diff --git a/Sources/TokamakCore/Modifiers/AppearanceActionModifier.swift b/Sources/TokamakCore/Modifiers/AppearanceActionModifier.swift
index a10399c22..cd050cb6c 100644
--- a/Sources/TokamakCore/Modifiers/AppearanceActionModifier.swift
+++ b/Sources/TokamakCore/Modifiers/AppearanceActionModifier.swift
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-protocol AppearanceActionProtocol {
+protocol AppearanceActionType {
   var appear: (() -> ())? { get }
   var disappear: (() -> ())? { get }
 }
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ struct _AppearanceActionModifier: ViewModifier {
   typealias Body = Never
 }
 
-extension ModifiedContent: AppearanceActionProtocol
+extension ModifiedContent: AppearanceActionType
   where Content: View, Modifier == _AppearanceActionModifier {
   var appear: (() -> ())? { modifier.appear }
   var disappear: (() -> ())? { modifier.disappear }
diff --git a/Sources/TokamakCore/Modifiers/StyleModifiers.swift b/Sources/TokamakCore/Modifiers/StyleModifiers.swift
index 817e810ab..f7d167f5b 100644
--- a/Sources/TokamakCore/Modifiers/StyleModifiers.swift
+++ b/Sources/TokamakCore/Modifiers/StyleModifiers.swift
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ public struct _BackgroundModifier<Background>: ViewModifier where Background: Vi
 extension _BackgroundModifier: Equatable where Background: Equatable {}
 
 extension View {
-  public func background<Background>(_ background: Background, alignment: Alignment = .center) -> some View where Background: View {
+  public func background<Background>(
+    _ background: Background,
+    alignment: Alignment = .center
+  ) -> some View where Background: View {
     modifier(_BackgroundModifier(background: background, alignment: alignment))
   }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/TokamakCore/Modifiers/zIndex.swift b/Sources/TokamakCore/Modifiers/ZIndexModifier.swift
similarity index 100%
rename from Sources/TokamakCore/Modifiers/zIndex.swift
rename to Sources/TokamakCore/Modifiers/ZIndexModifier.swift
diff --git a/Sources/TokamakCore/MountedViews/MountedCompositeView.swift b/Sources/TokamakCore/MountedViews/MountedCompositeView.swift
index 11fbea064..e720a4ebb 100644
--- a/Sources/TokamakCore/MountedViews/MountedCompositeView.swift
+++ b/Sources/TokamakCore/MountedViews/MountedCompositeView.swift
@@ -22,19 +22,34 @@ final class MountedCompositeView<R: Renderer>: MountedCompositeElement<R> {
   override func mount(with reconciler: StackReconciler<R>) {
     let childBody = reconciler.render(compositeView: self)
 
-    if let appearanceAction = view.view as? AppearanceActionProtocol {
+    if let appearanceAction = view.view as? AppearanceActionType {
       appearanceAction.appear?()
     }
 
     let child: MountedElement<R> = childBody.makeMountedView(parentTarget, environmentValues)
     mountedChildren = [child]
     child.mount(with: reconciler)
+
+    // `_TargetRef` is a composite view, so it's enough to check for it only here
+    if var targetRef = view.view as? TargetRefType {
+      // `_TargetRef` body is not always a host view that has a target, need to traverse
+      // all descendants to find a `MountedHostView<R>` instance.
+      var descendant: MountedElement<R>? = child
+      while descendant != nil && !(descendant is MountedHostView<R>) {
+        descendant = descendant?.mountedChildren.first
+      }
+
+      guard let hostDescendant = descendant as? MountedHostView<R> else { return }
+
+      targetRef.target = hostDescendant.target
+      view.view = targetRef
+    }
   }
 
   override func unmount(with reconciler: StackReconciler<R>) {
     mountedChildren.forEach { $0.unmount(with: reconciler) }
 
-    if let appearanceAction = view.view as? AppearanceActionProtocol {
+    if let appearanceAction = view.view as? AppearanceActionType {
       appearanceAction.disappear?()
     }
   }
diff --git a/Sources/TokamakCore/MountedViews/MountedHostView.swift b/Sources/TokamakCore/MountedViews/MountedHostView.swift
index cabfa7772..fe0828091 100644
--- a/Sources/TokamakCore/MountedViews/MountedHostView.swift
+++ b/Sources/TokamakCore/MountedViews/MountedHostView.swift
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public final class MountedHostView<R: Renderer>: MountedElement<R> {
   private let parentTarget: R.TargetType
 
   /// Target of this host view supplied by a renderer after mounting has completed.
-  private var target: R.TargetType?
+  private(set) var target: R.TargetType?
 
   init(_ view: AnyView, _ parentTarget: R.TargetType, _ environmentValues: EnvironmentValues) {
     self.parentTarget = parentTarget
diff --git a/Sources/TokamakCore/Shapes/Shape.swift b/Sources/TokamakCore/Shapes/Shape.swift
index 4e4bca4c8..582454087 100644
--- a/Sources/TokamakCore/Shapes/Shape.swift
+++ b/Sources/TokamakCore/Shapes/Shape.swift
@@ -82,7 +82,11 @@ extension Shape {
     OffsetShape(shape: self, offset: .init(width: x, height: y))
   }
 
-  public func scale(x: CGFloat = 1, y: CGFloat = 1, anchor: UnitPoint = .center) -> ScaledShape<Self> {
+  public func scale(
+    x: CGFloat = 1,
+    y: CGFloat = 1,
+    anchor: UnitPoint = .center
+  ) -> ScaledShape<Self> {
     ScaledShape(shape: self,
                 scale: CGSize(width: x, height: y), anchor: anchor)
   }
@@ -121,7 +125,10 @@ extension Shape {
 }
 
 extension Shape {
-  public func fill<S>(_ content: S, style: FillStyle = FillStyle()) -> some View where S: ShapeStyle {
+  public func fill<S>(
+    _ content: S,
+    style: FillStyle = FillStyle()
+  ) -> some View where S: ShapeStyle {
     _ShapeView(shape: self, style: content, fillStyle: style)
   }
 
diff --git a/Sources/TokamakCore/Shapes/ShapeModifiers.swift b/Sources/TokamakCore/Shapes/ShapeModifiers.swift
index 28dcc8f0d..63c1a73e4 100644
--- a/Sources/TokamakCore/Shapes/ShapeModifiers.swift
+++ b/Sources/TokamakCore/Shapes/ShapeModifiers.swift
@@ -16,24 +16,35 @@
 //
 
 extension InsettableShape {
-  public func strokeBorder<S>(_ content: S, style: StrokeStyle, antialiased: Bool = true) -> some View where S: ShapeStyle {
+  public func strokeBorder<S>(
+    _ content: S,
+    style: StrokeStyle,
+    antialiased: Bool = true
+  ) -> some View where S: ShapeStyle {
     inset(by: style.lineWidth / 2)
       .stroke(style: style)
       .fill(content, style: FillStyle(antialiased: antialiased))
   }
 
-  @inlinable public func strokeBorder(style: StrokeStyle, antialiased: Bool = true) -> some View {
+  @inlinable
+  public func strokeBorder(style: StrokeStyle, antialiased: Bool = true) -> some View {
     inset(by: style.lineWidth / 2)
       .stroke(style: style)
       .fill(style: FillStyle(antialiased: antialiased))
   }
 
-  @inlinable public func strokeBorder<S>(_ content: S, lineWidth: CGFloat = 1, antialiased: Bool = true) -> some View where S: ShapeStyle {
+  @inlinable
+  public func strokeBorder<S>(
+    _ content: S,
+    lineWidth: CGFloat = 1,
+    antialiased: Bool = true
+  ) -> some View where S: ShapeStyle {
     strokeBorder(content, style: StrokeStyle(lineWidth: lineWidth),
                  antialiased: antialiased)
   }
 
-  @inlinable public func strokeBorder(lineWidth: CGFloat = 1, antialiased: Bool = true) -> some View {
+  @inlinable
+  public func strokeBorder(lineWidth: CGFloat = 1, antialiased: Bool = true) -> some View {
     strokeBorder(style: StrokeStyle(lineWidth: lineWidth),
                  antialiased: antialiased)
   }
diff --git a/Sources/TokamakCore/State/TargetRef.swift b/Sources/TokamakCore/State/TargetRef.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f82fa9da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/TokamakCore/State/TargetRef.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Copyright 2020 Tokamak contributors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+protocol TargetRefType {
+  var target: Target? { get set }
+}
+
+public struct _TargetRef<V: View, T>: View, TargetRefType {
+  let binding: Binding<T?>
+
+  let view: V
+
+  var target: Target? {
+    get { binding.wrappedValue as? Target }
+
+    set { binding.wrappedValue = newValue as? T }
+  }
+
+  public var body: V { view }
+}
+
+extension View {
+  /** Allows capturing target instance of aclosest descendant host view. The resulting instance
+   is written to a given `binding`. */
+  public func _targetRef<T: Target>(_ binding: Binding<T?>) -> _TargetRef<Self, T> {
+    .init(binding: binding, view: self)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/TokamakCore/Tokens/Edge.swift b/Sources/TokamakCore/Tokens/Edge.swift
index bd120a6b6..9eb39ea64 100644
--- a/Sources/TokamakCore/Tokens/Edge.swift
+++ b/Sources/TokamakCore/Tokens/Edge.swift
@@ -48,10 +48,7 @@ public struct EdgeInsets: Equatable {
   public var bottom: CGFloat
   public var trailing: CGFloat
 
-  public init(top: CGFloat,
-              leading: CGFloat,
-              bottom: CGFloat,
-              trailing: CGFloat) {
+  public init(top: CGFloat, leading: CGFloat, bottom: CGFloat, trailing: CGFloat) {
     self.top = top
     self.leading = leading
     self.bottom = bottom
diff --git a/Sources/TokamakDOM/DOMRef.swift b/Sources/TokamakDOM/DOMRef.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efbf2604a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/TokamakDOM/DOMRef.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Copyright 2020 Tokamak contributors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+import JavaScriptKit
+import TokamakCore
+
+extension View {
+  /** Allows capturing DOM references of host views. The resulting reference is written
+   to a given `binding`.
+   */
+  public func _domRef(_ binding: Binding<JSObjectRef?>) -> some View {
+    // Convert `Binding<JSObjectRef?>` to `Binding<DOMNode?>` first.
+    let targetBinding = Binding(
+      get: { binding.wrappedValue.map(DOMNode.init) },
+      set: { binding.wrappedValue = $0?.ref }
+    )
+    return _targetRef(targetBinding)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/TokamakDOM/DOMRenderer.swift b/Sources/TokamakDOM/DOMRenderer.swift
index b57f80d5f..afedb913c 100644
--- a/Sources/TokamakDOM/DOMRenderer.swift
+++ b/Sources/TokamakDOM/DOMRenderer.swift
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ let document = global.document.object!
 let body = document.body.object!
 let head = document.head.object!
 
-let timeoutScheduler = { (closure: @escaping () -> ()) in
+private let timeoutScheduler = { (closure: @escaping () -> ()) in
   let fn = JSClosure { _ in
     closure()
     return .undefined
diff --git a/Sources/TokamakDemo/DOMRefDemo.swift b/Sources/TokamakDemo/DOMRefDemo.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fea457d89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/TokamakDemo/DOMRefDemo.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Copyright 2020 Tokamak contributors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#if os(WASI)
+import JavaScriptKit
+import TokamakShim
+
+struct DOMRefDemo: View {
+  @State var button: JSObjectRef?
+
+  var body: some View {
+    Button("Click me") {
+      button?.innerHTML = "This text was set directly through a DOM reference"
+    }._domRef($button)
+  }
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/Sources/TokamakDemo/TokamakDemo.swift b/Sources/TokamakDemo/TokamakDemo.swift
index 3c796be55..92bd01eae 100644
--- a/Sources/TokamakDemo/TokamakDemo.swift
+++ b/Sources/TokamakDemo/TokamakDemo.swift
@@ -95,38 +95,45 @@ var redactDemo: NavItem {
   }
 }
 
-var links: [NavItem] {
-  [
-    NavItem("Counter", destination:
-      Counter(count: Count(value: 5), limit: 15)
-        .padding()
-        .background(Color(red: 0.9, green: 0.9, blue: 0.9, opacity: 1.0))
-        .border(Color.red, width: 3)),
-    NavItem("ZStack", destination: ZStack {
-      Text("I'm on bottom")
-      Text("I'm forced to the top")
-        .zIndex(1)
-      Text("I'm on top")
-    }.padding(20)),
-    NavItem("ButtonStyle", destination: ButtonStyleDemo()),
-    NavItem("ForEach", destination: ForEachDemo()),
-    NavItem("Text", destination: TextDemo()),
-    NavItem("Toggle", destination: ToggleDemo()),
-    NavItem("Path", destination: PathDemo()),
-    NavItem("TextField", destination: TextFieldDemo()),
-    NavItem("Spacer", destination: SpacerDemo()),
-    NavItem("Environment", destination: EnvironmentDemo().font(.system(size: 8))),
-    NavItem("Picker", destination: PickerDemo()),
-    NavItem("List", destination: listDemo),
-    sidebarDemo,
-    outlineGroupDemo,
-    NavItem("Color", destination: ColorDemo()),
-    appStorageDemo,
-    gridDemo,
-    redactDemo,
-  ]
+var domRefDemo: NavItem {
+  #if os(WASI)
+  return NavItem("DOM reference", destination: DOMRefDemo())
+  #else
+  return NavItem(unavailable: "DOM reference")
+  #endif
 }
 
+let links = [
+  NavItem("Counter", destination:
+    Counter(count: Count(value: 5), limit: 15)
+      .padding()
+      .background(Color(red: 0.9, green: 0.9, blue: 0.9, opacity: 1.0))
+      .border(Color.red, width: 3)),
+  NavItem("ZStack", destination: ZStack {
+    Text("I'm on bottom")
+    Text("I'm forced to the top")
+      .zIndex(1)
+    Text("I'm on top")
+  }.padding(20)),
+  NavItem("ButtonStyle", destination: ButtonStyleDemo()),
+  NavItem("ForEach", destination: ForEachDemo()),
+  NavItem("Text", destination: TextDemo()),
+  NavItem("Toggle", destination: ToggleDemo()),
+  NavItem("Path", destination: PathDemo()),
+  NavItem("TextField", destination: TextFieldDemo()),
+  NavItem("Spacer", destination: SpacerDemo()),
+  NavItem("Environment", destination: EnvironmentDemo().font(.system(size: 8))),
+  NavItem("Picker", destination: PickerDemo()),
+  NavItem("List", destination: listDemo),
+  sidebarDemo,
+  outlineGroupDemo,
+  NavItem("Color", destination: ColorDemo()),
+  appStorageDemo,
+  gridDemo,
+  redactDemo,
+  domRefDemo,
+]
+
 struct TokamakDemoView: View {
   var body: some View {
     NavigationView { () -> AnyView in