diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 796d258..7ff1ead 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -353,10 +353,10 @@ define("index", ["require", "exports", "react", "react", "react-native", "intern
             }
         }
         render() {
-            let _a = this.props, { mask, value, onTextChange } = _a, attributes = __rest(_a, ["mask", "value", "onTextChange"]);
-            return (React.createElement(react_native_1.TextInput, Object.assign({ value: this.state.value, onChangeText: (text) => this.onTextChange(text) }, attributes)));
+            let _a = this.props, { mask, value, onTextChange, innerRef } = _a, attributes = __rest(_a, ["mask", "value", "onTextChange", "innerRef"]);
+            return (React.createElement(react_native_1.TextInput, Object.assign({ value: this.state.value, ref: innerRef, onChangeText: (text) => this.onTextChange(text) }, attributes)));
         }
     }
-    exports.default = MaskedInput;
+    exports.default = React.forwardRef((props, ref) => React.createElement(MaskedInput, Object.assign({ innerRef: ref }, props)));
 });
 //# sourceMappingURL=index.js.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.tsx b/index.tsx
index 4a6d7c0..c3ae3b6 100644
--- a/index.tsx
+++ b/index.tsx
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ interface IMaskedInputProps extends TextInputProps {
 	mask: string;
 	value?: string;
 	onTextChange?: OnTextChangeListener;
+	innerRef?: React.Ref<TextInput>
 }
 
 interface IMaskedInputState {
 	value: string;
 }
 
-export default class MaskedInput extends Component<IMaskedInputProps, IMaskedInputState> {
+class MaskedInput extends Component<IMaskedInputProps, IMaskedInputState> {
 
 	private userInputProcessorFunction: InputProcessorFunction;
 
@@ -47,12 +48,17 @@ export default class MaskedInput extends Component<IMaskedInputProps, IMaskedInp
 	}
 
 	public render(): ReactNode {
-                let { mask, value, onTextChange, ...attributes } = this.props;
+                let { mask, value, onTextChange, innerRef, ...attributes } = this.props;
 		return (
 			<TextInput
 				value={this.state.value}
+				ref={innerRef}
 				onChangeText={(text) => this.onTextChange(text)}
                                 {...attributes}/>
 		);
 	}
 }
+
+export default React.forwardRef<TextInput, IMaskedInputProps>(
+	(props, ref) => <MaskedInput innerRef={ref} {...props} />
+);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 36d34d0..d90409d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
   "name": "react-native-masked-input-text",
   "version": "1.0.11",
   "description": "A typescript masked InputText for react-native",
-  "main": "index.tsx",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "types": "index.d.ts",
   "repository": "git@github.com:ProdutorAgro/react-native-masked-input-text.git",
   "author": "Matheus Nogueira <matheus.nogueira@produtoragro.com.br>",
   "license": "MIT",