diff --git a/src/elements/Input/Input.js b/src/elements/Input/Input.js
index 3abb1619fd..4c23b84c67 100644
--- a/src/elements/Input/Input.js
+++ b/src/elements/Input/Input.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+import cx from 'classnames'
 import _ from 'lodash'
 import React, { Children, cloneElement, Component, PropTypes } from 'react'
-import cx from 'classnames'
 
 import {
   createHTMLInput,
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ class Input extends Component {
     type: META.TYPES.ELEMENT,
   }
 
+  focus = () => (this.inputRef.focus())
+
   handleChange = (e) => {
     const { onChange } = this.props
     const value = _.get(e, 'target.value')
@@ -121,9 +123,14 @@ class Input extends Component {
     onChange(e, { ...this.props, value })
   }
 
-  focus = () => {
-    this.inputRef.focus()
-  }
+  handleChildOverrides = (child, defaultProps) => ({
+    ...defaultProps,
+    ...child.props,
+    ref: c => {
+      _.invoke(child, 'ref', c)
+      this.handleInputRef(c)
+    },
+  })
 
   handleInputRef = c => (this.inputRef = c)
 
@@ -187,7 +194,7 @@ class Input extends Component {
       const childElements = _.map(Children.toArray(children), (child) => {
         if (child.type !== 'input') return child
 
-        return cloneElement(child, { ...htmlInputProps, ...child.props })
+        return cloneElement(child, this.handleChildOverrides(child, htmlInputProps))
       })
 
       return <ElementType {...rest} className={classes}>{childElements}</ElementType>
diff --git a/test/specs/elements/Input/Input-test.js b/test/specs/elements/Input/Input-test.js
index f5648fbad1..dd2f46d8c4 100644
--- a/test/specs/elements/Input/Input-test.js
+++ b/test/specs/elements/Input/Input-test.js
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ describe('Input', () => {
   common.hasUIClassName(Input)
   common.rendersChildren(Input)
 
-  common.implementsLabelProp(Input, {
-    shorthandDefaultProps: { className: 'label' },
-  })
   common.implementsButtonProp(Input, {
     propKey: 'action',
     shorthandDefaultProps: { className: 'button' },
   })
   common.implementsCreateMethod(Input)
+  common.implementsLabelProp(Input, {
+    shorthandDefaultProps: { className: 'label' },
+  })
   common.implementsHTMLInputProp(Input, {
     alwaysPresent: true,
     shorthandDefaultProps: { type: 'text' },
@@ -138,6 +138,22 @@ describe('Input', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  describe('focus', () => {
+    it('can be set via a ref', () => {
+      const mountNode = document.createElement('div')
+      document.body.appendChild(mountNode)
+
+      const wrapper = mount(<Input />, { attachTo: mountNode })
+      wrapper.instance().focus()
+
+      const input = document.querySelector('.ui.input input')
+      document.activeElement.should.equal(input)
+
+      wrapper.detach()
+      document.body.removeChild(mountNode)
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('onChange', () => {
     it('is called with (e, data) on change', () => {
       const spy = sandbox.spy()
@@ -170,42 +186,47 @@ describe('Input', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  describe('ref', () => {
+    it('maintains ref on child node', () => {
+      const ref = sandbox.spy()
+      const mountNode = document.createElement('div')
+      document.body.appendChild(mountNode)
+
+      const wrapper = mount(<Input><input ref={ref} /></Input>, { attachTo: mountNode })
+      const input = document.querySelector('.ui.input input')
+
+      ref.should.have.been.calledOnce()
+      ref.should.have.been.calledWithMatch(input)
+      wrapper.instance().inputRef.should.equal(input)
+
+      wrapper.detach()
+      document.body.removeChild(mountNode)
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('tabIndex', () => {
     it('is not set by default', () => {
       shallow(<Input />)
         .find('input')
         .should.not.have.prop('tabIndex')
     })
+
     it('defaults to -1 when disabled', () => {
       shallow(<Input disabled />)
         .find('input')
         .should.have.prop('tabIndex', -1)
     })
+
     it('can be set explicitly', () => {
       shallow(<Input tabIndex={123} />)
         .find('input')
         .should.have.prop('tabIndex', 123)
     })
+
     it('can be set explicitly when disabled', () => {
       shallow(<Input tabIndex={123} disabled />)
         .find('input')
         .should.have.prop('tabIndex', 123)
     })
   })
-
-  describe('focus', () => {
-    it('can be set via a ref', () => {
-      const mountNode = document.createElement('div')
-      document.body.appendChild(mountNode)
-
-      const wrapper = mount(<Input />, { attachTo: mountNode })
-      wrapper.instance().focus()
-
-      const input = document.querySelector('.ui.input input')
-      document.activeElement.should.equal(input)
-
-      wrapper.detach()
-      document.body.removeChild(mountNode)
-    })
-  })
 })