diff --git a/packages/components-react/src/select/Select.tsx b/packages/components-react/src/select/Select.tsx
index fccfd4f5..e1f906dd 100644
--- a/packages/components-react/src/select/Select.tsx
+++ b/packages/components-react/src/select/Select.tsx
@@ -6,14 +6,15 @@ import {
 } from '@utrecht/component-library-react/dist/css-module';
 import './Select.css';
 import clsx from 'clsx';
+import { forwardRef } from 'react';
 export type LuxSelectProps = UtrechtSelectProps;
 export type LuxSelectOptionProps = UtrechtSelectOptionProps;
 
-export const LuxSelect = (props: LuxSelectProps) => {
+export const LuxSelect = forwardRef((props: LuxSelectProps) => {
   const { className, ...restProps } = props;
 
   return <UtrechtSelect className={clsx(className, 'lux-select')} {...restProps} />;
-};
+});
 
 export const LuxSelectOption = SelectOption;