diff --git a/src/connect.js b/src/connect.js
index 76ecaad..20598fe 100644
--- a/src/connect.js
+++ b/src/connect.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* eslint-disable import/no-unresolved, import/extensions */
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { forwardRef } from 'react';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import hoistStatics from 'hoist-non-react-statics';
 /* eslint-enable import/no-unresolved, import/extensions */
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ const easyConnect = injectProps => (
         }
       : mapDispatchToProps;
 
-  return connect(mapStateToProps, modifiedMapDispatchToProps, ...otherArgs);
+  return connect(
+    mapStateToProps,
+    modifiedMapDispatchToProps,
+    ...otherArgs,
+  );
 };
 
 export default (...args) => (WrappedComponent) => {
@@ -73,30 +77,34 @@ export default (...args) => (WrappedComponent) => {
       );
     };
 
-    getWrappedInstance = () =>
-      this.innerRef && this.innerRef.getWrappedInstance
-        ? this.innerRef.getWrappedInstance()
-        : null;
-
     render() {
       const { ConnectedComponent } = this;
+      // eslint-disable-next-line react/prop-types
+      const { forwardedRef, ...otherProps } = this.props;
       const passedProps = {
-        ...this.props,
+        ...otherProps,
         ...this.state,
-        ref: (ref) => {
-          this.innerRef = ref;
-        },
+        ref: forwardedRef,
       };
 
-      return (
-        <ConnectedComponent
-          {...passedProps}
-        />
-      );
+      return <ConnectedComponent {...passedProps} />;
     }
   }
 
   EasyConnect.displayName = getDisplayName(wrappedComponentName);
+  EasyConnect.WrappedComponent = WrappedComponent;
+
+  if (args[3] && args[3].forwardRef) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react/no-multi-comp
+    const forwarded = forwardRef((props, ref) => (
+      <EasyConnect {...props} forwardedRef={ref} />
+    ));
+
+    forwarded.displayName = wrappedComponentName;
+    forwarded.WrappedComponent = WrappedComponent;
+
+    return hoistStatics(forwarded, WrappedComponent);
+  }
 
   return hoistStatics(EasyConnect, WrappedComponent);
 };