diff --git a/src/handlers/__tests__/componentMethodsHandler-test.js b/src/handlers/__tests__/componentMethodsHandler-test.js
index 30051102dd8..a213494a25a 100644
--- a/src/handlers/__tests__/componentMethodsHandler-test.js
+++ b/src/handlers/__tests__/componentMethodsHandler-test.js
@@ -277,6 +277,25 @@ describe('componentMethodsHandler', () => {
     expect(documentation.methods).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 
+  it('should handle and ignore private properties', () => {
+    const src = `
+      class Test extends React.Component {
+        #privateProperty = () => {
+          console.log('Do something');
+        }
+
+        componentDidMount() {}
+
+        render() {
+          return null;
+        }
+      }
+    `;
+
+    componentMethodsHandler(documentation, parse(src).get('body', 0));
+    expect(documentation.methods.length).toBe(0);
+  });
+
   describe('function components', () => {
     it('no methods', () => {
       const src = `
diff --git a/src/handlers/componentMethodsHandler.js b/src/handlers/componentMethodsHandler.js
index df71c3c55b5..bf4f97e8cf5 100644
--- a/src/handlers/componentMethodsHandler.js
+++ b/src/handlers/componentMethodsHandler.js
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ import { traverseShallow } from '../utils/traverse';
 import resolveToValue from '../utils/resolveToValue';
 import type { Importer } from '../types';
 
+function isPublicClassProperty(path) {
+  return (
+    t.ClassProperty.check(path.node) && !t.ClassPrivateProperty.check(path.node)
+  );
+}
 /**
  * The following values/constructs are considered methods:
  *
@@ -29,7 +34,7 @@ import type { Importer } from '../types';
 function isMethod(path, importer) {
   const isProbablyMethod =
     (t.MethodDefinition.check(path.node) && path.node.kind !== 'constructor') ||
-    ((t.ClassProperty.check(path.node) || t.Property.check(path.node)) &&
+    ((isPublicClassProperty(path) || t.Property.check(path.node)) &&
       t.Function.check(resolveToValue(path.get('value'), importer).node));
 
   return isProbablyMethod && !isReactComponentMethod(path, importer);