diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/Validation/ValidateNoRefAccessInRender.ts b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/Validation/ValidateNoRefAccessInRender.ts
index dd7b04a11d6..d17a62e3119 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/Validation/ValidateNoRefAccessInRender.ts
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/Validation/ValidateNoRefAccessInRender.ts
@@ -151,16 +151,6 @@ function collectTemporariesSidemap(fn: HIRFunction, env: Env): void {
           break;
         }
         case 'PropertyLoad': {
-          if (
-            isUseRefType(value.object.identifier) &&
-            value.property === 'current'
-          ) {
-            continue;
-          }
-          const temp = env.lookup(value.object);
-          if (temp != null) {
-            env.define(lvalue, temp);
-          }
           break;
         }
       }
@@ -375,7 +365,7 @@ function validateNoRefAccessInRenderImpl(
             const objType = env.get(instr.value.object.identifier.id);
             let lookupType: null | RefAccessType = null;
             if (objType?.kind === 'Structure') {
-              lookupType = objType.value;
+              lookupType = objType.value ?? objType;
             } else if (objType?.kind === 'Ref') {
               lookupType = {
                 kind: 'RefValue',
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/allow-passing-refs-in-object-as-props.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/allow-passing-refs-in-object-as-props.expect.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bf3d9ffbcc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/allow-passing-refs-in-object-as-props.expect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+## Input
+
+```javascript
+function Component() {
+  const groupRefs = {
+    group1: useRef(null),
+    group2: useRef(null),
+  };
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Child ref={groupRefs.group1} />
+      <Child ref={groupRefs.group2} />
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+```
+
+## Code
+
+```javascript
+import { c as _c } from "react/compiler-runtime";
+function Component() {
+  const $ = _c(2);
+  let t0;
+  if ($[0] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
+    t0 = { group1: useRef(null), group2: useRef(null) };
+    $[0] = t0;
+  } else {
+    t0 = $[0];
+  }
+  const groupRefs = t0;
+  let t1;
+  if ($[1] === Symbol.for("react.memo_cache_sentinel")) {
+    t1 = (
+      <>
+        <Child ref={groupRefs.group1} />
+        <Child ref={groupRefs.group2} />
+      </>
+    );
+    $[1] = t1;
+  } else {
+    t1 = $[1];
+  }
+  return t1;
+}
+
+```
+      
+### Eval output
+(kind: exception) Fixture not implemented
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diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/allow-passing-refs-in-object-as-props.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/allow-passing-refs-in-object-as-props.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..04c301d0b68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/allow-passing-refs-in-object-as-props.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+function Component() {
+  const groupRefs = {
+    group1: useRef(null),
+    group2: useRef(null),
+  };
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Child ref={groupRefs.group1} />
+      <Child ref={groupRefs.group2} />
+    </>
+  );
+}
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diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.invalid-use-ref-added-to-dep-without-type-info.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.invalid-use-ref-added-to-dep-without-type-info.expect.md
index 53bf66b1ee5..f37f0d284b4 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.invalid-use-ref-added-to-dep-without-type-info.expect.md
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-compiler/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.invalid-use-ref-added-to-dep-without-type-info.expect.md
@@ -41,13 +41,12 @@ Error: Cannot access refs during render
 
 React refs are values that are not needed for rendering. Refs should only be accessed outside of render, such as in event handlers or effects. Accessing a ref value (the `current` property) during render can cause your component not to update as expected (https://react.dev/reference/react/useRef).
 
-error.invalid-use-ref-added-to-dep-without-type-info.ts:12:28
-  10 |   const x = {a, val: val.ref.current};
+error.invalid-use-ref-added-to-dep-without-type-info.ts:10:21
+   8 |   // however, this is an instance of accessing a ref during render and is disallowed
+   9 |   // under React's rules, so we reject this input
+> 10 |   const x = {a, val: val.ref.current};
+     |                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Cannot access ref value during render
   11 |
-> 12 |   return <VideoList videos={x} />;
-     |                             ^ Cannot access ref value during render
+  12 |   return <VideoList videos={x} />;
   13 | }
-  14 |
 ```
-          
-      
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