diff --git a/packages/react-router/src/ReactRouter/StackManager.tsx b/packages/react-router/src/ReactRouter/StackManager.tsx
index 9d96592f72..f281f47255 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/src/ReactRouter/StackManager.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-router/src/ReactRouter/StackManager.tsx
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ export class StackManager extends React.PureComponent<StackManagerProps, StackMa
   }
 
   async handlePageTransition(routeInfo: RouteInfo) {
-    // let shouldReRender = false;
 
     // If routerOutlet isn't quite ready, give it another try in a moment
     if (!this.routerOutletElement || !this.routerOutletElement.commit) {
@@ -172,6 +171,7 @@ export class StackManager extends React.PureComponent<StackManagerProps, StackMa
       () => {
         this.forceUpdate();
       });
+
     return (
       <StackContext.Provider value={this.stackContextValue}>
         {React.cloneElement(ionRouterOutlet as any, {
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ export class StackManager extends React.PureComponent<StackManagerProps, StackMa
             if (ionRouterOutlet.props.setRef) {
               ionRouterOutlet.props.setRef(node);
             }
+            if (ionRouterOutlet.props.forwardedRef) {
+              ionRouterOutlet.props.forwardedRef.current = node;
+            }
             this.routerOutletElement = node;
             const { ref } = ionRouterOutlet as any;
             if (typeof ref === 'function') {
diff --git a/packages/react-router/test-app/build.sh b/packages/react-router/test-app/build.sh
index f4d8aa12aa..517f084466 100755
--- a/packages/react-router/test-app/build.sh
+++ b/packages/react-router/test-app/build.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ cd ../../react
 npm run build
 npm pack
 cd ../react-router/test-app
-npm i ../../react/ionic-react-5.2.2.tgz
+npm i ../../react/ionic-react-5.2.3.tgz
 npm run start
 
 
diff --git a/packages/react-router/test-app/cypress/integration/outlet-ref.spec.js b/packages/react-router/test-app/cypress/integration/outlet-ref.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..641b3fa48c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-router/test-app/cypress/integration/outlet-ref.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+const port = 3000;
+
+describe('Multiple Tabs', () => {
+  /*
+    This spec tests that setting a ref on an IonRouterOutlet works
+  */
+
+  it('/outlet-ref, page should contain the id of the ion-router-outlet', () => {
+    cy.visit(`http://localhost:${port}/outlet-ref`)
+    cy.get('div').contains('main-outlet')
+    cy.ionPageVisible('main')
+  })
+
+})
diff --git a/packages/react-router/test-app/src/App.tsx b/packages/react-router/test-app/src/App.tsx
index 6190584fcc..f1dc4763c6 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/test-app/src/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-router/test-app/src/App.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import NestedOutlet from './pages/nested-outlet/NestedOutlet';
 import NestedOutlet2 from './pages/nested-outlet/NestedOutlet2';
 import ReplaceAction from './pages/replace-action/Replace';
 import TabsContext from './pages/tab-context/TabContext';
+import { OutletRef } from './pages/outlet-ref/OutletRef';
 debugger;
 const App: React.FC = () => {
   return (
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ const App: React.FC = () => {
         <Route path="/nested-outlet2" component={NestedOutlet2} />
         <Route path="/replace-action" component={ReplaceAction} />
         <Route path="/tab-context" component={TabsContext} />
+        <Route path="/outlet-ref" component={OutletRef} />
       </IonReactRouter>
     </IonApp>
   );
diff --git a/packages/react-router/test-app/src/pages/Main.tsx b/packages/react-router/test-app/src/pages/Main.tsx
index a436cd9cfc..9a3ca9f7cd 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/test-app/src/pages/Main.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-router/test-app/src/pages/Main.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ const Main: React.FC<MainProps> = () => {
           <IonItem routerLink="/tab-context">
             <IonLabel>Tab Context</IonLabel>
           </IonItem>
+          <IonItem routerLink="/outlet-ref">
+            <IonLabel>Outlet Ref</IonLabel>
+          </IonItem>
         </IonList>
       </IonContent>
     </IonPage>
diff --git a/packages/react-router/test-app/src/pages/outlet-ref/OutletRef.tsx b/packages/react-router/test-app/src/pages/outlet-ref/OutletRef.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7941bac9d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-router/test-app/src/pages/outlet-ref/OutletRef.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import React, { useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { IonRouterOutlet, IonPage, IonHeader, IonToolbar, IonTitle, IonContent } from '@ionic/react';
+import { Route } from 'react-router';
+
+interface OutletRefProps {
+}
+
+export const OutletRef: React.FC<OutletRefProps> = () => {
+
+  const ref = useRef<HTMLIonRouterOutletElement>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    console.log(ref);
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <IonRouterOutlet id="main-outlet" ref={ref}>
+      <Route path="/outlet-ref" render={() => {
+        return <Main outletId={ref.current?.id} />;
+      }} />
+    </IonRouterOutlet>
+  );
+};
+
+
+
+const Main: React.FC<{ outletId?: string; }> = ({ outletId }) => {
+  return (
+    <IonPage data-pageid="main">
+      <IonHeader>
+        <IonToolbar>
+          <IonTitle>Main</IonTitle>
+        </IonToolbar>
+      </IonHeader>
+      <IonContent>
+        <div>{outletId}</div>
+      </IonContent>
+    </IonPage>
+  );
+};
+
+export default Main;
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/IonRouterOutlet.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/IonRouterOutlet.tsx
index 7407f759ff..df008757b6 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/IonRouterOutlet.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/IonRouterOutlet.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class IonRouterOutletContainer extends React.Component<InternalProps, InternalSt
           </OutletPageManager>
         ) : (
             <StackManager routeInfo={this.context.routeInfo}>
-              <IonRouterOutletInner {...props}>
+              <IonRouterOutletInner {...props} forwardedRef={forwardedRef}>
                 {children}
               </IonRouterOutletInner>
             </StackManager>
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/inner-proxies.ts b/packages/react/src/components/inner-proxies.ts
index 3dc2b8e6a6..1de5c12766 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/inner-proxies.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/inner-proxies.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ import { /*@__PURE__*/ createReactComponent } from './createComponent';
 export const IonTabButtonInner = /*@__PURE__*/createReactComponent<JSX.IonTabButton & { onIonTabButtonClick?: (e: CustomEvent) => void; }, HTMLIonTabButtonElement>('ion-tab-button');
 export const IonTabBarInner = /*@__PURE__*/createReactComponent<JSX.IonTabBar, HTMLIonTabBarElement>('ion-tab-bar');
 export const IonBackButtonInner = /*@__PURE__*/createReactComponent<Omit<JSX.IonBackButton, 'icon'>, HTMLIonBackButtonElement>('ion-back-button');
-export const IonRouterOutletInner = /*@__PURE__*/createReactComponent<JSX.IonRouterOutlet & { setRef?: (val: HTMLIonRouterOutletElement) => void; }, HTMLIonRouterOutletElement>('ion-router-outlet');
+export const IonRouterOutletInner = /*@__PURE__*/createReactComponent<JSX.IonRouterOutlet & {
+  setRef?: (val: HTMLIonRouterOutletElement) => void;
+  forwardedRef?: React.RefObject<HTMLIonRouterOutletElement>;
+}, HTMLIonRouterOutletElement>('ion-router-outlet');
 
 // ionicons
 export const IonIconInner = /*@__PURE__*/createReactComponent<IoniconsJSX.IonIcon, HTMLIonIconElement>('ion-icon');
diff --git a/packages/react/src/routing/OutletPageManager.tsx b/packages/react/src/routing/OutletPageManager.tsx
index f775114539..af9a5bbf28 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/routing/OutletPageManager.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/routing/OutletPageManager.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { StackContext } from './StackContext';
 
 interface OutletPageManagerProps {
   className?: string;
-  forwardedRef?: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
+  forwardedRef?: React.RefObject<HTMLIonRouterOutletElement>;
   routeInfo?: RouteInfo;
   StackManager: any;
 }