diff --git a/sol/stack.hpp b/sol/stack.hpp
index 55c1cacc..160a2515 100644
--- a/sol/stack.hpp
+++ b/sol/stack.hpp
@@ -127,6 +127,22 @@ struct getter<T*> {
     }
 };
 
+template<typename T>
+struct getter<T&> {
+    static T& get(lua_State* L, int index = -1) {
+        void* udata = lua_touserdata(L, index);
+        T** obj = static_cast<T**>(udata);
+        return **obj;
+    }
+};
+
+template<typename T>
+struct getter<std::reference_wrapper<T>> {
+    static T& get(lua_State* L, int index = -1) {
+        return getter<T&>{}.get(L, index);
+    }
+};
+
 template<>
 struct getter<type> {
     static type get(lua_State *L, int index){
@@ -243,7 +259,7 @@ struct pusher {
 
     template<typename U = Unqualified<T>, EnableIf<Not<has_begin_end<U>>, Not<std::is_base_of<reference, U>>, Not<std::is_integral<U>>, Not<std::is_floating_point<U>>> = 0>
     static void push(lua_State* L, T& t) {
-        pusher<T*>{}.push(L, std::addressof(t));
+        detail::push_userdata<U>(L, userdata_traits<T>::metatable, t);
     }
 
     template<typename U = Unqualified<T>, EnableIf<Not<has_begin_end<U>>, Not<std::is_base_of<reference, U>>, Not<std::is_integral<U>>, Not<std::is_floating_point<U>>> = 0>
@@ -259,6 +275,13 @@ struct pusher<T*> {
     }
 };
 
+template<typename T>
+struct pusher<std::reference_wrapper<T>> {
+    static void push(lua_State* L, const std::reference_wrapper<T>& t) {
+        pusher<T*>{}.push(L, std::addressof(t.get()));
+    }
+};
+
 template<>
 struct pusher<bool> {
     static void push(lua_State* L, const bool& b) {
diff --git a/sol/tuple.hpp b/sol/tuple.hpp
index 9d903ce0..670359fd 100644
--- a/sol/tuple.hpp
+++ b/sol/tuple.hpp
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ struct constructors {};
 
 const auto default_constructor = constructors<types<>>{};
 
+template <typename T>
+using ref = std::reference_wrapper<T>;
+
 } // sol
 
 #endif // SOL_TUPLE_HPP
diff --git a/tests.cpp b/tests.cpp
index 3215036a..3bc3aeb0 100644
--- a/tests.cpp
+++ b/tests.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,18 @@ struct self_test {
     }
 };
 
+struct vars {
+    vars () {
+
+    }
+
+    int boop = 0;
+
+    ~vars () {
+
+    }
+};
+
 struct object {
     std::string operator() () {
         std::cout << "member_test()" << std::endl;
@@ -469,7 +481,7 @@ TEST_CASE("functions/return_order_and_multi_get", "Check if return order is in t
     auto tluaget = lua.get<int, int, int>("x", "y", "z");
     std::cout << "cpp: " << std::get<0>(tcpp) << ',' << std::get<1>(tcpp) << ',' << std::get<2>(tcpp) << std::endl;
     std::cout << "lua: " << std::get<0>(tlua) << ',' << std::get<1>(tlua) << ',' << std::get<2>(tlua) << std::endl;
-    std::cout << "lua.xyz: " << lua.get<int>("x") << ',' << lua.get<int>("y") << ',' << lua.get<int>("z") << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "lua xyz: " << lua.get<int>("x") << ',' << lua.get<int>("y") << ',' << lua.get<int>("z") << std::endl;
     REQUIRE(tcpp == triple);
     REQUIRE(tlua == triple);
     REQUIRE(tluaget == triple);
@@ -857,10 +869,6 @@ TEST_CASE("userdata/nonmember functions implement functionality", "let users set
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("regressions/one", "issue number 48") {
-    struct vars {
-        int boop = 0;
-    };
-
     sol::state lua;
     lua.new_userdata<vars>("vars", "boop", &vars::boop);
     REQUIRE_NOTHROW(lua.script("beep = vars.new()\n"
@@ -871,3 +879,25 @@ TEST_CASE("regressions/one", "issue number 48") {
     auto* ptr = &my_var;
     REQUIRE(ptr->boop == 1);
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("references/get-set", "properly get and set with std::ref semantics. Note that to get, we must not use Unqualified<T> on the type...") {
+    sol::state lua;
+
+    lua.new_userdata<vars>("vars",
+                           "boop", &vars::boop);
+
+    vars var{};
+    vars rvar{};
+    lua.set("beep", var);
+    lua.set("rbeep", std::ref(rvar));
+    auto& my_var = lua.get<vars>("beep");
+    auto& ref_var = lua.get<sol::ref<vars>>("rbeep");
+
+    var.boop = 2;
+    rvar.boop = 5;
+
+    REQUIRE((my_var.boop == 0));
+    REQUIRE(var.boop != my_var.boop);
+    // Reference should point back to the same type.
+    REQUIRE(rvar.boop == ref_var.boop);
+}