diff --git a/src/Core/ObjectFactory.h b/src/Core/ObjectFactory.h
index 02bd111..e132ce9 100644
--- a/src/Core/ObjectFactory.h
+++ b/src/Core/ObjectFactory.h
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ public:
   static uLib::ObjectRegistrar<className> ULIB_REG_CONCAT(                     \
       g_ObjectRegistrar_, __LINE__)(registeredName);
 
+
+
+
+
+// Object Wrapper
+
 template <typename T> class ObjectWrapper {
 public:
   ObjectWrapper(const std::string &className) {
@@ -75,6 +81,7 @@ public:
   }
 
   ObjectWrapper(T *model) : m_model(model) {}
+  ObjectWrapper(T &model) : m_model(model) {}
 
   template <typename U = T,
             typename = std::enable_if_t<std::is_default_constructible_v<U>>>
diff --git a/src/Core/testing/ObjectWrapperTest.cpp b/src/Core/testing/ObjectWrapperTest.cpp
index 06b9e72..73920f3 100644
--- a/src/Core/testing/ObjectWrapperTest.cpp
+++ b/src/Core/testing/ObjectWrapperTest.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ int main() {
     
     std::cout << "Testing ObjectWrapper with Non-Default Constructible type..." << std::endl;
     NonDefault nd(10);
-    uLib::ObjectWrapper<NonDefault> w2(&nd);
+    uLib::ObjectWrapper<NonDefault> w2(nd);
     
     // The following would NOT compile without SFINAE:
     // uLib::ObjectWrapper<NonDefault> w3; 
diff --git a/src/Core/testing/SerializeTest.cpp b/src/Core/testing/SerializeTest.cpp
index aba950c..d996f05 100644
--- a/src/Core/testing/SerializeTest.cpp
+++ b/src/Core/testing/SerializeTest.cpp
@@ -150,11 +150,58 @@ int testing_hrt_class() {
 
 
 
+
+
+class B : public virtual Object {
+  uLibTypeMacro(B, Object)
+  ULIB_SERIALIZE_ACCESS
+  
+public:
+  B() : m_b(1234567), m_a(nullptr) {}  
+
+  int m_b;
+
+  // reference to A (serializes through ID)
+  A *m_a;
+};
+
+ULIB_SERIALIZABLE_OBJECT(B)
+ULIB_SERIALIZE_OBJECT(B, Object) {
+  ar & "Object B : " & "--> m_b = " & AR(m_b) & "--> m_a = " & AR(m_a);
+}
+
+
+
+int test_referece_serialization() {  
+  A a;
+  {
+    B b,b2  ;
+    b.m_a = &a;
+    b2.m_a = &a;
+
+    std::ofstream file("test_ref.xml");
+    Archive::xml_oarchive(file) << NVP(b) << NVP(b2);
+  }
+  
+  
+  B b,b2;
+  {
+    std::ifstream file("test_ref.xml");
+    Archive::xml_iarchive(file) >> NVP(b) >> NVP(b2);
+  }
+
+  return (b.m_a->a() == a.a() && b2.m_a->a() == a.a());
+}
+
+
+
+
 int main() {
   BEGIN_TESTING(Serialize Test);
 
   TEST1(test_V3f());
   TEST1(testing_xml_class());
+  TEST1(test_referece_serialization());
   // TEST1(testing_hrt_class());
 
   END_TESTING;