diff --git a/ReactCommon/hermes/inspector/tools/msggen/src/Property.js b/ReactCommon/hermes/inspector/tools/msggen/src/Property.js
index a3673f05470..bfcf5d1a237 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/hermes/inspector/tools/msggen/src/Property.js
+++ b/ReactCommon/hermes/inspector/tools/msggen/src/Property.js
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ class RefProperty extends Property {
   constructor(domain: string, obj: any) {
     super(domain, obj);
     this.$ref = obj.$ref;
+    this.recursive = obj.recursive;
   }
 
   getRefDebuggerName(): ?string {