diff --git a/packages/slate-react/src/components/content.js b/packages/slate-react/src/components/content.js
index 2d150f4c9..3de94d87c 100644
--- a/packages/slate-react/src/components/content.js
+++ b/packages/slate-react/src/components/content.js
@@ -111,6 +111,17 @@ class Content extends React.Component {
 
   ref = React.createRef()
 
+  /**
+   * Set both `this.ref` and `editor.el`
+   *
+   * @type {DOMElement}
+   */
+
+  setRef = el => {
+    this.ref.current = el
+    this.props.editor.el = el
+  }
+
   /**
    * Create a set of bound event handlers.
    *
@@ -506,7 +517,7 @@ class Content extends React.Component {
         key={this.props.contentKey}
         {...handlers}
         {...data}
-        ref={this.ref}
+        ref={this.setRef}
         contentEditable={readOnly ? null : true}
         suppressContentEditableWarning
         id={id}