diff --git a/solara/toestand.py b/solara/toestand.py
index af76efc8b..247bb68b3 100644
--- a/solara/toestand.py
+++ b/solara/toestand.py
@@ -496,9 +496,12 @@ def wrapper(f: Callable[[], T]):
         return wrapper(f)
 
 
-class ReactiveField(ValueBase[T]):
+class ReactiveField(Reactive[T]):
     def __init__(self, field: "FieldBase"):
-        super().__init__()  # type: ignore
+        # super().__init__()  # type: ignore
+        # We skip the Reactive constructor, because we do not need it, but we do
+        # want to be an instanceof for use in use_reactive
+        ValueBase.__init__(self)
         self._field = field
         field = field
         while not isinstance(field, ValueBase):
@@ -558,6 +561,9 @@ def peek(self) -> T:
     def set(self, value: T):
         self._field.set(value)
 
+    def update(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        ValueBase.update(cast(ValueBase, self), *args, **kwargs)
+
 
 def Ref(field: T) -> Reactive[T]:
     _field = cast(FieldBase, field)
diff --git a/tests/unit/toestand_test.py b/tests/unit/toestand_test.py
index ef4106a00..7ce17dfc1 100644
--- a/tests/unit/toestand_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/toestand_test.py
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ def ThemeInfo():
     @react.component
     def ThemeSelector():
         theme, set_theme = Ref(settings.fields["theme"]).use_state()  # type: ignore
-        with sol.ToggleButtonsSingle(theme, on_value=set_theme) as main:
+        with sol.ToggleButtonsSingle(theme, on_value=set_theme) as main:  # type: ignore
             sol.Button("dark")
             sol.Button("light")
         return main
@@ -1016,6 +1016,24 @@ def Test():
     rc.close()
 
 
+def test_use_reactive_ref():
+    reactive_var = Reactive({"a": 1})
+    reactive_ref = Ref(reactive_var.fields["a"])
+
+    reactive_ref_test: Reactive[int] = None
+
+    @solara.component
+    def Test():
+        nonlocal reactive_ref_test
+        reactive_ref_test = solara.use_reactive(reactive_ref)
+        return solara.IntSlider("test: " + str(reactive_ref.value), value=reactive_ref_test)
+
+    box, rc = solara.render(Test(), handle_error=False)
+    assert reactive_ref_test is not None
+    assert reactive_ref_test.value == 1
+    rc.close()
+
+
 def test_use_reactive_on_change():
     control = Reactive(0)
     var1 = Reactive(1)