diff --git a/types/reach__router/index.d.ts b/types/reach__router/index.d.ts
index ddcfbcc652..00554e74f9 100644
--- a/types/reach__router/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/reach__router/index.d.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export interface LinkProps<TState> extends AnchorProps {
     getProps?: (props: LinkGetProps) => {};
     state?: TState;
     /** @deprecated If using React >= 16.4, use ref instead. */
-    innerRef?: React.RefCallback<HTMLAnchorElement>;
+    innerRef?: React.Ref<HTMLAnchorElement>;
 }
 
 export interface LinkGetProps {
diff --git a/types/reach__router/reach__router-tests.tsx b/types/reach__router/reach__router-tests.tsx
index 90cf7a20b6..fe903f4f71 100644
--- a/types/reach__router/reach__router-tests.tsx
+++ b/types/reach__router/reach__router-tests.tsx
@@ -59,3 +59,6 @@ const handleRef = (el: HTMLAnchorElement) => {
 };
 
 render(<Link innerRef={handleRef} to="./foo"></Link>, document.getElementById('app-root'));
+
+const refObject: React.RefObject<HTMLAnchorElement> = { current: null };
+render(<Link innerRef={refObject} to="./foo"></Link>, document.getElementById('app-root'));