diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/TypeInference/InferTypes.ts b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/TypeInference/InferTypes.ts
index 2fe2afeb69..3576fd6895 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/TypeInference/InferTypes.ts
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/TypeInference/InferTypes.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ import {
   TypeId,
   TypeVar,
 } from "../HIR/HIR";
-import { BuiltInArrayId, BuiltInObjectId } from "../HIR/ObjectShape";
+import {
+  BuiltInArrayId,
+  BuiltInObjectId,
+  BuiltInUseRefId,
+} from "../HIR/ObjectShape";
 import { eachInstructionLValue, eachInstructionOperand } from "../HIR/visitors";
 import { assertExhaustive } from "../Utils/utils";
 
@@ -94,6 +98,16 @@ function equation(left: Type, right: Type): TypeEquation {
 function* generate(
   func: HIRFunction
 ): Generator<TypeEquation, void, undefined> {
+  if (func.env.fnType === "Component") {
+    const [_, ref] = func.params;
+    if (ref && ref.kind === "Identifier") {
+      yield equation(ref.identifier.type, {
+        kind: "Object",
+        shapeId: BuiltInUseRefId,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
   for (const [_, block] of func.body.blocks) {
     for (const phi of block.phis) {
       yield equation(phi.type, {
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.validate-mutate-ref-arg-in-render.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.validate-mutate-ref-arg-in-render.expect.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a9cb6dd11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.validate-mutate-ref-arg-in-render.expect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+
+## Input
+
+```javascript
+// @validateRefAccessDuringRender:true
+function Foo(props, ref) {
+  console.log(ref.current);
+  return <div>{props.bar}</div>;
+}
+
+export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
+  fn: Foo,
+  params: [{ bar: "foo" }, { ref: { cuurrent: 1 } }],
+  isComponent: true,
+};
+
+```
+
+
+## Error
+
+```
+  1 | // @validateRefAccessDuringRender:true
+  2 | function Foo(props, ref) {
+> 3 |   console.log(ref.current);
+    |               ^^^^^^^^^^^ [ReactForget] InvalidReact: Ref values (the `current` property) may not be accessed during render. (https://react.dev/reference/react/useRef). Cannot access ref value at read $16:TObject<BuiltInRefValue> (3:3)
+  4 |   return <div>{props.bar}</div>;
+  5 | }
+  6 |
+```
+          
+      
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diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/todo.validate-mutate-ref-arg-in-render.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.validate-mutate-ref-arg-in-render.js
similarity index 73%
rename from compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/todo.validate-mutate-ref-arg-in-render.js
rename to compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.validate-mutate-ref-arg-in-render.js
index 6163a7b007..6e21199bb5 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/todo.validate-mutate-ref-arg-in-render.js
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.validate-mutate-ref-arg-in-render.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-// @validateRefAccessDuringRender: true
+// @validateRefAccessDuringRender:true
 function Foo(props, ref) {
-  ref.current = 2;
+  console.log(ref.current);
   return <div>{props.bar}</div>;
 }
 
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/ref-parameter-mutate-in-effect.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/ref-parameter-mutate-in-effect.expect.md
index a3822fea87..8ecf3a6065 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/ref-parameter-mutate-in-effect.expect.md
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/ref-parameter-mutate-in-effect.expect.md
@@ -25,32 +25,28 @@ export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
 import { useEffect, unstable_useMemoCache as useMemoCache } from "react";
 
 function Foo(props, ref) {
-  const $ = useMemoCache(5);
+  const $ = useMemoCache(4);
   let t0;
-  if ($[0] !== ref.current) {
+  let t1;
+  if ($[0] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
     t0 = () => {
       ref.current = 2;
     };
-    $[0] = ref.current;
-    $[1] = t0;
-  } else {
-    t0 = $[1];
-  }
-  let t1;
-  if ($[2] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
     t1 = [];
-    $[2] = t1;
+    $[0] = t0;
+    $[1] = t1;
   } else {
-    t1 = $[2];
+    t0 = $[0];
+    t1 = $[1];
   }
   useEffect(t0, t1);
   let t2;
-  if ($[3] !== props.bar) {
+  if ($[2] !== props.bar) {
     t2 = <div>{props.bar}</div>;
-    $[3] = props.bar;
-    $[4] = t2;
+    $[2] = props.bar;
+    $[3] = t2;
   } else {
-    t2 = $[4];
+    t2 = $[3];
   }
   return t2;
 }
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/todo.validate-mutate-ref-arg-in-render.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/todo.validate-mutate-ref-arg-in-render.expect.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 8416b01394..0000000000
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/todo.validate-mutate-ref-arg-in-render.expect.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-
-## Input
-
-```javascript
-// @validateRefAccessDuringRender: true
-function Foo(props, ref) {
-  ref.current = 2;
-  return <div>{props.bar}</div>;
-}
-
-export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
-  fn: Foo,
-  params: [{ bar: "foo" }, { ref: { cuurrent: 1 } }],
-  isComponent: true,
-};
-
-```
-
-## Code
-
-```javascript
-import { unstable_useMemoCache as useMemoCache } from "react"; // @validateRefAccessDuringRender: true
-function Foo(props, ref) {
-  const $ = useMemoCache(2);
-  ref.current = 2;
-  let t0;
-  if ($[0] !== props.bar) {
-    t0 = <div>{props.bar}</div>;
-    $[0] = props.bar;
-    $[1] = t0;
-  } else {
-    t0 = $[1];
-  }
-  return t0;
-}
-
-export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
-  fn: Foo,
-  params: [{ bar: "foo" }, { ref: { cuurrent: 1 } }],
-  isComponent: true,
-};
-
-```
-      
-### Eval output
-(kind: ok) <div>foo</div>
\ No newline at end of file