..cc88b754ba 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.mm
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #import "ASInternalHelpers.h"
 #import "ASLayout.h"
 #import "ASLayoutSpec.h"
+#import "ASCellNode.h"
 
 @interface ASDisplayNode () <UIGestureRecognizerDelegate>
 
@@ -1581,6 +1582,10 @@ void recursivelyEnsureDisplayForLayer(CALayer *layer)
   ASDisplayNodeAssertMainThread();
   ASDisplayNodeAssert(_flags.isEnteringHierarchy, @"You should never call -willEnterHierarchy directly. Appearance is automatically managed by ASDisplayNode");
   ASDisplayNodeAssert(!_flags.isExitingHierarchy, @"ASDisplayNode inconsistency. __enterHierarchy and __exitHierarchy are mutually exclusive");
+
+  if (![self supportsInterfaceState]) {
+    self.interfaceState = ASInterfaceStateInHierarchy;
+  }
 }
 
 - (void)didExitHierarchy
@@ -1588,6 +1593,10 @@ void recursivelyEnsureDisplayForLayer(CALayer *layer)
   ASDisplayNodeAssertMainThread();
   ASDisplayNodeAssert(_flags.isExitingHierarchy, @"You should never call -didExitHierarchy directly. Appearance is automatically managed by ASDisplayNode");
   ASDisplayNodeAssert(!_flags.isEnteringHierarchy, @"ASDisplayNode inconsistency. __enterHierarchy and __exitHierarchy are mutually exclusive");
+  
+  if (![self supportsInterfaceState]) {
+    self.interfaceState = ASInterfaceStateNone;
+  }
 }
 
 - (void)clearContents
@@ -1635,6 +1644,20 @@ void recursivelyEnsureDisplayForLayer(CALayer *layer)
   [self clearFetchedData];
 }
 
+/**
+ * We currently only set interface state on nodes
+ * in table/collection views. For other nodes, if they are
+ * in the hierarchy we return `Unknown`, otherwise we return `None`.
+ *
+ * TODO: Avoid traversing up node hierarchy due to possible deadlock.
+ * @see https://github.com/facebook/AsyncDisplayKit/issues/900
+ * Possible solution is to push `isInCellNode` state downward on `addSubnode`/`removeFromSupernode`.
+ */
+- (BOOL)supportsInterfaceState {
+  return ([self isKindOfClass:ASCellNode.class]
+      || [self _supernodeWithClass:ASCellNode.class checkViewHierarchy:NO] != nil);
+}
+
 - (ASInterfaceState)interfaceState
 {
   ASDN::MutexLocker l(_propertyLock);
@@ -1871,7 +1894,7 @@ void recursivelyEnsureDisplayForLayer(CALayer *layer)
 
 // This method has proved helpful in a few rare scenarios, similar to a category extension on UIView, but assumes knowledge of _ASDisplayView.
 // It's considered private API for now and its use should not be encouraged.
-- (ASDisplayNode *)_supernodeWithClass:(Class)supernodeClass
+- (ASDisplayNode *)_supernodeWithClass:(Class)supernodeClass checkViewHierarchy:(BOOL)checkViewHierarchy
 {
   ASDisplayNode *supernode = self.supernode;
   while (supernode) {
@@ -1879,6 +1902,9 @@ void recursivelyEnsureDisplayForLayer(CALayer *layer)
       return supernode;
     supernode = supernode.supernode;
   }
+  if (!checkViewHierarchy) {
+    return nil;
+  }
 
   UIView *view = self.view.superview;
   while (view) {