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diff --git a/alpinejs/packages/alpinejs/src/directives/x-ref.js b/alpinejs/packages/alpinejs/src/directives/x-ref.js
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+import { closestRoot } from '../lifecycle'
+import { directive } from '../directives'
+
+function handler () {}
+
+handler.inline = (el, { expression }, { cleanup }) => {
+    let root = closestRoot(el)
+
+    if (! root._x_refs) root._x_refs = {}
+
+    root._x_refs[expression] = el
+
+    cleanup(() => delete root._x_refs[expression])
+}
+
+directive('ref', handler)