diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 6a29e17b2246048ddb3da22732e2c81517bf81da..cecc799949dbbe10ba98d587fdad5d3a9e1d8cf1 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -70,11 +70,15 @@ var Slot = /* @__PURE__ */ createSlot("Slot");
 function createSlotClone(ownerName) {
   const SlotClone = React.forwardRef((props, forwardedRef) => {
     const { children, ...slotProps } = props;
+    const childrenRef = React.isValidElement(children) ? getElementRef(children) : null;
+    const composedRef = React.useMemo(
+      () => forwardedRef && childrenRef ? (0, import_react_compose_refs.composeRefs)(forwardedRef, childrenRef) : forwardedRef || childrenRef || null,
+      [forwardedRef, childrenRef]
+    );
     if (React.isValidElement(children)) {
-      const childrenRef = getElementRef(children);
       const props2 = mergeProps(slotProps, children.props);
       if (children.type !== React.Fragment) {
-        props2.ref = forwardedRef ? (0, import_react_compose_refs.composeRefs)(forwardedRef, childrenRef) : childrenRef;
+        props2.ref = composedRef;
       }
       return React.cloneElement(children, props2);
     }
diff --git a/dist/index.mjs b/dist/index.mjs
index 0d5bcb5df0a670f429c157c5354c7b0499e9a599..4b4cbbf55bdfb4ee3f2a91aa02ff1ffef51d98cf 100644
--- a/dist/index.mjs
+++ b/dist/index.mjs
@@ -30,11 +30,15 @@ var Slot = /* @__PURE__ */ createSlot("Slot");
 function createSlotClone(ownerName) {
   const SlotClone = React.forwardRef((props, forwardedRef) => {
     const { children, ...slotProps } = props;
+    const childrenRef = React.isValidElement(children) ? getElementRef(children) : null;
+    const composedRef = React.useMemo(
+      () => forwardedRef && childrenRef ? composeRefs(forwardedRef, childrenRef) : forwardedRef || childrenRef || null,
+      [forwardedRef, childrenRef]
+    );
     if (React.isValidElement(children)) {
-      const childrenRef = getElementRef(children);
       const props2 = mergeProps(slotProps, children.props);
       if (children.type !== React.Fragment) {
-        props2.ref = forwardedRef ? composeRefs(forwardedRef, childrenRef) : childrenRef;
+        props2.ref = composedRef;
       }
       return React.cloneElement(children, props2);
     }