diff --git a/packages/devtools-kit/__tests__/component/replacer.test.ts b/packages/devtools-kit/__tests__/component/replacer.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3e62ab61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/devtools-kit/__tests__/component/replacer.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { stringifyReplacer } from '../../src/core/component/state/replacer'
+
+// `stringifyReplacer` reads the value from `this[key]`, mirroring how it is
+// called during `JSON.stringify`.
+function replace(value: unknown) {
+  return stringifyReplacer.call({ value }, 'value') as { _custom?: { type?: string, displayText?: string } }
+}
+
+describe('stringifyReplacer: component definition detection', () => {
+  // #1100: Pinia store state can hold plain class instances that happen to
+  // expose a `render` method. Those must not be reported as Vue components.
+  it('does not treat a plain class instance with a render method as a component', () => {
+    class Chart {
+      data = [1, 2, 3]
+      render() {
+        return 'draw the chart'
+      }
+    }
+
+    const result = replace(new Chart())
+
+    expect(result?._custom?.type).not.toBe('component-definition')
+  })
+
+  it('still detects a real Vue component definition', () => {
+    const Button = defineComponent({
+      name: 'MyButton',
+      render() {
+        return h('button', 'Click me')
+      },
+    })
+
+    const result = replace(Button)
+
+    expect(result?._custom?.type).toBe('component-definition')
+    expect(result?._custom?.displayText).toBe('MyButton')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/devtools-kit/src/core/component/state/replacer.ts b/packages/devtools-kit/src/core/component/state/replacer.ts
index f711abf9d..a165d54db 100644
--- a/packages/devtools-kit/src/core/component/state/replacer.ts
+++ b/packages/devtools-kit/src/core/component/state/replacer.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export function stringifyReplacer(key: string | number, _value: any, depth?: num
       seenInstance?.set(val, depth!)
       return componentVal
     }
-    else if (ensurePropertyExists(val, 'render', true) && typeof val.render === 'function') {
+    else if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(val, 'render') && typeof (val as Record<string, unknown>).render === 'function') {
       return getComponentDefinitionDetails(val)
     }
     else if (val.constructor && val.constructor.name === 'VNode') {