diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a37377c983..3c8452c0ce 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ it according to semantic versioning. For example, if your PR adds a breaking cha
 should change the heading of the (upcoming) version to include a major version bump.
 
 -->
+# 5.0.0-beta.14
+
+## @rjsf/core
+- Added `ref` definition to `ThemeProps` fixing [#2135](https://github.com/rjsf-team/react-jsonschema-form/issues/2135)
+
 # 5.0.0-beta.13
 
 ## @rjsf/playground
diff --git a/packages/core/src/withTheme.tsx b/packages/core/src/withTheme.tsx
index b3c03bdac5..d6367de70a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/withTheme.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/withTheme.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ export type ThemeProps<
 > = Pick<
   FormProps<T, S, F>,
   "fields" | "templates" | "widgets" | "_internalFormWrapper"
->;
+> & {
+  ref?: React.Ref<Form<T, S, F>>;
+};
 
 /** A Higher-Order component that creates a wrapper around a `Form` with the overrides from the `WithThemeProps` */
 export default function withTheme<