diff --git a/packages/react/src/NodeViewContent.tsx b/packages/react/src/NodeViewContent.tsx
index c06bc7d7..954493e0 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/NodeViewContent.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/NodeViewContent.tsx
@@ -5,17 +5,20 @@ export interface NodeViewContentProps {
   as?: React.ElementType,
 }
 
-export const NodeViewContent: React.FC<NodeViewContentProps> = props => {
-  const Tag = props.as || 'div'
+export const NodeViewContent: React.FC<NodeViewContentProps> =
+  React.forwardRef((props, ref) => {
+    const Tag = props.as || 'div'
 
-  return (
-    <Tag
-      {...props}
-      data-node-view-content=""
-      style={{
-        ...props.style,
-        whiteSpace: 'pre-wrap',
-      }}
-    />
-  )
+    return (
+      <Tag
+        {...props}
+        ref={ref}
+        data-node-view-content=""
+        style={{
+          ...props.style,
+          whiteSpace: 'pre-wrap',
+        }}
+      />
+    )
+  }
 }