diff --git a/docs/content/2.getting-started/2.usage.md b/docs/content/2.getting-started/2.usage.md
index 2d329dce..1ef21f97 100644
--- a/docs/content/2.getting-started/2.usage.md
+++ b/docs/content/2.getting-started/2.usage.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ All of the helpers above return an object of type `Input` that can be chained wi
 
 |                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
 | --------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `and`                                         | this adds a new pattern to the current input.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
+| `and`                                         | this adds a new pattern to the current input, or you can use `and.referenceToGroup(groupName)` to adds a new pattern referencing to a named group.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
 | `or`                                          | this provides an alternative to the current input.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
 | `after`, `before`, `notAfter` and `notBefore` | these activate positive/negative lookahead/lookbehinds. Make sure to check [browser support](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/RegExp#browser_compatibility) as not all browsers support lookbehinds (notably Safari).                                    |
 | `times`                                       | this is a function you can call directly to repeat the previous pattern an exact number of times, or you can use `times.between(min, max)` to specify a range, `times.atLeast(num)` to indicate it must repeat x times or `times.any()` to indicate it can repeat any number of times, _including none_. |
diff --git a/src/core/internal.ts b/src/core/internal.ts
index c9a0a9b4..db29973e 100644
--- a/src/core/internal.ts
+++ b/src/core/internal.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,15 @@ import type { GetValue } from './types/escape'
 import type { InputSource } from './types/sources'
 
 export interface Input<V extends string, G extends string = never> {
-  /** this adds a new pattern to the current input */
-  and: <I extends InputSource<string, any>>(
-    input: I
-  ) => Input<`${V}${GetValue<I>}`, G | (I extends Input<any, infer NewGroups> ? NewGroups : never)>
+  and: {
+    /** this adds a new pattern to the current input */
+    <I extends InputSource<string, any>>(input: I): Input<
+      `${V}${GetValue<I>}`,
+      G | (I extends Input<any, infer NewGroups> ? NewGroups : never)
+    >
+    /** this adds a new pattern to the current input, with the pattern reference to a named group. */
+    referenceToGroup: <N extends G>(groupName: N) => Input<`${V}\\k<${N}>`, G>
+  }
   /** this provides an alternative to the current input */
   or: <I extends InputSource<string, any>>(
     input: I
@@ -52,7 +57,9 @@ export const createInput = <Value extends string, Groups extends string = never>
 ): Input<Value, Groups> => {
   return {
     toString: () => s.toString(),
-    and: input => createInput(`${s}${exactly(input)}`),
+    and: Object.assign((input: InputSource<string, any>) => createInput(`${s}${exactly(input)}`), {
+      referenceToGroup: (groupName: string) => createInput(`${s}\\k<${groupName}>`),
+    }),
     or: input => createInput(`(${s}|${exactly(input)})`),
     after: input => createInput(`(?<=${exactly(input)})${s}`),
     before: input => createInput(`${s}(?=${exactly(input)})`),
diff --git a/test/index.test.ts b/test/index.test.ts
index 3c42916e..ad7dd12b 100644
--- a/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/index.test.ts
@@ -101,4 +101,24 @@ describe('inputs', () => {
       )
     )?.groups?.id
   })
+  it('named backreference to capture groups', () => {
+    const pattern = exactly('foo')
+      .as('fooGroup')
+      .and(exactly('bar').as('barGroup'))
+      .and('baz')
+      .and.referenceToGroup('barGroup')
+      .and.referenceToGroup('fooGroup')
+      .and.referenceToGroup('barGroup')
+
+    expect('foobarbazbarfoobar'.match(createRegExp(pattern))).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      [
+        "foobarbazbarfoobar",
+        "foo",
+        "bar",
+      ]
+    `)
+    expectTypeOf(pattern.and.referenceToGroup).toBeCallableWith('barGroup')
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    pattern.and.referenceToGroup('bazgroup')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/test/inputs.test.ts b/test/inputs.test.ts
index 87a83c08..2446324a 100644
--- a/test/inputs.test.ts
+++ b/test/inputs.test.ts
@@ -135,6 +135,12 @@ describe('chained inputs', () => {
     expect(regexp).toMatchInlineSnapshot('/\\\\\\?test\\\\\\.js/')
     expectTypeOf(extractRegExp(val)).toMatchTypeOf<'\\?test\\.js'>()
   })
+  it('and.referenceToGroup', () => {
+    const val = input.as('namedGroup').and(exactly('any')).and.referenceToGroup('namedGroup')
+    const regexp = new RegExp(val as any)
+    expect(regexp).toMatchInlineSnapshot('/\\(\\?<namedGroup>\\\\\\?\\)any\\\\k<namedGroup>/')
+    expectTypeOf(extractRegExp(val)).toMatchTypeOf<'(?<namedGroup>\\?)any\\k<namedGroup>'>()
+  })
   it('or', () => {
     const val = input.or('test.js')
     const regexp = new RegExp(val as any)