diff --git a/packages/enzyme-adapter-react-13/src/ReactThirteenAdapter.js b/packages/enzyme-adapter-react-13/src/ReactThirteenAdapter.js
index 0d7a7e2db..0c2dd7c88 100644
--- a/packages/enzyme-adapter-react-13/src/ReactThirteenAdapter.js
+++ b/packages/enzyme-adapter-react-13/src/ReactThirteenAdapter.js
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ class ReactThirteenAdapter extends EnzymeAdapter {
     assertDomAvailable('mount');
     const domNode = options.attachTo || global.document.createElement('div');
     let instance = null;
+    const adapter = this;
     return {
       render(el, context, callback) {
         if (instance === null) {
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ class ReactThirteenAdapter extends EnzymeAdapter {
             context,
             ...(ref && { ref }),
           };
-          const ReactWrapperComponent = createMountWrapper(el, options);
+          const ReactWrapperComponent = createMountWrapper(el, { ...options, adapter });
           const wrappedEl = React.createElement(ReactWrapperComponent, wrapperProps);
           instance = React.render(wrappedEl, domNode);
           if (typeof callback === 'function') {
diff --git a/packages/enzyme-adapter-react-14/src/ReactFourteenAdapter.js b/packages/enzyme-adapter-react-14/src/ReactFourteenAdapter.js
index d87e25f19..41a1625ac 100644
--- a/packages/enzyme-adapter-react-14/src/ReactFourteenAdapter.js
+++ b/packages/enzyme-adapter-react-14/src/ReactFourteenAdapter.js
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ class ReactFourteenAdapter extends EnzymeAdapter {
     assertDomAvailable('mount');
     const domNode = options.attachTo || global.document.createElement('div');
     let instance = null;
+    const adapter = this;
     return {
       render(el, context, callback) {
         if (instance === null) {
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ class ReactFourteenAdapter extends EnzymeAdapter {
             context,
             ...(ref && { ref }),
           };
-          const ReactWrapperComponent = createMountWrapper(el, options);
+          const ReactWrapperComponent = createMountWrapper(el, { ...options, adapter });
           const wrappedEl = React.createElement(ReactWrapperComponent, wrapperProps);
           instance = ReactDOM.render(wrappedEl, domNode);
           if (typeof callback === 'function') {
diff --git a/packages/enzyme-adapter-react-15.4/src/ReactFifteenFourAdapter.js b/packages/enzyme-adapter-react-15.4/src/ReactFifteenFourAdapter.js
index 472932d36..81897c7ae 100644
--- a/packages/enzyme-adapter-react-15.4/src/ReactFifteenFourAdapter.js
+++ b/packages/enzyme-adapter-react-15.4/src/ReactFifteenFourAdapter.js
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ class ReactFifteenFourAdapter extends EnzymeAdapter {
     assertDomAvailable('mount');
     const domNode = options.attachTo || global.document.createElement('div');
     let instance = null;
+    const adapter = this;
     return {
       render(el, context, callback) {
         if (instance === null) {
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ class ReactFifteenFourAdapter extends EnzymeAdapter {
             context,
             ...(ref && { ref }),
           };
-          const ReactWrapperComponent = createMountWrapper(el, options);
+          const ReactWrapperComponent = createMountWrapper(el, { ...options, adapter });
           const wrappedEl = React.createElement(ReactWrapperComponent, wrapperProps);
           instance = ReactDOM.render(wrappedEl, domNode);
           if (typeof callback === 'function') {
diff --git a/packages/enzyme-adapter-react-15/src/ReactFifteenAdapter.js b/packages/enzyme-adapter-react-15/src/ReactFifteenAdapter.js
index db557717f..0c9deaed7 100644
--- a/packages/enzyme-adapter-react-15/src/ReactFifteenAdapter.js
+++ b/packages/enzyme-adapter-react-15/src/ReactFifteenAdapter.js
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ class ReactFifteenAdapter extends EnzymeAdapter {
     assertDomAvailable('mount');
     const domNode = options.attachTo || global.document.createElement('div');
     let instance = null;
+    const adapter = this;
     return {
       render(el, context, callback) {
         if (instance === null) {
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ class ReactFifteenAdapter extends EnzymeAdapter {
             context,
             ...(ref && { ref }),
           };
-          const ReactWrapperComponent = createMountWrapper(el, options);
+          const ReactWrapperComponent = createMountWrapper(el, { ...options, adapter });
           const wrappedEl = React.createElement(ReactWrapperComponent, wrapperProps);
           instance = ReactDOM.render(wrappedEl, domNode);
           if (typeof callback === 'function') {
diff --git a/packages/enzyme-adapter-react-16/src/ReactSixteenAdapter.js b/packages/enzyme-adapter-react-16/src/ReactSixteenAdapter.js
index b603a2cfb..6d6ff18b6 100644
--- a/packages/enzyme-adapter-react-16/src/ReactSixteenAdapter.js
+++ b/packages/enzyme-adapter-react-16/src/ReactSixteenAdapter.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ const HostText = 6;
 const Mode = 11;
 const ContextConsumerType = 12;
 const ContextProviderType = 13;
+const ForwardRefType = 14;
 
 function nodeAndSiblingsArray(nodeWithSibling) {
   const array = [];
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ function toTree(vnode) {
         instance: null,
         rendered: childrenToTree(node.child),
       };
+
     case HostComponent: { // 5
       let renderedNodes = flatten(nodeAndSiblingsArray(node.child).map(toTree));
       if (renderedNodes.length === 0) {
@@ -133,6 +135,17 @@ function toTree(vnode) {
     case ContextProviderType: // 13
     case ContextConsumerType: // 12
       return childrenToTree(node.child);
+    case ForwardRefType: {
+      return {
+        nodeType: 'function',
+        type: node.type,
+        props: { ...node.memoizedProps },
+        key: ensureKeyOrUndefined(node.key),
+        ref: node.ref,
+        instance: null,
+        rendered: childrenToTree(node.child),
+      };
+    }
     default:
       throw new Error(`Enzyme Internal Error: unknown node with tag ${node.tag}`);
   }
@@ -195,6 +208,7 @@ class ReactSixteenAdapter extends EnzymeAdapter {
     const { attachTo, hydrateIn } = options;
     const domNode = hydrateIn || attachTo || global.document.createElement('div');
     let instance = null;
+    const adapter = this;
     return {
       render(el, context, callback) {
         if (instance === null) {
@@ -205,7 +219,7 @@ class ReactSixteenAdapter extends EnzymeAdapter {
             context,
             ...(ref && { ref }),
           };
-          const ReactWrapperComponent = createMountWrapper(el, options);
+          const ReactWrapperComponent = createMountWrapper(el, { ...options, adapter });
           const wrappedEl = React.createElement(ReactWrapperComponent, wrapperProps);
           instance = hydrateIn
             ? ReactDOM.hydrate(wrappedEl, domNode)
diff --git a/packages/enzyme-adapter-utils/src/createMountWrapper.jsx b/packages/enzyme-adapter-utils/src/createMountWrapper.jsx
index 9fa7774b2..42757f949 100644
--- a/packages/enzyme-adapter-utils/src/createMountWrapper.jsx
+++ b/packages/enzyme-adapter-utils/src/createMountWrapper.jsx
@@ -3,6 +3,31 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 
 /* eslint react/forbid-prop-types: 0 */
 
+const stringOrFunction = PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.func, PropTypes.string]);
+const makeValidElementType = (adapter) => {
+  function validElementType(props, propName, ...args) {
+    if (!adapter.isValidElementType) {
+      return stringOrFunction(props, propName, ...args);
+    }
+    const propValue = props[propName];
+    if (propValue == null || adapter.isValidElementType(propValue)) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return new TypeError(`${propName} must be a valid element type!`);
+  }
+  validElementType.isRequired = function validElementTypeRequired(props, propName, ...args) {
+    if (!adapter.isValidElementType) {
+      return stringOrFunction.isRequired(props, propName, ...args);
+    }
+    const propValue = props[propName]; // eslint-disable-line react/destructuring-assignment
+    if (adapter.isValidElementType(propValue)) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return new TypeError(`${propName} must be a valid element type!`);
+  };
+  return validElementType;
+};
+
 /**
  * This is a utility component to wrap around the nodes we are
  * passing in to `mount()`. Theoretically, you could do everything
@@ -12,6 +37,8 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
  * pass new props in.
  */
 export default function createMountWrapper(node, options = {}) {
+  const { adapter } = options;
+
   class WrapperComponent extends React.Component {
     constructor(...args) {
       super(...args);
@@ -62,7 +89,7 @@ export default function createMountWrapper(node, options = {}) {
     }
   }
   WrapperComponent.propTypes = {
-    Component: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.func, PropTypes.string]).isRequired,
+    Component: makeValidElementType(adapter).isRequired,
     props: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     context: PropTypes.object,
   };
diff --git a/packages/enzyme-test-suite/test/ReactWrapper-spec.jsx b/packages/enzyme-test-suite/test/ReactWrapper-spec.jsx
index 4592068bb..835044aa4 100644
--- a/packages/enzyme-test-suite/test/ReactWrapper-spec.jsx
+++ b/packages/enzyme-test-suite/test/ReactWrapper-spec.jsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   createContext,
   createPortal,
   Fragment,
+  forwardRef,
 } from './_helpers/react-compat';
 import {
   describeWithDOM,
@@ -209,6 +210,51 @@ describeWithDOM('mount', () => {
       expect(wrapper.find('span').text()).to.equal('foo');
     });
 
+    describeIf(is('>= 16.3'), 'forwarded ref Components', () => {
+      it('should mount without complaint', () => {
+        const warningStub = sinon.stub(console, 'error');
+
+        const SomeComponent = forwardRef((props, ref) => (
+          <div {...props} ref={ref} />
+        ));
+
+        mount(<SomeComponent />);
+
+        expect(warningStub).to.have.property('callCount', 0);
+
+        warningStub.restore();
+      });
+
+      it('should find elements through forwardedRef elements', () => {
+        const testRef = () => {};
+        const SomeComponent = forwardRef((props, ref) => (
+          <div ref={ref}>
+            <span className="child1" />
+            <span className="child2" />
+          </div>
+        ));
+
+        const wrapper = mount(<div><SomeComponent ref={testRef} /></div>);
+
+        expect(wrapper.find('.child2')).to.have.lengthOf(1);
+      });
+
+      it('should find forwardRef element', () => {
+        const SomeComponent = forwardRef((props, ref) => (
+          <div ref={ref}>
+            <span className="child1" />
+          </div>
+        ));
+        const Parent = () => <span><SomeComponent foo="hello" /></span>;
+
+        const wrapper = mount(<Parent foo="hello" />);
+        const results = wrapper.find(SomeComponent);
+
+        expect(results).to.have.length(1);
+        expect(results.props()).to.deep.equal({ foo: 'hello' });
+      });
+    });
+
     describeIf(is('> 0.13'), 'stateless function components (SFCs)', () => {
       it('can pass in context', () => {
         const SimpleComponent = (props, context) => (
diff --git a/packages/enzyme-test-suite/test/ShallowWrapper-spec.jsx b/packages/enzyme-test-suite/test/ShallowWrapper-spec.jsx
index edff45b3f..e5a03c22c 100644
--- a/packages/enzyme-test-suite/test/ShallowWrapper-spec.jsx
+++ b/packages/enzyme-test-suite/test/ShallowWrapper-spec.jsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   createClass,
   createContext,
   Fragment,
+  forwardRef,
 } from './_helpers/react-compat';
 import {
   describeIf,
@@ -144,7 +145,19 @@ describe('shallow', () => {
 
       expect(shallow(<Consumes />).find('span')).to.have.lengthOf(1);
       expect(shallow(<Provides />).find(Consumes)).to.have.lengthOf(1);
+    });
+
+    itIf(is('>= 16.3'), 'should find elements through forwarded refs elements', () => {
+      const SomeComponent = forwardRef((props, ref) => (
+        <div ref={ref}>
+          <span className="child1" />
+          <span className="child2" />
+        </div>
+      ));
+
+      const wrapper = shallow(<SomeComponent />);
 
+      expect(wrapper.find('.child2')).to.have.length(1);
     });
 
     describeIf(is('> 0.13'), 'stateless function components', () => {