diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3938c5f..81e14f3 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -118,4 +118,6 @@ Look at [react-search-input.css](react-search-input.css) for an idea on how to s
 
 ---
 
+## Ref
+Passing ref to input with inputRef property
 MIT Licensed
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index bcda2dc..3e70137 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,107 +1,148 @@
-import React, {Component} from 'react'
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
-import {createFilter} from './util'
-
-class Search extends Component {
-  constructor (props) {
-    super(props)
-    this.state = {
-      searchTerm: this.props.value || ''
-    }
-    this.updateSearch = this.updateSearch.bind(this)
-    this.filter = this.filter.bind(this)
+'use strict';
+
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", {
+  value: true
+});
+exports.createFilter = undefined;
+
+var _createClass = function () { function defineProperties(target, props) { for (var i = 0; i < props.length; i++) { var descriptor = props[i]; descriptor.enumerable = descriptor.enumerable || false; descriptor.configurable = true; if ("value" in descriptor) descriptor.writable = true; Object.defineProperty(target, descriptor.key, descriptor); } } return function (Constructor, protoProps, staticProps) { if (protoProps) defineProperties(Constructor.prototype, protoProps); if (staticProps) defineProperties(Constructor, staticProps); return Constructor; }; }();
+
+var _react = require('react');
+
+var _react2 = _interopRequireDefault(_react);
+
+var _propTypes = require('prop-types');
+
+var _propTypes2 = _interopRequireDefault(_propTypes);
+
+var _util = require('./util');
+
+function _interopRequireDefault(obj) { return obj && obj.__esModule ? obj : { default: obj }; }
+
+function _objectWithoutProperties(obj, keys) { var target = {}; for (var i in obj) { if (keys.indexOf(i) >= 0) continue; if (!Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(obj, i)) continue; target[i] = obj[i]; } return target; }
+
+function _classCallCheck(instance, Constructor) { if (!(instance instanceof Constructor)) { throw new TypeError("Cannot call a class as a function"); } }
+
+function _possibleConstructorReturn(self, call) { if (!self) { throw new ReferenceError("this hasn't been initialised - super() hasn't been called"); } return call && (typeof call === "object" || typeof call === "function") ? call : self; }
+
+function _inherits(subClass, superClass) { if (typeof superClass !== "function" && superClass !== null) { throw new TypeError("Super expression must either be null or a function, not " + typeof superClass); } subClass.prototype = Object.create(superClass && superClass.prototype, { constructor: { value: subClass, enumerable: false, writable: true, configurable: true } }); if (superClass) Object.setPrototypeOf ? Object.setPrototypeOf(subClass, superClass) : subClass.__proto__ = superClass; }
+
+var Search = function (_Component) {
+  _inherits(Search, _Component);
+
+  function Search(props) {
+    _classCallCheck(this, Search);
+
+    var _this = _possibleConstructorReturn(this, (Search.__proto__ || Object.getPrototypeOf(Search)).call(this, props));
+
+    _this.state = {
+      searchTerm: _this.props.value || ''
+    };
+    _this.updateSearch = _this.updateSearch.bind(_this);
+    _this.filter = _this.filter.bind(_this);
+    return _this;
   }
 
-  componentWillReceiveProps (nextProps) {
-    if (
-      typeof nextProps.value !== 'undefined' &&
-      nextProps.value !== this.props.value
-    ) {
-      const e = {
-        target: {
-          value: nextProps.value
-        }
+  _createClass(Search, [{
+    key: 'componentWillReceiveProps',
+    value: function componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps) {
+      if (typeof nextProps.value !== 'undefined' && nextProps.value !== this.props.value) {
+        var e = {
+          target: {
+            value: nextProps.value
+          }
+        };
+        this.updateSearch(e);
       }
-      this.updateSearch(e)
     }
-  }
+  }, {
+    key: 'render',
+    value: function render() {
+      var _props = this.props,
+          className = _props.className,
+          onChange = _props.onChange,
+          caseSensitive = _props.caseSensitive,
+          sortResults = _props.sortResults,
+          throttle = _props.throttle,
+          filterKeys = _props.filterKeys,
+          value = _props.value,
+          fuzzy = _props.fuzzy,
+          inputClassName = _props.inputClassName,
+          inputRef = _props.inputRef,
+          inputProps = _objectWithoutProperties(_props, ['className', 'onChange', 'caseSensitive', 'sortResults', 'throttle', 'filterKeys', 'value', 'fuzzy', 'inputClassName', 'inputRef']); // eslint-disable-line no-unused-vars
 
-  render () {
-    const {
-      className,
-      onChange,
-      caseSensitive,
-      sortResults,
-      throttle,
-      filterKeys,
-      value,
-      fuzzy,
-      inputClassName,
-      ...inputProps
-    } = this.props // eslint-disable-line no-unused-vars
-    inputProps.type = inputProps.type || 'search'
-    inputProps.value = this.state.searchTerm
-    inputProps.onChange = this.updateSearch
-    inputProps.className = inputClassName
-    inputProps.placeholder = inputProps.placeholder || 'Search'
-    return (
-      <div className={className}>
-        <input {...inputProps} />
-      </div>
-    )
-  }
 
-  updateSearch (e) {
-    const searchTerm = e.target.value
-    this.setState(
-      {
+      inputProps.type = inputProps.type || 'search';
+      inputProps.value = this.state.searchTerm;
+      inputProps.onChange = this.updateSearch;
+      inputProps.className = inputClassName;
+      inputProps.ref = inputRef;
+      inputProps.placeholder = inputProps.placeholder || 'Search';
+      return _react2.default.createElement(
+        'div',
+        { className: className },
+        _react2.default.createElement('input', inputProps)
+      );
+    }
+  }, {
+    key: 'updateSearch',
+    value: function updateSearch(e) {
+      var _this2 = this;
+
+      var searchTerm = e.target.value;
+      this.setState({
         searchTerm: searchTerm
-      },
-      () => {
-        if (this._throttleTimeout) {
-          clearTimeout(this._throttleTimeout)
+      }, function () {
+        if (_this2._throttleTimeout) {
+          clearTimeout(_this2._throttleTimeout);
         }
 
-        this._throttleTimeout = setTimeout(
-          () => this.props.onChange(searchTerm),
-          this.props.throttle
-        )
-      }
-    )
-  }
+        _this2._throttleTimeout = setTimeout(function () {
+          return _this2.props.onChange(searchTerm);
+        }, _this2.props.throttle);
+      });
+    }
+  }, {
+    key: 'filter',
+    value: function filter(keys) {
+      var _props2 = this.props,
+          filterKeys = _props2.filterKeys,
+          caseSensitive = _props2.caseSensitive,
+          fuzzy = _props2.fuzzy,
+          sortResults = _props2.sortResults;
 
-  filter (keys) {
-    const {filterKeys, caseSensitive, fuzzy, sortResults} = this.props
-    return createFilter(this.state.searchTerm, keys || filterKeys, {
-      caseSensitive,
-      fuzzy,
-      sortResults
-    })
-  }
-}
+      return (0, _util.createFilter)(this.state.searchTerm, keys || filterKeys, {
+        caseSensitive: caseSensitive,
+        fuzzy: fuzzy,
+        sortResults: sortResults
+      });
+    }
+  }]);
+
+  return Search;
+}(_react.Component);
 
 Search.defaultProps = {
   className: '',
-  onChange () {},
+  onChange: function onChange() {},
+
   caseSensitive: false,
   fuzzy: false,
   throttle: 200
-}
+};
 
 Search.propTypes = {
-  className: PropTypes.string,
-  inputClassName: PropTypes.string,
-  onChange: PropTypes.func,
-  caseSensitive: PropTypes.bool,
-  sortResults: PropTypes.bool,
-  fuzzy: PropTypes.bool,
-  throttle: PropTypes.number,
-  filterKeys: PropTypes.oneOf([
-    PropTypes.string,
-    PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.string)
-  ]),
-  value: PropTypes.string
-}
-
-export default Search
-export {createFilter}
+  className: _propTypes2.default.string,
+  inputClassName: _propTypes2.default.string,
+  inputRef: _propTypes2.default.func,
+  onChange: _propTypes2.default.func,
+  caseSensitive: _propTypes2.default.bool,
+  sortResults: _propTypes2.default.bool,
+  fuzzy: _propTypes2.default.bool,
+  throttle: _propTypes2.default.number,
+  filterKeys: _propTypes2.default.oneOf([_propTypes2.default.string, _propTypes2.default.arrayOf(_propTypes2.default.string)]),
+  value: _propTypes2.default.string
+};
+
+exports.default = Search;
+exports.createFilter = _util.createFilter;
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