diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/HIR/Environment.ts b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/HIR/Environment.ts
index 2cd06f100f..25cd81de3f 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/HIR/Environment.ts
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/HIR/Environment.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,14 @@ const EnvironmentConfigSchema = z.object({
   // Validate that ref values (`ref.current`) are not accessed during render.
   validateRefAccessDuringRender: z.boolean().default(false),
 
+  /**
+   * Extension of validateRefAccessDuringRender that validates that refs are not accessed during
+   * render indirectly by calling function expressions which access the ref.
+   *
+   * This validation has known issues and is not yet recommended
+   */
+  validateRefAccessDuringRenderFunctionExpressions: z.boolean().default(false),
+
   /*
    * Validate that mutable lambdas are not passed where a frozen value is expected, since mutable
    * lambdas cannot be frozen. The only mutation allowed inside a frozen lambda is of ref values.
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/Validation/ValidateNoRefAccesInRender.ts b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/Validation/ValidateNoRefAccesInRender.ts
index 0e4cffc48d..1844e3ea90 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/Validation/ValidateNoRefAccesInRender.ts
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/Validation/ValidateNoRefAccesInRender.ts
@@ -63,17 +63,19 @@ export function validateNoRefAccessInRender(fn: HIRFunction): void {
         }
         case "ObjectMethod":
         case "FunctionExpression": {
-          /*
-           * functions are allowed to capture refs, so long as the function is not called
-           * during render. see AnalyzeFunctions for how we ensure that functions which
-           * capture refs get assigned a mutable range so we know here whether the function
-           * is called or not
-           */
-          const mutableRange = instr.lvalue.identifier.mutableRange;
-          if (mutableRange.end > mutableRange.start + 1) {
-            for (const operand of eachInstructionValueOperand(instr.value)) {
-              validateNonRefValue(error, operand);
-              validateNonRefObject(error, operand);
+          if (fn.env.config.validateRefAccessDuringRenderFunctionExpressions) {
+            /*
+             * functions are allowed to capture refs, so long as the function is not called
+             * during render. see AnalyzeFunctions for how we ensure that functions which
+             * capture refs get assigned a mutable range so we know here whether the function
+             * is called or not
+             */
+            const mutableRange = instr.lvalue.identifier.mutableRange;
+            if (mutableRange.end > mutableRange.start + 1) {
+              for (const operand of eachInstructionValueOperand(instr.value)) {
+                validateNonRefValue(error, operand);
+                validateNonRefObject(error, operand);
+              }
             }
           }
           break;
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.invalid-ref-in-callback-invoked-during-render.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.invalid-ref-in-callback-invoked-during-render.expect.md
index f8d25f7b51..4f8e34ddea 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.invalid-ref-in-callback-invoked-during-render.expect.md
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.invalid-ref-in-callback-invoked-during-render.expect.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ## Input
 
 ```javascript
-// @validateRefAccessDuringRender
+// @validateRefAccessDuringRender @validateRefAccessDuringRenderFunctionExpressions
 function Component(props) {
   const ref = useRef(null);
   const renderItem = (item) => {
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.invalid-ref-in-callback-invoked-during-render.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.invalid-ref-in-callback-invoked-during-render.js
index df786b271a..04f48326be 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.invalid-ref-in-callback-invoked-during-render.js
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.invalid-ref-in-callback-invoked-during-render.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// @validateRefAccessDuringRender
+// @validateRefAccessDuringRender @validateRefAccessDuringRenderFunctionExpressions
 function Component(props) {
   const ref = useRef(null);
   const renderItem = (item) => {
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/ref-current-aliased-not-added-to-dep-2.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/ref-current-aliased-not-added-to-dep-2.expect.md
index 3725d01815..25d9ff2cc9 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/ref-current-aliased-not-added-to-dep-2.expect.md
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/ref-current-aliased-not-added-to-dep-2.expect.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ## Input
 
 ```javascript
+// @validateRefAccessDuringRender:false
 function Foo({ a }) {
   const ref = useRef();
   const val = ref.current;
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ function Foo({ a }) {
 ## Code
 
 ```javascript
-import { unstable_useMemoCache as useMemoCache } from "react";
+import { unstable_useMemoCache as useMemoCache } from "react"; // @validateRefAccessDuringRender:false
 function Foo(t20) {
   const $ = useMemoCache(4);
   const { a } = t20;
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/ref-current-aliased-not-added-to-dep-2.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/ref-current-aliased-not-added-to-dep-2.js
index 1bdd040c67..d8004a2540 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/ref-current-aliased-not-added-to-dep-2.js
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/ref-current-aliased-not-added-to-dep-2.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// @validateRefAccessDuringRender:false
 function Foo({ a }) {
   const ref = useRef();
   const val = ref.current;
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/ref-current-not-added-to-dep-2.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/ref-current-not-added-to-dep-2.expect.md
index d9c0147aa5..d8717af18e 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/ref-current-not-added-to-dep-2.expect.md
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/ref-current-not-added-to-dep-2.expect.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ## Input
 
 ```javascript
+// @validateRefAccessDuringRender:false
 function Foo({ a }) {
   const ref = useRef();
   const x = { a, val: ref.current };
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ function Foo({ a }) {
 ## Code
 
 ```javascript
-import { unstable_useMemoCache as useMemoCache } from "react";
+import { unstable_useMemoCache as useMemoCache } from "react"; // @validateRefAccessDuringRender:false
 function Foo(t17) {
   const $ = useMemoCache(4);
   const { a } = t17;
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/ref-current-not-added-to-dep-2.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/ref-current-not-added-to-dep-2.js
index 80ced49a9d..98902acfa9 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/ref-current-not-added-to-dep-2.js
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/ref-current-not-added-to-dep-2.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// @validateRefAccessDuringRender:false
 function Foo({ a }) {
   const ref = useRef();
   const x = { a, val: ref.current };