diff --git a/src/views/Comment/CommentAvatar.js b/src/views/Comment/CommentAvatar.js
index 439ff19e44..c709321080 100644
--- a/src/views/Comment/CommentAvatar.js
+++ b/src/views/Comment/CommentAvatar.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const CommentAvatar = React.forwardRef(function (props, ref) {
   const ElementType = getElementType(CommentAvatar, props)
 
   return (
-    <ElementType {...rootProps} className={classes}>
+    <ElementType {...rootProps} className={classes} ref={ref}>
       {createHTMLImage(src, { autoGenerateKey: false, defaultProps: imageProps })}
     </ElementType>
   )
diff --git a/src/views/Comment/CommentGroup.js b/src/views/Comment/CommentGroup.js
index 20c469b331..5b18238dea 100644
--- a/src/views/Comment/CommentGroup.js
+++ b/src/views/Comment/CommentGroup.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const CommentGroup = React.forwardRef(function (props, ref) {
   const ElementType = getElementType(CommentGroup, props)
 
   return (
-    <ElementType {...rest} className={classes}>
+    <ElementType {...rest} className={classes} ref={ref}>
       {childrenUtils.isNil(children) ? content : children}
     </ElementType>
   )
diff --git a/test/specs/views/Comment/CommentAction-test.js b/test/specs/views/Comment/CommentAction-test.js
index 60d30a11bb..e61a3c1b20 100644
--- a/test/specs/views/Comment/CommentAction-test.js
+++ b/test/specs/views/Comment/CommentAction-test.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import * as common from 'test/specs/commonTests'
 
 describe('CommentAction', () => {
   common.isConformant(CommentAction)
-  common.forwardsRef(CommentAction)
+  common.forwardsRef(CommentAction, { tagName: 'a' })
   common.rendersChildren(CommentAction)
 
   it('renders an a element by default', () => {