diff --git a/packages/csx/src/vdom/render.js b/packages/csx/src/vdom/render.js
index c7956e8..36dcee5 100644
--- a/packages/csx/src/vdom/render.js
+++ b/packages/csx/src/vdom/render.js
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ export function render(vnode, opts = {}) {
         if (!item.host) {
             item.host = renderer.create(item);
             newlyCreated = true;
+    
+            if(item.vnode?.props?.ref){// If props specify a ref-function, queue it to be called at the end of the render
+                state.refs.push([item.vnode.props.ref,item.host]);
+            }
         }
         
         // Update the element
@@ -231,5 +235,9 @@ export function render(vnode, opts = {}) {
             if(!item.parent) newRoot = item.host;
         }
     }
+    
+    for(let [refCb, refItem] of state.refs){
+        refCb(refItem);
+    }
     return newRoot;
 }
diff --git a/packages/csx/src/vdom/renderers/nodetree.js b/packages/csx/src/vdom/renderers/nodetree.js
index 0ecfbf6..4ed6bef 100644
--- a/packages/csx/src/vdom/renderers/nodetree.js
+++ b/packages/csx/src/vdom/renderers/nodetree.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const VNODEPROP_EXCLUDE_DIRECT = {
 };
 const VNODEPROP_IGNORE = {
     ['key']: true,
+    ['ref']: true
 };
 
 /**