diff --git a/src/lib/withMessages.js b/src/lib/withMessages.js
index cf47823..befead5 100644
--- a/src/lib/withMessages.js
+++ b/src/lib/withMessages.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function enhanceWithMessages(keyPrefix, WrappedComponent) {
   /**
    * The enhancer HOC.
    */
-  function Enhancer(props) {
+  function WithMessages(props) {
     const messageSourceApi = useMessageSource(keyPrefix);
     if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
       const hasOwn = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;
@@ -28,11 +28,17 @@ function enhanceWithMessages(keyPrefix, WrappedComponent) {
       );
     }
 
-    return <WrappedComponent {...props} {...messageSourceApi} />;
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react/prop-types
+    const { forwardedRef, ...rest } = props;
+    return <WrappedComponent {...rest} {...messageSourceApi} ref={forwardedRef} />;
   }
 
-  Enhancer.displayName = `WithMessages(${wrappedComponentName})`;
-  return hoistNonReactStatics(Enhancer, WrappedComponent);
+  WithMessages.displayName = `WithMessages(${wrappedComponentName})`;
+
+  return hoistNonReactStatics(
+    React.forwardRef((props, ref) => <WithMessages {...props} forwardedRef={ref} />),
+    WrappedComponent,
+  );
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/lib/withMessages.test.js b/src/lib/withMessages.test.js
index f28675a..c9c0574 100644
--- a/src/lib/withMessages.test.js
+++ b/src/lib/withMessages.test.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import TestRenderer from 'react-test-renderer';
 import { Provider as MessageSourceProvider } from './MessageSourceContext';
 import * as MessageSource from './withMessages';
@@ -164,4 +164,42 @@ describe('withMessages', () => {
     expect(levelOneComponent.children[0]).toBe('Hello World');
     expect(levelTwoComponent.children[0]).toBe('Hallo Welt');
   });
+
+  it('supports ref forwarding', () => {
+    const NestedHOC = MessageSource.withMessages('hello')(
+      class Nested extends Component {
+        myMethod = () => {
+          return 100;
+        };
+
+        render() {
+          const { getMessageWithNamedParams } = this.props; // eslint-disable-line react/prop-types
+          return <React.Fragment>{getMessageWithNamedParams('hello.world')}</React.Fragment>;
+        }
+      },
+    );
+
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react/no-multi-comp
+    class MyFwRefComponent extends Component {
+      nestedRef = React.createRef();
+
+      render() {
+        return <NestedHOC ref={this.nestedRef} />;
+      }
+    }
+
+    const renderer = TestRenderer.create(
+      <MessageSourceProvider value={translations}>
+        <MyFwRefComponent />
+      </MessageSourceProvider>,
+    );
+
+    const { root } = renderer;
+    const fwRefCompInstance = root.findByType(MyFwRefComponent);
+
+    expect(fwRefCompInstance.instance).toBeDefined();
+    expect(fwRefCompInstance.instance.nestedRef.current).toBeDefined();
+    expect(fwRefCompInstance.instance.nestedRef.current.myMethod).toBeDefined();
+    expect(fwRefCompInstance.instance.nestedRef.current.myMethod()).toBe(100);
+  });
 });