diff --git a/packages/vm/src/parsed_wasm.rs b/packages/vm/src/parsed_wasm.rs
index 11c67210d..5de6de318 100644
--- a/packages/vm/src/parsed_wasm.rs
+++ b/packages/vm/src/parsed_wasm.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ impl<'a> ParsedWasm<'a> {
             multi_value: true,
             floats: true,
 
-            reference_types: false,
+            reference_types: true,
             bulk_memory: false,
             simd: false,
             relaxed_simd: false,
diff --git a/packages/vm/src/wasm_backend/gatekeeper.rs b/packages/vm/src/wasm_backend/gatekeeper.rs
index ba0433b67..407261604 100644
--- a/packages/vm/src/wasm_backend/gatekeeper.rs
+++ b/packages/vm/src/wasm_backend/gatekeeper.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ impl Default for Gatekeeper {
         Self::new(GatekeeperConfig {
             allow_floats: true,
             allow_feature_bulk_memory_operations: false,
-            allow_feature_reference_types: false,
+            allow_feature_reference_types: true,
             allow_feature_simd: false,
             allow_feature_exception_handling: false,
             allow_feature_threads: false,