diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/__tests__/directives.spec.ts b/packages/runtime-core/__tests__/directives.spec.ts
index bfd6e439..3bca7c4e 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/__tests__/directives.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/__tests__/directives.spec.ts
@@ -340,4 +340,31 @@ describe('directives', () => {
     expect(beforeUnmount).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
     expect(unmounted).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   })
+
+  // #2298
+  it('directive merging on component root', () => {
+    const d1 = {
+      mounted: jest.fn()
+    }
+    const d2 = {
+      mounted: jest.fn()
+    }
+    const Comp = {
+      render() {
+        return withDirectives(h('div'), [[d2]])
+      }
+    }
+
+    const App = {
+      name: 'App',
+      render() {
+        return h('div', [withDirectives(h(Comp), [[d1]])])
+      }
+    }
+
+    const root = nodeOps.createElement('div')
+    render(h(App), root)
+    expect(d1.mounted).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(d2.mounted).toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/componentRenderUtils.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/componentRenderUtils.ts
index 4a4b363f..39f53603 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/componentRenderUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/componentRenderUtils.ts
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ export function renderComponentRoot(
             `The directives will not function as intended.`
         )
       }
-      root.dirs = vnode.dirs
+      root.dirs = root.dirs ? root.dirs.concat(vnode.dirs) : vnode.dirs
     }
     // inherit transition data
     if (vnode.transition) {