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 ## Forwarding Refs to Context Consumers
 
+One issue with the render prop API is that refs don't automatically get passed to wrapped elements. To get around this, use `React.forwardRef`:
+
 **fancy-button.js**
 `embed:context/forwarding-refs-fancy-button.js`